The family and friends of Sarah Tenwick have been fundraising throughout May and June in her memory. They have had a cyclathon and bag packs at their local Sainsburys and Asda and also held a fun day at the Gamekeeper Inn. 24 Hour Cyclathon & Bag Pack, ASDA Newark – 10th & 11th May 2013
Almost three years ago my world stopped. That was the day I found that my sister, Hayley, had passed away in her sleep aged 23 from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. I still struggle with the words to express how it feels to be totally consumed by grief. Those of you who have also had the misfortune to
My son Tim Langdon took part in the Maldon Mud Race across the River Blackwater in Essex, on Sunday May 5th. This is a charity event held every year, with half the money raised going to a charity of the participant’s choice and half to the Maldon Mud Race charity. Tim nominated CRY as his choice
5 months of training, 5 hours of running and one full day of lying in bed to recover! Well worth it all in memory of Tom Hardman. I am proud to say that on the 28th April, after 5 hours of running around the streets and roads of Greater Manchester proudly sporting a CRY t-shirt, I
“On 27th April 2013 a Viva La Rock Reunion was held in Peterborough @ the Brewery Tap to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young. It was 25 years since the original club closed down and many of the guests hadn’t seen each other for many years. It was also an opportunity to remember friends
In July 2010 I lost my beautiful niece Pixie Belle, aged 13 months. We were told that the cause was sudden infant death, yet she was such a healthy and happy little girl. We started fundraising for SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and SUDC (Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood). In 2012 it would have been Pixie’s
On 23rd April, FdA Event Management Students held a St. George’s Fun Day to raise funds and awareness for CRY. The fun included games and prizes, ‘soak the tutor’, a barbecue, music, cakes, raffle prizes and more; successfully raising a donation of £366.66. The students, who were in their second year of studying at Cornwall College
Silver Cross Youth Club in Allington, Maidstone arranged a sponsored 24 hour Famine combined with a sleepover in the Club hall and raised £250 for ‘CRY’ “Members aged 11-18 plus Club leaders starved themselves from breakfast on a Friday until a group Club breakfast on the Saturday morning – missing lunch and dinner at school, work
A concert helping to raise awareness of CRY was held in the beautiful setting of the chapel at King’s College London on Friday, April 12, 2013. The Tredici Chamber Choir, conducted by Richard Thomas and accompanied by organist Martyn Noble, performed pieces including Stabat Mater by Scarlatti, Brahms’ German Requiem and Faure’s Requiem. The concert was
I’ve completed my first 10K today, having run the Lincoln 10K. My husband and son ran it last year and I vowed I would never do it! However, a few months later, I got into running on the treadmill at the gym and gradually built up my distance and determination that I would run it after