A year ago we lost a close friend of ours to SADS. On February 23rd we ran the Seville Marathon – our first marathon – to raise money for CRY. Harry was always immensely sporty, so a marathon seemed like a fitting event in his memory. We trained for nearly 4 months; however nothing could prepare
The Saltford Santa Dash was a new Fun Run event for 2013. The idea was to enable runners, joggers, families and friends to experience an enjoyable community event and to raise funds for CRY and the provision of a defibrillator at Saltford Sports Ground. Visit the Saltford Santa Dash website for more information and photos CRY
Following a 5am breakfast of blueberry porridge and banana on toast, I was ready for the 8am start to my day’s challenge. I started with an hour’s cycling, to be followed by an hour’s swimming and back to the bike – right through to 4pm. My local gym had lent me a spin bike for the
On Saturday 30th November, The Gobstoppers Glee Club sang their hearts out in a charity concert – “Keep Calm and Sing Your Heart Out” – in aid of CRY. The evening was held at Berkhamsted School, who donated use of their beautiful Dean’s Hall for the event, which raised £1700 for CRY. “It was a brilliant
Chris Coe raised a fantastic £223.00 by organising a charity raffle in aid of CRY when celebrating his 50th birthday at Remedy Oak Golf Club in Dorset. He is pictured here with his family. Many thanks Chris and Happy Birthday!!!
“West London based football team, Pitshanger Dynamo, hosted their third annual Race Night on 18th January which aimed to raise money for the club itself and CRY. The community were shocked and saddened to hear that former player, and the son of the Clubs Honorary President, Michael Grundy passed away in September 2013 during the Budapest
Richard Northcott and a group of friends raised money in memory of his cousin, Arabella Campbell, by singing carols in Borough Market, London. They raised a wonderful £580 during their session. “I asked a whole bunch of my friends to come and sing for an hour or so at Borough Market at lunchtime on Saturday 7th
The annual Jack Boulton Memorial Trophy was held at Saltford Gold Club on Saturday 12th October and raised £190 for the Jack Boulton Memorial Fund. “Saltford Golf Club held the annual competition for the Jack Boulton memorial trophy on Saturday 12th October. There were 22 teams of 4 playing in a bowmaker competition and each team
I’ve attached a couple of photos from my Mad Dog 10K on Sunday. It was possibly the hardest run I’ve had to do in a very long time – not because of the course but due to the very strong head on wind. I heard it was measured at 48mph! I had set myself of target
Gordon and Hazel Murch, representing the charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young, were recently delighted to accept a cheque for £4,200 from Colin Liddell, Chairman of the Aberfeldy Highland Ball committee. The sum was raised through generous individual donations and a prize draw, supported by a number of local artists and companies, at the ball held