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Articles from regional publications - London & South East (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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23/10/08

Littlehampton Gazette

Triple tragedy mother backs call for testing

A Littlehampton mother whose son died aged just 24 has backed a new national campaign to raise awareness of the 'staggering' number of young people dying from a heart condition. 

22/10/08

Haslemere & District

Messenger

CRYing Out For Awareness

As Big Ben stuck noon outside the Houses of Parliament the Hunter family from Haslemere were joined by MPs at the launch of CRY's new postcard campaign. 

22/10/08

News Shopper

'If it saves one it will be worth it'

Eight-year-old Charlie Morettes, who died from sudden cardiac death, is featured in a campaign to prevent others being killed by the same condition. 

16/10/08

Sutton Guardian

Friends run to help charity that helped them grieve

The best friends of 26-year-old Matthew Readings, who died suddenly of heart failure after a morning at work, will be raising money for CRY. 

15/10/08

Sheppey Gazette

Charlotte is the face of cardiac campaign

The face of Charlotte Wright, an eight-year-old from Sheppey who died suddenly of an undetected heart problem, is being used to help raise awareness about the growing number of people affected by the condition. 

15/10/08

News Shopper

Charlie features in campaign to save lives

Eight-year-old Charlie Morettes, who died from Sudden Cardiac Death, is featured in a campaign to prevent others being killed by the same condition. 

15/10/08

News Shopper

Young people need health check

Jim and Barbara Holland lost their son Philip to sudden cardiac death syndrome at Christmas in 2002. 

10/10/08

Brentford FC Press Release

CRY Awareness Week

C.R.Y. (Cardiac Risk in the Young), Brentford’s secondary Away Shirt Sponsors, launch, for the fourth consecutive year, their Raising Awareness Week today.  The Week, which will see many different events being organised throughout the country, is specifically designed as the title suggests to raise awareness of sudden death syndrome (SDS), specifically in the young (under 35).

09/10/08

The Argus

Heart attack at 26

Joseph Tanner learned about his heart condition in dramatic fashion.  He had just come to the end of the Hastings half marathon in March this year when he suddenly collapsed with a heart attack. 

25/09/08

Worthing Herald

Fitness fan who died in his girlfriend's arms

A fitness fanatic collapsed in his girlfriend's arms and died of a rare heart condition. 

18/09/08

The Argus

Hockey player died from secret heart defect

A talented hockey player who did not know he had a heart defect slumped on to his girlfriend and died. 

09/09/08

Fleet Mail

Car treasure hunt drive to help charity

A mother whose son suddenly died of a mysterious illness is organising a treasure hunt to raise money for the charity that supported her while grieving. 

16/08/08

Woking Review

Bradley's hair loss is a big gain for charity

Bradley Farrow, 22, from Sheerwater, accepted the challenge of having his head shaved in front of a pub packed with punters to raise money for CRY. 

14/08/08

Malling Chronicle

Charity cycling feat raises extra £25,000

A Sevenoaks fundraiser whose wife suddenly died of a heart defect has raised nearly £25,000 for a heart charity after cycling the length of the country. 

06/08/08

News Shopper (Bromley)

Mystery deaths cry out for answers

Ryan Darby was just 27 when he died from a heart attack in a hotel room in Bangkok.  He was one of eight apparently fit and healthy young people who die from undiagnosed heart conditions every week in the UK. 

01/08/08

Fleet News

Bridge walk couple raise charity cash

Sarah and Les Drawbridge of Amberley Grange, joined other walkers on the eight-mile London Bridges Walk, crossing eight of London's famous bridges in memory of their son, Adam. 

31/07/08

Folkestone Herald

Walk recalls pitch tragedy

Patricia Berry, her daughter-in-law Carl Sykes and friends travelled to London earlier this month to take part in an eight-mile walk across eight of the capital's famous bridges. 

24/07/08

Bromley News

Family step out in memory of Ryan

Brave Nicola Acuta and her friends took a heartbreak walk down Memory Lane - or across eight London Bridges to be precise - last weekend to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young. 

23/07/08

News Shopper

Plain headstone not what family wanted

The parents of eight-year-old Charlie Morettes, who died suddenly, say a council has forced them into putting up a headstone they do not want. 

17/07/08

Bromley News

My walk of heartache down Memory Lane

Nicola Acuta will take an emotional walk down Memory Lane on Sunday so that others might be spared the heartache she has suffered. 

17/07/08

Dover Mercury

Family's walk tribute to tragic footballer

Making last-minute preparations for an emotive charity walk on Sunday are Patricia Berry and Carly Sykes, along with 10 other members of their family.  The 8km walk, across eight of  London's bridges, is in aid of CRY.

11/07/08

Alton Herald

Lavender fields are forever

For the second weekend running English Hampshire Lavender near Selbourne is inviting visitors to a Lavender Experience. 

11/07/08

Surrey Advertiser

Kathryn hits right note for charity

Internationally-acclaimed opera singer Kathryn Harries will be leading the way in the annual fundraising walk in support of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) on Sunday 20 July.

03/07/08

Dover Mercury

Footballer's mum shows her support

In 2005 Folkestone Invicta's Paul Sykes died suddenly during a football match, aged just 28.  This month his mother Patricia Berry is travelling to London with her family to take part in the emotional fund-raising walk in support of CRY. 

12/06/08

Malling Chronicle

Fundraiser set for next challenge

A Sevenoaks fundraiser hopes to add to the £120,000 he has amassed in the past year for a heart charity when he cycles from Lands End to John O' Groats in July. 

02/06/08

Kent Messenger

Friends play to remember Jack

Jack Maddams was 17 when he suffered a fatal heart attack brought on by a rare disease.  Shocked by his death, Jack's friends decided to organise a charity football tournament. 

14/05/08

News Shopper (Dartford & Swanley)

Paying tribute to 'special angel'

On May 16 last year, eight-year-old Charlie Morettes collapsed and died from sudden cardiac death while playing rounders at his school in Sutton-at-Hone.  One year on from the tragedy, his mother and stepfather pay tribute to him. 

09/05/08

The Portsmouth News

Why do so many young people die suddenly?

After their teenage son died of sudden death syndrome on the football pitch, Alice and Stephen Reading channelled their grief into raising awareness. 

09/05/08

The Portsmouth News

A true free spirit, our Ed really was someone special

One minute he was scoring a goal playing the game he loved.  The next he was dead.  Football-mad teenager Edward Reading, had his whole life ahead of him when he collapsed and died on the pitch. 

02/05/08

Kent Messenger

Friends set up tournament in memory of Jack

Talented teenager Jack Maddams may be gone but he certainly isn't forgotten. Friends of the 17-year-old, who died in his sleep a month ago, are organising a charity five-a-side football tournament in his memory. 

17/04/08

Dover Mercury

London Marathon runner's tribute to tragic brother

Dover postman Peter Sykes completed the London Marathon in just under four hours on Sunday, the day after the third anniversary of the death of his brother Paul. 

08/04/08

Fleet News

Runners raised £3,000

Workers from a Fleet electronics firm ran the town's half marathon to raise money for a charity which helps detect life-threatening heart conditions. 

03/04/08

The Surrey Mirror

'I fear Jemima may have her father's heart defect'

Grieving widow Aranya Weller is fraught with worry that her two-year-old daughter may suffer the same heart defect that killed her husband. 

28/03/08

Surrey Advertiser

Cardiac arrest can strike anyone at any age and at any time

Chatting on the phone, confirming plans to come and babysit the next day, Frances Allen was tragically unaware this would be the last conversation she would ever have with her daughter Jane. 

27/03/08

Dover Mercury

Marathon run tribute to tragic footballer

Dover postman Peter Sykes' attempt at the London Marathon comes a day after the third anniversary of the sudden death of his brother Paul, so emotions are bound to run high. 

26/03/08

The Post

Cardiac charity awarded £10K

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has received an extra special start to Spring by being chosen as one of 90 deserving winners of a £10,000 Children's Charity Award from NatWest Bank. 

20/03/08

Folkestone Herald

Charity ride for Steven

Friends and former colleagues of Steve Tanner, who died from a heart attack in 2005, have completed a gruelling 12-hour bike ride. 

10/03/08 Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust website

UK's first fast-track cardiac pathology lab for sudden deaths opens at Royal Brompton Hospital

A new pathology lab offering hope to many bereaved families who have lost a child or loved one through sudden cardiac death opened at the Royal Brompton Hospital on Friday (7 March 2008). Funded by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), the new fast-track pathology service will turnaround results within approximately two weeks providing answers to grieving families who would have previously had to wait up to 18 months.

10/03/08 Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust Intranet

150 people attend launch of cutting edge pathology lab

Over 150 people gathered at Royal Brompton last Friday evening (7 March 2008) for the opening of a new pathology laboratory offering hope for those who have lost loved ones to sudden cardiac death.

16/02/08

The Weekly News

I was suffering from hidden heart condition

I couldn't believe what the cardiologist was telling me and, at first, I thought he was being overly dramatic.  After all I was an international athlete, who'd represented England in the 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. 

February 2008

BBC Southern Counties Radio

Interviews with Alison Cox and Vanessa Tardif (Audio clips)

CRY Chief Executive Alison Cox and CRY Supporter Vanessa Tardif were interviewed about young sudden cardiac death on BBC Southern Counties radio (click on names for audio clips).

31/01/08

The Sutton Guardian

Sudden death can be avoided with a CRY for help and a few simple tests

Every week eight apparently fit and healthy young people drop down dead and that is a conservative estimate.  All leave bereaved families shocked, grief stricken and angry that such a thing can happen to young people in the prime of life. 

21/11/07

Hailsham Gazette

Farewell to Posy Bowl

A popular family-run florist which is closing its doors after 36 years in business is to mark its farewell by raising more than £5,000 for charity. 

18/10/07

Swanley Messenger

Golden silence in memory of a lovable boy

A self-confessed chatterbox is hoping to say 'mum' for 24 hours in memory of Charlie Morrettes, who died earlier this year while playing rounders. 

     

 

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