The family of a popular Frome man who died of a rare heart condition eight years ago reached a fundraising milestone recently, having now raised over £25,000 for charity. On Friday 12th September, the family of Julian Wort will present vital heart monitoring equipment to Frome Community Hospitals. The equipment has been bought through funds raised by
A plaque has been hung on the wall of From Community Hospital’s resuscitation room in recognition of the generous donations made by the Wort family in memory of their son. Since Shirley and Dave Wort’s son Julian died suddenly in 2000 of a rare heart condition, they have been fundraising in Frome. To date the family have
A total of 48 youth players, 12 of them girls, travelled to University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, on Saturday, for a CRY ECG Testing session. CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) are a charity-based organisation whose mission is to raise awareness of undetected cardiac abnormalities in young, apparently healthy individuals. They stress that exercise is NOT
A charity close to a community’s heart was the real winner after a super-successful fun quiz and mega raffle. Pints have been raised in honour of Phil and Gay Sayer for hosting the fundraising events at their pub – the Hare and Hounds in Nuneaton. In what is a charity close to many hearts, the couple
Forty eight Enniskillen youth players, 12 of them girls, travelled to University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, on Saturday, for a CRY ECG Testing Session. CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) are a charity-based organisation whose mission is to raise awareness of undetected cardiac abnormalities in young, apparently healthy individuals. They stress that exercise is NOT bad
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A charity has donated its fourth piece of equipment to Frome’s new hospital. The Julian Wort Memorial Fund was set up in 2001 by Shirley and Dave Wort after the death of their son, Julian. The fund has raised more than £25,000 since then and last week donated a second de-fibrillator and presented a plaque to
A talented hockey player who did not know he had a heart defect slumped on to his girlfriend and died. Luke Meekings collapsed after becoming unwell as he drove along Poulter’s Lane in Worthing on June 24. Tests after his death revealed his heart was almost three times the normal size and badly damaged because of
People across Newtownabbey are being encouraged to take a simple and quick £35 ECG test which could save lives. Every week eight healthy young people die in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions. That is the message being delivered by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). CRY conducts regular screenings at its clinic located at
A simple and quick £35 ECG test could save the lives of the eight healthy, young people that die each week across the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions. That is the message being delivered by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). CRY Northern Ireland's John Lundy, from Portstewart, whose son Aaron died from a heart