Families from the North East of England gathered together on Saturday 2nd May to help launch CRY’s new ’12 a week’ postcard campaign in their area of the UK. This was the fifth such regional launch of the new postcard campaign, following on from launches in the North West, Midlands, Northern Ireland and South East. The
Bereaved families from London and the South East have been joined by MPs from all parties to launch a nationwide awareness campaign to highlight shocking new statistics that show the number of young people who lose their lives from the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise
CRY is delighted and proud to announce an innovative new partnership with Brentford Football Club – currently managed by CRY Patron Andy Scott. Brentford have taken the decision to donate the secondary sponsorship of their away kit to CRY for the 2008/09 season. This means that for matches where the team are wearing their away kit,
Following the success of CRY’s inaugural Heart of London Bridges Sponsored Walk in 2007 the event took place again in 2008, with over 600 CRY supporters in attendance. The walk, led once again by CRY Patron Kathryn Harries, started at Victoria Embankment Gardens and ended at Hays Galleria near London Bridge. The route involved crossing 8
The Secretary of State for Media, Culture and Sport – The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP – will today [Thursday 28 February 2008] be joined by families, whose children or partners died suddenly whilst playing football, at an event to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young. Today’s launch – to be held at
The agonising wait endured by many families following the sudden – and tragic – death of a child or partner could soon be over as London opens the UK’s first ever ‘fast-track’ pathology laboratories to help analyse the causes of unexpected cardiac death in ‘apparently’ fit and healthy young people. It is estimated that at least
On Tuesday November 20th, CRY held its first ever event at the prestigious National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London – a breakfast and private view of the exhibition “Renaissance Siena: Art for a City”. On arrival, guests were served a continental breakfast of orange juice, skewer of fruit, a selection of Danish pastries and tea and
Antonio Puerta was buried yesterday, in Seville, the city where he lived, loved and died while playing football. As he was interred, the family of Clive Clarke was at Nottingham’s Queens Medical Centre, giving thanks for escaping a similar tragedy. Clarke, a Sunderland defender on loan to Leicester City, collapsed during City’s Carling Cup match at Nottingham
On July 7th 2007, CRY Patron Kathryn Harries completed a 32 mile walk along the Thames path, across all of the bridges from Hampton Court to Tower Bridge. Then, on July 15th, Kathryn was joined by over 400 CRY supporters on a walk crossing 8 bridges from Westminster to Tower Bridge – a distance of approximately