Pride of Britain Award Winners
2008
Child of Courage - Liam Fairhurst
To lose a friend to cancer while battling the disease yourself is unimaginably hard for any young person. But to take inspiration from this and set out to raise £150,000 to help other children with cancer is remarkable.
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Child of Courage - Tilly Griffiths
Tilly suffers from a muscle-wasting illness that leaves her physically
unable to do everyday things most people take for granted.
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about Tilly's story
Child of Courage - Jaden Ashton
Diabetic Aubrina Ashton relies on four injections a day to keep her blood sugar from plummeting and sending her into a life-threatening coma.
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more about Jaden's story
Child of Courage - Nathan Thomson
At just nine-years-old, Nathan Thomson saved his mother from a crazed attacker who broke into the family home intent on killing her.
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about Nathan's story
Fundraiser of the Year - Nina Barough
As a fundraising idea, Nina Barough's plan was certainly unique.
She and 12 friends decided to powerwalk the New York Marathon wearing
little more than decorated bras.
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more about Nina's story
Outstanding Bravery - Carl Duval
Even though an express train was hurtling towards him at 100mph, teenager
Carl Duval didn't think twice about saving a complete stranger who had
fallen onto a railway line.
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about Carl's story
HHS Heroes - Surgical team, Royal Marsden Hospital
Every day, the thousands of men and women who work in the NHS go beyond
the call of duty to help the countless people who rely on their care and
expertise.
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more about the Surgical team's story
Special Recognition - Richard Taylor
When 10-year-old Damilola Taylor was callously murdered in 2000, instead
of turning their grief into bitterness, his parents looked for hope.
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about Richard's story
GMTV Emergency Services - RNLI Crew, Torbay, Devon
A Force Nine gale was raging in the English Channel when the Devon RNLI
got the call to head out to a stricken ship that was in danger of
sinking.
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more about the RNLI's story
The Co-operative Local Champion - Tony Fowler
To the outside world, Tony Fowler is just a milkman, braving the early
morning cold to deliver fresh supplies to people's doorsteps in time for
breakfast.
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about Tony's story
Prince's Trust Young Achiever - Ricky McCalla
As a talented young dancer and choreographer, Ricky McCalla had a
promising career ahead of him.
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more about Ricky's story
Special Recognition - Harry Gregg
Harry Gregg has long insisted on being remembered as one of the best
goalkeepers in the world, not as a hero.
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about Harry's story
Special Recognition - Carol Saldinack
When her own sons boasted of carrying out an unprovoked assault which
left a father blind in one eye, Carol Saldinack was compelled to turn
them over to the police.
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about Carol's story
Outstanding Bravery - Juby Mathew
It started as just an ordinary day for Juby Mathew as he drove to his
friend's house one afternoon. But during that journey he was to face his
greatest fear head on, risking his life and becoming a hero as he rescued
a little boy from the jaws of a vicious dog.
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more about Juby's story
Outstanding Bravery - Bernie Butler
Heroic Bernie Butler risked his life to rescue a man from a devastating
explosion after a lorry collided with a gas tanker on the M6 motorway.
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about Bernie's story
ITV Teacher of the Year - Pepe Rahman Hart
Pepe has been the Head Teacher of the Trinity Church of England School in
Radstock since it opened three years ago when two local schools merged.
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about Pepe's story
Inspiring Personalities - Olympic Team GB
As the 311 men and women of Team GB boarded the plane bound for the
Beijing Olympics, they carried the hopes of the British public with them.
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about the Olympic Team GB's story