Isle of Man Today, 24th April 2018 This weekend will see the 12th screening day held in memory of Craig Lunt, at Noble’s Hospital on the Isle of Man. Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation has been working with CRY since 2007, and alongside screenings, the foundation also provides defibrillators across the island. Paula Lunt says, “As a family,
Bridlington Free Press, 24th April 2018 A cheque for almost £8,000 was handed to CRY representative, Donna Fell earlier this month after almost a year of fundraising. The team at Bridlington have held a race night, quiz night, a car boot sale, taken part in Movember, taken part in CRY’s Raising Awareness Week, and have had
Northwich Guardian, 23rd April 2018 Nunsmere Hall Hotel hosted a regular ladies’ event with Creative Connecting last week – a fashion show, an afternoon tea, and a raffle. The event raised £360 for CRY ahead of screenings in Hartford. The screening are being organised by Debbie Dixon, who was also in attendance, in memory of her
Dudley News, 22nd April 2018 Shari Lawrence-Willis will be facing her fears on the 19th of May by jumping out of plane in memory of her Father, Henry Knight-Willis. Shari said, “As a young person who unexpectedly lost a parent to a genetic condition causing sudden cardiac death, it’s a cause very close to home and
Rochdale Online, 17th April 2018 On Tuesday 17th April, Rochdale MP, Tony Lloyd signed CRY’s pledge calling for a national strategy for the prevention of young sudden cardiac death. My Lloyd said, “I am astonished to learn that 12 young people die per week in the United Kingdom from undiagnosed cardiac conditions. In total this means over
Blackpool Gazette, 18th April 2018 Nicola Clark is taking on the London Marathon this weekend for the Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund – money from Matthew’s fund goes towards screening days with CRY. This will be Nicola’s third run for CRY, as well as putting on a varity of fundraising events with her running group ‘CRY Babies’.
Ross Gazette, 12 April 2018 Eleven years after the death of Jack Pegler while training for the Forest of Dean Half marathon, Amy and Lucy Pegler complete the run in tribute to their father. The sisters completed the run in two hours and twenty six minutes, raising £650 from sponsorship. Amy is running three more half
Stoke Sentinel – 10th April 2018 Nicola Burndred has been listed among 26 Stoke-on-Trent residents who make the city a better place to live, dedicating her time to raising funds for CRY to provide cardiac screenings. Read more
The Bridge festival is coming to Hessle this summer with a silent disco, food court and more than 20 live acts. Liam Bass, festival organiser, said: “The Bridge Festival aims to raise enough funds to donate to Cardiac Risk in the Young Charity (CRY) in memory of my cousin Josh Fell, to help towards funding local
Kent Online, 8th April 2018 Following a year of fundraising, in which £44,000 was raised, two screening days where held at Homewood School in Tenterden, Kent this weekend. The screenings were in memory of Ben Hammond, who died in 2016 from an undiagnosed heart condition. Since then, his family have raised an incredible £44,000 in aid