On Saturday April 7th we had a Bungee Day at The Brook Pub in Cambridge, to raise funds for CRY. After a dodgy start weather-wise, the clouds cleared, the sun came out and biggest crane I’ve ever seen arrived for the intrepid jumpers. We were told we needed 40 jumpers to ensure the costs were covered,
My daughters, son, nephews and nieces (and also one friend!) would like to share with you their photos of their efforts to raise awareness of CRY at the Wolves Youth Bank Showcase. They also received this mention in the local youth magazine: “The most exciting performance came from the young people at ‘CRY’ who were raising
After his fantastic fundraising and awareness raising efforts for CRY at the Bath Half Marathon 2006, CRY Patron Simon Halliday was once again at the forefront of two big CRY fundraising events in March 2007. The first of the two events was a glittering Sportsman’s Dinner at the Marriott Hotel in London, on Wednesday March 21st.
On December 26th, eighteen of us braved the freezing temperatures of the North Sea in memory of Kasia, at the annual Boxing Day Dip Although the water was cold, we all did Kasia’s memory proud. All in all, a great amount of £836.80 was raised for CRY, and we intend to make braving the cold a
Our wonderful local Horden Rugby team held a memorial match in memory of our beautiful Kasia. Although very emotional, we felt so proud that they did this and what a great bunch they are – and also the Seaton Carew team for taking part. Both teams played great, I have never been so interested in rugby.
As it was almost ten years since Mike had died, his cousin Sara (my niece) decided she wanted to do something in his memory, but couldn’t think what to do. Barney (a friend) suggested that Danny (another friend of Sara’s who had been in the same year at school with her and Mike) had been growing
A fantastic cheque of £858 has been forwarded to CRY for Kasia’s Memorial Fund. Christopher Worrall ran the Great North Run in memory of our precious Kasia, who died from the genetic heart condition Long QT when the sudden noise from her mobile phone alarm killed her. Christopher did the run in one hour forty minutes,
Recently I lost one of my best friends, Jennifer Hawes. All they found out was that her heart just suddenly stopped. She was only 23. Jen touched so many peoples lives it really is quite incredible. She lived life completely to the full and experienced more than the average person would in 3 times the years
25th – 28th September 2006 A very good friend died last summer. Brice was a young, fun-loving guy without a care in the world. When a group of friends decided to do the Great Notts Cycle Ride for charity, we all joked that Brice would beat us all. It came as a great shock when he
The Windsor Half Marathon takes place in the Windsor Great Park, within view of Windsor Castle. This was the 25th anniversary of the Half Marathon. The Half Marathon raises funds from race entrants and sponsors of the event. Sponsors in 2006 were Nike, Travis Perkins, Montgomery Exhibitions Ltd., ARUP, Land Securities, Computer Associates, BP, Huntswood, Faber