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
“In October 2011 my best friend Kyle Hancock passed away in his sleep, due to sudden adult death syndrome. After a few months of losing Kyle, I decided I needed to do something to raise money for CRY, so I asked Kyle’s family, my family and also some friends to see if they would come along
Mrs Norfolk has been holding fundraising events throughout 2012 in the memory of her nephew James Cody. These events culminated in a quiz night on Friday 20th July. A wonderful £2,230 has been raised for CRY. “All of the events were a great success raising a lot of money for a well deserved charity. Organising the
On Sunday 8th July 2012, Mark Blease took part in the British London 10k in memory of his brother Mathew. He completed the run in 1 hour and 4 minutes and raised a wonderful £515.00 for CRY. I wasn’t really actively looking for sponsorship but wanted to give some more back to CRY for all the
On Saturday 28th July 2012 two events were held to raise money in memory of Simon Cullum. A stall was held at the Gorleston Clifftop Gala and Tony Norman held a Boxercise class with all money from both going to the Simon Cullum Memorial Fund. “On 28th July Tony Norman of Tonys Boxercise did an 8hr
“Friday 6th July I depart Chester to get on the train to Stoke on Trent where I await the arrival of Sara, Sarah, Ni and Rach. Unfortunately due to a slight hitch with regards to receiving the wrong car, I wasn’t picked up at the estimated time of 7 but 8.40pm. This then changed the plan