On Friday 21st June, pupils and staff from the City of Derby Academy took part in a sponsored 3K run to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young. In the build-up to the event, pupils learned in form time about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and why screening can make such a difference
Just got back from the Wool Monty (yarn and fibre convention in Sheffield). Raised a massive amount of awareness and over £200 in donations; quite a successful weekend! Ian Hancock
Bev Sulston and I took part in a charity bike ride around Normandy in May. We successfully completed the bike ride after 300, very gruelling and hilly, kilometres. Each of the 36 riders was able to chose their own charity and we chose to ride in Owen’s memory for CRY. The sponsors of the bike ride
Wealth Manager Charles Stanley donates £6,839 We selected CRY as Charles Stanley’s Charity of the Year because of the story of one of our colleagues, Katie Alcock, who sadly lost a close friend, Michael Ince, in January to sudden cardiac death. We are delighted to have been able to raise a good deal of money for
It was a fantastic day, Ollie cycled over 11 miles. He carried on with my National Childbirth Trust (NCT) friends to the pub! Theo, Ollie’s brother who’s not 5 yet! Managed over 6 miles! He turned back with my husband Tim and Bruno our dog! I recorded 10.8 miles for me! The weather was dry and
On June the 1st 2019 we did a charity Nordic walk in memory of our son Richard for CRY. My lovely friend Nicky Sanders, who is a Nordic walk instructor, helped us organise it. We walked 10 miles all around the downs. We all had a brilliant day, and the weather was beautiful!! We all had
Our charity event was on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at the Grand Station in Wolverhampton. We raised an amazing amount of £12,789. A big thank you to Pardeep’s brother Kully, Jaya, Navkiran, Jessica, Jon and Wolverhampton Jolly catering for providing all the food, this amazing evening would have been impossible without them. We would also like
On Saturday 11th May, the Warwick Alumni Big Band (WABB) gathered together to play in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) as a tribute to a valued member and talented musician, Sam Moodey. Sam tragically passed away as a victim of sudden cardiac arrest in October 2018. Those who had played jazz with Sam
On Saturday 11th May, players and friends (and even one pet) of Broughty United AFC took part in a sponsored climb of Ben Nevis. For many of us it was our first experience of climbing a mountain, so what better challenge than to go for the biggest in the UK. The day went well with the
I wanted to raise some money in memory of my cousin Kevin Paterson who sadly passed away from an undiagnosed heart condition. I thought the best way was to shave off my dreadlocks. I had them in for over 2 years plus the years it took previously for my hair to grow long. Micki Kram