On 5th February 2014 we sadly lost Owen, suddenly and unexpectedly, on the day he celebrated his 46th birthday. Owen was a funny, laid back and loving guy. He took everything in his stride and would say “what will be will be” and always had a smile on his face. Losing Owen is devastating and life
11-year-old Ben Woodhouse and his Jack Russell Terrier, Charlie, walked 18 miles on May 27th 2013 to raise funds and awareness for CRY. Ben has various health issues including asthma, absence seizures, memory loss and suspected arthritis; but he loves to help others. Both of Ben’s Granddads died of heart attacks before he was born and
We held a charity treasure hunt to raise money for CRY. It took place in local parkland in Cardiff and was supported by over 250 people from the local community. A great afternoon was had by all and everyone remained in good humour despite an episode of torrential rain! Participants had an hour to find as
On Saturday 26th April 2014 I completed ‘Race 2’ of my 3-race challenge in honour of my 3 late friends and to support CRY. This was the Henley Tough Mudder – a 12.5 mile obstacle course with electric fences, ice baths, lots of hills and mud. Great fun, but absolutely shattered after. As you can see,
Here is me at the finish line of The Nuts Challenge on 2nd March 2014. I finished in 1 hour 8 minutes, which was the 3rd best time of the day. It was extremely cold, especially after wading through ice-cold lakes which was the worst part for me! Also, after all the rain and hundreds of
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to the 119 runners who ran the 2013 London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 21st April. We are very proud of you all and very grateful for your fantastic efforts to raise awareness and funds for CRY. The team of 119 CRY runners comprised of 49 who ran with their
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to the 108 runners who ran the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 13th April. As always, we are very proud of you all and very grateful to you for your fantastic efforts to raise awareness and funds for CRY. Next year’s race date is Sunday 26th
We have had a very emotional weekend. It started two weeks ago when my son, Bonn Halliwell, was asked if he would like to run in the Manchester Marathon. Having never done anything like this before, Bonn took on the challenge – running in memory of his brother Joseph Halliwell and proudly wearing a CRY T-shirt
Thank you and congratulations to the CRY runners who took part in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 6th April 2014. For the first time, CRY had a presence at this popular event. Kylie Wroe (CRY staff) met the CRY runners at the start in Preston Park, to offer support and encouragement. Most of the CRY runners
The Maingot family was six – Dad, Steve; Mum, Jacqueline; sons, Stefan and Fabian; and daughters, Candice and Elise. The family connection with CRY was as a result of Fabian’s sudden death, during a school football match at Twickenham, fifteen years ago. This year, with his school (The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School), The Vaughan Foundation and