Matt Allwright with Gillian Punt BCAv and Pam Bhamra from Places for People. sMatt Allwright with Gillian Punt BCAv and Pam Bhamra from Places for People. sA BROMSGROVE teacher who has raised more than £2million for Cancer Research UK by running marathons has been honoured with a British Citizen Award (BCA), writes Elizabeth Price. Dressed as Paula the Polar Bear in aid of Cancer Research UK, Gillian has also taken two Guinness World Records. And she also won the fastest ice marathon as a mammal (Polar Night Marathon, Arctic Circle 2025).