One minute he was scoring a goal playing the game he loved. The next he was dead. Football-mad teenager Edward Reading, known as Awesome Ed, had his whole life ahead of him when he collapsed and died on the pitch. Ed, from Warblington, had just found the net for his team South Park in a league match
After their teenage son died of sudden death syndrome on the football pitch, Alice and Stephen Reading channelled their grief into raising awareness. The couple have been working with the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, known as CRY, to highlight the risk of sudden cardiac death and sudden death syndrome in young people. "We went
Plans are afoot for a fundraising event with a difference at The Mill public house in Rode, where a charity firewalk is set to take place later this month. The organisers are holding the event on Saturday 17th May with the hope of raising money for the Julian Wort Memorial Fund. Julian Wort, from Frome, was
The Northern Ireland U19 girls and U17 boys have had ECGs (electrocardiograms) carried out by the CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) Screening Service at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. Northern Ireland international, Jonny Evans has praised the Association's Child Welfare Department for initiating the testing of the young players. Visit http://www.irishfa.com/the-ifa/news/3941/evans-backs-cardiac-screening-of-young-international-players/
Friends and colleagues of a police officer who died after taking part in a football match took to the pitch for an event in his memory. Father-of-two PC Andy Hill, based at Burslem police station, died in November after collapsing following a game of football with colleagues. the 35-year-old was manager of Caverswall FC’s under-13s boys’
Talented teenager Jack Maddams may be gone but he certainly isn’t forgotten. Friends of the 17-year-old, who died in his sleep a month ago, are organising a charity five-a-side football tournament in his memory. They hope 48 teams, including FA registered clubs, will sign up for the event which takes place at Strood Leisure Centre, from
Friendships forged at playgroup and cemented round the school gates last a lifetime. Like so many mums who meet this way, Barbara Dominy and Sue Foyle shared the ups and downs of their children's childhoods and marked the milestones together from first day at primary school to last day at secondary school, and all points in
Sports supremo Greg Whyte is reaching for the stars to take part in his biggest challenge yet – a muscle-crunching relay ride across America in June in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), the charity of which he is a trustee. Greg, 40, said: "Together with three fellow nutters, I'm competing in the Race
More than one in ten people who turned up for random heart checks at a special Midland screening day against 'adult cot death' have been referred to a cardiologist. Group Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) held a free heart screening day at Stourbridge Health Centre last month to prevent more unnecessary deaths. Organiser Roy Ball,
Every youngster in Scotland taking part in sport will be offered screening for Sudden Death Syndrome, which killed footballer Phil O'Donnell. The Government hopes the scheme will prevent dozens of similar deaths. The move was announced yesterday by Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP's spring conference in Edinburgh. Everyone over 16 taking part in organised