In the summer of 2014, singer-songwriter and CRY Patron Pixie Lott performed her pop smash hits for students at 5 schools across the UK in order to spread the word about heart checks for young people. Pixie, 23 years old, became a CRY Patron almost 4 years ago and has been a proactive supporter of the
I was presented a cheque for £2,000 tonight (6th October) as my share of the money raised from Music in the Gardens in Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens over 4 nights from Thursday 17th July to Sunday 20th July. Eight charities received money – two per night. CRY was on the Thursday night when The Glen Miller Orchestra
It is now been 3 years since we lost our beloved Kyle to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome at the age of 18. It has been a while since we were last in touch and updated CRY with what has been happening with our fundraising efforts for our beloved Kyle, there has been a number of fund
A record number of participants, 286 in all (along with several 4-legged friends, some in CRY T-shirts or customised CRY neckerchiefs) took part in the 5th CRY Durham Riverside Walk on Saturday 4th October 2014. Since 2010 the Durham Walk has flourished with a record number taking part this year. Our thanks to everyone who could
We managed to raise £100 for Cardiac Risk in the Young on our JustGiving page by race day, which I’m really happy with! David and I became friends at university where we lived together for a year. He was a victim of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome and died the same weekend that I had previously competed
Miccoli’s weekend at Slough was a big success and felt like their best weekend yet! Crowds formed to watch the band, lots of donations were collected (over £100!) and many young people took away leaflets and were keen to find out more about screening. Two articles were written about the tour in local Slough newspapers and
On Saturday 11th October at Pippingford Park a team of alive staff and Gym members took part in The Spartan Beast, a 20km + 26 obstacle race designed to challenge even the elite racer Alive Fitness & Natural Health likes to get involved with charities, and I was pleased when Alive picked C-R-Y to do the
I ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 12th September in memory of my brother who died of ARVC in April. For me, it not only marked 6 months since his death, but really, it signified a significant milestone in coming to terms with such a deep and turbulent loss. My brother was a truly
The trek was very tough, but great fun. There is something very fulfilling in completing a challenge with a group of people! Everyone has their own stories of what is motivating them, but everyone is geared to finish. A great atmosphere helps with the peaks and troughs of the trek. Everyone has the difficult moments where
On the 5th of September 2014, I organised ‘A Night for Mark’ in memory of my brother-in-law Mark Britton. The night helped raise awareness of the good work that CRY does, with posters and leaflets available for people to read. The room was packed with over 100 people attending the event. The night was a huge