2016 Winner Francesca Brown Overcame depression and family troubles to set up an inspirational football programme for girls, helping them deal with issues such as low self-esteem, bullying and body image. Fran was brought up by her grandmother in Manchester from the age of 13 after her parents separated when she was a child. She […]
Category: 2016 Winners
Special Recognition
2016 Winner Team GB Britain’s awe-inspiring athletes rewrote the history books at the Rio Games, sending records tumbling and surpassing all expectations After the record-breaking London Games, not even the most ardent supporter dared hope our Olympians and Paralympians could match the achievements of 2012. But in the heat of Rio, we saw records smashed, […]
ITV Fundraiser
2016 Winner Ben Smith A victim of bullying at school, Ben from Portishead, ran 401 marathons in 401 consecutive days around the UK to raise more than £250,000 for anti-bullying charities Stonewall and Kidscape Ben has also visited more than 100 schools to spread the anti-bullying message. www.the401challenge.co.uk