Fundraising Football Match in Memory of Jack Riding
Liverpool Echo, 20th March 2019 A football match has been organised to raise funds for CRY’s heart screenings in memory of Jack Riding who died at 18 years old due to a heart condition he never knew he had. Jack’s father, Ian Riding, has been working with CRY to get more young people tested for underlying
Finsbury Park 5 & 10k in Memory of Alex Hubbard
On March 10th a group of friends all took part in the Finsbury Park 5 & 10k in support of the charity CRY. In 2012, our wonderful, warm and vivacious friend Alex Hubbard passed away at the tender age of 21 as the result of an undiagnosed heart condition. Our lives have never been the same,
Heart screening in memory of Paul McCann
Peterborough Telegraph, 2nd March 2019 Friends and family of Paul McCann, who died while doing the Great Eastern Run in 2016, managed to raise over £10,000 in his memory. £8,500 was put towards a Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) heart screening event that took place at University Centre Peterborough’s Park Crescent campus. Read more
Marion and Robert Hayman’s Four Trigs Challenge raises over £7000 in the past five years
Sidmouth Herald, 25th February 2019 117 runners took part in this year’s Four Trigs race, raising over £1850. The race has raised £7294.75 in the five years since Marion and Robert Hayman first organised it, in memory of their son Jon. Read more here.
£18,000 raised for charities by Encore Personnel
The Spalding & South Holland Voice, 20th February 2019 Encore Personnel, a recruitment agency based in Spalding, has raised £18,000 for three charities for children and young people. The charities were The Sick Children’s Trust, Cardiac Risk in the Young and CLIC Sargent (Cancer Charity for Children and Young People). Read more here.
100 young people screened in Derby in memory of James Murgatroyd
Derbyshire Live, 12th February 2019 More than 100 young people in Derby have received heart screening with CRY thanks to the Murgatroyd Family. James Murgatroyd died in 2016 and since then his family and friends have raised over £25,000 in his memory through various fundraising events, including the JimJam gig held annually in Derby. The fundraiser
BBC Radio Cumbria – David Hughes and Steven Cox
Reporter Neil Smith speaks with David Hughes about his son, Daniel Hughes and CRY screenings, followed by host Mike Zeller speaking with CRY Chief Executive Dr Steven Cox about the occurrence rate and symptoms of underlying heart conditions that cause sudden cardiac deaths. Listen here – interview starts at 1:36:10
Largest display of origami hearts for CRY and in memory of Molly McLaren
Kent Online, 10th February 2019 Students from the Universities at Medway are aiming to take the world record for the largest display of origami hearts. Counting started on the 9th February to see if the students hit their 50,000 target. The project involved various community groups across Kent and volunteers have been working for over 6
£215,000 raised and 1.204 young people screened in memory of Daniel Hughes
The Mail, 9th February 2019 David & Sue Hughes and their daughter, Kim have raised more than £215,000 for the Daniel Hughes Memorial Fund since the tragic death of Daniel in 2015. David Hughes said of the screening fund: “Before Daniel’s death, we’d never heard of CRY. We had so many donations at Daniel’s funeral which
Mum speaks of the moment her son was told he had a potentially fatal heart condition
Shropshire Live, 1st February 2019 Kerry Preece from Shrewsbury speaks about the moment that her son, Aron, was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) while attending a free heart screening organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Read more
Baptist church and Tonbridge team up for heart screening
Times Local News, 1st February 2019 Tonbridge Baptist Church has donated over £500 to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) so that a free heart screening for young people aged 14-35 can take place at Tonbridge Angels’ Longmead Stadium. Read more
Charity gig and auction in memory of Matt Gore
Leicester Mercury, 1st February 2019 Guitarist from Arcades, Matt Gore, died suddenly in April 2018. The band are holding a charity gig and auction in his memory. Proceeds will be donated to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Read more
Beacon Academy cardiac screening in memory of Ryan Terry
Crowborough Life, 30th January 2019 On Saturday 12th January, Beacon Academy was the location of a free cardiac screening event for young people aged 14-35 put on by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) . The screening was in memory of Ryan Terry who was a former student at the academy. Read more
Colour run for CRY in March 2019
Edinburgh Live, 21st January 2019 ‘Colour Me Crazy’, a colour run set up by a group of Edinburgh University students, is due to take place in Edinburgh this March to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Read more
Tipping’s festive display raises thousands for charity
Lancashire Post, 24th January 2019 The Tipping’s family, from Cottam, put on a festive display at their Valentines Meadow home raising £8,700 to be split between several charities. This includes the Jordan Grant Memorial Fund at Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Read more
Debbie Dixon Awarded Points of Light Award
Northwich Guardian, 14th January 2019 Debbie Dixon became the 1,097th British winner of the Points of Light Award for her exceptional voluntary service. Since her son Aaron’s death, at age 23, Debbie has committed herself to raising over £210,000 so that Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) can run free screening days for young people aged
A cycle from the Isle of Wight to the Isle of Lewis
Lancashire Post, 16th January 2019 On the 1st April, Michael Coleran will be cycling 900 miles from the Isle of Wight to the Isle of Lewis in memory of his brother Keith. The money raised will go into the Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund at Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to provide free heart screenings for
Drumming event for CRY
Richmond & Twickenham Times, 8th January 2019 Colin Woolway has been fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) since his son, Silas, was diagnosed with a life threatening cardiac condition at the age of 17. Colin will be holding a drumming event on Thursday 24th January 2019 at Hideaway Club in Streatham to raise money for
Charity Heart Ball at The City Pavilion
Romford Recorder, 7th January 2019 After her mum, Sumitra, suffered a cardiac arrest Mina Goyal was inspired to organise a Charity Heart Ball to raise money for the British Heart Foundation and Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). The ball will take place on Friday 1st February 2019. Read more
Sickleholme Golf Club adds to money raised for CRY
Buxton Advertiser, 12th December 2018 The Captain of Sickleholme Golf Club, Michael McVeigh, presented Headmaster Paul Dearden of Hope Valley College with a cheque for £1,650.50 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Read more
Sir Hugo Swire backs CRY
Sidmouth Herald, 13th December 2018 Following the annual parliamentary reception in November, Sir Hugo Swire was one of the 130 MPs who have pledged to back Cardiac Risk in the Young’s (CRY) national strategy for the prevention of young sudden cardiac death. Read more
Varsity rugby match in memory of Ian Williams
BBC Sport, 6th December 2018 After being contacted by Cardiac Risk in the Young, the Williams family have been campaigning for more screening to be done in rugby union. The Ian Williams Foundation, founded by his sister Helen, are using the varsity matches to try and raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death. Read more
Over £300 raised by South Ribble Concert Band
Lancashire Post, 7th December 2018 South Ribble Concert Band played a Christmas concert at Leyland and Farington Social Club raising £345 to support screenings done by Cardiac Risk in the Young. Read more
Over 100 young people screened in Cambridgeshire
Cambs Times, 6th December 2018 A local charity raised the funds needed for a screening to take place at Whittlesey Masonic Centre on 30th November. 106 young people were screened, and they have booked in the next screening date for 2019. Read more
£590 raised in Jack Atkinson’s memory
Clacton Gazette, 5th December 2018 Jack’s family organised an event at Charnallies restaurant in Clacton to help raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death, and the support Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) offer. They managed to raise £590. Read more