2008 Winner 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. But when the biggest fire in NHS history broke out at a major cancer hospital, teams of […]
Category: 2008 Winners
Special Recognition
2008 Winner 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. They founded the Damilola Taylor Trust in his memory with the aim of addressing the issues surrounding knife crime and urban street violence. Together with his wife Gloria, who sadly […]
Emergency Services
2008 Winner 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. Coxswain Mark Criddle, 40, led his six crew into the teeth of the terrifying storm last January to reach […]
Local Champion
2008 Winner 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. But to the residents along the 100 mile-route he travels every day, he is an invaluable local crimefighter, acting as the eyes and ears of […]
Prince’s Trust Young Achiever
2008 Winner Ricky McCalla As a talented young dancer and choreographer, Ricky McCalla had a promising career ahead of him. He was in demand from some of the biggest names in the music industry, having starred alongside UK acts including Ashanti and Mystique. But his dreams were shattered after he was shot during a bungled […]
Special Recognition
2008 Winner Harry Gregg Harry Gregg has long insisted on being remembered as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, not as a hero. But in the midst of the wreckage from the Munich air disaster, which took the lives of many of his Manchester United teammates, he cemented his place in history. Among […]