2006 Winner Ollie Cartwright Little Ollie Cartwright is the true face of courage after enduring 130 major operations to remodel his skull – and save his life. Despite suffering a horrendous amount of pain in his short lifetime, the nine-year-old’s cheeky playful nature amazes and warms everyone who meets him. A popular boy at school, […]
Category: 2006 Winners
Child of Courage
2006 Winner Katy Miles To battle against cancer at any age is horrendous – but to survive it, suffer the heartbreak of losing a best friend and yet still think of others at Katy Miles’s tender years defies belief. Six-year-old Katy from Argyll, had just celebrated her fourth birthday when she was diagnosed with a […]
Outstanding Bravery
2006 Winner Irene King When a bus driver slumped unconscious at the wheel Irene King’s swift actions saved dozens of lives and prevented a pile-up on a busy motorway. After a hard day’s work, Irene, now 49, had expected to relax and unwind like the rest of the 20 passengers on her usual bus home […]
Outstanding Bravery
2006 Winner Alan Forrester When a car swerved out of control and careered into a tree Alan Forrester did not hesitate to pull a boy and his unconscious mother from the burning wreckage – just seconds before it exploded. Alan, now 59, was on his way home from a funeral with his sister when a […]
Outstanding Bravery
2006 Winner Daniel and Jason Rodd Young brothers Daniel and Jason Rodd showed bravery beyond their years when they saved the lives of three adults who were drowning at sea. The boys, aged 12 and 14 at the time, had no thought for their own safety when they spotted the adults struggling off the coast […]
Outstanding Bravery
2006 Winner Anthony Crompton All Anthony Crompton intended to do when he went to his local garage was buy a bottle of coke. Instead he risked his life to single-handedly take on two armed robbers – and was stabbed eight times. The 22-year-old first saw a robber wearing a Scream mask taking money from the […]