On Saturday the 12th of May, we held our 3rd Annual Family Fun Day at Preston Grasshoppers RFC in memory of Stevie Wiggins. A keen sportsman and traveller who used to play rugby for Preston Grasshoppers, Stevie began his adventures in 1998 when he gave up his job at F2 chemicals in Preston to chase his
22nd – 27th April 2007 We raised £1055 for CRY in memory of our son Kevin (below) who we lost in August 2001. Kevin was only 20 years old when he collapsed and died whilst playing football. The money was raised by walking the West Highland Way in Scotland. This is a distance of 96 miles
Having decided a year ago to attempt the Flora London Marathon, as I awoke to bright sunshine on the morning of 22nd April, I hoped my meticulous training and planning was going to be successful. I was a nervous wreck, which wasn’t helped by the hotel we were staying in refusing to microwave my porridge, even
Words you were never going to hear on Sunday, April 22nd, 2007: “..and they come bursting into the Mall together…Martin Lel and Paul Tergat shoulder-to-shoulder with unknown Brit Andy Varley…” The reality was that I crossed the line a little under four hours after Messrs Lel and Tergat, having battled against the lack of shade afforded
14th to 23rd April 2007 The Big Heart Bike Ride was a 10-day adventure in Cuba. The trip featured 5 days of cycling (320km) around the island, plus plenty of sightseeing in Havana. The ride took in quiet roads, passing towns and villages that seemed frozen in time. Highlights of the ride included the Bay of
CRY supporter Janine Patchcott has been raising awareness of CRY in her bid to take part in a charity amateur horserace – ‘The People’s Race’ – at Aintree on the same weekend as the world famous Grand National. Janine was one of 3500 people who applied through the Daily Mirror for a chance to take part
Sunday 25th March saw the 3rd Annual Sebastian English Memorial Match played at Haslemere Rugby Club. Sebastian was a young man who tragically died from an undiagnosed heart condition whilst playing rugby for Haslemere in 2004. This yearly tribute day continues to raise awareness and much-needed funds for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. This
On 25th March 2007, 29 members turned up to do our first charity event for CRY. We met at Marshfield Community Centre in Crewe where everyone was given a plaque for their cars and an information pack about CRY. We left Crewe and drove to Bala (with a couple of stops on the way). We stopped
10th February 2007 We had been planning to host a concert for a long time ever since we had been to see previous gigs in the local area. Our band had been performing together for about half a year and decided that we would get our gear together with some bands and see what happened. What
On the 14th of January 2007, I’m delighted to say that I managed to complete my own personal challenge that I set myself to raise money in memory of my good friend Kasia Ber. I went through three and a half weeks of hard gym swimming training, which was extremely tiring but it was worth it.