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Prince’s Trust Young Achiever

2020 Winner Reece Hayes   Overcame a traumatic childhood and mental health problems to dedicate himself to helping others. Since it was founded in 1976, the Prince’s Trust has helped a million young people get their lives on track. Reece Hayes from Glasgow is one of their most remarkable success stories, overcoming a traumatic childhood […]

TSB Community Hero

2020 Winner The People of Bute   At the height of the migrant crisis, an island community threw open their doors and their hearts to families fleeing the war in Syria. At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, an island community came together to offer the warmest of welcomes, support and hope to families […]

Special Recognition

2020 Winner Charandeep Singh   The driving force behind The Sikh Food Bank, a multi-faith team of volunteers who delivered more than 100,000 meals to families since the start of lockdown. Launched in March in direct response to the pandemic by the Sikhs in Scotland charity, the Sikh Food Bank was set up to help […]

Special Recognition

2020 Winner George Parsonage   Rescued more than 1,500 people from a treacherous stretch of water during a lifesaving career spanning four decades. George, 77, spent 40 years pulling people from the murky waters of the River Clyde as leader of the Glasgow Humane Society, the oldest continuing lifeboat service in the world.  In that […]

Outstanding Bravery

2020 Winner John Haughie   HGV driver and army reservist for 7 Scots, who rescued mum and three children from drowning after they were swept out to sea during a family day at the beach. John was relaxing on the sand in Arisaig, near Fort William, when he heard his partner Cheryl and daughter Kiera […]

Emergency Services

2020 Winner jamie newlands   Coastguard volunteer who climbed down a cliff in storm force winds to save a stranded teenager in a race against rising tide. Two teenagers had got into difficulty after climbing down a 130ft cliff to the sea in Fethaland on the north tip of Shetland. While one of the young […]