TWO Bury pupils have received awards in recognition of their courage.

Rick Panter, aged 16, was awarded the Paul Cunningham Memorial Cup for Courage and Jason Blackledge, aged 16, received the Unsung Hero Shield at Woodhey High School's anual prize presentation.

Both pupils gave first-aid treatment to fellow pupils who had been seriously injured in accidents.

Rick, now a student at Holy Cross College, used his first-aid skills when Ashleigh Hesketh-Hall was involved in a road accident after getting off the school bus.

Jason kept calm and helped Daniel Tonge who fell from a swing rope and landed face down into a stream. He then raised the alarm.

Both injured boys recovered.

Mrs Pam Burrow, the school's deputy head, said: "Rick and Jason were thanked by Ashleigh and Daniel who also handed over their awards."

Other achievements by pupils over the past 12 months, both in and out of the classroom, were also recognised.