332. Valerie Wilson

Valerie Wilson, 56, visited Kenya on a school exchange in 1999 and was inspired to empower the youth there, and particularly the girls, by focusing on education, the environment and gender equality. In 2008, Valerie left her job in teaching to set up ‘Team Kenya’. Through her work she has helped 125 vulnerable girls complete […]

331. Dave Thompson

Helping to unite deaf people with hearing dogs for more than twenty years, Dave Thompson has been a central part of the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Hull and District branch since, 1992 soon after his daughter, Denise, lost her hearing. Dave saw how much benefit hearing dogs gave to his daughter and has since […]

330. Despo Pentara

A young developer who is spearheading the diversification of the tech industry.  Despo Pentara, a Cypriot based in East London, set up codebar in 2013 as a way of increasing the number of women, LGBT and ethnic minorities within the tech industry. Running from six venues across the UK, and with over 600 people having […]

329. Rik Basra

A Leicester man with leukaemia who has signed up thousands of people to the UK stem cell register. In October last year Rik Basra set a challenge to sign up 1000 people to the stem cell register in one day. ‘Race to 1000’ took place at Loughborough University and eight different locations around Leicester city […]

328. Geoff Maddever

The Duck Race is a common sight down the River Looe in Cornwall with thousands of visitors and locals taking part every year. However this annual charity event wouldn’t be possible without the tireless efforts of local man Geoff Maddever. Since the Duck Race began over 20 years ago Geoff has led the team from […]

327. Harry Mascall

A Wilmslow-based eight-year-old has raised over £1,000 to support saving lives at sea by visiting lifeboat stations across the UK. Harry Mascall has set himself a challenge to visit every lifeboat station in the UK to raise awareness and funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). He visits the stations during his school holidays […]

326. Maria Macnamara

A Livingston woman who founded a charity that has collected over 100,000 items of underwear and distributed them to vulnerable women and children in Africa. Maria Macnamara, 45, founded ‘Smalls for All’ after taking part in volunteer trips to orphanages in Brazil, Thailand and Ethiopia. They provide underwear to orphanages, slums, Internally Displaced Person (IDP) […]

325. Sarah White

A mum  who brings happiness to hundreds of children affected by cancer by creating customised ‘super’ shoes to reflect their hobbies and passions. Sarah White, 40, from Woburn Sands in Buckinghamshire founded charity ‘Supershoes’ in 2013. Their mission is to empower children fighting cancer by creating personalised Converse trainers decorated with amazing designs chosen by […]