Staffordshire Newsletter – 1st March 2017 A husband and wife from Weston are undertaking a major sponsored cycle challenge in support of two charities, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) & The Heart of Weston. The couple will ride over 1000 miles and will see them visit all of the UK’s premier football stadiums along the
Longridge News – 28th February 2017 Heartfelt thanks – that was the message from some 204 families whose young people benefited from a special cardiac risk screening event in Garstang at the weekend. Read more
The Lincolnite – 28th February 2017 The widow of a former Lincoln City player who died at the age of 29 due to heart problems is organising an event to raise money for a cardiac screening session in the city to help prevent the same fate for others. Read more
The Herts Advertiser – 26th February 2017 Kairen is running 10k in memory of her “radiant” and “vibrant” daughter, who died suddenly at the age of 19 from an undiagonosed heart condition. Read more
Swindon Advertiser – 28th February 2017 After almost losing their children to heart conditions, Sonia Dykes and Kayleigh Headland are organising fundraising events with the aim of seeing defibrillators in all 80 of the town’s schools, where they will be available for anyone in the event of an emergency. Read more
NetDoctor – 28th February 2017 Every week in the UK, around 12 young people die suddenly from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. And the majority experience no prior symptoms. Read more
Leading charity reaches out to young people using social media as a platform to provide essential support and specialist information At the end of Heart Month 2017, a powerful but pragmatic new YouTube channel has been launched by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to help support the growing numbers of young people who
Island Echo – 27th February 2017 The Phoenix Choir have donated all the profits from the sale of their CD to 6 local organisations. The beneficiaries, chosen by a choir members’ ballot, including Cardiac Risk In The Young (CRY), The Bus Shelter IOW, Care In The Garden, St Catherine’s, Appley Cliff – Leonard Cheshire Disability Home
A charity bingo evening was organised by Jill Findley and friends held at the Village Hall, West Winch, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, on Thursday 9th February 2017, and raised £619.00. The evening was in memory of Jill’s son Gavin who competed in the Great North Run on the 22nd October 2000. Tragically Gavin collapsed at the end
Daily Echo – 24th February 2017 A Hampshire MP is set to run one of the most famous marathon in the country for the first time to raise money for CRY and help reduce deaths in young people from undiagnosed heart conditions. Read more