On the morning of Sunday 24th April, eleven brave, determined girls from the University of Warwick’s Ladies Hockey Club laced up their trainers and took to the streets of Stratford to take part in the annual Shakespeare Half Marathon. Between them, in under 3 hours, 143 miles (234km) of ground were covered. The mighty challenge undertaken
The run went well despite the temperature touching 26 degrees. I completed the run in 2 hours, 31mins and 50 seconds. My Mum, Dad, partner and 1 year old son James came along too. We thoroughly enjoyed the day, enjoying a picnic afterwards and a nice chilled Prosecco to celebrate! I enjoyed the run despite it being very warm,
Uxbridge College students and staff played football non-stop for 24-hours, raising a massive £3,200 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Players took part in a series of 5-aside matches starting at 11am and continuing all day and throughout the night – with some individuals on the pitch for 10-12 hours. Around 40 sports students took
We all finished the ride on Sunday after a gruelling 119 km and 5000 feet of hills, and we all crossed the finish line together making a bold statement with our kit on. We had great support during the ride from crowds of people who came out in force to support the cyclists. By the time
3 years ago, we lost a close friend to an undiagnosed heart condition, she was only 16. We decided we wanted to do something to raise money and awareness of the charity that could save the lives of many young people similar to her. We took part in Tough Mudder in April 2016, a 12-mile obstacle
We planned the fundraising starting from November. We arranged a full day and night darts tournament with a local youth team. Money was raised by entrance fee/raffle and catering. Donations for the raffle were from local companies and darts players. We continued a second raffle in the Hanley Branch which raised more funds.
November 28th 2015 After losing our beloved Josh in January 2013 to an undiagnosed heart condition, the Merrick family, with the help of their wonderful friends have become dedicated to raising funds and awareness for C.R.Y and the Josh Merrick memorial fund as a lasting legacy to the kindest, craziest and the most inspirational person we
Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the runners who took part in the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 24th April. We are very proud of all our runners and grateful to them for their fantastic efforts and for choosing to run for CRY. The 117 London Marathon runners who ran
We had been thinking of raising funds for CRY and in memory of George. After a typical lazy Christmas where we had overindulged on food and wine. We were chatting with my cousin Grace and we decided to sign up for the Derby 10k to get us moving. We put a status on Facebook to see
On 12th May 2015 our son Bradley Olde, who was just 20 at the time, went out jogging and collapsed with a cardiac arrest. He had stopped breathing for approximately 8 minutes when a neighbour passed who knew first aid procedure and applied CPR until an air ambulance arrived which took Brad directly to Plymouth Hospital.