2014 Winner Cissy Adamou Cissy Adamou has been through more traumatic experiences in her 15 years than most people face in a lifetime. The bright teenager has survived a heart transplant, kidney transplant and tumours on her spine and brain. She has been moments from death and her parents have even been told there was […]
Category: Winners
Prince’s Trust Young Achiever
2014 Winner Georgia Hardie After finding herself homeless at the age of 11, Georgia Hardie has turned her life around, built a successful career and helped inspire others through charity work. Georgia was forced out of the family home by her alcoholic mother’s unpredictable behaviour, ending up alone on the street in the middle of […]
Outstanding Achievement
2014 Winner Sir Tim Berners-Lee It is impossible to think of any aspect of our lives that has not been transformed by the World Wide Web. It has sparked a revolution in the way we communicate, work, learn, shop, connect with our friends, travel, engage with politics and raise money for charity. We use it […]
Teacher of the Year
2014 Winner Ray Coe When the phone rang and a worried parent told Ray Coe her daughter was too ill to come to school, the dedicated teacher instantly offered his help. What happened next is an inspirational, selfless act that goes way beyond the call of duty. The voice on the other end of the […]
Special Recognition
2014 Winner Betty McGlinchey When her best friend died at the age of just 36, caring Betty McGlinchey didn’t hesitate to take in her two young daughters and raise them as her own. It was the start of a remarkable life as a foster mother to more than 1,200 often troubled children and young people. […]
Teenager of Courage
2015 Winner Sohana Collins A rare condition makes her skin so fragile her parents cannot even hug her, but Sohanna is the inspiration behind a £3.5m fundraiser. Life is a daily struggle for 13-year-old Sohanna. She is in constant pain from a genetic condition, which makes her skin so delicate that the slightest knock, bump […]