Shetland News, 9th May 2019 Shetland Heart Screening group (set up by Siobhan Pirie in memory of her husband John ‘PJ’ Pirie) have launched a campaign to raise £25,000 so that Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) can come to the Shetland Islands and screen young people aged between 14 and 35 for free. Read more
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald, 25th April 2019 Two hundred people in Ardrossan will have their hearts screened this weekend thanks to the efforts of Kirsty Millar. Kirsty raised over £25,000 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in memory of her brother, John, who passed away at the young age of 35. At the screening at
The Orcadian, 8th April 2019 Over £3000 was raised from a Sunday morning walk in Kirkwall, Orkney in memory of Freya Dalrymple. It was the second ‘Walk for Freya’; an event organised by the family and friends of 17 year old Freya, who passed away on Christmas Eve 2014 due to an undiagnosed heart condition. After
Brentford Football Club, 22nd March 2019 Fife Today, 22nd March 2019 Robert’s widow, Suzanne, and 10 friends took on the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 24th of March in his memory. After Robert suffered a fatal cardiomyopathy episode at 28 years old, Suzanne and her team have raised nearly £22,000 for Cardiac Risk in the
Edinburgh Live, 21st January 2019 ‘Colour Me Crazy’, a colour run set up by a group of Edinburgh University students, is due to take place in Edinburgh this March to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Read more
Daily Record, 1st October 2018 Abby Lang will joins 41 other finalists in the running to be named Young Scot 2018. Abby is nominated in the health category for her work with CRY and campaigning for heart screenings and #MPSupportforCRY. Read more
On Sunday June 10th, Rob set off walking in memory of our wonderful and dearly loved nephew Ashley. After 4 hours he eventually reached his destination, the summit of Ben Nevis. On the way down from the summit he was approached by a couple of walkers who had noticed his CRY t-shirt. They asked whether he
The Courier, 20th June 2018 Young campaigner, Abby Lang, gave the Time for Reflection speech at Scottish parliament on Tuesday. Abby began campaigning for CRY after a screening took place at her school, and spoke of the importance of screening for all young people – as well as CRY’s national strategy to prevent young sudden cardiac
Evening Telegraph, 14th June 2018 Abbey Lang, head girl at Harris Academy has been campaigning to get MPs to support CRY’s national strategy for the prevention of young sudden cardiac death. Abbey attended a CRY screening at her school, in memory of Peter McAvoy, and was inspired to help convince MPs to get on board –
Cumnock Chronicle, 6th June 2018 After speaking with a student who had experienced the death of a young person, MP Alan Brown signed the CRY pledge to support a National Strategy for the Prevention of Young Sudden Cardiac Death. Mr Brown said, “Any preventative measure which can help save young lives is to be welcomed. That’s why