When Ben died in April last year, my family and Bens friends were supported (and are still being supported) and helped through our grief by an amazing charity called Cardiac Risk in the Young. Their vision is the prevent young cardiac deaths through awareness, free screening and research and to support affected families. To try to
Big well done and thank you to Denise Wardle from Lee-on-the-Solent for completing the Great South Run 5k in Portsmouth, on Saturday 15 October. £350 raised for CRY. Denise was running in memory of her son Alex who died from SADS in 2016.
On 16th October 2022, the Bath Half finally returned following a 2-year break, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the event. Over 7,000 runners took part, and we were extremely fortunate with the weather, with blue skies and sunshine for the duration of the race. The atmosphere was electric, with thousands of people lining the streets of
The 2022 World Cup is back for it’s 22nd year and this time it’s being held in Qatar, with the first game kicking off on November 20th and the final match to be played on Sunday December 18th.If you are a football fan and are planning on watching this years event, why not add to the
A cardiac arrest survivor, an Isle of Wight GP, a schoolteacher and many other Islanders ran the 2022 London Marathon on Sunday (October 2) and raised thousands of pounds for different charities. NICK DOVER suffered a cardiac arrest three years ago, aged just 34, and ran the 2022 London Marathon in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young
Brentford have announced a partnership with several leading heart charities to form the Heart of West London initiative. The club hope to raise awareness about cardiac health, get people exercising to reduce risk of cardiac episodes, get young people screened for cardiac issues, raise money for treatment and research, and provide support for families affected by
Heart of West London Partnership The Heart of West London partnership is a group of organisations working together to change the game for heart health. The partnership is made up of Brentford FC, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), Resuscitation Council UK, Pablo London and A-K-A
250 miles – 14500ft of ascent – 22 Castles. Garstang (Lancs) to Holy Island (Northumberland). It was just before all the lockdowns that I came up with the idea of a solo cycle ride across northern England connecting as many castles as possible along the way. Now that things are almost back to normal I couldn’t
Heart of Durham Walk Message Wall 2024 An archive of messages uploaded to the message wall at the 2024 Heart of Durham Walk