Pride of Britain Awards

2017 Winner Fay Murrish Born with half a heart and undergoing a record-breaking operation minutes after birth, Chanel Murrish is certainly a miracle; defying the odds and the predictions of doctors who feared she was unlikely to survive. But it’s her incredible mother, Fay Murrish who we are proud to honour with our Special Recognition […]

2017 Winner Dennis Potton Ultramarathon runner Dennis Potton got more than he bargained in the middle of a 60-mile endurance race when he stopped for a drink and heard a child screaming for help. Dennis was taking part in the Hardmoors 60, a 60-mile run along the North Yorkshire coast when he heard children crying […]

2017 Winner Harry Mercer At 94, most people have given up working long ago – but not Harry Mercer! Harry, from North Shields, has been volunteering for over 70 years and says he’ll never stop working for others. For Harry, it all began in 1947, when his brother-in-law asked him to help raise funds to […]

2017 Winner Mark Taylor Mark Taylor is an inspirational teacher who has refused to let advanced Motor Neurone Disease (MND) prevent him from changing children’s lives. Mark has been living with a diagnosis of the devastating illness, which has eventually left him unable to walk, eat or even talk unaided, since 2010. A former PE […]

2017 Winner PC Paul Canvin Last September PC Paul Canvin was on annual leave when an armed gang burst in and attempted to rob the newsagents that he was shopping in. Dressed in jeans and flip flops, PC Canvin sprung into action to help. The two masked men were armed with a 3ft metal bar […]

2017 Winner Katie Mitchelson Eleven year old Katie Mitchelson was playing at the park with her friends when a dog suddenly started biting children at random all around her. Whilst some children might have panicked Katie remained calm and knew that she had to help. The first victim was seven year old Clara Villalard who […]