Pride of Manchester Awards

Manchester Winners 2020

Luchia Fitzgerald

Lifetime Achievement

Trailblazing campaigner for LGBT and women's rights in Manchester is still fighting on behalf of others after 60 years

Maggie Oliver

Special Recognition

Whistleblower who exposed catastrophic failures to protect child victims of grooming gangs
Isabella Hibbert

Child of Courage

Youngster from Oldham dialled 999 after her mum collapsed and fell unconscious on the kitchen floor

Dr Gerry O'Shea

Special Recognition

Manchester GP has been treating homeless people in the city for more than 20 years
Jim Nicholas

Fundraiser of the Year

DJ and Elvis impersonator has raised more than £200,000 for Francis House Children's Hospice

Joseph Hibbert

Young Fundraiser of the Year

Youngster has been fundraising for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital ever since he was three despite never having even been a patient there
Katie Holmes

Teenager of Courage

Teen with cerebral palsy inspires others, raises money and refuses to let her condition define her

Paul Redfern

TSB Community Spirit Award

Biker leads a group of lifesaving volunteers on two wheels who deliver vital blood supplies where they are most urgently needed
Marcus Rashford

Special Recognition

Football star inspired the nation as his campaign on behalf of disadvantaged kids forced a government u-turn on free school meals