In August, Cardiff medical student Elin Harding and her father Andy cycled from London to Paris to raise money for CRY. They were inspired to undertake this adventure in memory of their dearly missed relative, Owen, who tragically passed away from sudden cardiac death on 3rd September 2013 aged just 13. Starting in Greenwich they cycled
This weekend was “the big one” and I’m happy to say that I did better than I feared I would do – though there’s still a lot of room for improvement. I first want to thank everyone who helped out on the day, particularly my pit crew, and everyone who sponsored me in the middle of
On Friday 22nd September, we hosted a Body Shop fundraiser along with Body Shop at Home consultant Stephanie Doorbar. As well as selling Body Shop products, we had a raffle, nails being painted and biscuits for sale. Everyone who attended had a great night, and we raised £300. Thank you to everyone who came to support
From the 2nd – 9th September, I undertook a sponsored bike ride in memory of my beautiful Granddaughter Liana. I was raising money for CRY to help their research into heart problems in young people. The Black Forest is a beautiful area, but I had never seen such steep mountains. It was, by far, the hardest
Suzanne and Gordon Wright are members of the National Garden Scheme and open their garden to the public three times a year. They supply cake and drinks for the visitors with the money raised going to a charity of their choice. This Bank holiday weekend 26th & 27th August they asked if Tony and I would
The Rotary Club of Kelvedon & District’s third annual Classic Car Rally on Sunday 3rd September was the most successful to date. Twenty classic cars met at club President Margaret Crowe’s house in Inworth, the drivers and navigators receiving their course directions and a complimentary breakfast before checking the route and their vehicles. All the cars
We held a disco on 2nd September at Saltford Golf Club to raise funds for CRY and to celebrate the Cotswold Way Challenge. The disco was a great success and we had a packed dance floor for the entire night. There was a raffle and auction and overall £1,904 was raised. Dave, June and Lucy Boulton
We did it! Team Leyland cycled 175.6miles in total (the distance by road from Cheadle to CRY’s head office in Leatherhead, Surrey) in just under 9 hours. In total, through sponsors and donations by the generous people of Cheadle, we have raised an amazing £1,472.34. Thank you so much for everyone’s generosity! This challenge was done
Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 62 runners who took part in the Simplyhealth Great North Run for CRY on Sunday 10th September 2017. The streets of Newcastle quickly started to fill with runners and supporters from 8am. As always, the huge crowds covered the whole route providing a great atmosphere and well needed
The Autumn Wolf Run was my 20th race this year for CRY and Team Madeline. It was a gruelling 10km obstacle run, which included lots of climbing, swimming, hills and mud (as the pictures show). It was a great training race in preparation for The Great North Run and sponsorship for the whole team’s efforts are