Shields Gazette – 21st November 2016 The charity was chosen after the sudden death of local 24 year old, Dale Horner. The tournament raised £1055 for CRY, a charity that helped Dale’s family after his death. Read more
Kent Online – 19th November 2016 The parents of a teenager who died suddenly of a heart condition have spoken of their loss in the hope that screenings will spare others from their agony. The family are now fundraising for charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Read more
Blackpool Gazette – 18th November 2016 This was the second year that local heart screenings had been funded by the Swimarathon. For the two years before that, the Lions raised enough cash from the swimming event to supply life-saving defibrillators machines to local schools. St Anne’s Lions have raised over £50,000 over the last four years
Buxton Advertiser – 18th November 2016 Morag Sheridan has raised £15,00 in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) since her husbands death in 2014. Some of the funds raised went towards screening sessions at Buxton Medical Practise for 114 people. Morag said of the importance of screenings, “What Paul died of was entirely preventable
Haslemere Herald – 30th November 2016 Stephanie and Rupert Hunter have been fundraising since 2004 after her son Sebastian died. 15 years earlier, Stephanie lost her first husband under the same circumstances. The couple have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the recently relocated pathology lab, now at St George’s hospital. The award recognises outstanding
The Northern Echo – 30th November 2016 An MP is backing a campaign to cut the number of young people who die of heart attacks before they reach 35. Read more
Manchester Evening News – 30th November 2016 Sarah Burns has spoken of the moment she discovered her childhood sweetheart dead in bed and her efforts to raise awareness of SADS and undiagnosed heart conditions. “I’d never heard of it,” she said. “I probably never would’ve heard of it had it not been for Callum. It’s scary
Surrey & Hants news – 29th November 2016 At its recent meeting, Alton Inner Wheel Club welcomed new District 11 president Linda Pratley as its guest, and presented a cheque for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Read more
Ealing Times – 28th November 2016 It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and festive fun brings a very special visitor from the North Pole to intu Uxbridge this December. There are four festive zones throughout the shopping centre and lots of fun and games along the way. Cardiac Risk in the Young is one
Belper News – 29th November 2016 Mid-Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham has pledged her support for a campaign aimed at reducing the number of sudden cardiac deaths in young people. Read more