On 7th July, Gareth Higgins and Huw Morgan from Swansea started a strenuous challenge. They cycled from Caernarfon to Swansea, following a central route, which is around 200 miles, and also climbed Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen y fan (the Welsh three peaks) on the way – and did it all in 26 hours! Friends and
“At 10pm on 1st July 2012, 24 South Downs Relay runners gathered the last of their energy and crossed the finish line in Winchester, Hampshire. The day had started at 2am, when the first runners had driven the 100miles to Eastbourne, East Sussex, to start the epic course at 5am. What followed was an amazing journey
On 29th June 2012 Nick Prout undertook a 3 day cycle challenge taking in the classic cols of the Tour De France in memory of Josh Fell. Below is his account of the experience. CHALLENGE DAY 1. Distance:- 63miles Time:- 4hours 50minutes Total Ascent:- 2241m Av Speed:- 13mph Col de Aravis:- 4.3miles long Av Gradient:- 6.2%
Alison Inwood, Donna Kellogg and Carrie Davies climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of Joe Kellogg between 21st – 30th June 2012, raising over £23,000 for the charity. “Doing some kind of fundraising challenge for CRY seemed the only right thing to do after my fiancé Joe died from SADs in July 2011. Myself, Joe’s sister, Donna
On Sunday 10th June 2012 Eddie Foulkes completed the Potters ‘Arf Marathon in 1 hour and 37 minutes in memory of his cousin Nathan and his friend Adam. He has raised £130 from his wonderful efforts. “Running the Potter’s Half Marathon for Cardiac Risk in the Young was an experience that I will never forget. Whilst
On Sunday 10th June 2012 a team of Ex-Hull City FC players took part in a charity match against Felly’s United as part of a family fun day in memory of Josh Fell. An amazing £3,633.00 was raised from the day. “The main event of the day was a charity football match against Ex Hull City
25th – 29th May 2012 Below are notes from a diary which I kept while me (Simon) and my dad (David) undertook the Two Moors Walk in memory of my sister Dr. Jenny Bucknell. The Two Moors Walk is a hiking journey across Exmoor and Dartmoor over some pretty unforgiving terrain; and is just over 106
On the weekend of the 18th & 19th May a team of friends took part in the Three Peaks Challenge in memory of Neil Schuyleman and have so far raised an amazing £4,638.71. “Ok. Last from me (believe that, you’ll believe anything…)….so what happened? Twas a very pleasant weekend (actually very fulfilling). Friday we spent a
Sue, Cameron and Freya held a cake sale on Saturday 12th May 2012 in memory of Rupert Spurling. They also sold cards illustrated by Sue and raised over £700 on the day. “Cameron, Freya & I held a cake sale in 2011 to raise money for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, in memory of
For the second year in a row, Wellington College pupils and staff participated in the Belfast City Marathon (May 2012) and raised £6,000 for CRY in memory of Sarah Booth, a very special pupil who passed away in June 2010.