The first day dawned fresh and clear – Er well, actually, no it didn’t. For the beginning of June, it was unseasonably cold and wet. This was the culmination of our own personal marathon; we had been growing plants for months. What had seemed like a good idea, had now turned into an uphill battle just
During October 2000 whilst working at a Bournemouth fire station, Terry Brokenshire, a lad on my shift, mentioned in casual conversation that he was going to run the London Marathon dressed as a giant heart! Terry explained how he had become involved with CRY after experiencing the tragic consequences of heart failure in the young whilst
42 CRY runners from Southampton ages 10 – 71 complete the challenge in memory of Philip. “It’s wonderful to think that after 7 years people still care”, Mary Abraham, Philip’s mum. A wonderful, long day was had by all including a tour and a trip on the London Eye. I’m hoping that the sponsorship will be
Please support this intrepid team of ex-rugby players. They are to take up the challenge to climb BEN NEVIS SCAFELL PIKE and SNOWDON all in 24 hours – 6-7th July 2002 in memory of CHRISTIAAN SMITH Three Peak challenge completed – fighting the elements to raise funds Never mind the cool and damp Welsh summer we’ve
I just wanted to let you know that I have placed an online auction on eBay.co.uk to raise some funds for a dear friend who lost her young daughter to this terrible silent killer.Faerie auctioned for CRY on eBay She left a baby girl aged just 5 months and she herself was just 20 years of
Early this year, an otherwise fit and active young man died unexpectedly in his sleep. Levon Morland (West Rainton, Co. Durham) had travelled the world, making friends wherever he went and his short life of 22 years was full of fun and laughter. He had a cardiac disorder called Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome, and this caused an irregularity
My twin sister Paula and I were very keen runners when we were younger, competing at school events and then with our club the Worthing Harriers. I ran the 800m and the 1500m when I was younger and moved on to the 400m Hurdles when I was a senior competing at county level. I had always
It has long been an ambition of mine to run the Marathon. I’ve always thought that to complete the gruelling 26.2 miles would be a great achievement, something that I could tell my grandchildren all about in years to come. With this in mind I applied to the ballot soon after the 2001 Marathon. At midnight
Over a hundred people were expected to walk across 20 feet of burning coals during this fire walking experience. David Gregory took up the Fire Walk challenge and hoped to raise a couple of hundred quid for both the Blood Pressure Association, organisers of the event and Cardiac Risk in the Young and Action on Salt
On the 29th April 2002 my best friend Tim Daines died suddenly whilst playing football. The doctors could not find anything that would have caused his death, and at the Inquest the coroner came to a verdict of natural causes. Although they did say his death was caused by a cardiac problem. Tim’s family and friends