Former Luton schoolboy and sports supremo Professor Greg Whyte has been coaching Little Britain star David Walliams (left) for a secret project. The pair have been spotted emerging in wetsuits from rivers, swimming pools and beaches across the country. But Greg's lips are sealed – for now – about what they're trying to achieve. The ex-Ashcroft High School
Charity busker Normal Evans MBE has finished counting his 2005 donations…and is raring to go in 2006! Normal, a familiar sight on Redcar High Street, says he raised around £8,000 last year for a host of good causes. And while bad weather and a few health problems have kept him at bay so far in 2006, he's
A mum whose two brothers, two sisters and niece died suddenly has had pioneering treatment to shock her heart back to life it it stops. Michelle Griffiths, 41 and her 18-year-old son Danny have had tiny devices – called defibrillators – fitted into their chests. Today, Michelle appealed for anyone who has lost several relatives suddenly in
I'm a 56-year-old entertainer attempting to run my first London marathon on behalf of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). I was born with a heart defect, which was detected early on. The last operation I had was in 1979 when I was fitted with a mechanical aortic valve, which is still ticking away. Please sponsor
Teams of young people will compete on fitness equipment to promote the importance of exercise. The event on February 4 in the main square of the Arndale Shopping Centre in Terminus Road Eastbourne, will also promote the need for research into sudden death syndrome. It is believed eight apparently fit young people die from undiagnosed heart
A ground-breaking cardiac clinic is gearing up for its next screening – and is looking for residents Tendring-wide who want to be tested. The facility was established by CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) in 2004 and is one of only a few in the UK. The initiative in Colchester General Hospital was established following campaigning by
The deputy mayor will be presenting donations accumulated by the dedicated support of the Beach Head Marathon volunteers to the groups and organisations that assisted with the staging of the 2005 event. The cheques total an impressive £3,210. Councillor Colin Belsey said,: "The time and effort that the volunteers put in to the organising and running
A fundraising fitness challenge is taking place in the Arndale Centre on February 4. Beginning at 10am and finishing at 3pm, the CRY Fitness Challenge will be raising money for the Mayor’s chosen charity – Cardiac Risk in the Young. Teams of local young people will be competing on fitness equipment to promote the importance of exercise
A charity night is being held after a talented footballer died during a Sunday league match. Friends of Paul Leach have organised the fundraising event for next month. Mr Leach, 23, collapsed and died on November 13, only ten minutes into a match for Preston Farm Motors at Smiths Dock Park in Normanby, Teesside. Although a
A teenage fundraiser has reason to be cheerful, after her charity book sold out its entire first run of 2,500 copies in record time. Julie Tanner, 13, is behind 101 Reasons To Get Up in the Morning, which contains the favourite inspirational quotations from celebrities. Julie, of Dale Hill, Kirby-le-Soken, approached more than 400 celebrities to