2012 Winner Ramona Gibbs Brave Ramona had a split second to make a life or death decision as an out of control car hurtled towards her and little sister Trixie. Without a thought for her own safety, Ramona pushed Trixie out of danger – sustaining serious injuries in the process. Ramona, then six, was playing […]
Category: 2012 Winners
Fundraiser of the Year
2012 Winner Flo and Jim Essex Most couples celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary would mark the occasion with a family party or dinner in a nice restaurant. Not Flo and Jim Essex. They laid on a bed of nails to raise thousands of pounds for a special care baby unit. And that’s not all. Despite […]
Outstanding Bravery
2012 Winner Royston Smith and Alistair Neill Civilians Royston Smith and Alistair Neill put their lives on the line to tackle a killer armed with an automatic rifle on a Royal Navy nuclear sub. Royston, 48, and Alistair, 55, were visiting HMS Astute in Southampton last April when the horrific events unfolded. The pair were […]
Emergency Services
2012 Winner Hartlepool RNLI and Coastguard Trapped in wet sand, with the tide rising around him, teenager Neil Robson was minutes from drowning when Hartlepool RNLI and Coastguard volunteers risked their lives to save him. The 17-year-old became trapped on Seaton Carew beach after helping his little brother out of the sand. If it wasn’t […]
Special Recognition
2012 Winner Jane and Michael Gates Grieving parents Jane and Michael Gates embarked on a crusade to help other families by fulfilling their son Sebastian’s dying wish. Sebastian was just seven when he was diagnosed with a Wilm’s tumour – a rare form of childhood cancer – in 2001 and his parents decided to start […]
Special Recognition
2012 Winner Team GB and ParalympicsGB They are the heroes and heroines of a once in a lifetime summer of sport. On the track, in the pool, on horseback, on bikes, in boats, in racing wheelchairs and on blades, in the boxing ring and on the judo mat, running, jumping, throwing, on the high seas […]