College student Jake Dean’s family hope to raise money for a screening session
Stoke Sentinel – 25th May 2017 Jake’s family have confirmed that he died from an undiagnosed heart condition, and now hope to raise money for a heart screening session to help others. Read more
Frome community group hold charity golf day
Frome Times – 23rd May 2017 The Lions Club of Frome at Orchardleigh Golf Club held a charity golf day to raise money for CRY.
Volunteer responders in Knutsford celebrate awards
Knutsford Guardian – 23rd May 2017 Knutsford Community First Responders, made up entirely of volunteers, won national, regional, and local awards. Read more
Rae-Lei Prince recruits help of celebrities to help raise money for children with heart conditions like hers
East London & West Essex Guardian – 22nd May 2017 School girl recruits Usain Bolt, Stormzy & Fabrice Muamba to help her raise money for other children with similar heart conditions to her, after being diagnosed with heart problems when she was three. Read more
The car will be the star as classic show returns to Scolton Manor
Western Telegraph – 21st May 2017 …In the run-up to the show, a classic car run, organised by Celtic Charity Classic Tours, is taking place on Saturday, June 3, starting from Scolton Manor at 11am. Entry to the run is £5, with funds raised going to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. Read more
£10,000 raised to provide heart screenings
Peterborough Telegraph – 21st May 2017 Deborah Slator’s incredible fundraising effort has seen £10,000 raised in just three months. Read more
Hornchurch school to hold screenings for cardiac risk in students
Romford Recorder – 20th May 2017 Peter Patterson has organised the event alongside CRY in memory of his son James, who died of a cardiac arrest in 2005. Read more
Bereaved parents are raising awareness of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
Braintree & Witham Times – 20th May 2017 Parents are running the Para10 in their daughters memory to raise money and awareness for un-diagnosed heart conditions. Read more
Fundraising cake sale in memory of Aashi Sinha
Romford Recorder – 18th May 2017 A fundraising cake sale, in memory of 18 year old Aashi Sinha will be held on Saturday at the Catholic Church of Christ the Eternal High Priest, Brentwood Road, Gidea Park, on Saturday from 11am, to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (Cry). Read more
Defibrillator unveiled in memory of Alex brown
Express & Star – 17th May 2017 Since his passing, his family and friends have been raising funds to pay for heart screenings through Cardiac Risk in the Young. As well as this, they want to install public access defibrillators in memorable places to Alex around the West Midlands. Read more
Scolton Manor Car Show fundraising for CRY
Tenby Observer – 16th May 2017 This event is being organised by Celtic Charity Classic Tours,with the entry fee of £5 going to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. Read more
Darlington Zumbathon in memory of Alan Lumley
The Northern Echo – 14th May 2017 The family of Alan have completed a charity ‘Zumbathon’ in his memory. Read more
Cyclists raised more than £1,000 for CRY
Halesowen News – 14th May 2017 The money was raised by completing 100 laps of a track as part of a memorial event. Read more
Fundraising Zumba challenge
The Northern Echo – 12th May 2017 Friends and family of Alan Lumley will remember him with at a fundraising event this weekend. Read more
Fundraising football match in memory of Mike Clarke
Winsford Guardian – 13th May 2017 A charitable football tournament and family fun day will be held in Whitegate in memory of Mike Clarke, who died following a heart attack while playing for Whitegate Football Club. Read more
New football kit in memory of Nick Preston
Totnes Today – 11th May 2017 Broadhempston’s new strip reflect the colours the team wore during Nick’s early days at the club, while also bearing heart charity Cardiac Risk in the Young’s logo. Read more
CRY team on BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Radio Shropshire – 8th May 2017 Dr Parry-Williams explained what happens when someone is screened and Sue talks about why she became involved with CRY. Listen here (1:11:35 and 1:48:20)
Woman crowned Miss Cambridgeshire 2017 after raising money for CRY
Cambridge News – 10th May 2017 Amy Johnson impressed judges by raising more than £800 for two charities after losing a friend at school to Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. Read more
More than £7,000 raised in memory of James Colman
North Somerset Times – 10th May 2017 The team climbed four mountains In memory of former teammate James Colman, who tragically passed away just over a year ago. Read more
Sevens Touch team aim to raise funds for three top charities
Sheffield Town Talk – 10th May 2017 All money raised from the game will go to St Luke’s Hospice in Sheffield, Chesterfield’s Ashgate Hospice and Cardiac Risk in the Young. Read more
Football match raises four times its target for Shane Holland
This is local London – 10th May 2017 A football match was organised in Shane’s honour to raise money to provide heart screenings for young people. Read more
2017 Hebridean Cycle Challenge
Stornoway Gazette – 9th May 2017 The Hebridean Cycle Challenge team will be continuing to raise funds for the ‘Andrew Macleod Memorial Fund’ set up with CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) Read more
Family of Joe Leyland raise £10,000
Stoke Sentinel – 9th May 2017 Determined relatives of Joe have raised more than £10,000 to help stop families going through the grief they have experienced. Read more
Shane Holland Heart Screening Initiative raises four times original target
Bexley Times – 8th May 2017 A charity football match organised in memory of Shane Holland raised more than four times its original fundraising target on Saturday. Read more
Family of Ben Hammond launch campaign to provide screening
Kent Online – 8th May 2017 One hundred pupils at Tenterden’s Homewood School are to be offered free screening for heart defects – thanks to the tireless campaigning of Ben’s family for charity, CRY Read more