London Marathon Write Up 2019 Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the CRY runners who took part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2019 on Sunday 28th April. We’re extremely proud of all our runners and grateful to them all for choosing to support us. 108 runners supported CRY this year, running the 26.2-mile
On the 5th May 2019, Rachel Bovington and Lucy Janes completed Newport Marathon to raise money for CRY in memory of Olivia Shaw – a beautiful, funny and caring friend who died suddenly in her sleep in January 2018. The importance of raising awareness of cardiac risk in young people was also reinforced when Lucy and
Lauren Wigham and Robyn Beaty completed a mammoth challenge of running a 106km long ultra-marathon around the Isle of Wight, in memory of Eileen Wigham who died suddenly in her sleep in January 2019. Cheered on by our wonderful friends we started running from Chale, along the stunningly beautiful coastal route and finished in Northwood. To
We have had nothing but positive comments about the ball, and there were many people staying until the end at 01.00. Stamina or what! All the music was good, from our “Frank Sinatra” tribute singer, and the band and DJ (who offered his services for nothing as he felt it to be such a good cause).
We would like to say congratulations to the 10 CRY runners that took part in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 14th April 2019, and a huge thank you for their kind support and fantastic fundraising efforts! We do hope they enjoyed the experience. It was a lively atmosphere, as is always the case for this wonderful
On the 20th April we had a Easter cake & craft sale in aid of CRY, in memory of our son Richard. We had a brilliant! afternoon with lots of delicious! yummy cakes that my family, friends & work colleagues had donated! and beautiful crafty bits too. It was a beautiful sunny day, so people who
Atlantic Racquet Centre in Bideford organised a 12 hour Cardio Tennis-a-thon on Sunday 7 April 2019. A huge thanks and congratulations to the 67 people who took part raising a whopping £505.64! Constant Cardio Tennis from 6am in the morning until 6pm in the evening with 67 pumping hearts and hundreds of panting laughs! A great
I had a blast running around Brighton. The temperature was perfect for me. The first 20 miles went to plan and I was making good time. When we turned at the power station and ran back along the front the wind was ice cold and strong. I slowed rather but still managed to get a new
Members of Elworth Cricket Club teamed up with friends from Woodlane Cricket Club to complete the famous Three Peaks Challenge. We decided to attempt this challenge after Dave Hughes came to the cricket club to talk about the sudden death of his son, Dan, and his support and work for CRY. As a local sports centre,
The Heartfelt Group in Preston are delighted to be awarded a grant of £500 towards their next heart screening in Preston from The Duchy of Lancaster. The ladies continue to explore all opportunities for funds and are honoured to have support from the Duchy of Lancaster. Pictured: Ann Coles, Myra Gregory, Christine Abram, Sheila Wiggins, and