At 7 am, on Wednesday 9th March I dived into Papplewick’s pool to begin my 9 hour swim in memory of my brother Richard,who died in his sleep at just 29 yrs old. I had decided to attempt this over the Christmas holiday, having previously completed a 7 hour swim in 2012 and an 8 hour
The Challenge 10 Cyclists prepared to pit themselves against 160 miles of hilly terrain from the West coast of the UK, whatever weather got thrown at them in 2 days, and whatever challenges lay ahead. They returned back to the local village of Swanland on the East coast for a celebratory BBQ. This is a tale
Turning 40 last year was no big deal but then I thought I’m going to do something exciting I know what, I’m going to jump out of a plane and I’m going to do it in my friend, Charlotte Adams’ memory. There was my goal and on 25 June 2016, three days after what would have
HUNDREDS OF WALKERS HELP TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR CRY AS FLAGSHIP EVENT REACHES ITS 10TH YEAR On Sunday 26th June, 1,266 walkers congregated in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. The 10th year of the event saw the introduction of the new starting venue, with a wonderful backdrop of Tower Bridge. And,
I held a ‘Girls Night In’ for another charity last year, and I thought that this year I would do it again but this time for CRY. So, a group of us had a girls night in at my house; there were about 25 of us. There was a £5 donation/entry fee. We had a raffle,
I held a sponsored basketball shoot-a-thon with 1st Tadcaster Guides, we had to shoot 624 hoops in 52 minutes. Some of the girls came in red and white, they learnt a bit about the charity and then we started. We found it more difficult then we thought but worked well as a team and it began
I ran a half marathon PB of just under 2 Hours 8 Minutes – which is over 12 minutes quicker than the last time I ran the Potters ‘Arf, and it was definitely because of the support I had from everyone who sponsored me. The race was actually enjoyable! (it’s the first time I’ve said that
To celebrate what would have been Bethany’s 15th birthday her parents and family organised a celebration day which took place on the 5th March 2016. Bethany’s celebration day was a time for friends and family to come together, remember Bethany, raise awareness and valuable funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young. It was a fun filled
My name is Sophie Marsden and I am a third year physiotherapy student at the University of Nottingham, I was the main organiser of the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for CRY for the Alex Reid Memorial Fund. This was completed on the 30th April where a cohort of physios and lecturers all completed the challenge in under
CRY is a cause that is very personal to me and my family as my brother-in-law Robert Palmer died in his sleep last October, at just 30 years of age. He was fit and active, lived life to the full and never had any serious medical issues. The post-mortem was inconclusive as was the enquiry into his