A football tournament organised in the memory of a 29-year-old man who died suddenly of a heart attack this year raised £725. The Steve Tanner Shield was played as a six-a-side tournament with 16 teams competing at Folkestone Sports Centre on Sunday. Proceeds will go to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Mr Tanner worked
The local branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland recently organised a pole vault event in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) funds, which raised £254, with the sum matched by the Royal Bank making a total of £508 raised. As no one guessed the winning combination correctly, a draw was made and the
Campaign sponsor wants to raise awareness of heart problems A businessman whose son
Woodplumpton man features on heart charity postcard A 21-year-old Woodplumpton man who died after suffering a heart attack is to feature in a cardiac charity
Families whose lives have been devastated by Sudden Cardiac Death are hoping a new campaign will help save the lives of others. National charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) will unveil a new postcard campaign on Friday that features the faces of eight young people from the North West who died suddenly of previously undetected
The most common cause of sudden death in young adults is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but it
Mother urges parents to act after inquest hears how daughter died from undetected congenital heart condition A mother today urged parents to get their children checked if there is the slightest chance they could have heart problems. Jayne Carter said that they must act now if they want to be sure their child doesn
After a lot of pain, injuries and passport issues we all managed to complete the course. Chicks (Andrew) did us proud in 3 hours 45 minutes; Fred (James) in 4 hours 09 minutes; and then the two injury carrying runners – Jake and I – in 4 hours 58 minutes and 5 hours 06 minutes respectively.
When a genetic condition took the life of his wife Chantel, 23, Simon Robson, 27, was distraught. Now he doesn't know what the future holds… Looking at my little boy tearing around the garden, kicking a football and giggling, my heart swells with love for him. Running up to me, he looks up at me with the same
'We just don't want this to happen to any other family and the more that can be done to raise awareness, the better' – Andrew Tait A Glenrothes couple are helping to raise awareness of the disease which claimed the life of their son. Andrew and Maggie Tait hope it will spare other parents the pain of