Heart risks for young highlighted
An information day was held in Prospect Court in Omagh at the weekend to raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young. Each week at least eight apparently fit and healthy young people die of undiagnosed heart conditions. Tyrone All-Ireland football champion Cormac McAnallen was a high-profile victim of such an undiagnosed heart condition. Yet experts believe that
Parachute jump to raise cardiac awareness
A gym instructor has volunteered to plunge thousands of feet through the air to help a charity that aims to prevent young people dying suddenly from heart problems. Father-of-three Chris Nichols, who works at Fitness 2000, Pickering, is preparing to tackle a parachute jump to raise cash for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Mr Nichols
Alarm clock tragedy mum calls for new probe
A Coroner may re-open an inquest into the death of a nurse who died of sudden heart failure after being suddenly awoken by her alarm clock. New DNA evidence has ruled that Lisa Jane Browne DID die of a rare heart abnormality which could now spark a fresh probe into her death. The 27-year-old registered nurse
Families unite to tackle cruel killer
Every week eight young people across Britain die suddenly from undetected heart conditions. Now in an effort to highlight this devastating loss the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young – is launching postcards across all areas of the country with photographs of eight young people from that area who have died in these tragic
Fit and healthy, yet heart infection claimed teenager Nicholas' life
Ballinderry schoolboy Nicholas Collins was just 16 years of age when he suffered from a fatal viral infection in 1998. At the time knowledge of causes of heart diseases among young people was relatively scant. The keen, fit, basketball player spent seven weeks at the coronary care unit at the City Hospital, Belfast before passing away
Charities are winners too!
Frinton and Walton Gazette Fundraisers from across Tendring put their running shoes on to come up with the case for charity in the 25th anniversary Flora London Marathon. One Frinton family’s effort paid off beyond their wildest dreams. Sarah Perry, 32, died tragically after a long battle with anorexia. And since then her father, Chris Perry,
Runners take the marathon course to charitable victory
This time last year she couldn’t run a mile. But on Sunday one Watford woman showed just what you can do if you put your mind to it – by running an entire marathon. Tessa Denham-Cookes, from Watford, ran the 26 miles in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). She said: “It was really good,
Birdman home – behind rhino
A granddad in a bird costume completed the London Marathon – but he was disappointed to be overtaken by a rhino and an inflatable taxi in the final straight! Dale Lyons completed his “31st” London Marathon in five hours 12 minutes, raising money along the way to help reintroduce the Great Bustard back to Britain. The
Tessa's marathon effort helps charity
This time last year she couldn’t run a mile. But on Sunday one Watford woman showed just what you can do if you put your mind to it – by running an entire marathon. Tessa Denham-Cookes from Watford, ran the 26 miles in aid of a little-known charity called Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). She
Friends to jump in memory of Martyn
Friends of a Harrow Weald man who died suddenly during a football match are organising a skydive to help fund research into the heart condition that claimed his life. Martyn Simpson, of Brookshill, was 24 when he collapsed while playing for his local team, Parkfield, in August. Although he had no history of heart trouble, he
Marathon for tragic Richard
Frinton and Walton Gazette A Clacton policeman is to run in the London marathon in memory of a colleague’s ten-year-old son who died while he was playing. PC Trevor Abrahams is hoping to raise £1,250 for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) which works to raise awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome and campaigns for
Postcard plan that highlights heart tragedy
They were all young people full of promise and life. But they were struck down by a cruel, unseen killer. The charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young, is today unveiling a poster-sized version of a thought-provoking postcard featuring eight young people from Yorkshire who died from previously undetected heart conditions. The eight had no apparent symptoms
Runner gears up for marathon challenge
When crime analyst Tessa Denham-Cookes took up running last year she could barely make it to the end of her street without getting out of breath. Just a few months later, the 25-year-old from Watford is gearing up for the London Marathon. She said: “I saw the marathon last year and remember thinking to myself ‘it
Centre staff raise memorial cash
Generous staff who worked at the Land Warfare Centre at Imber Road, Warminster, have helped raise more than £1,000 for charity. Staff from Defence Estates, Army Training Estates and Landmarc Support Services raised money for the Julian Wort Memorial Fund set up by charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Julian Wort of Frome died, aged
Rare illness almost cost Scott, 27, his life
A young man who survived a rare heart condition which can cause sudden death, told his terrifying story this week. Twenty-seven-year-old Scott Fleming had no idea he had Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome until he collapsed while playing football. As paramedics battled to save his life, Scott’s heart stopped beating on several occasions and he slipped into a coma.
Girl, 16, dies in classroom
Alison Linforth, a “bubbly and happy” 16-year-old, had complained of slight chest pains, but these had been passed off as indigestion. The teenager was sitting at her desk on her first day as an A-level student last September when she suddenly fell unconscious. Staff at Cadbury Sixth Form College in Kings Norton, Birmingham, tried to revive
Pub patrons get on bikes
Pub customers are taking time out from the bar to get on their bikes for charity. A team of 28 cyclists, headed by Michael Willis, landlord of the Tite Inn, at Chadlington, started out on Monday on a 120-mile ride through Oxfordshire to Hurley, in Hampshire, and back again. They were joined for the send-off by
Charity golf tournament raises £2,000
A charity golf tournament held in memory of a Kings Langley man who died suddenly, raised £2,300 at the weekend. The eighth annual tournament took place on Saturday to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), in memory of Howard Jennings from Kings Langley. Howard died suddenly, without warning, in 1996 from a genetic
Dinner Lady’s Charity Work is a Real Life Saver
A new heart defibrillator means lives could be saved thanks to the charity work of a dinner lady. Sheila Clarke, who works at St Mary Magdelen School, Mortlake, raised £3,600 for the machine, which is now in place at the Sheen Lane Health Centre. Mrs Clarke, with the support of a friend’s son and pupil at
Dedicated local hero
Losing her teenage son to sudden heart failure carved a huge hole in Mary Abraham’s life. Determined to stop others suffering the same fate, she dedicated herself to raising money for heart scanners for the city. Mary was presented with a Local Hero Award by Sainsburys Chairman Sir George Bull in recognition of her fundraising for
Screening that may prevent a tragedy
A Mother who lost her daughter to a deadly heart condition is hoping to save other families from suffering the same tragedy. Doreen Harley has organised the first free heart screening in North Wales to take place at Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, on Saturday. She has dedicated herself to raising awareness about Sudden Adult Death
MP bowled over by cricketer
A Hampshire MP met cricket legend Ian Botham at a Parliamentary Reception. Dr Julian Lewis, who represents New Forest East, was helping to launch an all-part parliamentary group that supports the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. Ian Botham is president of the charity, which is campaigning for screening in schools and colleges to detect hidden
Firefighters in good heart
Bournemouth Daily Echo – 8th March 2002 Six fire fighters will dress up as red hearts to run the London marathon. Team members from Springbourne and Redhill stations in Bournemouth are abandoning their tough image for the day to raise cash for national charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. The charity was selected after
South Wales Evening Echo – December 11th, 2000 Family grief after rugby ace, 15, dies
Grieving parents Emyr and Carole Thomas would give up everything to have their son home for Christmas. But they know their wish won’t come true after 15 year old Christian dropped dead on his way back to the family’s home in Criegiau, Cardiff. The rugby-mad teenager collapsed from suspected sudden death syndrome and died two hours
Sun shines on charity golfers
More than 100 golfers held their breath on Sunday morning before it was announced that Little Hay Golf Course could open for their charity tournament after the previous day’s continual rain. They had feared the course might be too waterlogged, but Sunday’s glorious sunshine quickly lifted their spirits. The tournament included five women golfers for the first time this year and