On Sunday 7th August, Putney Cricket Club held their annual 6-a-side intra-club tournament, where they were helping to raise money for CRY in memory of Emlyn Wibberley (28.11.1995 – 09.06.2010) “The event was organised in the main by Ben Brook and Trevor Ashworth, and as a ‘special’ thank you for all his hard work he has
I am enclosing some pictures from two fundraising days I have held for CRY in memory of my son Simon Jon Cullum. The first two pictures are from the Gorleston Cliff Top Gala, held on 31st July. The first picture (below left) is of me in front of the stall and the second picture (below right)
On the 16th July, 12 Glyn School students travelled up to the top of Great Britain to begin their 710mile bike ride south to finish at Glyn School on the 23rd July. Stefan Richards and Ziya Gokman represented C.R.Y. in memory of their teacher Tony Cooper, who died in school from a heart attack two years
“On Friday 15th July 2011, my brother Malcolm, his best friend Stewart and I did a parachute jump at a Cambridgeshire airfield in memory of Nicholas. It has been our ambition for years, so we thought that this was the perfect way to celebrate Malcolm’s 50th birthday and raise funds for CRY. We arrived at the
On 14th July 16 Sapphire Systems’ colleagues completed the 5k Standard Chartered Great City Race. We had a fabulous time and were very proud to have the C-R-Y T-shirts on. We have raised exactly £2,000 so far including gift aid. Everyone was very happy with their running times and Sapphire supplied some bubbly and pizza for
On Sunday 10th July Linsay Graham completed a skydive in memory of her brother Craig and raised £2,463.67. I had always wanted to do a skydive since my big brother’s friend did one just after Craig died. So for my 18th birthday I asked if I could do a skydive, since I would no longer need
10th July 2011 On Sunday 10th July, Steven Ranson and a team of cyclists took part in the “Ups and Downs” charity 30 mile cycle ride in Petersfield, Hampshire. The event was held in memory of 19 year old David Green, with the aim of raising money and awareness for CRY. The participants raised £735 for
On Monday 4th July 2011 Jean, Mita and Manisha took part in the Peachtree Road Race in memory of Jean’s daughter Karen. They raised a wonderful £3,633.50 from the ride. “We lost our beloved daughter Karen in November 2009 from cardiomyopathy, a virus that attacks the heart. Some days the loss is unbearable as Karen, during
July 2011 I am pleased to send you cheque for £6000 to be allocated to the ‘Kevin Wilson Memorial Fund’. These funds have been raised as part of our ongoing commitment to support CRY through a range of activities including cake sales and sponsored events. However, our major activity is a ‘Light a Life’ Appeal which
On 26th June 2011 I completed the Liverpool Olympic distance Triathlon, in memory of Josh Dillon, in 2hrs 27min 02sec! A big thanks to everyone who sponsored and helped me raise a total of £500, your donations have gone to an excellent cause!! Owen Jones