Winners 2026

2026 Winners

Andrew Franks

OUTSTANDING BRAVERY

Volunteer security guard tackled a knife-wielding terrorist during an attack on a synagogue, buying vital time for the congregation to... Read More

Asif Hasan

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

World-leading cardiac surgeon has shaped the face of lifesaving paediatric heart surgery and transplantation in the UK. This year, Mr... Read More

BARRY WALDEN

ITV FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR

Barry has spent a lifetime fundraising, using his love of singing to help raise hundreds of thousands of pounds over... Read More

BRANDON HULCOOP

KING’S TRUST YOUNG ACHIEVER

After feeling hopeless about his future, inspirational young blind man launched his own business to create accessible products for the... Read More

DR ELEANOR PRIOR

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

GP injured in a devastating train crash took lifesaving action before paramedics arrived, and then worked alongside them to treat... Read More

ELAINE OAKEY

P&O CRUISES INSPIRATION AWARD

Dedicated mum has spent more than a decade transforming the lives of young amputees through football. Elaine’s mission was inspired... Read More

ELAINE ROBERTS AND LUKE AMBLER

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

After Elaine’s son, Luke’s brother-in-law, took his own life, they set up a male suicide prevention charity that has saved... Read More

ELLEN ROOME MBE, ESTHER GHEY AND IAN RUSSELL MBE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

After losing their teenage children to different forms of online harm, bereaved parents separately turned personal grief into historic legal... Read More

FLORENCE COKE

THIS MORNING LOCAL HERO

Local legend has devoted herself to helping the most vulnerable when times are tough. Grandmother Florence Coke is treasured in... Read More

GREGOR CORSE

GOOD MORNING BRITAIN YOUNG FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR

Four-year-old with a neurological condition raised £80,000 for charity with inspirational walking challenges. Gregor, from Orkney, was born with a... Read More

KIRSTY WAUGH

CHILD OF COURAGE

Schoolgirl launched a global campaign, connecting with thousands worldwide to find kinder cancer treatments for children. Kirsty was 10 when... Read More