Pride of Britain Awards

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 […]

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 […]

2018 Winner Tristan Price Tristan is just ten years old but he has already raised more than £600 to help Birmingham’s homeless community. After visiting Birmingham to enjoy a show at the theatre the youngster from Sedgley was moved by the number of rough sleepers on the streets, and he vowed to help them. With […]

2018 Winner Tilly Barker Tilly’s brother Henry was born at Birmingham Women’s Hospital with a serious genetic disorder in April 2016. When it became clear that he would be unable to breathe unaided, doctors gave his family the heartbreaking news that nothing could be done to save him. The family was referred to Acorns Children’s […]

2018 Winner James Golding James was a successful businessman in his 20s when doctors found a large tumour between his spine and kidneys. His weight dropped from 14 stone to six stone and he lost the ability to walk.  He was given a 5% chance of surviving, went into cardiac arrest during surgery and spent […]

2018 Winner Anwar Khattak Anwar Khattak, from Small Heath, started the Birmingham Youth Sport Academy as a way to get his nephews and their friends to take part in sport at the weekend. The academy promotes football to keep children and teenagers occupied and away from potential trouble. Today, over 150 boys from the age […]