1999 Winner Kevin Dingle, Mike Edkins and Paul Pollington It was evening on September 6 1998 and light was fading fast when the Port Isaac Lifeboat rescue unit received a mayday call. A child had fallen from rocks into the sea, his father had dived in to rescue him and both were trapped. They had […]
Category: 1999 Winners
Teacher of the Year
1999 Winner Helen Ridding Helen Ridding took on a challenge few teachers would contemplate when she accepted a job at one of the worst primary schools in the country. Pupils hurled missiles around and education chiefs would only allow a class to go ahead if two teachers were present, because the pupils were so disruptive. […]