I can hardly believe that my friends and family helped me to raise over £1,000 when I ran the Beachy Head Marathon in memory of Jeremy Cole on Saturday 27th October 2012. My regular training of around 50 miles each week left me in good shape for one of the UK’s most challenging off-road races, but
28th – 30th May 2012 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex CRY was delighted to be chosen as the charity to fundraise at the 2012 British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference. The focus of our fundraising efforts was a “Cyclathon” that ran throughout the course of the 3-day conference. As well as raising funds and awareness for
After heavy rainfall earlier in the evening, on what threatened to be a particularly wet night, there was a capacity crowd of mainly young people for the Annual Sixth Form Memorial Match. Unfortunately, the Sackville v Imberhorne ‘Old Boys’ match had to be called off this year, to make way for bringing the Sixth Form game
We have put on this tournament annually in support of good causes and mainly as a result of the untimely death of our former President, Derek Stark, who died as a result of a heart attack. This year was also particularly pertinent to us as the result of the death of a young lady, Jenny Kerwood,
25th August 2012 – St Nicholas Church Hall, Allestree, Derby From a local rapper to a glam-rock covers band, our collection of music acts were ready to take to the stage on Saturday 25th August for an evening of enjoyment and fundraising. Volunteers provided endless amounts of refreshments and snacks to over 150 guests at the
Huw Williams decided to hire a barge on the 19th August to celebrate his retirement as a teacher and very kindly asked for donations to the charity from his guests. He raised a wonderful £183.00 and had a great time in the process! “The event was to celebrate my retirement as a Primary School Teacher In
Specsavers staff in Bradford took part in a treadmill marathon to raise money for CRY in the memory of Michael Land. They raised a wonderful £300 with their efforts and the support of their customers. The below was written by the local newspapers. Opticians have heart for good cause “Athletic staff at two Bradford opticians went
Myself and Andrew Quew did a charity skydive on 28th July 2012, in memory of Andrew’s wife, Gemma. To date we have raised £2,274.41. We made our jump from Neatherhaven Airfield near Salisbury. Unfortunately, our first attempt was abandoned due to bad weather at the last minute; but we were able to jump the following week.
Family and friends of Tom Fleetwood, who died suddenly last year, raised nearly £17,000 in his memory through a football tournament and funday on Sunday 5th August 2012. Elise Fleetwood, his wife, organised the huge event, which more than 1,000 people attended at Rayleigh Town Sports Club. Tom was 28 when he died suddenly after returning
F.C. Easington held a charity match and fun day on Sunday 5th August this year to raise funds in memory of Kasia Ber. They raised a wonderful £266.50 in her memory. “Please accept a cheque of £266.50. This was raised by F.C. Easington who held a football match. The day went really well with a great