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Articles from regional publications - London & South East (2009/10)

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

     
07/07/10 Uxbridge Gazette In memory of Kerry-Anne
A charity football tournament to be held in Ruislip will raise awareness and funds for a condition that takes the life of 12 young people in the UK every week.
01/07/10 Harrow Observer 'She went to bed with a shoulder pain but by the morning was gone'
Less than two years ago, Gary Horn's life was torn apart when he woke to find the love of his life motionless on their lounge floor. Despite being fit and healthy, Kerry-Anne Offord suffered an unexpected cardiac arrest, which killed her aged just 30. Now, in the hope of raising awareness of sudden death syndrome (SDS) and Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), Gary is hosting a football tournament in her memory.
02/06/10 The Metro School becomes YouTube hit with Pixie Lott's Boys And Girls video
A Surrey prep school has performed Pixie Lott's hit Boys And Girls in a Dewey Finn-style School of Rock music video.  The school in Surrey has become a YouTube sensation with a slick video straight out of the hit Jack Black film School Of Rock.

14/05/10

Ealing Gazette

Book sale to boost charity

A charity book sale in memory of schoolboy Tom Clabburn, who died of an undiagnosed heart problem, is being held on Saturday 15th May. 

13/05/10

Basingstoke & North Hants Gazette

CRY for help to save young lives

When sports mad Lewis Marsh was dropped off at his tennis club, he seemed to be the picture of health. 

April 2010 Westminster Radio Heartline Podcasts (audio)
Amelia Birnie hosts a special series of podcasts for CRY, following those affected by SADS and how you can help raise money and awareness.  Includes an interview with CRY's Deputy CEO Steve Cox; an interview with Antony and Halina Reid who lost their son Tom suddenly to SADS; and an interview with Natalie Biggs who organised the Tomfest charity music festival in memory of Tom Reid.

25/02/10

The Portsmouth News

Cup held in memory of 18-year-old

A football cup competition held in memory of an 18-year-old who died on the pitch has raised hundreds of pounds for charity. 

21/01/10

Horley & Gatwick Mirror

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)

More than 100 music fans and charity supporters enjoyed an evening of live music at the Leigh Village Hall on a wild and stormy Saturday night before Christmas. 

09/12/09

UCL News

Tribute: Tom Reid

Following the inquest into the tragic death of first-year undergraduate Tom Reid (UCL Linguistics) in September 2009 from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, his parents Halina and Antony Reid have released a statement.

06/11/09

Eastbourne Herald

Bid to halt early heart attacks

Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson has pledged his support to a charity for sudden cardiac deaths among young people. 

17/10/09

Littlehampton Today

Charity offers heart screening to teenagers

A health charity is offering all 14-year-olds in London and the South East free heart screening in a bid to reduce sudden deaths from undetected cardiac problems. 

03/09/09

Leatherhead Advertiser

Getting to the heart of the problem with CRY

In Britain, 12 young people die every week from heart conditions they had no idea about.  Cardiac Risk in the Young is aiming to bring that number down and recently toured the country to give people the chance to get their heart checked out. 

30/07/09

Dover Mercury

Family walk in footballer's memory

The family and friends of former Dover footballer Paul Sykes travelled to the heart of London on Sunday to take part in the annual fundraising walk in support of the charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). 

30/07/09

Surrey Mirror

Ibbotson's legacy still helping future heroes

Three promising young cyclists hoping to turn professional are climbing through the ranks thanks to the legacy of a Surrey cyclist. 

23/07/09

The Argus

Bridges to a better future

Emma Anderson is to take part in a fundraising five-mile walk in memory of her fiancé, who died suddenly from a heart condition.

03/07/09

Chiswick Times

A hearty response to screening

Brentford Football Club was home to the final leg of a heart-screening scheme, backed by the parents of a Bees' fan who died of heart failure aged just 14.  Tom Clabburn died from an undiagnosed heart condition in October 2007. 

01/07/09

Hounslow Chronicle

Tragedy of Bees fan who died in his sleep at 14

Tom Clabburn died in his sleep from an undiagnosed cardiac disease.  The young Brentford fan, who went to bed with a suspected virus and never woke up, was remembered this week at the final leg of a heart testing tour. 

26/06/09

Southall Gazette

Agony of losing a healthy teenager

It is impossible to imagine the agony of walking into the bedroom of your 14-year-old son to try to wake him up only to discover he has died. 

12/06/09

Brentford, Chiswick & Isleworth Times

Free heart tests in memory of Tom

The family of a teenage Brentford fan who died unexpectedly from an undiagnosed heart condition have launched free screenings to save the lives of other young people. 

29/04/09 Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal Hughes the daddy!
Mark Hughes described completing the London Marathon as "amazing" after raising over £4,000 for charity in memory of his best friend Ralph Murwill.
22/04/09 Hornsey & Crouch End Journal Best friend's memory spurs Mark on
Haringey physiotherapist Mark Hughes will be tying on his running shoes for a good cause at this weekend's London Marathon - and he has already raised over £3,000.
     

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