On Saturday 27th July 2013 friends and family played in the annual Ben Simpson Open golf day to celebrate Ben’s life. A wonderful £1,616.79 was raised. “The friends and family of Ben Simpson gathered together on Saturday 27th July to remember Ben and raise some extra funds for CRY in their annual charity golf day. Despite
BKD Performers held a dance show at the Old Woking Community Centre in Surrey, on Saturday 20th July. They raised £176 for CRY from sales of programmes for the show. http://bkdperformers.co.uk/KD/Home.html
After 5 days of cycling in a searing heat wave throughout the UK, the whole team completed the Investec Ashes Cycle Challenge with a smile on their face and a tear in their eye! I only did 3 days due to childcare arrangements, but it was a privilege to be involved in the event. It was
On Saturday 13th July 2013 the second annual charity fun day was organised in memory of Sam Wright by friends and family. The event was really well attended with some very important special guests and it raised a wonderful £5,000 for CRY. “After a successful fundraising fair at Woodlands School in April 2012, the Friends of
It seems as though three records may have been broken on Sunday July 7th 2013! The first British winner of the Wimbledon Men’s Singles in 77 years; soaring temperatures making it the hottest day of the year so far; and over 1,200 willing walkers travelling to Central London to take part in the annual CRY Heart
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Summer Fair in memory of Chloe Waddell On Saturday 6th July, a summer fair was held in the beautiful sunshine on the front lawn of the school. The Summer Fair raised over £1,650, with hundreds of members of the school and local community coming together to remember and celebrate Chloe’s life
The staff of Aston Bond LLP got together to raise money for CRY in the town centre of Slough. They created some great awareness and raised over £1,300 on the day. “Cardiac illnesses in the young are a growing concern among medical specialist around the world and here in the UK the Cardiac Risk in the
On Tuesday 2nd July staff and pupils from Wellsway School welcomed Dave Boulton and the other CRYRiders on day 4 of their epic 13 day cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats in memory of Jack Boulton. They held a CRYRide mini and raised funds towards the final total of CRYRide. “Congratulations and thank you to
On Saturday 29th June, 90 pupils and members of staff took part in the inaugural Surbiton High School 12 hour ‘Hockathon’ which took place at the newly opened Oaken Lane Sports Facility. Students from years 7 to 13 participated and competed alongside staff, in two teams for the chosen charities. The ‘Green Team’ represented CRY and
Dave Boulton gathered a team of 10 cyclists to take on the challenge of cycling from Lands End to John O’ Groats in 13 days this summer in memory of his son, Jack. They set a target of raising a further £10,000 for CRY as part of their challenge. “Well we have successfully completed our challenge.