Several members of Croydon Harriers junior team laid down impressive markers in their opening National Junior League clash at Eltham on Sunday, writes Matthew Kiernan. Visit http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/sport/8109549.Croydon_Harrier_Temi_makes_history/
Major Phil Packer touched the nation with his courage after being catastrophically injured during a rocket attack in Iraq. Despite suffering a serious spinal cord injury, he was determined to regain control of his life and mounted a new mission – to raise money to help others. Visit http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/cumbrian-man-to-join-injured-army-major-in-marathon-challenge-1.697103?referrerPath=news
Three local men are preparing to run the London and Belfast Marathons later this year to raise money for the charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). The trio – George McAlpin, Michael Logan and Gary McGrotty – will run the London version on April 25 before completing the Belfast run on May 3. Their intention
On March 19, 2000, tragedy struck the Wort family. Shirley and Dave Wort’s son Julian died suddenly at the age of 28. He had been suffering from an undiagnosed hidden heart problem called hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. His sudden death was the start of a 10-year involvement by Julian’s family and friends with the charity CRY, Cardiac Risk
Sir – Just before writing this I completed my latest training run of 19 miles in preparation for the Virgin London Marathon on April 25. I have never taken on something so emotionally and physically challenging in all my life and the reason I am going to do it is I’m running in memory of my
For decades, a stiff upper lip was how Britons were expected to deal with the death of loved ones. As a society, we’re finally starting to let our feelings show, says Charlotte Philby. More than four years have passed, but for Diane Ber the events of 27 December 2005 are still as raw as they ever were. That
(video) Angela Butler from North Staffordshire lost her son, Nathan, four years ago when he was just 16. The family had no idea he had a heart problem. Visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8601000/8601695.stm
Sudden Death Syndrome steals a dozen young British lives a week. Samantha Laurie feels the pulse of a pioneering new programme putting young hearts to the test. It was eight years ago, on a wintry Wednesday morning, when Rob Thorne received the call every parent dreads – his 13-year-old son, Nicholas, had collapsed in the school playground
Leigh MP Andy Burnham is set to brave cold waters in memory of a teenager killed by a rare heart condition. He is preparing to swim across Windermere to raise cash for the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young – which helps people affected by conditions causing sudden cardiac deaths. The Health Secretary is
We are now just over six month in to our support of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), which became our corporate charity in September last year, when we pledged to raise £100,000 to help the organisation in the vital work it does to reduce the frequency of SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome). As highlighted in