My names Lewis Horne and I completed the Pembrokeshire 15.3 mile run on the 28th April 2018. It was an emotional day for myself and friends. It was the one year anniversary of the passing of a close friend of mine Ben Walker. To remember Ben I deceived to take part in a half marathon event.
Pontefract and Castleford Express, 4th May 2018 The families and friends of Jonathan Leigh and Michael Land have held many events to support CRY – charity days, raffles, a race night, and marathon runs have enabled screenings for local young people in memory of Jonathan and Michael. Read more
Rhyl Journal, 27th April 2018 Adam White, Mike Clark, Jimmy Cook and Dan Harrison completed 2,400 press ups, sit-ups, kettle bell swings and 24 miles of running and rowing at Fitness HQ, St Asaph. The challenge was to raise money for the Sam Standerwick Memorial Fund with CRY, and will go towards funding a 2nd heart
Western Telegraph, 26th April 2018 47 vehicles and over 90 classic car fans will take part in the convoy, travelling through Pembrokeshire all the way to Ireland over five days. In 2017, the tour raised £7,000 for the Dean Mason Memorial Fund with CRY, and Meningitis now; 2018 will see funds raised once again for CRY,
The Tab, 13th March 2018 Cardiff University Rowing Club (CURC) will be attempting to break three world records while fundraising for CRY. The club will continuously keep a rowing machine going for four days, with three teams, aiming for three different world records. The attempt is in memory of Jenny Bucknell, who passed away in 2011
North Wales Pioneer, 18th February 2018 Year 9 pupil, Tom Hughes booked a heart screening with CRY after a family friend died of an undiagnosed heart condition. Tom said, “Often you don’t think about something until it happens to you or one of your close friends. Last year my godmother Sandy Bennett rang us to tell us
BBC News, 3rd February 2018 200 young people will have CRY heart screenings over the weekend thanks to the Dean Mason Memorial Fund. This will be the 10th CRY screening put on with funds raised by Dean’s family and friends. Daniel Mason, Dean’s brother, said: “We all want to thank the entire local community for all
BBC Radio Wales, 3rd February 2018 CRY representative for South Wales, Dan Mason, talks about his brother Dean and the work the Mason family have done with CRY since Deans death in 2010, including a screening for around 200 young people in Carmarthenshire this weekend. Listen here (1:10:55)
Tenby Observer, 30th January 2018 CRY will be screening young people in Whitland on Saturday 3rd February & Sunday 4th February thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Mason Family. The Dean mason Memorial Funds has screened 1,040 young people to date, holding 10 previous screening days in Carmarthenshire. The memorial fund has also funded three
South Wales Argus, 4th January 2018 June Thomas has held a variety of fundraising events over 2017, including a charity ball for Jack on what would have been his 21st birthday, in order to raise funds for heart screenings. June has been awarded the British Empire Medal for fundraising, and hopes to continue on that track