Pride of Britain Award Winners
2004
Lifetime Achievement - Sir Alec Jeffreys
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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Special Award - Leisha Hodgkinson
For the second time in her life Leisa Hodgkinson kept her head while all around
were losing theirs.
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about Leisha's story
Special Award - Rylstone WI
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.
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more about Rylstone WI's story
Special Award - Trooper Chris Finney
Trooper Chris Finney is a true war hero who showed breathtaking courage under fire
during the Iraq War.
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more about Chris's story
Special Award - Lydia Nash
We all want to win a fortune on a TV quiz show, but very few of us would then give
it all away.
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more about Lydia's story
Beyond the Call of Duty - 'A' Flight, 202 Squadron, RAF Boulmer
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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more about 202 Squadron's story
Child of Courage - Michaela "Dolly" McCarthy
Doctors told brave Michaela McCarthy she would never walk again after an horrific
road accident.
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more about Michaela's story
Child of Courage - Terri Calvesbert
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.
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more about Terri's story
Child of Courage - Cornel Hrisca-Munn
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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more about Cornel's story
Child of Courage - Danny Taylor
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.
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more about Danny's story
Child of Courage - Scott Muir
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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more about Scott's story
Outstanding Act of Bravery - Lynsey Walters
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.
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Outstanding Act of Bravery - Rick Buckley
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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more about Rick's story
Carer of The Year - Birdie McDonald
More than 800 children from around the world call 62-year-old Birdie McDonald "mum".
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more about Birdie's story
Prince's Trust Young Achiever Award - Kevin Johnston
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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more about Kevin's story
Fundraiser of The Year - Colin Osborne
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.
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more about Colin's story
Teacher of The Year - Nesta Murray
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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more about Nesta's story
Neighbour of The Year - Audrey Flash
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.
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more about Audrey's story
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