A copy of this specially penned poem will be handed out to all at a music event to celebrate the life of a popular 21-year-old. Andrew Hartlebury died in January after collapsing during a football game at the Park Leisure Centre, Barrow. The fun-loving young man, from Coniston Avenue, Dalton, is to be remembered at a
A mother whose son died from an undiagnosed heart defect is reaching out to other parents who have experienced the same sad fate. Vera Looker's son Michael, was a fit, healthy, football-mad 21-year-old who had everything to live for when his heart suddenly stopped. Mrs Looker said: "He collapsed on the bathroom floor, we tried to
Little Britain star David Walliams has undergone an ECG, to help promote the Heart Screening Awareness Partnership. The partnership aims to raise awareness of Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome – killing up to eight young people a week in the UK. Walliams is fronting the campaign for charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), which has teamed up
lIttle Britain TV star David Walliams had an ECG heart test yesterday to help promote the Heart Screening Awareness Partnership. The event was to raise awareness of Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome, which kills up to eight young people a week in Britain. Walliams is fronting the campaign for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (Cry). Electrical
A father-of-five will scale the heights this weekend when he takes on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for charity. Robert Winterton, 47, of Seaton Road, Harringworth, has been walking five or six miles a day in the roads near his home and cycling a further six around Rutland Water in preparation for the challenge.
One of Lynn Frazer's final duties as her Mayoral year drew to a close was the presentation of cheques totalling £7,500 to charities as a result of her fund-raising activities. Her three charities were the Make a Wish Foundation UK, CRY, and the Antrim Area Hospital Intensive Care Unit. A recent golf day acted as the
Brighouse Juniors enjoyed two days of celebrations st their open weekend and summer ball. Presentations were made to players of all levels and the summer ball in the evening was a great success with some guests dressing up in ball gowns and tuxedos. Official and coach Ian Addy said presentations were held on both days when young
Rotarians are marking their 60th birthday with the publication of a book. Frinton Rotary Club's "60 Years of Service to the Community" records the organisation's activities from helping to refurbish an orphanage in Romania to delivering potatoes to the e3lderly. A donation from the sale of each £5.99 book will be given to Cardiac Risk in the
The family of a 25-year-old man who collapsed and died suddenly while working at a Lord Street shop are marking the first anniversary of his death. Keen sportsman Chris Haw from Lansdowne Road collapsed on Jun 3, 2006, while working at Man to Man menswear store. More than 700 people paid their respects to the popular
A motor sport fan’s dream is on offer to mark a special anniversary. Simon Willis, a friend of Frinton teenager Andrew Gard, who died just days before his 18th birthday from sudden heart failure, is organising an online auction to mark the tenth anniversary of his death. Simon, from Great Oakley, an Engine Event Engineer with