FULL PRIDE OF BRITAIN 2006 WINNERS REVEALED

CHILD OF COURAGE
Ollie Cartwright: Eight-year-old Ollie, from Northampton, has endured 130 major operations to remodel his looks and save his life because he was born with a disfigured skull.

Katy Miles: Six-year-old Katy, from Argyll, has battled against cancer and suffered the heartbreak of losing her best friend to the disease.

OUTSTANDING BRAVERY
Irene King: Irene, 49, from Rossendale in Lancashire, a psychiatric nurse, saved dozens of lives by stopping a bus on a busy motorway after the driver passed out at the wheel.

Anthony Crompton: The 22-year-old delivery driver from Liverpool blocked two armed robbers from escaping a garage shop and suffered several stab wounds as he challenged them.

Alan Forrester: Alan, 59, from Aberystwyth, a car body repairer, risked his life to save a mother and her child from a burning car seconds before it exploded.

Daniel and Jason Rodd: Daniel, 13, and Jason, 15, from Ipswich, showed true bravery when they saved the lives of three adults who were drowning at sea.

CARER OF THE YEAR
Stacey Heywood: 21-year-old from Rhyl in Wales, is Britain’s youngest foster mother who cares full-time for her brother and sister. After their mother died suddenly the children were split up but she fought to bring them back together.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Linda Davies: Headteacher Linda, 52, raised science standards at Wiltshire’s Neston Primary School. The pupils were the first in Britain to speak to an astronaut in space. Since she became headteacher she has improved the school’s previously poor performance to obtaining glowing reports from Ofsted.

FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR
Kirsteen Lupton: Kirsteen, 12, from Glasgow, has raised more than £770,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital despite the setback of serious illness.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Piers Sellers: Piers Sellers, this year broke the British record for the longest amount of time space-walking. The astronaut, who was born in Crowborough, East Sussex, completed his second mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in July, taking part in three space-walks during the 13-day mission.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD:
59 INDEPENDENT COMMANDO SQUADRON ROYAL ENGINEERS
In the wake of the devastating Pakistan earthquake, the soldiers helped ensure local people received the medical treatment they required by building 17 health centres - including one for the World Health Organisation. They also built 30 large school shelters. Despite the sub-zero temperatures and high altitudes, they also distributed food and clothing to remote areas during the ten weeks they were there.

Beverley De Gale and Orin Lewis:  Beverley 47, and partner Orin, 48, set up the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust when Beverley's son needed a bone marrow transplant. There was a lack of donors for black or mixed-race people. They have helped to save around 14 people’s lives through donations.

NEIGHBOUR OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Tesco)
Silla Carron: People living in Camden's notorious Clarence Way estate were too frightened to act against the junkies and the gangs operating near their homes. However Silla, 58, ignoring death threats and terrifying intimidation, single-handedly reclaimed the north London community from the addicts dealers prostitutes and violent yobs. But she also welcomed the younger trouble-makers into her home to re-educate them.

INSPIRING PERSONALITY
David Walliams: Fans saw the more serious side of the comic genius as he greased up in goose fat to swim more than 21 miles between Dover and the French coast in ten hours and 34 minutes - making him among the 50 fastest people to do so. David, 34, was inspired to take on a major challenge to raise money for Sport Relief after he visited Ethiopia with Little Britain partner Matt Lucas and saw the desperate poverty first hand. The epic swim in July raised £1million for the charity, which funds projects supporting people in Britain and overseas.

GMTV EMERGENCY SERVICES
PC Mark Plant: Most people would expect a driver to stop when somebody stands in front of them - but when PC Mark Plant tried to stop a getaway car by standing in its path, he found himself clinging onto its roof with the driver trying to lose him by swerving at up to 50mph in rush-hour traffic.

PRINCE'S TRUST YOUNG ACHIEVER
Samantha Block: At only five years old Samantha Block's childhood was robbed from her after she was abused and put into care. But instead of being crushed by the experience, Samantha, 23, is dedicated to campaigning for a better deal for the 80,000 children in care in the UK - and for improved support when they leave.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Joe Mitty: Joe Mitty, 87, is the "grandfather of charity shops."   He is the man behind the first charity shop in the world, having become Oxfam's first ever employee, tasked to manage its new Broad Street shop in Oxford in 1949. Thanks to Joe's dedication and entrepreneurial spirit, the shop grew into what is now a £82.3 million a year business - with more than 750 shops around the UK run by 21,000 volunteers.  At the age of 87, Joe is still involved in the business.  Now there are 7,000 charity shops across the UK and thousands more worldwide.

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