Paralympian, Chris Channon MBE, who helped develop a scheme to improve access to 999 emergency call handlers for disabled and vulnerable people, has been recognised by Nottingham City Transport with its latest bus naming.
Chris, who has Cerebral Palsy, competed in the 1980 and 1984 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in the 10m air rifle at the 1984 Stoke Mandeville and New York Games.
Awarded the MBE in 2001 for his voluntary work, Chris started working with Nottinghamshire Police in 2005 as a volunteer. He helped develop the Pegasus Scheme after he experienced problems when dealing with officers and calling 999, where a call handler thought he was a prank caller.
The Pegasus scheme launched in 2008 and helps disabled and vulnerable people share their information with emergency call handlers. Registered users are given a special PIN, which shares their information with the emergency services, improving communication in what can be life or death situations.
Chris was named Police Support Volunteer of the Year by the Home Office in 2014 and the Pegasus Scheme has been adopted by several police forces across the UK and Chris is leading a campaign for the scheme to be adopted nationally.
Speaking of the bus naming, Chris said, “I have been fortunate enough to have experienced many wonderful things in my life, but this is the first time that I’ve had a bus named after me. It’s an incredible honour”.
Anthony Carver-Smith, NCT’s Head of Marketing and Projects said, “Having achieved so much in his life, including winning a Paralympic medal, Chris rightly deserves recognition for the voluntary work he has undertaken. His development of The Pegasus Scheme to help other people and prevent them from experiencing the same issue he did is to be commended and we’re proud to add Chris to our prestigious fleet of named buses”.
The Lime Line bio-gas bus named Chris Channon MBE serves the area that Chris lives in.
A full list of NCT’s named buses can be found at www.nctx.co.uk/busnames
Posted on 21 August 2025
