May we thank Steve burns, the 2005 men’s captain at Frome Golf Club, for choosing our son Julian’s memorial fund, that is held with CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) as his chosen charity. The wonderful amount of £3,000 was raised, and this huge donation is the vital amount that we need to purchase, through CRY,
A devoted brother has raised more than £2,000 in memory of his sister, who died suddenly of heart failure, aged 29. Cash is still rolling in after Ian Johnson, 19, took part in the Flora London Marathon as a tribute to Sarah Jane and to boost funs for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).
A charity has been set up in memory of a young Tyneside GP who collapsed and died during a game of squash. Dr Matthew Toppil, a health and fitness enthusiast, died a year ago at just 31 from ischaemic heart disease, a condition in which blood flow to the heart is restricted, starving it of vital
As Paul Sykes' brothers crossed the London Marathon finish line it brought tears to their eyes to think their brother would have been proud of their efforts. Paul, a former Dover Athletic player, collapsed and died in April last year while playing for Folkestone Invicta against another of his old teams, Margate. He was 28 and left
The parents of a former Dover college student who collapsed and died suddenly are warning others to be aware of a rare killer that tragically cut short the life of their daughter. Josephine Harris, 18, collapsed during an evening out with friends at ikon nightclub in Maidstone on Saturday, April 8. Police and ambulance crews were
Kent footballers past and present came together at Hartsdown Park on Sunday too honour the memory of Paul Sykes. Two teams managed by Dover Athletic managers past and present, Clive Walker and Chris Kinnear, produced an entertaining fame in memory of Sykes, who collapsed and died whilst playing for Folkestone Invicta against Margate in a Kent
Golfers in Frome have raised an impressive sum of money for two of the area’s flourishing charities. During the last year the captain of Frome’s Critchill Golf Club, Steve Burns, has been using his hobby to raise much-needed funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and Claverton Cats and Dogs Home. Golf-themed fundraising techniques have
A fund set up in memory of a teenager who died just days before his 18th birthday has now topped £100,000. Andrew Gard suffered a cardiac death in July 1997. The next year his family launched an appeal aimed at trying to prevent other youngsters from suffering the same fate. Hundreds of fundraising events have been
Katherine Galligan from Kilsyth and her family would like to thank everyone who supported her in the London Marathon, which she completed in 4 hours and 55 minutes. So far Katherine has raised £6,500 for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), in memory of her sister Lyndsey Galligan McLaughlin, who died on January 3, 2004. For further
Sacre bleu – Swansea Marina turned a little continental at the weekend. the Lord Mayor's Boules Day returned for its eighth year. Hundreds turned out to support the popular event, as players, many in fancy dress, took part to raise cash for charity. Since its inauguration in 1999, the French-style tournament has raised more than £21,000 for