Today was a very special day as I did a tandem skydive in memory of my best friend Kyle Hancock. He died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome on 16th October 2011. Kyle meant a lot to us all so I wanted to show everyone how much everyone will miss him. The skydive took place on Sunday
“The Run to the Beat Half Marathon took place on Sunday 8th September but officially it started on the Saturday, as the team had to pick up their race numbers the evening before and only just made it in time! This year the Four Pillars Team who took part in the race were; Katherine Swingler (Human
A charity disco was held on Friday 6th September at St. Vincent’s Social Club, Houghton Regis, to raise money and awareness for CRY in memory of Jake Gallagher. The disco was a huge success. We had 150 people attending and there were 35 raffle prizes up for grabs including hotel stays, a mobile phone and beauty
Nigel Wheeldon is Consultant Cardiologist at the South Yorkshire Cardiac Centre, Sheffield, UK – and is also a Commercial Pilot. He has a special interest in the sudden adult death syndrome and inherited heart diseases, leading the Genetic Heart Disease Service for the Sheffield and North Trent Region. He is piloting an aeroplane around the
Signed by the team that beat the Southern Hemisphere Kindly donated by Clive Woodward – England Head Coach Organised by Mark and Debbie Loveday. A special thank you for the stunning initiative of Mark and Debbie Loveday whose illustrious friend Clive Woodward, England Rugby Head Coach, kindly donated this shirt signed by the squad during the
On Saturday 21st September friends and family of Joe Herrington competed in a fishing competition in Little Walden and raised a wonderful £880 for the Joe Herrington Memorial Fund. “I set this up for Joe’s friends and their families so they could enjoy something that Joe was passionate about. We all met at Home Farm Fishery,
CRY Supporter Keith Davies climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 1981. Keith’s son Graham died suddenly aged 16, whilst they were planning a father and son trip to climb the mountain together. Below you will find Keith’s experiences of climbing the mountain. This is not the same route as offered on our Kilimanjaro Trek, but is intended to
“WHOOPEE!!! Another successful “Coffee Morning at McGlynn’s”, so-called although it tends to stretch into afternoon tea and then, for the staff, fish & chips for supper after the excitement has died down.” “A very big thank-you to all who attended and supported CRY, we raised a massive £744.30. The tea table boasted the old favourites, lemon
Chris O’Hara ran the Sheffield Half Marathon in the memory of his friend Jonathan Morgan who he met while he was at university with him. He raised over one thousand pounds in Jonathan’s memory. Chris was quoted as saying: “I was motivated to do the Sheffield Half marathon due to the loss of one of my
I chose to run for CRY after research for my Sports Science degree at Brunel University raised my awareness of the work carried out by the charity. For an assignment, I researched the effectiveness of pre-participation screening in reducing the risk of sudden death syndrome, particularly focussing on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. After I contacted CRY regarding the