Sue Dewhirst & I held a CRY Charity Ball on Saturday 10th November at The Grosvenor Chester. 180 people attended along with Charlotte Carney, who was screened by CRY in Summer 2016. Charlotte received her heart transplant in February of this year. Charlotte gave a speech explaining the importance of screening and told her heart transplant
We held a Cake Bake and raffle sale at the Unicorn Primary School in memory of our son, Evan James Shonfield. We sold cakes, raffle tickets, CRY merchandise and Christmas cards. We raised 450 pounds for CRY. It was a cold and wet day after school but we had a fantastic turnout by parents, children and
It was Party Time – 1980s style at Wanstead Golf Club as part of a planned initiative to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) charity. Supported by Wanstead Business Network (WBN) where all members with either a service or product to offer, enthusiastically gave of their time and products to ensure this event
The Jack Boulton Memorial Trophy was played on 13th October 2018. After heavy rain and high winds the day before it looked unlikely to happen but the weather changed for the better with 29 teams of 4 competing. The winning team was made up of Teresa Gwyther, John Laver, Adam Coles and Kira Veal. They won
On Saturday 22nd September 2018, the 7th CRY Ball in memory of Adam was held at the Mercure Brands Hatch hotel. The evening started off with a 3 course dinner followed by a speech by Adam’s sister Sian telling people how their donations to the memorial fund have been spent – the fund is now at
Four years ago our family was irrevocably broken when we suddenly lost my wonderful cousin, Jordan, when he was just 22 years old. No family should ever have to experience this terrible tragedy, a young life cut far too short. I wanted to do something to help prevent other families from suffering the way my family
We held an Elvis Extravaganza at the Ritz in Hull on the 13th October 2018 for the Craig Burling memorial fund. The event was organised by my good friend Allison Laheney and was a sell out by July; We had 9 Elvis’ from around the country who gave up their time free of charge. The event
I have just banked £243.02 for the Thomas Demaine memorial fund which was raised by the staff and students of Bodmin College, Tom’s sixth form. The photo shows from left to right: Prof Andy and Dr Ann Demaine, Dr Martin Dixon (Vice Principal), Jayne Smith (Aspirations Coordinator and cake sale organiser), Sheryll Murray MP for SE
We held our 3rd annual CRY quiz on Saturday 17th November in memory of our son Richard. It was Christmas themed, so we all wore something Christmassy! All 95 of us, family and friends, had a fabulous time. We had lots of fab raffle prizes, played heads or tails and our tables were like banquets. We
Tommy’s Lemons v Eggers Eleven This was the sixth annual cricket match arranged by The Heywood CC Patio Supporters and family/friends in memory of Tom Hardman and Trevor Jones. The event took place on August 26th at Heywood CC in front of a sizeable crowd who came out to show their love and support for both