On Wednesday 24th August 2016 we raised close to £200 for CRY with final donations still coming in. Through Lloyds we have a scheme that for the money we raised we get matched funding so whatever we make we will have it doubled. It was a great day and we managed to raise a lot of awareness
My sister, Louise Teeder, sadly passed away from a heart condition, that no one knew she had, 2 years ago at the age of 33. I had never heard of CRY before this, but they were very supportive and do such great work in raising awareness so we can try to prevent such tragedies from happening.
On 30 June I gave a piano recital at St Pancras church (opposite Euston station) in central London in aid of CRY which raised around £1270 pounds in total. I currently work for NHS regulator NHS Improvement although I used to be a part time concert pianist. I retired from financial services in 2005 and was
We raised £2,030 during the following events: Christmas cake – £130 Alison Schofield, owner of “The Salon” which offers hair and beauty treatments in Heywood held a raffle for a homemade Christmas cake and raised £130. Third annual cricket match: Tommy’s Lemons v Eggers II – £1,400 This was the third annual cricket match arranged by
The winner of the 5-a-side football tournament were Team Logic who also won ‘The Michael Land Memorial Plate’ last year, 2015. Other fundraising activities included a raffle, lucky dip, face painting and a ‘whiskey roll’. In total we raised £1,145. The A1 Football Factory are to host a screening day on Sunday 8th January 2017 and
I ran the Asda Foundation York 10k for CRY in memory of Robert Heyes who was my friend and also a work acquaintance too. We shared similar interests in technology and I will always remember his warmth and rather witty sense of humour. One evening after Robert’s passing, and to the surprise of my wife I
On Monday 24th August, life took a very unexpected turn when my younger brother, Drew, died suddenly. He had been a healthy 23 year old lad who had recently lost a fair amount of weight and who loved to go on long bike rides 3/4 times a week. It was very confusing as to why Drew
On 18th June 2016, myself and 12 others members of my family completed the JCB Mud Run in memory of my Auntie Jacki Fisher, who was also a Mum, Wife, Sister, Daughter and Friend. We raised money for 3 significant charities close to our hearts. Altogether we managed to raised £1334.12, therefore each of our charities
We are very fortunate to have had wonderful support from our neighbours since the death of our son Oliver in 2006. This year was our neighbour Nick’s 50th birthday and he decided to hold a ‘Garden Party ‘ themed birthday celebration on 16th July 2016 with everyone donating to CRY in order to take part in
We are very fortunate to have had wonderful support from our neighbours since the death of our son Oliver in 2006. This year was our neighbour Nick’s 50th birthday and he decided to hold a ‘Garden Party ‘ themed birthday celebration on 16th July 2016 with everyone donating to CRY in order to take part in