I am writing in response to the greatly appreciated certificate which I received from CRY for my parachute jump, which I completed on Sunday 8th May 2005. The next day after the jump I had my GCSE Art exam, which kept nerves about the jump away as I thought my Art exam was slightly more daunting,
The sun shone on the 2nd May 2005, when five amateur athletes took to the streets of Belfast for the city’s 24th Marathon. Daphne Morton, Claire Duffy, Cat Lundy, Susan Duffy and – the only male – Alex Morton were the five members of The Teardrops. Between them, the relay team ran the 26 miles of
For me, the Marathon was all about why I was taking part. Tragically my cousin Ben died as a result of an undiagnosed cardiac defect. The extended family have been fundraising for CRY ever since, and Ben’s two sisters – Paula and Cheryl – and Paula’s husband, took part in the Marathon very soon after Ben’s
By Philip Allen Sunday 17th April 2005 was at once one of the greatest and one of the toughest days of my life. A year of committing to it; six months of training (starting another month on top of that with my caffeine and alcohol ban!); all the fundraising and publicity; standing in Greenwich Park an
26th December 2006 The Pramraceteam is an eclectic gathering of manhood, drawn predominantly, but not exclusively, from Chobham Rugby Club members. As with many of life’s finest ideas it all started over a beer, or rather a good many beers. Thankfully one of the team founders remembered the idea the following day and in late 2005,
December 2006 Friends and family of Richard Martin, who died of WPW in November 2004, have been fundraising for CRY in Richard’s memory. The picture on the left shows two students from Co Fermanagh, who together raised £900 for CRY by doing a sponsored fast on Christmas day. They are Gail Kempton (left) and Leanne Lapin
Early in November 2006, a charity lingerie fashion show was held in memory of Martyn. Mrs Siti Sweeny or Lacy Connections, Gammon Walk, Barnstaple, Devon, spent four months rehearsing routines with 10 young ladies, to ensure that Martyn would have been proud – and they did a fantastic job. Over 300 people attended and there was
1st October 2006 I asked my Dad, Robi, to run in the Great North Run with me. Little did I know he would actually say yes! He has done it once before – why on Earth would he want to do it again? I also managed to convince two other friends, Sam Cliff and Martin Andrews,
New CRY supporters Fanos and Myroull Hadji-Michael (CRY Fundraising Manager Rebecca Zouvani’s parents) held their annual charity Greek night at the Cypriot Community Centre in Wood Green, North London on Sunday September 17th . The events have, in the past, been held in aid of Cancer Research UK. This year, after hearing about CRY and its
16th September 2006 The night exceeded my expectations by far. I really wasn’t expecting so many people to turn up and show their support. The night went exactly to plan and thankfully nothing went wrong. Those who have been around me the last few weeks know I have been stressing about it and I want to