Seven of our family took part in the CRY Durham Walk last Sunday. Despite the gloomy weather forecast it turned out to be a glorious day with lots of sunshine. We were walking in memory of my son, Kevin Paterson, who sadly died from ARVC in 2012. As usual, we enjoyed the beauty of Durham and
On Saturday, September 4, sixty runners gathered at in Lammas Park, Ealing to complete the Andrew Carter Memorial Mile. Andrew collapsed from a cardiac arrest during the Ealing Half Marathon and died on October 1, 2014. Sandra Courtney, one of the Ealing Half Marathon organisers, said: “It was a lovely day. Colin, Joyce and James, Andrew’s
London Landmarks Half Marathon Write up 2021 Thank you and congratulations to the 32 CRY runners who took part in the COVID safe London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 1st August 2021! The event had a new theme this year, to celebrate and commemorate the landmark moment of the past 18 months during the pandemic. CRY
“The event took place on Saturday 17th July. Due to covid restrictions I was limited in the amount of people I was able to invite. I invited family, friends and my work colleagues who all knew about my story and have been very supportive of me in my grieving and wanting to raise funds for the
Having just completed a virtual challenge to run the length of the UK, 874 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats, I decided to run a further 360 miles the length of Ireland from Mizen to Malin, to help with fundraising for CRY in support of Scott’s family. I was overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness
On 7th August 2021, we set out to walk the length of the Northern Line from Morden to High Barnet. The route was roughly 25 miles, but after mistakes, lunch, other bits and pieces, the final distance was around 28 miles in total. 9 walkers managed to complete the distance on the day, with 2 more
A-K-A-DAY is a virtual charity challenge designed to encourage and support your health and wellbeing throughout the month of May and beyond. Walk, run, skate, cycle, roll – cover the distance any way you want to, so long as the power comes from you! You can also choose a combination of activities e.g. run one day
On the 31st July 2021 we embarked on the gruelling challenge of completing the national 3 peaks within 24 hours in memory of our good friend Aaron James Dixon. Its been nearly 10 years since we lost Aaron. It was the 4th of September in 2011 when our world changed forever. Heaven gained an angel, and
Hi We are Harriet, Heidi, Sanya and Jess and we have all been playing cricket together at Boxmoor Cricket Club for a couple of years and have been given the opportunity to take part in the Young Leaders in Cricket programme. We are completing modules that cover scoring, first aid, coaching, umpiring, groundskeeping, fundraising with social
Well we gave it a crack.. Completing 205miles in a moving time of 17 hours. 119 miles short of the 324mile challenge – “The Lang Way Doon”! There was a lot of ups and downs along the way and that was not just the route and terrain! We had a brilliant team, and a great support