For many the clocks going back meant an extra hour in bed – not for Trinity Hall Boat Club. Instead it meant an extra hour to row as they undertook a 25 hour ergothon to raise funds for the refurbishment of their boathouse and for national charity “Cardiac Risk in the Young”. Double Olympic gold medallist,
In September 2013 the community of Llanishen was left devastated after the sudden death of 13 year old Owen Morris from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. Following Owen’s tragic death, his family and friends set up a group called “Remembering Owen” – from June 5th to 6th 2014, over 160 riders cycled from Cardiff City Stadium
Why Not Run is a Charity Fun Run for all the family and for all ages and abilities, which raises money for local children’s and young people’s charities. It is held in the grounds of Farringtons School in Chislehurst, Kent. The event, which this year took place on Sunday 11 May raised funds for CRY via the locally
Miccoli started off their weekend in Surrey with an appearance on Radio BBC Surrey on Friday 17th October. They were very well received in the shopping centre in Camberley and lots of people approached the band to find out more about CRY. The band are so pleased with the way the tour has gone so far
Following the great success achieved on completion of the Newport half marathon back in March, a small number of AC Pontymister players decided to challenge themselves again and aim to complete the Cardiff half marathon. This time participation was only thought about 3 weeks prior the event taking place, but a determined group including brother of
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