More than 100 music fans and charity supporters enjoyed an evening of live music at the Leigh Village Hall on a wild and stormy Saturday night before Christmas. The evening – in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – raised well over £750 when d'dogs and Bovvered? – two of the best rock bands
Former Stoke City captain Clive Clarke, who suffered a heart attack during a match two years ago, has backed a campaign to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death. The 30-year-old was at a gym yesterday to promote a charity which supports young people with heart problems. Clive himself collapsed, without warning, at the age of 27
A mobile screening unit offering ECG tests will be at Porthill Park Cricket Club on March 27 and 28, and be staffed by a medical team including a cardiologist. Visit http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Mobile-screening-tests-state-heart/article-1696318-detail/article.html
Gym staff are preparing to take on an exercise challenge for a charity supported by one of its members. The group of 13 staff from Esporta Health and Fitness Club, in Festival Heights, will begin a Spinathon next Friday morning, by taking part in a series of spin classes for the following 24 hours. They have
Dr Mary Sheppard invited secondary school students with an interest in science and medicine to the Royal Brompton Hospital for an afternoon of short lectures and demonstrations; Dr Sanjay Prasad gave a presentation on cardiac imaging; some willing patients allowed the students to view their echocardiogram with Dr Christine Thorp; and Dr Sheppard used animal hearts
In the run-up to Christmas we heard of another young person – actress Brittany Murphy – dying suddenly from heart failure. When are we going to take this seriously and do something about it? Twelve young people die suddenly every week from undiagnosed heart problems and this can be prevented by heart screening. We have been raising
A Norwich dance teacher whose cousin suddenly died from heart failure at the age of just 25 has done a parachute jump to raise money for the charity. Visit http://meltwaternews.com/magenta/xml/html/10/04/130866.html
A businessman overcame what he described as "one of the biggest challenges of his life" by cycling across the Egyptian desert and helping to raise about £50,00 for charity. Visit http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Steve-s-tough-challenge-Egyptian-desert/article-1650704-detail/article.html
A family are overwhelmed by the support shown for a fundraising campaign in memory of their son, who died suddenly from a heart condition last year. Kevin and Trudy Anderson, of Norton, are appealing for help with a tombola and bag-packing day at Malton’s Morrison’s supermarket in tribute to Michael, who would have been 21 on
Following the inquest into the tragic death of first-year undergraduate Tom Reid (UCL Linguistics) in September 2009 from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, his parents Halina and Antony Reid have released a statement. Visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0912/09120901