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02/07/09 |
ITV.com |
Wimbledon dream
James Doherty, 14, was a county tennis champion and one of Britain's
most promising young players. But his dreams were shattered last
September after he suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the court
and stopped breathing for 11 minutes. |
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01/07/09 |
Evening Standard |
Wimbledon dream comes true for tennis hopeful who 'died' on court
A teenage tennis player who “died” for 11 minutes after collapsing
during a match is to fulfil his dream of walking out onto Wimbledon's
Centre Court. James Doherty, 14, stopped breathing and his lips
turned blue after a heart attack at the Hazelwood Tennis Academy in
Enfield. Doctors believed he had little chance of surviving. |
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30/06/09 |
BBC
website |
Heart tour
'saves 13 lives'
Thirteen young people have been detected with serious heart defects
during a charity screening tour. |
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30/06/09 |
BBC
website |
Testing for
heart abnormalities
Paul Austin, 22, went along to get tested by cardiologist Dr Michael
Papadakis. |
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23/06/09 |
The Daily Express |
Screen hearts to save young lives
Daniel Young had just scored for his football team when he collapsed on
the pitch. Doctors later told his family that, due to an
undiagnosed heart condition, the super-fit 16-year-old was probably dead
before he hit the ground. |
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31/05/09 |
Sunday Telegraph |
How to
reduce the risk of heart disease
(An independent supplement from Infocus Media)
Heart disease has long been known as the 'silent killer'.
Professor Peter Weissberg, Medical Director of the British Heart
Foundation, says this holds true today. |
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28/05/09 |
The Sun |
Screen saver for
hearts
A
new campaign, launched this month by Little Britain comic David Walliams,
hopes to reduce the number of preventable deaths by screening hearts of
young people across the UK. |
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27/04/09 |
The Daily Telegraph |
Generous runners show they are are the best of British
The Great British public rose magnificently to the
occasion of yesterday's Flora London Marathon. |
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24/04/09 |
Evening Standard |
Richards mauls the Lions for overlooking Harlequin pair
Simon Halliday, the ex-England, Bath and Quins centre, is aiming to
raise £10,000 for the CRY charity by completing the London Marathon.
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14/04/09 |
Evening Standard |
Inspiring tales of the long-distance runners
It's the final push, as dedicated runners gear up to take on the Flora
London Marathon a week on Sunday. Jennifer Livesey, is running for
CRY, in memory of her boyfriend Simon. |
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06/04/09 |
BBC website |
Clinic for younger heart victims
A screening clinic has been launched to reduce the number of young
people who suffer cardiac arrests. The clinic, set up by charity
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Cry), was opened at Liverpool John Moores
University (LJMU) by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. |
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01/04/09 |
Rugby World
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Fitting tribute (letter
of the month)
"I'd like to thank the rugby community as well as a wider group of
people for their immense support and fund-raising activities following
the unexpected death of my brother, Simon McNamara, from SADS last July,
aged 25." |
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March 2009 |
In
Force |
Force Stars to shine at awards
Forge the BAFTAS and the Oscars...the most important awards night of the
year occurs on Saturday, June 20, when the stars of this force will be
treading the red carpet at this year's City of London Police Awards and
Charity Dinner Dance. |
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22/01/09 |
Cycling Weekly |
Your
heart through the ages
John Ibbotson was a professional cyclist who died at the age of 27 due
to a heart abnormality that showed no previous symptoms. Cardiac
screening could have detected it and when his family set up a fund to
support young cyclists wanting to follow in Ibbotson's footsteps, they
insisted cardiac screening be part of the process. |
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11/11/08 |
BBC
website |
Sudden noises
danger for sisters
When Chloe and Evie Church wake for school, they cannot use an alarm
clock like other children. The sisters, aged 11 and nine, have a
syndrome that means a loud noise or a sudden shock could be dangerous or
even fatal. |
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13/10/08 |
BBC
website |
Life without
my noisy boy
A year ago, Claire Prosser's teenage son died suddenly of an undiagnosed
heart condition. Here, she explains what helps her cope - and what not
to say to a grieving parent. |
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13/10/08 |
BBC
Radio 4 |
Life After Tom
Charting Claire Prosser's first year without her teenage son, Tom, who
died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition, and exploring the
process of rebuilding after the unimaginable has happened. |
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13/10/08 |
Now |
'She
was my world. We hugged, she kissed me...48 minutes later she was
dead'
When James Brown, 32, kissed his wife Katrina, 30, that morning, he had
no idea it would be their last goodbye. |
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02/10/08 |
Cycling
Weekly |
Get the knowledge
If you are interested in finding out more about sports nutrition and
fitness testing to boost your winter training, Fit-For coaching may have
just the thing for you. |
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02/10/08 |
BBC website |
Sudden Death Syndrome
Every single week, 15 young people from all walks of life die from the
condition known as Sudden Death Syndrome. Now research done in the
Midlands has found a new way of diagnosing people at risk so they can
get treatment before tragedy strikes |
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01/10/08 |
BBC Television |
Inside Out - BBC East
Midlands (Video - 59MB)
This television programme looks at the issue of young sudden cardiac
death in the UK. CRY supporter Andrew Gadsby talks about the loss
of his son Matt, and the programme also features contributions from
CRY's Honorary President Sir Ian Botham and CRY Research Fellow Dr Carey
Edwards. |
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01/10/08 |
BBC website |
Inside Out (BBC East Midlands) - Sudden Cardiac Death
Eight young people a week are estimated to die from heart failure in
England. Dr Sanjay Sharma, a consultant cardiologist from the charity
Cardiac Risk in the Young, answers questions about sudden cardiac death
in the young. |
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29/09/08 |
British Medical Journal |
Preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in young
competitive athletes
The cardiovascular benefits of regular physical exercise are
well established. However, a small proportion of young (aged 35
years or under) athletes with unsuspected heart disease are at
increased risk of exercise related sudden cardiac death. The
majority of such deaths are attributable to cardiac
anomalies, most of which can be identified during life.
more |
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27/09/08 |
Cycling Weekly |
Cardiac
Risk in the Young
In October 2005 John Ibbotson died suddenly at the age of 27. The
cause of his death was a heart abnormality that simply caused it to stop
beating. |
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14/08/08 |
The Glasgow Herald |
Racing to stop a silent killer
A
screening programme has been set up in a bid to prevent fatal heart
attacks in young athletes. |
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09/08/08 |
The Daily Express |
Family live with the fear of death at any moment
Four members of the same family are ticking time bombs. Rob
Griffiths, 44, and three of his children - Rhys, 20, Rhiann, five, and
Nelly, two - all suffer from Long QT Syndrome, which can cause the heart
to stop suddenly. |
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08/08/08 |
The Sun |
My tots defy death
Dad Rob Griffiths hugs his little girls - who like him have a genetic
condition that can spell sudden death. |
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16/07/08 |
Evening Standard |
March for heart victims
Hundreds of people will march along the banks of the Thames this weekend
in memory of children and teenagers who have died from undiagnosed heart
conditions. |
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03/07/08 |
BBC News
website |
Sporting 'heart
screening' call
Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save
lives, a study has concluded. Each year in the UK, hundreds of
apparently fit people suffer 'sudden cardiac death'. |
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31/05/08 |
The Sun |
Son's sad legacy (dad has
same rare disease that killed his lad)
A
dad whose talented footballer son died from a rare disease has been told
he has the same condition. Roger Maddams, 47, could have a heart
attack at any moment due to Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome - which
killed son Jack, 17, in his sleep. |
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24/05/08 |
BBC website
(Video Nation) |
Cardiac Risk (Video)
Mark Fox threw himself into health charity work after his twin sister
died suddenly of a heart condition when she was 13 years old. He's made
a film about the affect it's all had on him. |
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08/05/08 |
Irish Football Association website |
Evans backs cardiac screening of young players
The Northern Ireland U19 girls and U17 boys have had ECGs
(electrocardiograms) carried out by the CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young)
Screening Service at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. Northern
Ireland international, Jonny Evans has praised the Association’s Child
Welfare Department for initiating the testing of the young players.
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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.
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27/06/09 |
Express & Star (Walsall) |
Dinner to honour Anton
A back tie charity dinner is being
held in memory of an emerging Walsall FC player who collapsed on
the training pitch. |
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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. |
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23/06/09 |
News Letter (Belfast) |
Armagh school prepares for tour
As part of their Tour fundraising
effort the senior rugby players from Royal School Armagh decided
to raise funds for the charity CRY. And before their
departure the boys handed over a cheque for £1,800 to Ian
McCall, father of their inspirational former captain, John
McCall. |
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15/06/09 |
Evening Gazette (Teesside) |
Hear
our Cry (Parents continue lifesaving quest)
A couple who lost their teenage son
to a hidden heart condition re continuing to try to ensure other
parents don't suffer the same despair. |
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13/06/09 |
Bolton News |
Concert tribute to Daniel
Performers are joining forces to
raise cash in memory of a teenager who died during a football
match in 2005. |
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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. |
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11/06/09 |
Lancashire Evening Post |
Youngster's tragic death inspires coast-to-coast walk
A trio of charity walkers have
walked the breadth of the country in memory of a youngster who
collapsed and died outside a Preston night club. |
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09/06/09 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Timmy's memorial garden is opened
A memorial garden created in memory
of a young footballer has been officially opened by his former
club. |
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03/06/09 |
Birmingham Mail |
Young lives saved by heart check-ups
Two potential victims of 'adult cot
death' have been saved in the first year a specialist Birmingham
heart clinic has been running, doctors have revealed.
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03/06/09 |
Londonderry Sentinel |
Heart screenings on offer
CRY - Cardiac Risk in the Young,
have announced that they will continue offering screenings in
Londonderry. |
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03/06/09 |
Lancashire Evening Post |
We're all ticking along nicely...
Around 200 young people between the
ages of 14 and 35 attended a free heart screening session, in
the car park at Morrison's supermarket, in Mariners Way, Ashton.
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28/05/09 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Tragedy of girl's sudden death
A nine-year-old girl collapsed and
died while at a school swimming lesson moments after completing
a width of the pool without armbands or a float for the first
time. |
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27/05/09 |
Lancashire Evening Post |
Stars drop in to help heart screen day for the young
A host of stars will lend a hand at
a heart screening session in Preston. |
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25/05/09 |
Manchester Evening News |
Heart tragedy parents on a mission to save young lives
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who
died after collapsing on the football pitch are urging
youngsters to have heart screening to prevent another tragedy.
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21/05/09 |
Frinton & Walton Gazette |
Heart check for triathlete
A fundraising athlete has had his
heart scanned to raise awareness of heart problems in the young.
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15/05/09 |
Liverpool Echo |
Family raises money for heart screening
The family of a promising young
Liverpool footballer who died suddenly from a heart condition
when he was just 16 gathered to launch a two-day health
screening campaign. |
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11/05/09 |
BBC Radio Merseyside |
The CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 (audio clip)
Hayley Marshall talks about the sudden death of her brother
John, and about the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 |
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08/05/09 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
Dance will raise vital cash for CRY
Organisers of a fundraising drive
which has raised more than £19,000 over the past few years are
set to raise even more cash for a vital heart screening
initiative in Dovercourt. |
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07/05/09 |
Pocklington Post |
Kyla's row in for sister
A Market Weighton woman rowed 500km
in memory of her sister. Kyla Hanson took part in the
challenge to raise money for CRY. |
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05/05/09 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Emotional tribute to young people who died
A 'very emotional' village charity
day generated more than £1,000 in memory of Blisworth residents
Laura Hillier and Timmy Spooner, who died from Sudden Adult
Death Syndrome (SADS) at the age of 21, five years apart. |
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04/05/09 |
The Northern Echo |
Screening campaign launched in city
A National screening drive aiming to
cut the number of sudden deaths among young people has been
launched in the region.
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04/05/09 |
Malton & Pickering Mercury |
Family anguish at son's death
Michael Anderson, of Arbour Way,
Norton, died of natural causes in January due to a heart
condition. |
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03/05/09 |
Tyne Tees &
Border News |
Launch of the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09
(video clip)
TV coverage of the launch of the CRY Philips Test My Heart
Tour 09 |
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01/05/09 |
BBC Radio Three Counties |
Launch of the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09
(audio clip)
CRY Chief Executive, Alison Cox, talks about the launch of
the screening tour. |
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01/05/09 |
BBC Radio
Cumbria |
Launch of
the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 (audio clip)
CRY Chief Executive, Alison Cox, talks about the launch of
the screening tour. |
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01/05/09 |
BBC Radio Lincolnshire |
Launch of the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 (audio
clip)
CRY Chief Executive, Alison Cox, talks about the launch of
the screening tour. |
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01/05/09 |
BBC Radio Newcastle |
Launch of the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 (audio
clip)
CRY Chief Executive, Alison Cox, talks about the launch of
the screening tour. |
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01/05/09 |
BBC Radio Sheffield |
Launch of the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 (audio
clip)
CRY Chief Executive, Alison Cox, talks about the launch of
the screening tour. |
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01/05/09 |
BBC Radio Tees |
Launch of the
CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 (audio clip)
CRY Chief Executive, Alison Cox, talks about the launch of
the screening tour. |
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30/04/09 |
Frinton & Walton Gazette |
Fundraiser with heart
A Triathlon competitor hopes to
raise £1,000 to help prevent young people dying of heart
defects. |
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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. |
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29/04/09 |
Coleraine Times |
Marathon effort for CRY charity
It is ten years since Aaron Lundy
died suddenly from a cardiac condition and to mark the
anniversary a number of his friends have organised relay teams
to take part in the Belfast Marathon in support of CRY.
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23/04/09 |
Ulster Gazette & Armagh Standard |
First Run Armagh is a success
The First Run Armagh road race event
was held around the streets of Armagh on Sunday. |
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23/04/08 |
Birmingham Mail |
Screening alert for heart risks
More than one in ten people who
turned up for random heart checks at a special Midland screening
day7 against 'adult cot death' have been referred to a
cardiologist. |
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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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10/04/09 |
Cumberland News |
Garry inspires marathon bid
He may be a fitness instructor but
even Ian Harkness knows that everyone has a limit and says the
London Marathon may well prove to be his. |
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09/04/09 |
Western Gazette (North Dorset) |
Marathon women set the pace for the first Dorset run
Dedicated women runners in the
Gillingham Trotters Club are not content with just running the
London Marathon this year. |
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07/04/09 |
Heartland
Evening News |
Tragic
Claire fronts high profile campaign
A Nuneaton woman who died suddenly
while on a night out with friends is one of the faces of a new
high profile campaign. |
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07/04/09 |
Manchester Evening News |
Hidden heart killer that hits the young
Tragic stories of a teenage
footballer and a dance-loving schoolgirl who both died from
heart attacks are being used to help save other young lives.
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06/04/09 |
Bolton News |
Amy's tragic tale could save lives
11-year-old Amy Williams, who died
suddenly in her sleep, is to be featured in a postcard campaign
to highlight the condition of sudden cardiac death. |
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06/04/09 |
Channel M TV |
Heart attack kids (video clip)
News item from Manchester's Channel M |
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03/04/09 |
Ulster Star |
Special night celebrates a special life
A special concert has been held in
memory of a young Lisburn woman who died from sudden cardiac
death.
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03/04/09 |
Herald Express (Torquay) |
700-mile ride in Ollie's memory
The friends of tragic Totnes trainee
teacher Ollie Marsden, who died shockingly of a heart complaint
aged just 21, are planning a 700-mile bike ride to raise cash in
his memory.
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03/04/09 |
Lancashire Evening Telegraph |
Darwen families' ten years of campaigning pays off
Ten years of campaigning for heart
screening has paid off for two families who lost their sons to
sudden cardiac death.
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01/04/09 |
Herald Express ( Torquay) |
Heart charity set to benefit from match
More than £3,000 was was raised for
charity at Totnes on Sunday in the inaugural Ollie Marsden
Shield game. Ollie, who was only 21, collapsed and died
during a training session at Totnes last October.
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26/03/09 |
Halesowen News |
Tragic deaths promote cardiac checks
Two Halesowen teenagers who died
from hidden heart conditions will feature in a postcard campaign
to prevent future tragedies.
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18/03/09 |
Daily Echo (Bournemouth) |
'On
the run for my son'
Penny Simpson is running her first
ever marathon, aged 60, in memory of her son who died of a heart
attack, aged 26.
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18/03/09 |
Coleraine Times |
Dad's plea
The sudden death of a teenager in
Newry at the weekend, has prompted fresh calls for heart
screening from a Portstewart father.
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18/03/09 |
Portsmouth News |
Family of tragic Ed tee off to raise cash for vital check-up
A fundraising drive was in full
swing at a charity golf day held for a young footballer who died
on the pitch.
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18/03/09 |
Herald Express (Devon) |
Charity game for cardiac fund
Gone but not forgotten.
Totness will be remembering Ollie Marsden when they play
Withycombe at Borough Park next Sunday (March 29).
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17/03/09 |
News Letter (Belfast) |
Teen's death prompts fresh calls for heart screening
The funeral of 16-year-old 'super
fit' teenager Oisin McGuinness will be held at 1pm today in his
home city of Newry.
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14/03/09 |
Richmond & Twickenham Times |
Memorial fund for Ewell teacher raises £5,000
A fund set up in memory of a hugely
popular Ewell teacher, who died suddenly, raised over £5,000 in
less than a day.
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13/03/09 |
Derby Evening Telegraph |
Footballer's family back cardiac appeal
The family of a footballer who died
of a heart condition will help launch a health awareness
campaign today.
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12/03/09 |
Dudley Chronicle |
Mum's plea on heart checks
A mother whose air cadet son
collapsed and died is urging young people from across Dudley to
take advantage of a free health screening programme which could
save their lives.
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12/03/09 |
Woking News & Mail |
Parents pay tribute to a generous, caring son
The parents of a young man who died
of a rare heart condition in his sleep have paid tribute to
their 'warm and generous' son.
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11/03/09 |
York Evening Press |
Crying all the way to the bank
York Karate Academy members took
part in a special training course to raise awareness and money
for the CRY programme which researches into sudden death
syndrome in young people as well as helping bereaved parents.
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11/03/09 |
Birmingham Mail |
Son's death saved my daughter's life
A tragedy has led to new life for a
Midland family devastated by the sudden death of a teenager from
a rare heart syndrome.
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10/03/09 |
The Sentinel |
Postcards aiming to spare parents' grief
The parents of a teenager who died
of a heart condition he never knew he had hope his image will
help raise awareness of sudden cardiac death among young people.
A picture of Nathan Butler appears alongside photos of 11 other
young victims on a new postcard being produced by charity CRY.
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07/03/09 |
Portsmouth News |
Boxing bonanza rings in cash in memory of Peter
Robbie Welch may have got beaten in
his first foray into a boxing ring but having raised £3,000 for
a good cause he was able to take it on the chin.
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28/02/09 |
Gloucestershire Echo |
Beautiful tribute for dear Leanne
Leanne Haddrell's family and friends
are delighted with a memorial bench they have installed next to
her graveside.
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27/02/09 |
Kent Messenger |
Friends join race in Jack's memory
Michael Hutton, 18, and Alex
Wharton, 19, are taking part in the Reading Half Marathon, on
Sunday, March 29, in honour of Jack Maddams, who died from a
rare heart condition at his home in Wigmore last year.
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27/02/09 |
Chiswick Times |
Support for a cause close to Scott's heart
Brentford have announced Cardiac
Risk in the Young will sponsor their away strip for a second
successive year.
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23/02/09 |
Kent Messenger |
Score of 700 at match for Jack
A football match dedicated to
talented Medway student Jack Maddams has raised £703 for
charity.
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20/02/09 |
Kent Messenger |
Footballers' tribute to Jack
A football match will be dedicated
to Jack Maddams tomorrow (Saturday).
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18/02/09 |
Driffield Times |
Valentine tribute to sportsman
Organisers of a charity Valentine
dance held in memory of a popular Driffield sportsman have
thanked supporters after the final total raised was announced.
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16/02/09 |
Heartland Evening News |
Campaign to raise CRY awareness
An emotive campaign is being
launched in the Midlands to highlight the tragic legacy of young
people dying suddenly.
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15/02/09 |
Shuttle Times & News (Kidderminster) |
Cardiac Risk in the Young launches Valentine's Campaign
This Valentine's Day, a leading
heart charity highlights the tragic legacy of young, sudden
cardiac death for those left behind.
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13/02/09 |
Lancashire Evening Post |
I'll walk marathon a day for dead pal
An adventurous hiker is planning to
walk almost 200 miles in a week in memory of a school pal who
died suddenly due to an undetected heart condition.
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11/02/09 |
Londonderry Sentinel |
Lifesaving donation for Lisneal
The parents of Eglinton teenager,
James McGowan, who died suddenly following a PE lesson in 2007,
have donated a set of potentially life-saving defibrillators to
his old school, Lisneal College.
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11/02/09 |
Enfield Advertiser |
Sponsor appeal for marathon pair
A pair of joggers from Enfield are
appealing for sponsors as they raise their game to take on the
London Marathon.
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05/02/09 |
Strabane Chronicle |
'Don't pretend this is not happening'
The message was loud and clear to
all who attended the Cardiac Awareness Public Meeting at Derg
Valley Leisure Centre last Wednesday. 'Don't pretend this
is not happening!'
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05/02/09 |
Strabane Chronicle |
Family supporting CRY's call for screening programme after death
of teenage daughter
February 22, 2006 is a day that will
live with the Gallagher family, Strabane, forever. It was
the day their youngest daughter, Lauren, passed away from a then
undiagnosed heart condition, aged just 13.
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05/02/09 |
Surrey Mirror |
Teenager Tom Copeland riding on with passion
Tom Copeland is a name you should
remember. At 19 he is one of the brightest and talented
riders looking to make his mark on the international racing
scene.
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29/01/09 |
Sale & Altrincham Messenger |
We're on the ball
A football themed charity event will
be held in Altrincham to raise awareness of cardiac disease
among young people.
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28/01/09 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Memories of Jade, year from tragedy
The parents of nine-year-old Jade
Johnstone have paid tribute to their daughter one year after her
death.
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26/01/09 |
The Northern Echo |
Dad welcomes latest plans to ease suffering
A North-East father who lost a son
to a rare heart condition has welcomed changers to the law which
should ease the suffering of grieving parents.
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24/01/09 |
Western Mail |
A silent killer in our midst
Mark Young was an apparently fit
young man with his whole life ahead of him. Mark collapsed
on the football pitch in front of his best friends and died
almost instantly of an undiagnosed heart condition.
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24/01/09 |
Western
Mail |
Life-saving scans
A new cardiac screening programme
was launched last November at the University of Glamorgan in a
bid to prevent these untimely deaths.
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23/01/09 |
Hertfordshire Mercury |
Marathon trio are in for the long run
Residents from Hertford are gearing
up to take part in this year's London Marathon.
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22/01/09 |
Birmingham Mail |
Santa's early start in 2009
Christmas came early for staff at a
Birmingham charity set up to help the bereaved families of
youngsters who die suddenly from heart problems.
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21/01/09 |
Londonderry Sentinel |
Mother promotes screening in her tribute to Brendan
The mother of a young Waterside man
who died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) in 2003, has
urged members of the public to avail of a new life-saving
cardiac screening service.
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20/01/09 |
Southern Daily Echo |
Our Graeme went to sleep one night and never woke up
One day she hopes to be able to
think of only good things when she remembers her beloved son,
Graeme. But for now, the sheer horror of losing him so
suddenly still torments Jan Blenkinsop.
|
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15/01/09 |
Belfast Telegraph |
Mother's plea after teenage son dies
Maura Hegarty, from Curryneirin, who
lost her 19-year-old son, Brendan, in 2003, gave her backing to
the first cardiac screening event to be staged in Derry.
|
|
14/01/09 |
Surrey Mirror |
Horley man runs marathon in his friend's honour
When popular football player Stuart
Attridge died suddenly halfway through a match, it sent
shockwaves through Reigate.
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|
13/01/09 |
Isle of Man Examiner |
Screening saves lives
Craig's Heartstrong Foundation is
holding its third annual heart screening weekend, in association
with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) on February 7 and 8 at the
Hilton Hotel, Douglas.
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|
13/01/09 |
Gloucestershire Echo |
£1.8k in Leanne's memory
Mary and Mike Haddrell from
Aston-on-Carant, near Twekesbury received a cheque from
Tewkesbury School's charity week collection for Cardiac Risk in
the Young.
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08/01/09 |
South Wales Echo |
University of Glamorgan to hold free cardiac clinic
The University of Glamorgan is
helping to target a silent killer. It is holding a second
cardiac clinic on Saturday January 17th.
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|
31/12/08 |
Fermanagh Herald |
Cheques for charity
Aisling and Aoife McCann from
Maguiresbridge, arranged a party at their house in memory of
their sister, Aine, who died of Myocarditis in December 2002, at
age eight.
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|
22/12/08 |
The Portsmouth News |
Tragic teenager may have died from heart defect that lay hidden
Popular teenager Luke Francis died
from a heart condition he never knew he had, his grieving mother
revealed today.
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|
16/12/08 |
Clacton Gazette |
Lizzi and Josh plan charity event in memory of heart victim
Ollie, 21
Ollie Marsden collapsed in front of
his team-mates at a rugby training session and later died from a
suspected heart attack.
|
|
14/12/08 |
Portsmouth FC match day programme |
CRY
for Christopher
On Friday June 8th 2007, Pompey and
Inter Milan fan Christopher Dixon was playing football in a
Swanage park with his friends. He had been in high
spirits, speaking to both his mum and girlfriend before playing.
Minutes later Christopher collapsed. |
|
10/12/08 |
Oxford Mail |
Charity work keeps son's memory alive
Robert Lancaster was just 21 when he
collapsed and died from an undiagnosed heart condition.
The former pupil at St Edward's School, North Oxford, passed
away in Canada last year while in a queue for a ski lift.
|
|
25/11/08 |
Middlesbrough Eve Gazette |
Campus lads claim trophy
Billingham Campus are celebrating
after winning the hotly-contested John Owens Trophy. John
was a victim of Sudden Death Syndrome, and the tournament is
held in his honour every year.
|
|
25/11/08 |
Nottingham Evening Post |
Brother leads team in tribute rugby match
A charity rugby matched raised about
£2,000 in memory of Simon McNamara, who died suddenly on
holiday.
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|
21/11/08 |
Belfast Telegraph |
Cardiac time bomb that claimed my son threatens 1,000 children
More than a thousand school children
risk dropping dead from sudden heart failure, a grieving father
has claimed. They have cardiac abnormalities similar to
that which struck down Armagh rugby player John McCall at just
18 years old, his dad said.
|
|
21/11/08 |
Irish
News (Belfast) |
Mother shares family story of pain and hope
Jonathan Gallagher was only nine
years old when he collapsed during a swimming lesson and died.
Nobody was able to tell his family why it happened and a
post-mortem examination was inconclusive.
|
|
21/11/08 |
Nottingham Evening Post |
Match tribute to rugby fan Simon
Brothers Jon and Simon McNamara were
big rugby fans. So when Simon's life was cut short on
holiday in Croatia, Jon decided a charity rugby match was a
fitting tribute.
|
|
21/11/08 |
Irish News (Belfast) |
Scheme may have saved 10 lives (CRY Postcard campaign launch)
The lives of 10 young people may
have been saved through a screening programme set up to tackle
the rise in the number of sudden deaths.
|
|
21/11/08 |
News Letter |
Postcard campaign on cardiac screening
Twelve people under the age of 35
die every week from undiagnosed heart conditions across Northern
Ireland and the rest of the UK, it has been claimed. CRY's
postcard campaign highlights the deaths of 12 young people from
the Province of undiagnosed fatal heart conditions.
|
|
20/11/08 |
Strabane Weekly News |
CRAIC headline charity concert for Cardiac Risk in the Young
The Alley came alive on Friday
night, as a night of culture in aid of health charity Cardiac
Risk in the Young (CRY) kicked off.
|
|
19/11/08 |
Express & Star |
Lives of two young musicians honoured
A concert in memory of two talented
musicians from Cannock and Willenhall has raise hundreds of
pounds for charity.
|
|
17/11/08 |
Lancashire Evening Post |
Sir Tom wants a super Knight out!
Celebrities are practising their
lines and rehearsing their gags for a variety show spectacular
in honour of Sir Tom Finney.
|
|
14/11/08 |
Wetherby News |
The match to make Adam proud
"Adam would have been proud",
commented Kirk Deighton player manager, Neil Bould, after the
match which was staged as a remembrance for a true family man.
|
|
14/11/08 |
Lynn News
|
Triathlon
for Daisy
A teacher and two pupils at
Swaffham's Sacred Heat Convent School have raised £600 for
charity in memory of schoolgirl Daisy Stonach who died after
collapsing in a swimming pool.
|
|
14/11/08 |
Leicester Mercury |
Heart-screening drive is our salute to Sarah
The family of a young woman
who died of an undetected
heart condition are aiming
to raise £5,000 to set up a
screening session for young
people. Sarah Simpson,
of Narborough, was seemingly
fit and healthy before she
drowned in the bath in
April, 2007. Experts believe
the 20-year-old blacked out
when she got in the hot
water because of an
undiagnosed heart defect.
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|
12/11/08 |
Birkenhead News |
Remembering James in song
A Wirral band are releasing a
charity single dedicated to the memory of 11-year-old James
Poynton, from Oxton, who died from an undiagnosed heart
condition. |
|
12/11/08 |
Wirral News |
Wirral band’s tribute song to tragic youngster
A Wirral band are releasing a
charity single dedicated to the memory of an 11-year-old from
Oxton who died from an undiagnosed heart condition.
Daywalker have just finished recording "Girl", which will raise
money for the CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) charity. |
|
08/11/08 |
Northern Echo |
Heart database to help save lives
A north-east family who lost two
children to a rare form of sudden heart failure have welcomed an
initiative designed to save lives. |
|
06/11/08 |
Salisbury Journal |
Charity runners do their bit
Becky Dovey, 21, from Winterslow,
has raised £1,300 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) after
completing a half marathon in memory of her friend. |
|
06/11/08 |
Strabane Weekly News |
Tyrone stars urge support for charity concert
Strabane's traditional music group,
CRAIC, had the chance this week to meet Tyrone GAA manager,
Mickey Harte, and some of the All-Ireland winning players at
Strabane's district council offices. |
|
05/11/08 |
Leyland Guardian |
Health test in memory of Stevie
Rugby player Stevie Wiggins was just
30 when he died in his sleep during a stint working in America
in 2005. Now, after years of work, family and friends have
raised enough money to run a free cardiac screening session for
young people in the area. |
|
31/10/08 |
Wetherby News |
Harrogate footballers' memorial match for Adam Tennant
Friends and teammates of late
footballer Adam Tennant will hold a match in his memory to mark
the first anniversary of his death next weekend. |
|
31/10/08 |
Dorset Echo |
Charity match raises £6,900
Hospital porters and doctors swapped
their scrubs for football kits to raise money for machines that
monitor heartbeats. |
|
30/10/08 |
Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer |
Glamorgan University to launch new cardiac clinic
The University of Glamorgan is
launching Wales' first cardiac screening clinic for young people
on November 1. |
|
23/10/08 |
The
Comet 24 |
Raising cash in Joe's memory
A football tournament will be held
at the weekend in memory of 36-year-old Joe Langdon, who lost
his life while playing the sport he loved. |
|
23/10/08 |
Strabane Weekly News |
BBC presenter supports Alley's charity night
Popular North West traditional
group, CRAIC, has been backed by BBC presenter and patron of
health awareness charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), Mark
Carruthers, ahead of the band's concert next month in aid of
CRY. |
|
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.
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|
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. |
|
20/10/08 |
Shropshire Star |
MP gets behind the work of group
Telford MP David Wright met bereaved
families to launch a new campaign to highlight the number of
deaths from conditions which cause sudden cardiac death in the
young. |
|
16/10/08 |
Salford Advertiser |
Raising CRY awareness
Students from across the north west
teamed up to raise over £2,000 for research into the condition
which tragically killed a young sports student at Pendleton
College. |
|
16/10/08 |
Newbury Weekly News |
Support for cardiac risk charity's work
Money raised in memory of a Newbury
woman could help launch a screening programme to save the lives
of young people with potentially-fatal heart defects.
|
|
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. |
|
16/10/08 |
Tyrone Constitution |
Alley concert set to raise funds for medical charity
CRAIC, the North West's premier
traditional music group will be hosting a charity musical
concert in aid of CRY. |
|
15/10/08 |
News Letter |
A marathon effort from Finvoy members
In June twelve brave members faced
the River Bann and the weather to row 26 miles for Cardiac Risk
in the Young. |
|
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. |
|
14/10/08 |
East Anglian Daily Times |
Brother in tribute to his tragic twin sister
The brother of a teenager who died
suddenly from a rare heart problem is holding a fundraising
event in her memory. |
|
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 |
Salford Advertiser |
Pitching in to raise awareness
A college is kicking off a football
tournament next week to raise funds for research into the
condition which struck down a student on the pitch. |
|
09/10/08 |
Clacton Gazette |
Pupils to get free heart assessment
A heart health campaigner has
announced that she hopes to offer every secondary school child
in Tendring a free heart screening within the next year.
|
|
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. |
|
01/10/08 |
East Anglian Daily Times |
Students tested for heart abnormalities
More than 750 youngsters were
invited to have their hearts screened yesterday by a mother
whose son died unexpectedly. |
|
25/09/08 |
Northampton Chronicle |
£2,000 raised during fun day in memory of tragic girl Jade
A cheque worth more than £2,000 has
been presented to CRY in memory of nine-year-old Jade Johnstone,
who died suddenly during a swimming lesson at her Northampton
school. |
|
25/09/08 |
Herts & Essex Observer |
'Fairy
Caz' run raises £3k for heart charity
Family and friends of Caroline
Johnstone, the 17-year-old Bishop's Stortford sixth-former who
died in June, raised nearly £3,000 in her memory by taking part
in a 6k run. |
|
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.
|
|
25/09/08 |
Frome Times |
Over £25,000 raised by Frome family in memory of son
The family of a popular Frome man
who died if a rare heart condition eight years ago reached a
fundraising milestone recently, having now raised over £25,000
for CRY. |
|
25/09/08 |
Frome Times |
Frome Hospital thanks local family for fundraising efforts
A plaque
has been hung on the wall of Frome Community Hospital's
resuscitation room in recognition of the generous donations made
by the Wort family in memory of their son. |
|
24/09/08 |
Fermanagh Herald |
Youth rugby players on cardiac health test
A total of 48 youth players, 12 of
them girls, travelled to University of Ulster, Jordanstown
Campus, on Saturday, for a CRY ECG testing session. |
|
24/09/08 |
Heartland Evening News |
Charity is a real winner
A charity close to a community's
heart was the real winner after a super-successful fun quiz and
mega raffle. |
|
24/09/08 |
News Letter |
Enniskillen first up to take CRY tests
Forty eight Enniskillen youth
players, 12 of them girls, travelled to University of Ulster,
Jordanstown Campus, on Saturday, for a CRY ECG Testing Session.
|
|
23/09/08 |
BBC Oxford |
CRY for help (includes
audio link)
One little girl’s death has led her
father to support other parents - Hugh Mulcahey talks about the
loss of his daughter Madeleine. |
|
18/09/08 |
Somerset Standard |
Fourth heart monitoring device given to hospital
A charity has donated its fourth
piece of equipment to Frome's new hospital. |
|
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. |
|
11/09/08 |
Newtownabbey Times |
A £35 cardiac test that could save your life
People across Newtownabbey are being
encouraged to take a simple and quick £35 ECG test which could
save their lives. |
|
10/09/08 |
Coleraine Times |
The £35 cardiac test that could save your life
A simple and quick £35 ECG test
could save the lives of the eight healthy, young people that die
each week across the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions.
|
|
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.
|
|
04/09/08 |
Brighouse Echo |
Soccer tournament in player's memory boosts charity
A football tournament held in memory
of a former Clifton Rangers' player was supported by hundreds of
young soccer enthusiasts. |
|
04/09/08 |
News Letter |
Dad urges more heart defect tests for young
The father of an Ulster teenager who
died from heart failure has urged other young people to get
screened for undetected conditions. |
|
02/09/08 |
Birmingham Mail |
On the ball in teen's memory
Hundreds of family and friends of a
tragic footballer who collapsed and died during a training
session turned out to honour him at a charity match.
|
|
02/09/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Iain and Robert are real unsung heroes
When it comes to being committed to
your sport then you would have to go a long way to beat both
Iain Taylor and Robert Cowell. |
|
02/09/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Knock around the clock!
Tennis players both young and old
knocked around the clock to raise funds for charity and in
memory of its former ladies captain. |
|
29/09/08 |
Hoddesdon & Broxbourne Mercury |
Why Olympic rowing ace will get in saddle
Olympic rowing silver medallist Acer
Nethercott has spoken of his motivation for cycling the length
of the country. |
|
27/08/08 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Relatives and friends have fun in Jade's name
A Memorial Fund Day in tribute to
nine-year-old Jade Johnstone, who died suddenly earlier this
year, is expected to raise more than £2,000 when the total has
been counted. |
|
27/08/08 |
Birmingham Mail |
Players kick off in memory of Anton
Former friends and team mates of a
footballer who collapsed and died while training are to play a
match in his memory, a year on from his untimely death.
|
|
25/08/08 |
Express & Star |
Charity game is a tribute to tragic player
A charity football match will be
staged to mark the first anniversary of the death of a teenage
Walsall FC player who collapsed on the training pitch.
Friends of Anton Reid will play a match at Rushall Olympic's
ground next week. |
|
22/07/08 |
Shropshire Star |
Team raises £500 for tragic player's charity
Young footballers with a Telford
Junior League side helped raise £500 in memory a 15-year-old
former team-mate, Luke Morris, who died from a rare heart
defect. |
|
21/08/08 |
Brighouse Echo |
Hundreds play in memory of Dominic - and now his dad
Hundreds of young soccer enthusiasts
will turn out on August 30 to take part in a six-a-side
tournament played every year in memory of a promising young
sportsman who died of a rare heart condition. |
|
19/08/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Play on for Vicki
Burnley Tennis Club will be holding
its first ever round the clock tournament in memory of its
former captain. |
|
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. |
|
06/08/08 |
Crewe Chronicle |
MP gets pupils' view on future of town
Pupils of Sir William Stanier
Community School have met Nantwich MP Edward Timpson to share
with him their ideas of how to re-develop Crewe Town centre.
He also congratulated them on raising £300 for Cardiac Risk in
the Young. |
|
02/08/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
'Too
young to die'
29-year-old Matthew Wallbank, of
Great Wallbank, died from a rare heart condition on the morning
of his friend's wedding. His devastated parents have
spoken of their shock at their apparently healthy son's sudden
death. |
|
01/08/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
Big game charity boost
Free heart screening is a step
closer after top names from television battled it out with
football legends. |
|
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. |
|
01/08/08 |
Watford Observer |
Family fundraiser in honour of Kevin
Like many young men of his age,
33-year-old Kevin Smart enjoyed a flourishing career, a settled
home life and was making plans for a future with his long-term
partner. |
|
31/07/08 |
Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer |
Fundraising tribute to Gareth
A Llantrisant family travelled to
London for an emotional fundraising walk in memory of their son.
|
|
31/07/08 |
Heartland Evening News |
Live music charity gig for CRY fund
The Railway Tavern in Nuneaton is to be filled
with local talent for a Charity Gig on Saturday in memory of Claire Keen who
died three years ago of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - or Sudden Adult Death
Syndrome, aged 27. |
|
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. |
|
24/07/08 |
Cambridge Evening News |
Bridge walkers step it out to boost charity
Fiona and Paul Roberts were joined
by more than 20 friends for the emotional London Bridges Walk
and raised more than £2,000 for CRY. |
|
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. |
|
18/07/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree
Standard |
Star-studded side for the big match
Television stars are set to dust off
their football boots so hundreds of youngsters can finally
benefit from a potentially life-saving screening unit.
|
|
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. |
|
15/07/08 |
Isle of Man Examiner |
Have a heart, save lives
Paula Lunt, who lost her son Craig
to an undetected heart condition is calling for routine cardiac
screening of everyone under 35. |
|
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 July 20. |
|
10/07/08 |
North Devon Journal |
London bridges walk in memory of Martyn
A Hartland family are going on a charity walk
across eight London bridges in memory of their son. Martyn Luckett
died, aged 19, in July 2005 after suffering from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
(SADS) which was caused by an undiagnosed heart condition. |
|
04/07/08 |
Hertfordshire Mercury |
Parents' tribute after death of daughter, 17
A couple from Little Hadham
devastated by the sudden death of their 17-year-old daughter
have paid a moving tribute to the happy, smiling teenager on the
brink of an exciting future. |
|
04/07/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
Golf day in honour of Marcus
A golf tournament in memory of
Marcus Armstrong, who died in 2006, has raised thousands of
pounds to help others. |
|
03/07/08 |
Cambridge Evening News |
Couple provide tests close to their heart
Fiona and Paul Roberts have raised thousands of
pounds so more than 100 people aged 14 to 35 can have an EGG
test at Cambridge United's Harris Suite on Sunday, July 27 |
|
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. |
|
01/07/08 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Friends in sporting tribute to Tim
Fiends of Tim Spooner, the young
footballer who died during a match last month, have already
raised £2,000 in his memory. |
|
24/06/08 |
Express & Star |
Graham has it all mapped out
Walsall geography teacher Graham
Collins is preparing to cycle the gruelling 1,000-mile route
from Land's End to John O'Groats in memory of Katrina Brown.
|
|
19/06/08 |
Luton & Dunstable Herald & Post |
The Whyte way to change your life...
Sports supremo Greg Whyte goes into
print with his first fitness book, Get Fit Not Fat: 150 Ways To
Build Fitness Into Your Life. |
|
18/06/08 |
News Letter |
Finvoy prepares for charity paddle
Finvoy Young Farmers' Club are
working hard in preparation for their summer challenge on the
River Bann. On Saturday 28th June members will begin their
charity paddle starting at Toome and will row 26 miles to
Drumaheglis Marina. |
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18/06/08 |
The
Darrener |
Meet
your local heroes
Courageous and dedicated parents
Irene Wickers and Granville Staff from Darwen both have one
thing in common....they lost their sons to sudden cardiac death
at a young age. |
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17/06/08 |
Grimsby Telegraph |
Victim's family warns of silent killer
In the week when they should have
been celebrating her 20th birthday, Lisa Freer's family found
themselves gathered together for her inquest. |
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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.
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11/06/08 |
Newcastle Evening Chronicle |
MP fights for heart testing
North East MP Kevan Jones has
stepped up his campaign to tackle sudden heart attack deaths
which strike the young. |
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06/06/08 |
Hertfordshire Mercury |
Cyclists gear up for ride
Four Hertford friends will be
cycling 960 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats, three of
them in aid of charity. |
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04/06/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Help
in Store
Sainsbury's, of Darwen, launched
their sponsored charity of the year in aid of CRY. The
event raised more than £1,000 from bag-packing, a disco and
raffle. |
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03/06/08 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Appeal fund set up to remember footballer
The family of young footballer Tim
Spooner, who died suddenly from a heart defect, have set up a
fund in his memory. |
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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. |
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26/05/08 |
South Wales Evening Post |
Cardiac cause gets a round of support
Liverpool football legend Alan
Kennedy and Swans star Alan Tate got into the swing of things to
honour a Swansea man who suddenly died playing football.
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26/05/08 |
Express & Star |
Lecturer in cycle ride
Mat Wilson, a laboratory director,
is in training for the world's toughest cycle ride, Race Across
America, and has received endorsement from TV star David
Walliams. |
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24/05/08 |
Norwich Evening News |
Take part in charity walk
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is
inviting people from across the UK to join them in their annual
Heart of London Bridges Walk, which takes place on July 20.
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23/05/08 |
Express & Star |
Cycling epic in America
Endurance athlete Clive Middleton is
planning to take part in the Race Across America event next
month as part of a four-man team with help from Cheslyn Hay
Leisure Centre gym manager Paul Taylor. |
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16/05/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
Hollyoaks - you're champion, says fans
Actors from Channel 4's Hollyoaks
played in a charity match against Harwich and Parkeston charity
XI team in memory of Marcus Armstrong, who died suddenly, aged
28, from an undetected heart condition in 2006. |
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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. |
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09/05/08 |
Linlithgow Journal & Gazette |
Walkers raise thousands for heart research
Masons from Lodge Hopetoun St John,
Linlithgow, were joined by colleagues from Lodge Camelon in a
major fund-raising sponsored walk in memory of David
Cochrane. |
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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. |
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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.
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08/05/08 |
Frome Times |
Firewalk for Julian's Fund
Plans are afoot for a fundraising
event with a difference at The Mill public house in Rode, where
a charity firewalk is set to take place later this month.
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05/05/08 |
The Sentinel |
Friends pitch in to remember PC Andy
Father-of-two Andy Hill, based at
Burslem police Station, died in November after collapsing
following a game of football with colleagues. Friends and
colleagues took to the pitch for an event in his memory.
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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.
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