18 December 2007
Gordon Brown has welcomed a group of people recognised for their courage in the annual Lifesavers awards to 10 Downing Street.
The PM met the 15 award winners from the public and the emergency services for a reception in Number 10 this morning. He thanked the Lifesavers for their "service and dedication" and said that their achievements were "respected and celebrated" throughout the country.
The PM said:
"Prime Minister Churchill said ‘Courage is the greatest human quality, because without courage nothing great can happen’. I feel immensely privileged to thank you personally on behalf of the country - we are intensely proud of everything you have achieved."
The award-winning guests comprised:
Mark Buckley, the 16-year-old from Essex who rescued a friend from an icy lake. A similar act of bracery was carried out by firefighters Paul Myers and Steve Binns from Sedgefield.
Barry Colyer, from Crawley, who rescued a driver from his burning vehicle after a road traffic accident, and Ann Geisow of Lossiemouth RAF who guided two planes to safety under difficult conditions.
PC Rowland Printer braved treacherous cliffs to help an injured man near Plymouth, while Dave Standbridge, Paul Coleman, Iain Robertson and Adrian Cooper of the RAF were honoured for their daring rescue of two men adrift in the North Sea.
Firefighter David Jenkins, from Bridgend, saved four children in difficulty in a fast-rising tide, while 19-year-old Michael Howard rescued a man who had fallen into the sea near Orlock, Northern Ireland.
Thomas Wade and Graham Scourfield risked their lives to help Thomas’ father, Bill, who was trapped by a fallen tractor. Firefighter Michael Coleman shared his oxygen with a member of the public as he pulled him from a burning house in Streatham, London.
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