Pride of Scotland Awards

  2024 Winner The RNLI at 200   In its 200th anniversary year, the RNLI is still saving lives at sea, and is needed more than ever off the shores of Scotland This year the RNLI celebrated 200 years, and more than 145,000 lives saved at sea. In two centuries of service, two things remain […]

  2024 Winner Sarah Garvin   Combined her own experiences of struggling with poor mental health and a passion for baking to inspire girls in local schools and across Scotland After struggling with depression, anxiety and misdiagnosis throughout school, Sarah was diagnosed as having ADHD in her early 20s. Since then, she has become a […]

  2024 Winner Elaine Wyllie   Fife teacher who founded a simple fitness initiative that has been taken up by more than five million children worldwide As headteacher at St Ninian’s Primary School in Stirling, Elaine became increasingly concerned by some pupils’ lack of fitness.  She came up with the idea of getting them to […]

  2024 Winner PC ANDREW McLAUGHLIN AND ALI MALIK   Police officers arrested a dangerous suspect despite being repeatedly rammed by his vehicle and facing death threats PC Malik was just four hours into his first shift as a police officer  when he, and PC McLaughlin, received a call about a suspetc driving a stolen […]

  2024 Winner ELAINE AND JOHN SANGSTER   Couple’s miniature horses bring joy to sick and disabled children, elderly patients and dementia sufferers across Scotland Elaine and John are the founders and driving force behind Therapy Ponies Scotland. The couple, both 59, founded the remarkable organisation nine years ago, after a friend suggested they take […]

  2023 Winner RUTH MOSS   Mum who lost her daughter to suicide now campaigns and raises money for online safety and awareness. Ruth’s daughter Sophie was 13 when she took her own life in 2014. She had been exposed to unsuitable material online before she died, including violent pornography and sites promoting self-harm and […]