2021 Winner Leroy Holcroft Primary school teacher dived into the sea on holiday to save the life of a teenage bodyboarder. Leroy, from Urmston, Manchester, was visiting partner Rosie’s family when the incident happened last August. He was on the beach when he saw the girl had been swept 400m out to sea on a […]
Category: Manchester 2021 Winners
Emergency Services and Outstanding Bravery
2021 Winner Victoria Station Heroes Police officers and Metrolink staff ran to tackle a knifeman after triple stabbing on New Year’s Eve 2018. Mayor Andy Burnham hailed police officers and Metrolink staff who tackled a terrorist knifeman at Victoria Station as “heroes”. He told them he was presenting their Pride of Manchester Emergency Services and […]
Marcus Rashford Children’s Champion
2021 Winner Christie Spurling Inspirational mentor has dedicated his life to helping give kids a brighter future. An inspirational charity CEO who helped to transform the lives of thousands of young people has been named as Pride of Manchester’s first ever Marcus Rashford Children’s Champion. The Awards teamed up with the Manchester United and England […]
TSB Community Heroes
2021 Winner Claire Wright & Chris Squires Veterans set up a charity to help former servicemen and women, and former members of the emergency services, struggling with civilian life. For some veterans, adjusting to life on civvy street can be a huge struggle. Claire Wright and Chris Squires faced this challenge themselves which inspired them […]
Lifetime Achievement
2021 Winner Christine Burns Pioneering transgender activist who played a pivotal role in helping her community campaign for vital human rights. As a child, Christine Burns feared she was the only person in the world who felt the way she did. Today, after devoting decades to campaigning for vital human rights for the transgender community, […]
Special Recognition
2021 Winner Sam Thompson Male rape survivor has campaigned to raise awareness and reduce stigma, and worked with police to advise them on how to deal with victims. When Sam Thompson, 26, was raped by two men on a night out in Manchester, he was left traumatised not just by the attack but also the […]