Tyneside

Lynn McManus, who has adopted five children with special needs, founded Pathways4all in 2010 to provide better play facilities for disabled children.

Doctors thought the youngster from Tyneside was suffering from long Covid but he was later diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Both Sarah and Chris have received MBEs for their charitable work with the Charlie and Carter Foundation, which was set up following the deaths of their sons.