Families across Courier country are coming together to support the work of a charity dedicated to preventing sudden cardiac death in young people. Heart screening sessions have been held in both Dundee and Perth and Kinross recently by different families touched by tragedy. The screenings, run by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), were funded
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A weekend of free heart screening sessions was held at Abertay University in memory of two brothers who died within four months of one another. Family and friends of Robert Rowan and Jody Gallagher, both born and raised in Fife, set up the sessions with the aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), a charity
Golspie Golf Club hosted the Rogart Masters, crowning a handful of winners and raising hundreds of pounds for charity. Anna Simpson won the Ladies’ Open, becoming the overall Rogart Masters Champion. Daniel Stewart won the Men’s Open, while George Sutherland won the Borthwick Cup. Alan Rhind was nearest the pin, and Maggie Jamieson won the Rogart
AN ALLOA man will run the London Marathon to raise money for charity in memory of a former neighbour. Kenny Galloway has been training for the event for the past few months after inadvertently signing himself up for it. He told the Advertiser: “My auntie has ran marathons for years and she’s always said you had to
THE mother of late Saltcoats soldier Derek ‘Fergie’ Ferguson says she can’t thank his friends enough after they have been “absolutely fantastic at this awful time”. Fergie, 32, passed away suddenly on May 23, after sudden heart conditions took hold out of the blue. Following his death, Maggie had an important message for young people in
Free cardiac screenings for younger adults in Ardrossan will be available next month – and slots are available to book now. Taking place in Whitlees Community Centre on Saturday, August 13, and available to people aged between 14 and 35, bookings opened at 4pm today (Thursday, July 21) for the screenings, organised by Cardiac Risk in
When David passed away suddenly on 7.3.20 we had only a few people attend his funeral and no celebration of his life afterwards due to Lockdown. It has been a long wait but was lovely to finally come together to remember David. Thank you to everyone who helped us create a fitting tribute to David, an
Club members of all ages pulled together to secure an impressive total for three charities, as well as develop their Holmpark facilities. A continuous 24-hour long rugby game might sound more than a little ambitious. But that’s exactly what Bishopton Rugby Club achieved in their incredible most recent fundraising event. Ranging from various children’s sections, the
MORE than 220 people attended a free heart screening event in Lerwick at the weekend – and the wheels are in motion for it to return to Shetland next year. The screenings took place at the Clickimin in Lerwick for people aged 14 to 35. Its organiser, the local group Shetland Heart Screening, said more than