BLUES goalie Colin Doyle and his wife Becky were left devastated when their seven-week-old son Liam was struck down with bacterial meningitis earlier this year.

The couple feared the worst and in their time of heart-break they found out about the Meningitis Trust, which provides a lifeline to 20,000 people every year whose lives have been torn apart by the disease.

It also tries to prevent the devastation meningitis can bring by high­lighting awareness of the symp­toms.

After being left “overwhelmed” by the charity’s work, the Doyles said it was an “honour” to be at the Birmingham Mail’s Local Heroes Awards 2010 to hand a gong to the organisation for its work.