2017 Winner Michelle Quested An inspirational nurse who returned to the wards despite being paralysed from the waist down has been honoured with a Pride of Birmingham Award. Michelle Quested was left wheelchair-bound following a car accident in 2010, and spent five months in hospital. But she never gave up on her dream of returning […]
Category: Birmingham 2017 Winners
Special Recognition
2017 Winner Georgina Moseley A mum who is continuing her son’s legacy of love to help others has been honoured with a Pride of Birmingham Award. Inspirational Harry Moseley raised more than £750,000 for charity after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 2007. And since he passed away in 2011, aged just 11, […]
Teenager of Courage
2017 Winner Moin Younis Inspirational teen Moin Younis was the toast of the city after winning a Pride of Birmingham Award. The Handsworth youngster was named as a Teenager of Courage for refusing to let serious illness stop him campaigning to help others. Moin suffers from an agonising and rare genetic skin disorder, Epidermolysis Bullosa, […]
Young Fundraiser of the Year
2017 Winner Abbi Bennett Pint-sized charity champion Abbi Bennett has been named as Young Fundraiser of the Year at the Pride of Birmingham Awards. Abbi, nine, won the prestigious honour for helping to raise £147,000 for Muscular Dystrophy UK despite suffering from a rare form of the muscle wasting disease herself. She received her stunning […]
Emergency Services
2017 Winner Midlands Air Ambulance Team Birmingham’s helicopter heroes have been honoured for saving the life of a heavily-pregnant stabbing victim and her unborn baby. The Midlands Air Ambulance crew who saved Natalie Queiroz won the Pride of Birmingham Emergency Services Award for their heroism and incredible skill under extreme pressure. Natalie, 40, who was […]
Prince’s Trust Young Achiever
2017 Winner Lisa Case Lisa Case has been named as the Prince’s Trust Young Achiever at the Pride of Birmingham Awards, in partnership with TSB. Lisa, 24, from Birmingham, suffers with hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid on the brain that can cause brain damage. She was sexually abused when she was 17, a traumatic experience […]