Winners 2004
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Sir Alec Jeffreys
Lifetime Achievement
Serial killers and rapists have been caught and convicted, the innocent freed, and families reunited - thanks to the ground-breaking work of Sir Alec Jeffreys
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Audrey Flash
Neighbour of the Year
Her neighbours think Audrey Flash is one in a million. Born in Jamaica, 63-year-old Audrey emigrated to the UK in the 1960s and has spent the past 25 years as a youth worker at Birmingham's Woodview Community Centre
Nesta Murray
Teacher of the Year
Three years ago Nesta Murray, headteacher of St Ann's C of E Primary School in Tottenham, north London, launched an anger management programme to reduce violence and bullying in her inner city school
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Colin Osborne
Fundraiser of the Year
Ten years ago Colin Osborne was given only two months to live. Diagnosed with testicular cancer, the disease quickly spread to his abdomen, pelvis and lungs
Kevin Johnston
Prince's Trust Young Achiever
Kevin Johnston has fought back from the depths of crime and drug addiction and now helps disadvantaged young people learn from his mistakes
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Birdie McDonald
Carer of the Year
More than 800 children from around the world call 62-year-old Birdie McDonald "mum."
Rick Buckley
Outstanding Bravery
In August 2002 AA patrolman Rick Buckley was driving round a notorious bend in North Yorkshire known as "Devil's Elbow", when he thought he'd stumbled onto the set of a movie
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Lynsey Walters
Outstanding Bravery
A trip on the last bus home after a night on the town turned into a journey from hell for Lynsey Walters when she risked her life to save a man being viciously stabbed
Scott Muir
Child of Courage
Inspirational teenager Scott is the only member of his family who can hear - and that means this schoolboy helps his profoundly deaf mum, dad and two brothers cope with their silent world
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Danny Taylor
Child of Courage
When he was just four years old, little Danny Taylor trekked nearly a mile in the middle of a cold night to save his diabetic mother's life
Cornel Hrisca-Munn
Child of Courage
Cornel was born with no lower arms and one of his legs severely deformed but has not let his disability stop him from living life to the full
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Terri Calvesbert
Child of Courage
Terri Calvesbert was just two-years-old when she was horrifically burned during a fire at her home, started accidentally by her mother's cigarette
Michaela "Dolly" McCarthy
Child of Courage
Doctors told brave Michaela McCarthy she would never walk again after an horrific road accident
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The World Cup winning England Rugby Squad
Inspirational Sportsmen
For one brief moment on the morning of Saturday November 22, 2003, England collectively held its breath
'A' Flight, 202 Squadron, RAF Boulmer
Beyond the Call of Duty
Every day, RAF search-and-rescue teams risk their lives to save others but few can be as brave as the four men of 'A' Flight
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Lydia Nash
Special Award
We all want to win a fortune on a TV quiz show, but very few of us would then give it all away
Trooper Chris Finney
Special Award
Trooper Chris Finney is a true war hero who showed breathtaking courage under fire during the Iraq War
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Rylstone WI
Special Award
The Women's Institute in the small Yorkshire village of Rylstone thought they would only raise a laugh and a few thousand pounds when they got their kit off for a charity calendar - but they ended up bringing in almost £1million
Leisha Hodgkinson
Special Award
For the second time in her life Leisa Hodgkinson kept her head while all around were losing theirs
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Sir Alec Jeffreys
Lifetime Achievement
Serial killers and rapists have been caught and convicted, the innocent freed, and families reunited - thanks to the ground-breaking work of Sir Alec Jeffreys
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Audrey Flash
Neighbour of the Year
Her neighbours think Audrey Flash is one in a million. Born in Jamaica, 63-year-old Audrey emigrated to the UK in the 1960s and has spent the past 25 years as a youth worker at Birmingham's Woodview Community Centre
Nesta Murray
Teacher of the Year
Three years ago Nesta Murray, headteacher of St Ann's C of E Primary School in Tottenham, north London, launched an anger management programme to reduce violence and bullying in her inner city school