Belfast Telegraph – 4th November 2017 Lauren McCaughtry’s partner Matthew Thompson died from an undetected heart condition while out jogging. Thanks to Lauren’s subsequent heart campaign over 200 M&S employees have been screened in his memory. Read more
Sunderland Echo, 3rd November 2017 The family of Kevin Paterson have put on a heart screening in his memory. Kevin was just 36 when he died suddenly after completing the Birmingham Great Run in 2012, and the screening day marks the 5th anniversary of his death. Patricia Toft, Kevin’s mother and his family have raised more
The Scottish Sun, 29th October 2017 CELTIC and Motherwell plan to pay tribute to the late Phil O’Donnell at the Betfred Cup Final, ten years after the former Celts start died. O’Donnell’s friends and family support the heart screening charity CRY — Cardiac Risk in the Young — with former team-mates Simon Donnelly, Jackie McNamara and Stevie
The Degree NI – 25th October 2017 The award was presented at the annual Pride of M&S awards in London for their ongoing cardiac safety and defibrillator campaign. Read more
Staffs Live, 20th October 2017 On Saturday 28th October, comedy event ‘CRYing with Laughter’ will take place at the Mitchell Arts Centre in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The event is in memory of Daniel Hughes, who passed away in March 2015. Organiser, Nathan Stubbs, arranged the event with Dan’s friends and family, hoping to raise awareness and more
Messenger Newspaper, 22nd October 2017 The donation was presented to Joanna and Simon Halliwell, who have been raising money for CRY since the death of their son, Joseph. Cheshire’s leading Freemason, Stephen Blank said, “We hope our donation will help prevent other apparently healthy young people from succumbing to undiagnosed heart conditions.” Read more
Daily Gazette, 21st October 2017 About 40 people came out to show support of the club on the day, with tombola’s and cake stalls raising £340 to be split between Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and Colchester Hospital Read more
Evening Telegraph Dundee & Read, 23rd October 2017 The American collage that Pete McAvoy was attending in 2014 when he died of sudden cardiac arrest, have held a memorial day in his honour. Students wore #4Pete t-shirts and the collage football teams played matches to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Pete’s father, Peter
St Helens Star, 23rd October 2017 The James Nicolas Foundation at CRY are holding their 7th screening in memory of James at Saint’s Stadium & Thatto Heath Crusaders. So far 606 young people have been screened, with 29 being referred on for further testing; £70,000 has been raised since 2013 with more fundraising being done all
Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of Kevin Paterson’s death, and his family are marking it with a heart screening for 100 young people at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Patricia Toft, Kevin’s mother, has raised thousands of pounds for CRY since his death, she said, “Kevin is a huge miss, he was such a big character. He