On the 25th August 2004 Martyn died doing what he loved best, playing football. Not only was Martyn my boyfriend, he was a great friend, not just to me but also to everyone who knew him. Having lost Martyn last August to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome I felt I wanted to do something to help raise
My twin sister Paula and I were very keen runners when we were younger, competing at school events and then with our club the Worthing Harriers. I ran the 800m and the 1500m when I was younger and moved on to the 400m Hurdles when I was a senior competing at county level. I had always
CRY is delighted to announce that Calor Gas Ltd have chosen to support CRY from October 2009, in memory of Scott Rennie, who was the son of their Managing Director, Stephen Rennie. Calor staff will take part in CRY events during 2010 and 2011 and as part of their ‘Gift of the Gas’ scheme, the company
15th December 2011 The Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks Over 500 people attended the Carols for CRY concert in the beautiful Guards Chapel in Wellington Barracks on the evening of December 15 for a fundraising carol service very kindly organised for CRY by Pippa Miller. The evening opened with music from the Band of the Irish Guards,
CRY is delighted to announce that during its partnership with Calor Gas Ltd – from October 2009 to December 2011 – the Company have contributed a massive £101,660 to CRY in memory of Scott Rennie, son of Calor’s Managing Director, Stephen Rennie. The money has been raised through a range of staff activities and sponsorship of
Congratulations and thank you to the 42 CRY runners who took part in the BUPA London 10,000 on Sunday May 27th 2012. Luckily the sun shone for us making it one of the hottest days of the year, although slightly too hot for running in. The first CRY runner to cross the finish line was Bill
Bingo fans at the Kingsway Club in Brighouse can claim a full house when it comes to fund-raising. A series of charity flyers which involve the club putting up the prizes and the stake money going to charity, have raised £2000. General Manager Stuart Heaton said he was delighted with the amount raised by members. “Fund
Chris Smith continued his wonderful open water swimming fundraising efforts with the Windermere Wild Challenge on Sunday 1st September. He also attended the Preston Swimming Club Presentation and represented CRY. “On the 1st September 2013 I undertook my Windermere Wild Challenge. The challenge was to swim 10.5 miles from one end of Lake Windermere in The
Our annual motorcycle trials school was held in August 2013. We had around 70 riders taking part and we had a barbecue, prize draw, a band and a bar. There was also a cake someone had donated which was decorated with the CRY logo on top – this was auctioned. The trials school was part of
Nearly 40 local people including children in buggies and happy dogs took part in an 8 mile charity walk on Sunday 25th November. The walkers set off at 9.30am from Breathing Space Spa & Studio (who organised the event) to raise money and awareness for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). The walkers (dressed