2018 Winner The Men and Women of the RAF Heroes who have defended Britain for 100 years against threats ranging from Hitler’s Luftwaffe to Islamist terrorists This year marks the centenary of the RAF. It was founded on April 1, 1918 when The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service merged, forming the […]
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2018 Winner Icolyn Smith The pensioner has run Oxford Community Soup Kitchen for 28 years, providing food, clothes and comfort to those in need Icolyn was walking home from work when she saw a homeless man rummaging in bins for food. The heartbreaking sight stopped her in her tracks. Witnessing such desperation “sparked something” in […]
Young Fundraiser of the Year
2018 Winner Edward Mills The young climber scaled the Old Man of Hoy for his terminally-ill mum, raising £35,000 for a cancer charity Hidden on top of the Old Man of Hoy, the iconic rock stack off the Orkney coastline is a small box. And tucked inside is a metal card engraved with the words: […]
Teenager of Courage
2018 Winner Joe Rowlands Saved his dad’s life after their kayak capsized in icy seas, dragging him to safety from the water and carrying out CPR Joe is a typical teenager. He loves playing rugby and on his Xbox, and going out with his mates.But on February 22 he did something extraordinary. He saved his […]
Child of Courage
2018 Winner Ella Chadwick After her life was transformed by a kidney transplant she was determined to thank the doctors and nurses who helped her Ella Chadwick’s favourite song is Don’t Stop Believing from the musical Glee. She loves nothing more than dressing up like a Disney princess and belting it out. It’s a fitting […]