Thousands of people were in central London on Monday to watch the victory parade of Team GB and Paralympics GB.

And for one mum from Minster, it was the proudest moment of her life.

Sally Wilson, of Seaside Avenue, was there to watch her bronze-medal winning Paralympian son, Ross, enjoy his moment of glory.

“It was absolutely amazing and the atmosphere was electric. I was right at the front near the stage at the bottom of The Mall and saw all the athletes,” said Sally.

Table Tennis ace, Ross, 17, won the bronze with team mate Will Bayley, when the pair beat Germany 3-0 at the ExCeL Arena on Friday night – winning all the singles by 3-0 too.

Now neighbours, friends and staff at The Beach pub in Seaside Avenue are preparing for Ross’s homecoming later this week. They have put out flags and posters to celebrate the teenager’s achievement.

Ross took up table tennis seriously after playing it on a family holiday.

“He always had a passion for the sport and would get me to practise with him in our garage for hours at a time. Even when he was ill, he would never give up on his training,” Sally said.

Ross has the genetic condition, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, a bone disorder affecting the growing ends of the bones, which fail to join properly.

In Ross’s case it affects his hands, legs, elbow and spine, restricting his mobility.

He was only diagnosed with the condition in May 2010 and accepted into the Paralympic table tennis squad in 2011.

Ross’s siblings, Kirsty, 19, and Katie, 14, were also both talented table tennis players with Katie, who also suffers from the same genetic condition as her brother, being selected for an England training camp at the age of eight.

Both girls no longer play the sport, leaving Ross to grab the limelight.

Sally who watched all her son’s matches at the ExCeL Arena said that the group she went with were so vocal in their support they were labelled the ‘raucous crowd’.

The reality of Ross’s amazing achievement at the Paralympics is still sinking in for Sally, who said that it felt ‘surreal’, but her overwhelming feeling is one of pride.

She said: “I’m so proud of Ross – he played fantastically.”