CRY has added a brand new vehicle to its fleet of vans which travel the length and breadth of the UK, thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts of bereaved parents David and Sue Hughes. Costing around £25,000, the new vehicle will see around 50,000 young people screened during its time of service with CRY. Along with
CRY Great Cake Bake 2019 write up The eighth annual CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 22nd November 2019, as part of Raising Awareness Week. We would like to say a huge thank you to everybody who took part and for helping to make the event so successful. We are delighted to say that
In the run up to Heart Month 2020, Hampshire Cricket Foundation [the aligned charity to Hampshire Cricket and the Ageas Bowl] came together with CRY to deliver free cardiac screening sessions for members of the local community at the Ageas Bowl. A team of CRY’s cardiac experts visited the home of Hampshire Cricket on January 25
The 25th anniversary year of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is getting off to a very ‘bright’ start with the announcement of a 12-month partnership with the award-winning Sunrise Radio, a 24-hour commercial station focusing on Asian entertainment, music, human interest and news (broadcasting to the Greater London area on 963/972 AM and nationally on
“Just prior to Christmas Day, the UK National Screening Committee published its conclusion to the consultation reconfirming the UK NSC does not recommend systematic population screening for cardiac conditions associated with Sudden Cardiac Death in the young. No signs or symptoms “The first point to address is that, as a charity driven by a mission to
Last year, CRY was shortlisted in 10 different regions across the UK in Tesco’s Bags of Help Centenary Grant. Thanks to our supporters raising awareness and so many people voting, we finished with great results and are proud to have received a phenomenal total of £165,000. This donation from Tesco’s initiative is now being used to
Following the UK general election on December 12, CRY has experienced an expected drop in the number of MPs on its pledge to establish a national strategy for the prevention of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD). After reaching a total of 187 MP signatures on our pledge in 2019, we are now down to 142. This
Read Update 79 here CRY Update 79 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2019. In May, we found out that CRY had been selected for the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant in 10 regions across the country, which gave people a chance to vote to support CRY using their tokens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSYfUrZ4_Ic There was plenty for CRY Chief Executive Dr Steven Cox to reflect on in his 2019 end of year message. CRY had its best financial year yet by raising over £3.8 million, and made significant progress in the effort to establish a national strategy for the prevention of young sudden cardiac death with over 180
The leading heart charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has added an impressive new Echocardiogram (the Vivid™iq, developed by GE Healthcare), to its portfolio of screening equipment used on a daily basis by its team of experts – all thanks to funds raised in memory of Harry Faulkner. Harry Faulkner from St Albans collapsed and