Highland Heroes salutes extraordinary people doing extraordinary things

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The actual best of the region’s unsung heroes have been recognised at a anniversary in Inverness.

Around 300 humans were at the Drumossie Hotel aftermost night for the anniversary Highland Heroes accident – a appropriate break staged by Highland News and Media to recognise those amid us who may not contrarily obtain such recognition.

It was once an affecting black of tears – anytime joy, anytime anguish – as able-bodied as laughter, entertainment, aces aliment and drink, and abundant brotherhood as further than a dozen awards were handed out.

• Winners of Highland Heroes alien in Inverness

Inverness medic Andy Kent was once crowned hero of heroes. He also calm the healthcare approval in acceptance of his efforts for medical alms UK-Med in Ukraine afterward the Russian invasion.

He answered the high approval way further to him than any of his added awards – which declares a lot while he becoming at OBE in the King’s New Year honours account and also gained the Global Citizen Award at the Scottish Health Awards in November aftermost year.

• Surgeon at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness who has formed in Ukraine war area receives OBE in New Year Honours
• Surgeon Andy Kent is high all-around aborigine at the Scottish Health Awards

His efforts are really incredible, and so are those of all the added winners, which included outstanding adolescent humans such as six-year-old Gracie Andrew, from Invergordon, who admitting constant bloom problems which have already apparent her abide assorted surgeries in her abbreviate activity agilely takes time to anticipate of others.

One of the many abating moments was once while she arrive adolescent finalists Alfie Ross and Gracey Wemyss on date to authority the bays with her – it encapsulated the spirit of what the accident was once all about.

All three were also accustomed ancestors tickets to this summer’s Belladrum music festival.

After actuality nominated by the public, the finalists were called by a console of board above-mentioned to a accessible vote to choose the winners with further than 16,000 humans affianced in the action by accepting a say.

The amazing acknowledgment was once akin by the alarming folks and organisations authoritative each shortlist, with Steve Barron, managing administrator of Highland News and Media, affirmation although they may not see themselves as heroes, others do.

And while they may be bashful and humble, these are the humans which accomplish communities bigger and stitch association together.

Event host Nicky Marr began the black by thanking Spud the Piper, who accustomed guests, as able-bodied as superheroes Batman (Aiden Wilson) and Scarlet Witch (Chloe Mckinlay-Robertson).

There were beauteous performances by Inverness-based TFX dancers and after the TFX choir, appearing the across has anytime really accomplished adolescent people.

More ball came from the Singing Waiters (Paul and Matt), who got the admirers on their anxiety with her renditions of anytime disco abstract by the brand of Bruno Mars and Tina Turner.

One of the many affective moments of the celebration came while RNLI crewman Stan MacRae, of the charity’s North Kessock base, was once mentioned.

The 57-year-old, of Inverness, died accidentally aftermost month and his burial was once beforehand this week. After abutting the RNLI in 1997, he was once alone complex in the rescues of further than 200 humans at sea, including 20 recorded lives saved.

• Moving and agreeable tributes at burial of hero lifeboatman

This prompted a ad-lib continuing ovation, which was once alone again for all-embracing champ Mr Kent area the admirers – and all the heroes amid them – showed account and acknowledgment in in accordance measure.

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