Pride of Britain Award Winners
2000
Lifetime Achievement - Chad Varah
The Reverend Chad Varah was a newly-ordained vicar working in London's East End
when the story of a young girl's suicide moved him to set up a telephone helpline
for people who had lost all hope.
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more about Chad's story
Special Award - Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee is one of the most influential men in the world but although millions
of people use his invention every day, few have even heard of him.
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about Tim's story
Special Award - The Heroes of Paddington
The Paddington rail disaster was the accident that should never have happened.
When two packed commuter trains collided on October 5, 1999, close to Ladbroke Grove
in London, 31 people lost their lives and many more were badly injured.
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Special Award - Mike and Fiona Thornewill, Catherine Hartley,
Caroline Hamilton, Ann Daniels, Rosie Stancer, Zoe Hudson, Pom Oliver
In temperatures of minus 50cel, during "white out" blizzards and faced with an ocean
of ice, their dreams were of simple things such as the colour of trees or a comfortable
chair to sit on.
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more about their story
Outstanding Act of Bravery - Jamie Blackhall
A freak accident pitched fishermen Jamie Blackhall, Alex Beck and John Gilbert into
the freezing waters of a remote Scottish Loch. When their boat capsized without
warning, the men decided that Jamie, who was the fittest of the three, should swim
to shore, about three-quarters of a mile away, to raise the alarm.
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more about Jamie's story
Outstanding Act of Bravery - Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor's mum used to think he was "a bit of a wimp". Not any more.
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more about Mark's story
Outstanding Act of Bravery - Tom Tracey
Tom Tracey was leading a Sunday morning congregation in a psalm when the pastoral
scene was shattered by a naked madman.
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more about Tom's story
Beyond The Call of Duty - Dr Heather Clark and Dr Alastair
Mulcahy
Dr Heather Clark and Dr Alastair Mulcahy performed open-heart surgery on a pub floor,
with just a scalpel and a pair of scissors, to save the life of man who had been
stabbed.
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more about Dr Clark and Dr Mulcahy's story
Outstanding Act of Bravery - Ron Dowson
Ron Dowson, 36, was on his way to watch Arsenal play Sheffield Wednesday at Highbury
when he became involved in a premier league drama himself.
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more about Ron's story
Child of Courage - Charlotte Carter
Charlotte Carter showed courage and initiative beyond her years when she found her
dad John drowning in the bath after he fell into a diabetic coma.
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more about Charlotte's story
Special Award - Alison Moore
Alison Moore is undoubtedly Britain's bravest teacher. The 31-year-old mother was
beaten unconscious by racist thugs and left for dead in the grounds of the south
London school where she works.
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more about Alison's story
Special Award - Ian Botham
Fourteen Test centuries and 383 wickets stand in the record books as testament to
cricket legend Ian Botham's sporting success. An entirely different set of figures
measure his magnificent record as an inspirational individual.
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more about Ian's story
Neighbour of The Year - Kathy Cassidy
Kathy Cassidy proved to be not only a good neighbour but a champion for an entire
neighbourhood.
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more about Kathy's story
Teacher of The Year - Gehane Gordelier
Gehane Gordelier took on a job that seemed a Mission Impossible to most of her professional
colleagues. The post of headteacher at Harry Gosling Primary School in Tower Hamlets,
east London, had been advertised three times with no takers.
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more about Gehane's story
Woman of Courage - Alison Taylor
For years, children in care in North Wales were abused and beaten by those charged
with their welfare. Some social workers turned a blind eye. Others were part of
a more sinister conspiracy of silence. Thankfully, one woman was not prepared to
look the other way - even though her complaints about the abuses she had witnessed
cost her her job.
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more about Alison's story
Linda McCartney Award for Animal Welfare - Irving Graham
Seven-year-old Irving Graham was inspired by TV's Pet Rescue programme to do something
positive to help abandoned animals. The Geordie schoolboy hit on the idea of using
the internet to re-home strays and unwanted pets.
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more about Irving's story
International Services to Britain - Gareth Evans and Balaram
Rai
British forces played a crucial role in the Nato campaign against the ruthless ethnic
cleansing in wartorn Kosovo last year.
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more about Gareth and Balaram's story
Careworker of The Year - Jean Forrest
Supermum Jean Forrest, 64, has always loved children - so much so that she has been
"mum" to an incredible 635 youngsters over the last 37 years.
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more about Jean's story
Charity Fundraiser of The Year - Michelle Lewis
Teenagers who make a million are rare - teenagers who make a million and give it
all away are rarer still.
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more about Michelle's story
Outstanding Achievement Award - Dr Michael Foale
As a boy, his heroes were the likes of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Scott,
pioneers in the great days of world exploration.
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more about Dr Foales's story
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