2009 Winner Chris Saunders Drugs worker Chris Saunders is a beacon of hope to the countless young people whose lives he’s helped rebuild – and given how far he has travelled himself, his success is even more remarkable. Bullied at school, he was smoking cannabis at 13, using amphetamines and ecstasy a year later. By […]
Category: 2009 Winners
Special Recognition
2009 Winner Kristin Hallenga Being diagnosed with breast cancer at just 23 is a devastating blow. But Kristin Hallenga has refused to let it break her spirit. Despite her ordeal, she has focused her energy on helping others combat the disease. In a Cancer Research UK ad, Kristin touched millions of hearts as she said: […]
Outstanding Bravery
2009 Winner Martin Langlands Martin Langlands risked his life to save a family whose car crashed after a blow-out on a busy motorway. The Royal Navy Petty Officer was with wife Claire, 24, when they saw the vehicle spin into an M5 barrier. Martin, 26, pulled up and ran across the busy motorway in darkness […]
Outstanding Bravery
2009 Winner Michael Seery Pensioner Michael was waiting for friends in his local betting shop when the afternoon took a dramatic and violent turn. The partially-sighted ex-policeman, 69, was the only customer when a man in a crash-helmet charged in, wielding a knife. He smashed the windows at the front desk and ordered the two […]
Child of Courage
2009 Winner Toni & Kelsey When baby Toni fell into a bath of scalding hot water, her big sister Kelsey bravely leapt in to save her. The accident happened one morning in February 2003 when Kelsey was four and Toni was 10 months old. Mum Tracey had started running a bath, but when her back […]
Special Recognition
2009 Winner Noel Connolly Royal Marine Sergeant Noel Connolly saved the lives of 30 of his comrades when he prevented a Taliban suicide bomber from detonating154lb of explosives. The 41-year-old was stationed in an abandoned school in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan when his unit were warned a suicide bomber was about to kill them. […]