I was unsure about doing the skydive first of all, but knowing I was doing it for Paige and knowing that I wanted to make her proud, gave me the push to do it! It was such an incredible feeling, and I would really like to do another skydive for CRY in the near future. Charlotte
Over 230 CRY supporters took part in the 8th CRY Durham Walk, newly rebranded as the CRY Heart of Durham Walk, to reflect the revised route which includes Durham’s historical City Centre. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped to make the day so special. It was, as always, an emotional sight to see everyone
The 15th September 2017 in the Centenary Theatre Liam O’Sullivan premiered his documentary “Harrys Heart”, this one hour documentary was cut down from over 50 hours of footage shot over 18 months. The documentary aims to educate the audience on the great work done by CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) through the telling of Harry’s story
We attended a Harvest Supper at the home of Carol Dawson proprietor of Distant Memories at Hemsworth. We held a raffle and raised £20.00 for Rory’s Foundation at CRY. Pictured is Jackie who won the floral arrangement created by Rory’s sister Francesca. Anne Embling
On 10th September, Team Megan’s Mayhem undertook the last quarter of The Thames Challenge. One member of the team, Hero Matthew White, was brave enough to complete the whole 100km in an impressive time of fourteen hours. There were twenty seven members in the team made up of Megan’s friends and family. The Challenge was particularly poignant
On Sunday 17th September I took part in my biggest running challenge to date in memory of Michael McCullough. After 16 weeks tough training, race day weather was perfect on this mostly flat course, I thoroughly enjoyed it and even more so once I had crossed the finishing line! I would highly recommend anyone to take on
We did it but it was so hard and hilly (next time I’ll be running and flat one). Natalie Bird
A photo of Daisy with Humpty Dumpty which we entered into our churches scarecrow competition recently – she collected £10 from friends and family who liked her entry which, as you can guess, yours truly did most of! There is also a cheque for £208 on its way from recent market stalls and we have now
On Sunday 10th September Laura, who is a work colleague of Joe’s dad, took on the gruelling challenge of completing the Great North Run, which was a staggering 13.1 miles. This was a massive challenge for her, even more so that she broke 2 of her toes 2 weeks before the race. But, she still managed
On 6th August 2017 the Michael Fisher Memorial Trophy was contested at the Dub Playing Fields in Belfast The day started out a little grey as the weather closed in with rain, wind and dark skies however we didn’t lose any enthusiasm for the day and had faith that the sun would shine through, and did