A HAMPSHIRE woman rubbed shoulders with stars from the world of entertainment and sport shared at a glittering ceremony where she was named a Tesco Mum of the Year.

Natasha Jones was named community mum of the year at the ceremony at London's Savoy Hotel, as mothers from across the country were acknowledged for their commitment to children.

The 35-year-old, from Brockenhurst, was honoured for launching a life-saving skills project called Baby Resuscitation.

She launched the scheme after her daughter, Ava-Mai, was just 11 weeks old when she suffered what was dubbed a near-miss cot death in 2010 aged 11 weeks old.

Lacking any medical training Natasha was forced to rely on her maternal instincts to keep the child alive while she waited more than half an hour for the ambulance to arrive.

Fellow New Forest resident television veteran Dame Esther Rantzen, from Bramshaw, picked up the celebrity mum of the year accolade, crowning a memorable few weeks in which she became a grandmother for the second time - with a third grandchild due in the coming days.

Dame Esther, who also has three grown-up children in their 30s, said: ''It's a big thrill to be given the award of celebrity mum of the year - it gives me a great deal to live up to.''

Among the celebraty guests at the event were Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton, who is pregnant with her second child, mother-of-two Jo Joyner, who plays Tanya Branning in EastEnders, presenter and mother-of-two Zoe Ball and Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh.

Julie Cridland, from Cardiff, was named inspirational mum of the year after setting up The Leon Heart Fund six years ago in memory of her eldest son Leon, who died of a heart condition when he was 13.

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The charity supports children and their families, with more than £100,000 raised so far.

Louise Fetigan, from Camberley in Surrey, was given the supportive award for her work in setting up the My Daddy is a Solider Adventures group for children whose parents serve in the Army. Money raised has help provide weekends away and summer camps.

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Sandra Howard, from Sheffield, was named charitable mum of the year after launching the Fable charity dedicated to people with epilepsy and their families. Ms Howard has helped raise £3 million to fund its work.

Gail O'Shea, from Essex, won the compassionate award after setting up the Wipe Away Those Tears charity, which grants wishes to seriously or terminally ill children. The charity has raised more than £1 million since its launch in 2006.

Emma Salisbury, from Welling in Kent, was named as the achieving mum of the year for her work in the research and treatment to fight incurable eye disease choroideremia. She was instrumental in bringing about the world's first clinic trial for treatment.

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Kate Geeson, from Mildenhall in Suffolk, was handed the enterprising award for her social enterprise charity Phoenix Trust Milton which offers work experience and qualifications to young people and adults with learning disabilities. Since 2006, the charity has helped around 600 people.