On June the 3rd this year, after 6 months of planning, we held the first Dan Hughes memorial golf day at Wolstanton Golf Club, Newcastle Under Lyme. 20 teams of 4 players tee’d off as the claxon sounded at 1pm. There were several hole in one prizes on the Par 3 holes including a brand new Kia Picanto
London to Brighton was an experience that I’ll never forget. After 5 months and 1,500 miles of training, I lined up on the start line at 07:45 in Clapham Common, on 11 September 2022 to complete the 55-mile route to Brighton. Despite having only 4 hours of sleep, I’d never felt so alive. Today was my
On July 2nd around 80 people took part in Its a Knockout in memory of David. A total of £2620 was raised. It was a great day and at the same time remembering such a special person.
Cooper Associates of Taunton kindly sponsored the heart screening of 92 young people on 6th August. It was lovely to meet some of Cooper Associates employees, what a fabulous bunch of people. Family friends and local businesses gave gifts and donations for the raffle which made a further £295.20, paid into Garys memorial fund. Other donations
Chobham Lawn Tennis Club (Surrey) hold a fundraising day each year in support of a nominated charity. Nominations for which charity we as a club choose to support are put to our committee, who then decide on one. I am very pleased and extremely grateful to the club for choosing CRY this year. I have been
On the 24th July, Reigate Robots FC hosted a 24-team 5 A-Side football tournament in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young. It was a great summer atmosphere, with music, food vans and football to keep fans entertained in the sunshine. The football was played in great spirit with everyone attending appreciating the good cause that
We arrived safely back from our 180 mile bike ride last week and are now slowly recovering! We cycled through Holland and Belgium over three days and the route was fortunately very flat but the challenge was the speed we were going – 20 mph at times which, for us, is not something we are used
Paul, Paul Snr and Jake Goodwin completed a very hot Aintree Half Marathon on the 31st July in memory of Stephen Whitby. Stephen passed away last year at the age of 49 from cardiac arrest, just a day before his 50th birthday. He leaves behind partner Jayne, sons Lewis & Callum and daughter Lilly. Having worked
On Friday 15th July, after a 2 year break, Cedar + Co. hosted its annual charity golf day at Mickleover golf course. It was a beautiful day for golf, the food was lovely, plenty of drinks (it was important to stay well hydrated!) good networking and all for a great cause. It was a tight competition,
Sidmouth Seafest raises £507 for CRY. Stephanie Preston raised £507 at the Sidmouth Seafest in May. She raised money by selling items that were made, mostly from recycled materials. Stephnie and her husband, Fluff, also made a donation of £160 to CRY from produce they sell from their garden. In total they have raised £667.00 for