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Articles from regional publications - East Anglia & Essex (2007/08)

CRY aims to keep you in touch with media interest in healthcare awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome.  All articles have been sent in by the families concerned or by a press cuttings agency, and CRY has permission to reproduce the articles.

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Date

Regional  publication

Article title

     

14/10/08

East Anglian Daily Times

Brother in tribute to his tragic twin sister

The brother of a teenager who died suddenly from a rare heart problem is holding a fundraising event in her memory. 

09/10/08

Clacton Gazette

Pupils to get free heart assessment

A heart health campaigner has announced that she hopes to offer every secondary school child in Tendring a free heart screening within the next year. 

01/10/08

East Anglian Daily Times

Students tested for heart abnormalities

More than 750 youngsters were invited to have their hearts screened yesterday by a mother whose son died unexpectedly. 

27/08/08

Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Relatives and friends have fun in Jade's name

A Memorial Fund Day in tribute to nine-year-old Jade Johnstone, who died suddenly earlier this year, is expected to raise more than £2,000 when the total has been counted. 

01/08/08

Harwich & Manningtree Standard

Big game charity boost

Free heart screening is a step closer after top names from television battled it out with football legends. 

24/07/08

Cambridge Evening News

Bridge walkers step it out to boost charity

Fiona and Paul Roberts were joined by more than 20 friends for the emotional London Bridges Walk and raised more than £2,000 for CRY. 

18/07/08

Harwich & Manningtree

Standard

Star-studded side for the big match

Television stars are set to dust off their football boots so hundreds of youngsters can finally benefit from a potentially life-saving screening unit. 

03/07/08

Cambridge Evening News

Couple provide tests close to their heart

Fiona and Paul Roberts have raised thousands of pounds so more than 100 people aged 14 to 35 can have an EGG test at Cambridge United's Harris Suite on Sunday, July 27

04/07/08

Harwich & Manningtree Standard

Golf day in honour of Marcus

A golf tournament in memory of Marcus Armstrong, who died in 2006, has raised thousands of pounds to help others. 

01/07/08

Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Friends in sporting tribute to Tim

Fiends of Tim Spooner, the young footballer who died during a match last month, have already raised £2,000 in his memory. 

16/05/08

Harwich & Manningtree Standard

Hollyoaks - you're champion, says fans

Actors from Channel 4's Hollyoaks played in a charity match against Harwich and Parkeston charity XI team in memory of Marcus Armstrong, who died suddenly, aged 28, from an undetected heart condition in 2006. 

24/05/08

Norwich Evening News

Take part in charity walk

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is inviting people from across the UK to join them in their annual Heart of London Bridges Walk, which takes place on July 20.

18/04/08

Harwich & Manningtree Standard

TV soap stars head to town

Soap stars are set to descend upon Harwich for a charity football match.  Actors who star in the Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks, will be going head to head against players at Harwich and Parkeston football club to raise money for charities, including CRY.

14/03/08

Great Yarmouth Mercury

Cheque in memory of son who died young

Marilyn Cullum has handed over a  cheque in memory of her son to a London hospital which screens people for a range of potentially fatal heart defects. 

04/02/08

East Anglian Daily Times

Screening for healthy heart

Young people in Colchester have been urged to make use of a screening clinic to check if they have any hidden heart conditions. 

25/01/08

Great Yarmouth Mercury

Fundraiser for charity

A fundraising event in memory of Simon Cullum, whose sudden death in June devastated family and friends it taking place tomorrow.

16/01/08

East Anglian Daily Times

Still time to sign up for heart check

The year's first screening of young people from Essex for heart conditions similar to the one which led to the tragic sudden death of footballer Phil O'Donnell will begin next month. 

11/01/08

Great Yarmouth Mercury

Mum backs charity after death of son

Car-mad Simon Cullum, who lived with his family in Gorleston, was 29 when, on a day which was otherwise unremarkable, his heart stopped. 

10/11/07

Peterborough Telegraph

Close shave for cardiac arrest fund-raisers

Deborah Barnes died from a sudden cardiac arrest, aged 36, in May last year.  Joyce Baff, her mother, held a charity day to raise money for CRY. 

16/10/07

East Anglian Daily Times

Russ just keeps on running

23-year-old Russ Davey, suffers from a heart condition and has run a half-marathon to help raise funds for CRY.  Russ, an electrician, suffers from an irregular and fast heartbeat. 

03/10/07 East Anglian Daily Times

Free heart checks on offer

The family of Laura Fox, who died from a rare and undetected heart condition, has urged other young people to take part in health checks in Suffolk this weekend. 

     

 

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