Pride of Britain Awards

2019 Winner Hezron Brown Overcame a life of crime and homelessness to help steer thousands of young people away from gangs and violence When Hezron Brown was five, he fell into a bath of boiling hot water. The right side of his body was severely burned and, despite months of skin grafts in Birmingham Children’s […]

2019 Winner Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Overcame a brutal childhood and prejudice to become a nurse and transform care for people with sickle cell disease Born in 1947 to a 20-year-old Irish student and a Nigerian law student, Elizabeth’s early life was dogged by racism and the stigma of illegitimacy. Shame led her family to put […]

2019 Winner Josh Littlejohn and Alice Thompson Friends who began a sandwich shop to raise money for social causes now lead a global movement to end homelessness When Big Issue seller Pete came into their Edinburgh sandwich shop and asked for a job, it set Josh and Alice on a new path. Having already run […]

2019 Winner Ben Hedger Hero schoolboy steered car across dual carriageway, after his mum collapsed at the wheel at 65mph Ben’s mum Lauren was driving him home from school last December. The 30-minute journey had started like any other with Ben chatting happily about his day and talking about Christmas and the holidays. They were […]

2019 Winner Margaret Walker Speech therapist who designed a language programme of signs, symbols and speech to change the lives of millions Margaret started working as a part-time speech therapist in a large hospital in 1968. Botleys Park in Surrey was a former institution for people with learning disabilities. At a time when there was […]

2019 Winner Dante Marvin Youngster whose motto “there are no disabilities, only abilities” is a powerful advocate for other disabled children “I think my worst injury was when I broke both legs on Christmas Day – but it’s hard to remember as I have had 92 broken bones in total you know!” Dante Marvin reveals […]