Ballgowns and black ties were the order of the night as partygoers danced the night away at the Mayor’s Ball. The annual charity event saw around 250 people pack out Preston’s Guild Hall for an evening of entertainment. Revellers joined Mayor Christine Abram for a four-course meal and big band hits from the Northern Jazz Orchestra.
The Secretary of State for Media, Culture and Sport – The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP – will today [Thursday 28 February 2008] be joined by families, whose children or partners died suddenly whilst playing football, at an event to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young. Today’s launch – to be held at
Harvey was a gifted and passionate musician; he played the flute and drums with – in his words – “strength, determination and mercy forever.” It was in Harvey’s memory that his school, Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School, played host to an evening of contemporary music, featuring live bands involving many of the talented young musicians from
We lost our 16 year old son Daniel in September 2005. Daniel went off to play a football match and died after scoring a goal. We found it very hard to cope with the fact that Daniel had never been ill and he was a very fit young man. He played for two football teams and
The Quarry Products Association NI (QPANI) was delighted to hand over a cheque for £2826 to Mark Carruthers, Patron of CRY. CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) is a charity-based organisation whose mission is to raise awareness of undetected cardiac abnormalities in young, apparently healthy individuals. Sudden Cardiac Death (SADS) takes the lives of eight young
On Tuesday November 20th, CRY held its first ever event at the prestigious National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London – a breakfast and private view of the exhibition “Renaissance Siena: Art for a City”. On arrival, guests were served a continental breakfast of orange juice, skewer of fruit, a selection of Danish pastries and tea and
My partner Phil Austin, nephew Chris Lane and his friend Dave Williams ran the Cardiff half marathon in October 2007 to raise money for CRY. My cousin Keith Newton died suddenly in 1985 at the age of 22 after stepping out of the bath. The cause of Keith’s death was recorded as “Viral Pneumonia”. His son
28th September 2007 Mr John Lundy, The Divisional Representative for Cardiac Risk in The Young (CRY) in Northern Ireland, was pleased today to accept a cheque for £2000 raised by the pupils and friends of Dominican College as part of the 2007 Annual Sponsored Walk. CRY was one of a number of designated Dominican charities for
On Wednesday 12th September 2007, our parents, Chris and Elisabeth Mack began a 4-day, 450-kilometre cycle from London to Paris. The challenge was taken in memory of our brother, Gregory Highwood-Mack, and all the money raised has gone to supporting CRY. Greg collapsed at work when his heart suddenly stopped on 10th March 2006. After nine
This basketball game was a competition match organised by Lisburn Basketball Club against Bangor Basketball Club, and took place at Lisburn Leisureplex on Friday 18th May. Our son Nicholas had been a very keen member of Lisburn Club when he died in November 1998 and the Club now has a memorial trophy match annually for him.