Wakefield Express, 26th July 2019 The device, installed at the A1 Football Factory in Pontefract in late April, was used to save a life only weeks later on the 14th of May when a man went into cardiac arrest in the changing rooms of the club. “One evening a guy collapsed in the changing rooms, a
The Golf Business, 25th July 2019 Archie Qualtrough from Gough, Lincolnshire received the award from the Young Golf Ambassadors in recognition of his hard work in raising money for charity. Archie has raised over £5000 through participating in various golf challenges which include a 24-hour Golf marathon, a 100 Golf Holes in a Day challenge at
Evening Telegraph, 25th July 2019 Five years ago, Pete McAvoy passed away at 22 years old after suffering a cardiac arrest. Since his death, his father Peter Snr has campaigned for the detection of similar undiagnosed heart conditions. However, last year at the the age of 60, Peter Snr passed away. Now friends and family are
The Mail, 19th July 2019 BAE Systems Apprentices in Barrow received free heart screenings organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) at the suggestion of David Hughes, whose 28 year old son, Daniel, passed away suddenly of an undiagnosed heart condition in 2015. This condition was later diagnosed as Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) and
About My Area, 18th July 2019 Justin Madder MP gave his support to Cardiac Risk in the Young’s (CRY) campaign for a national strategy to combat young, sudden cardiac death (YSCD) at a recent parliamentary event. He stated: “Every week, 12 apparently fit and healthy young (aged 35 and under) people in the UK die suddenly
Rochdale Online, 18th July 2019 Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is among the charities and projects to which MP Tony Lloyd offers his support in his ‘Letter from Parliament’. He writes : “In Parliament, I attended an event organised by the charity ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’ (CRY) to lend my support to their ongoing
Epping Forest Guardian, 18th July 2019 Over 200 people attended the Epping Forest District funded screening event organised by Della Tudisca in memory of her daughter, Issy, who passed away due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Della has hosted six Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) screening events thus far. More than 1,350 young people have
Cumbria Crack, 17th July 2019 The BAE Systems apprentices were tested for underlying heart conditions on Wednesday 17th July in Barrow. The heart screening event was organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) at the suggestion of David Hughes. In 2015, David’s son, Daniel, passed away suddenly at 28 years old due to an undiagnosed
CRY CEO Dr Steven Cox spoke with Mike Zeller on BBC Radio Cumbria this morning about the importance of CRY screenings, followed by CRY supporter, David Hughes, who is holding a screening for 100 young interns at the Barrow Shipyard this weekend, in memory of his son, Daniel. Starts at 1:41:42
Stoke Sentinel, 13th July 2019 Dan Hughes passed away at just 28 years old in March of 2015. Since then, his parents, Sue and David Hughes have been fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in his memory, raising more than £200,000 to support the charity’s heart screenings for young people. The Dan Hughes Memorial