A barn dance to raise money for children with heart conditions has been organised by a Southampton fundraiser. Mary Abraham, from Bitterne, is urging people to grab their dance partners and join the event on Saturday, October 2. The barn dance will be held at Hedge End Village Hall and all proceeds will be donated to
An annual golf day held on Saturday in memory of Hemel Hempstead man Howard Jennings has been hailed as a great success. Little Hay golf complex hosted the eighth annual tournament in memory of Howard who died suddenly in 1996 from a genetic heart condition. Keeley Ashley, Howard
Memorial tennis tournament in aid of medical help group A smashing day of family fun was served up at a charity tennis day held in memory of a popular Great Amwell teenager. Around 40 parents and children paired up and took to the courts in a friendly tournament on Sunday last week organised by Broxbourne Tennis
Community at a standstill as 10-year-old is remembered at a moving funeral service. A procession of mourners brought the streets of Wecock to a standstill as they said farewell to a young boy. Khalid Sibley
The picture of a man from Frome who died of an undetected heart condition features on a postcard aimed at highlighting unexpected cardiac death in young people. Julian Wort, who died aged just 28, is one of eight victims featured on postcards distributed by the national charity CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young. Up to eight young
Young people do not drop dead suddenly, for no reason. Katy Edwards spoke to parents who are campaigning for better heart screening programmes to tackle cardiac risk in the young. When 33-year-old semi-professional footballer Aaron Gardiner collapsed and died following a pre-season training run earlier this summer, an initial post-mortem examination proved inconclusive. The Ipswich father of three
Stuart Helps of D & S Helps (Builders) was at Bourton Road last weekend to present a cheque to kick off Town
Birmingham Evening News – 7th February 2004 By Poppy Brady A mother whose only teenage son died of an undetected heart condition today backed a campaign calling for all youngsters at risk to be screened. Auxiliary nurse Benita Davies’s 16-year-old son Paul died suddenly five years ago after falling off his bicycle in Earls High School
Broxbourne Tennis Club members raised more than £400 for charity at the James Wood Memorial tournament at Mill Lane last Sunday. Father-and-son duo Paul and Steve Andrews emerged victorious at the event, which was organised by coach Mike Seymour and contested by 26 pairs in a handicap format. Sean Power and his son Luke finished as runners-up.
A smashing day of family fun at a charity tennis tournament in memory of a popular teenager raised more than £400. Forty parents and children paired up for the second James Wood annual charity tournament at Broxbourne Tennis Club in Mill Lane Close. James, from Great Amwell, died from a form of Sudden Death Syndrome