"PLEASE don't let my brother die, I love him" were among the words five-year-old Charlie Povey used to raise the alarm that saved her baby brother from a life-threatening convulsion.

Charlie and her other brother Harry, four, have received awards for summoning medical help when 14-month-old brother Billy fell seriously ill.

On October 5, Charlie and Harry were playing with Billy at their Penhill home when the baby had what their mum Mitsy described as a fit.

"They were playing with Billy and Charlie was giving him a cuddle," Mitsy, 32, said.

"Charlie came racing in to the kitchen and asked why Billy was shaking. Charlie got my mobile phone."

Charlie and Harry then used the phone to call an ambulance while Mitsy tried to help Billy.

"They both spoke on the phone," Mitsy said. "Harry gave them the address."

Mitsy said the ambulance operators were excellent. "I heard Charlie say Please don't let my brother die, I love him' to the operator," she said.

"The ambulance operator said something and she completely changed and was calm."

Charlie said she knew what to do when she saw Billy was in trouble.

"I spoke to the ambulance man," she said.

Charlie and Harry gave the operator the home address and then went to the window of the house, waving to attract the attention of the paramedics.

The ambulance arrived shortly afterwards and Billy was taken to Great Western Hospital.

Luckily the youngster is none the worse for his turn. After being checked over by doctors, they said he could go home.

"It was a febrile convulsion," Mitsy said. "It was like a fit. He got hot. We had to strip him off and keep him cool."

She urged other parents to teach their children how to get help in an emergency.

"I'm very proud of them," she said.

"Ever since they could talk I taught them about 999 and their address. They know all about the ambulance, police and fire."

Charlie and Harry received the awards from Swindon Mayor Mike Bawden at a ceremony at Penhill Primary School yesterday.

"It was a fantastic story about Charlie and Harry," Coun Bawden (Con, Old Town and Lawn) said. "Even at such a young age children can react in a very positive way."