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
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