28th September 2009 Sian Thomas – whose brother Gareth died suddenly, age 21 – was given a 1 hour slot on the “One & Other” plinth at Trafalgar Square on Monday 28th September from 11am to 12 midday. She chose to dedicate her time on the plinth to raising awareness of CRY. Sian’s opportunity to spend
On Wednesday October 12th CRY held its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster. The event was hosted by Roger Gale MP, Dr John Pugh MP and Kevan Jones MP and was the key event in CRY’s Raising Awareness Week. Guest of Honour at the event was Lawrence Okoye – GB Athlete and British Discus Record Holder. His
On Wednesday July 5th CRY hosted its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster as part of its Raising Awareness Week. We were delighted to welcome newest patron David Walliams to the Reception. The ‘Little Britain’ comedian, having just completed his fantastic channel swim in a little over 10 hours, attended the event to raise awareness of CRY’s
On Wednesday October 15th CRY hosted its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster as part of its Raising Awareness Week. We were delighted to have new CRY Patron James Cracknell as guest of honour. The event was attended by around 25 MPs who came to show their support for CRY’s campaigning. This was fewer MPs than in
North Launch – 1st May 2014 Families from across the North of England joined together to help launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic that 12 young, apparently fit and healthy young people (aged 35 and under) are tragically dying every week in the UK from previously undiagnosed heart conditions. A poster-sized version
The Terrace Marquee, Westminster – 27th November Guest of Honour: Andy Scott, CRY Patron and former professional footballer. In the words of Alison Cox MBE (Chief Executive and founder of CRY) the charity’s latest booklet “Young, fit and suddenly diagnosed with a life threatening heart condition…” – which
The appointment of a Chief Coroner was suggested by the Conservative party during a Parliamentary debate that received cross-party support when legislated for in 2009. The role was designed to address the lack of leadership and the varying standards of accountability and transparency amongst coroners. This was the first time in its 900 year history that
House of Commons – 10th March 2004 Dari Taylor MP presented the Cardiac Risk in the Young Screening Bill to the House of Commons. The aim of the Bill was to publicise and address the gap in medical services that exists with regards to sudden deaths. Read the full debate “The new expert group
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill Official Parliamentary Report House of Commons 10th March, 2004 Speeches and interventions by: Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) David Wright (Telford) Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber) Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East) Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) Tim
A summary of CRY’s campaign to urge MPs to oppose the proposed abolition of the role of Chief Coroner for England and Wales. There is grave concern about the government’s decision to scrap the proposed role of Chief Coroner for England and Wales. Expert opinion suggests that this ill-considered move will leave England and Wales with