On Sunday 6th July 1,154 CRY supporters of all ages travelled to Central London from across the UK, once again, to take part in the annual CRY Heart of London Bridges walk. Here is a selection of photos from the day. If you would like to view all of the photos, they are available on our
Brentford FC, managed by CRY Patron Andy Scott, enjoyed a successful first outing in their 2009/10 away shirt with a 3-1 win away at Carlisle United. For the second season running, a special partnership between CRY and Brentford FC has seen the club donate the secondary sponsorship of its away shirt to CRY. This unique partnership
The aim was to undertake a walking challenge to raise money and awareness for CRY in memory of Alex Reid. Was it a challenge to complete the 90 miles in 5 days? You bet! Did I raise money and awareness? Any fellow walker heard or gave to my clinking CRY collection tin as it grew ever heavier with
I started training for the 2013 Ironman UK in November 2012, after long hard consideration about entering the event. My best friend’s brother – Craig Burling – had tragically passed away through SADS a number of months prior and the decision to do the event on behalf of CRY was an easy one. I would like to
Sadly in 2005 I lost my sister – bubbly, loving, full-of-life Aimee Wellock – to a previously unknown heart condition aggravated by a violent assault. Over the past years, we have had brilliant support from both our family and friends, as well as the charity CRY. Sunday 4th August 2013 was the day of my first
Thank you and congratulations to the 27 CRY cyclists who took part in the first ever Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 on Sunday 4th August 2013. The sun was out for most of the day, along with a lovely cooling breeze, which we are sure all of the cyclists appreciated throughout the ride. The atmosphere was just incredible
On the 4th of August 2013, my husband John and I took part in the first RideLondon-Surrey 100 mile challenge, to raise money for CRY in memory of Chloe Waddell. Chloe lived in Manchester with her family, attended Altrincham Grammar School and was a talented swimmer – competing in the national team and taking part in
After months of training I took part in the UK Ironman 2013 race on Sunday! The day started at 3am for the meagre amount of my breakfast that the nerves allowed me to eat. Then it was off to the start line. After checking my bike tyre pressure and making sure all my nutrition and spares
On Saturday 3rd August a group of clients from Hoops Health & Fitness embarked on the gruelling challenge of completing the 3 peaks in 24 hours. They completed it and raised a wonderful £2,800 for CRY. “A group of 16 clients from Hoops Health & Fitness completed the 3 peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and
When my friend Aashi died suddenly of a heart attack earlier this year, I really wanted to do something to stop this happening to other people. I have done a few walks before, so I thought I would try something even longer to fundraise for CRY. I decided to walk 26 miles – a marathon –