On the 14th May 2016 Mairi and Lucy chopped off their long hair. The freshly cut hair was donated to ‘The Little Princess Trust’ and the girls raised £1,514.50 for CRY in memory of Michael. Thanks to all who donated. Julia Yorston
I was presented with a cheque for £25,000.00 on 15th July at the JD Sports head office. The cheque was donated to fund further screening days in Aaron’s memory. My husband and I have also been invited to attend the JD Foundation Charity Ball on the 14th October at Old Trafford Football Ground. A patron from
Football Auction An online auction to win a signed Manchester United football ran between 4th – 25th March 2016. Man Utd were Neil’s team of choice and the auction closed on what would have been his 36th birthday. The winning bid of £160 came from a former colleague of Neil’s, Robert Wilson. Ladies Night Friday 17th
I had the pleasure of attending Burslem Rotary Club on Wednesday night who have kindly agreed to pay £100 a month into Jordan’s fund. This is fantastic news and the awareness is getting out there as these are from another town from where we live. Nicola Burndred
On the 12th of June 2016 a group of runners and Walkers took part in the Potters ‘Arf Marathon to raise money for Dan’s Heart screening fund. This is the second year we have taken part and this year the team of Dan’s family and friends were joined by several new comers including 3 colleagues from
Here is a photograph of Paul Haslam (on right of photo) receiving a cheque for £125.00 for winning the top goalscorer section of our 2016 Euro Sweep. Presenting the cheque is David Gaythorpe, Rory’s uncle. Paul kindly donated £25.00 of his winnings back to Rory’s Foundation at CRY.
On the 31st July the first Dan Hughes 8 a side memorial cricket tournament was held at Bignall End Cricket Club. Four local cricket teams, Bignall End, Wood Lane, Audley & Betley all put out strong teams and these were joined by teams assembled by the two lads who were responsible for making the event happen,
Matthew’s story I first met Harley Brandon when I was 8 years old; most kids meet at school or football practice or something, but not us, we used to tap dance together. The irony becomes apparent if you skip forward 10 years and see two young adults standing taller than most people, I consider myself to
On the 3rd of July we held the 1st Dan Hughes memorial 7 a-side football tournament in the village where we live. There were 8 teams taking part on the day including the 3 local teams that Dan had played for (Audley, Bignall-End & Alsagers Bank, a team of his mates, 2 scratch teams, 1 team of
On Wednesday the 20th of July I was invited to speak about Dan and CRY on a local radio station in North Staffordshire called Hitmix. I was live on air for half an hour publicising the screening days we have coming up in September, answering questions from Ian Maddock (the presenter with me in the picture) and