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London Marathon 2024 – in memory of Anthony Evans
On the 21st April 2024, I ran the London Marathon in memory of my cousin Anthony, who sadly passed away from sudden cardiac arrest in February 2021. I’m hugely honoured to have run in Anthony’s name but also to have raised a total of £2842, which will go towards much needed research, bereavement support and
Timperley Boneshaker’s Charity Bike Ride to Morecambe and back in memory of Chloe Waddell
On 23rd and 24th September 2023 a group of Timperley Boneshakers cyclists rode from Timperley to Morecambe on day 1 and home on day 2. A fantastic amount of £14,388 was raised in memory of Chloe Waddell. Throughout the year Chloe’s parents have also cycled to many of the swimming pools that Chloe swam events
Cake Sale in memory of Sam Moodey
On 6th April I held a cake sale in memory of my son, Sam, who passed away in 2018. We raised £885 for his memorial fund which will go towards holding a second screening day for young people. The cake sale was well attended by supportive friends and family. Thank you so much to everyone who
POP up Shop
We held a pop up shop at Fox Lane Cricket club, which made us a total of £216, the Silver Fox bingo club gave us £184 to make the total up to £400. Marlene Norris who runs the bingo was so very kind in making up the running total.
Charity Raffle in memory of Evan Shonfield
We organised a raffle last year in memory of Evan Shonfield with the help of our customers we managed to raise £1350. Our company UK plumbing supplies have kindly almost matched the amount.
Meg celebrates 5 years of still being alive!
The 25th April 2024 marked 5 years since I had a cardiac arrest at the age of 26 due to an unknown genetic condition called ARVC (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). I am one of the lucky ones. Every week in the UK at least 12 apparently fit and healthy young people die of undiagnosed cardiac
The Anglo Celtic Plate / Sri Chinmoy International Race
Hello, my name’s Windy Wilson (amateur weatherman from Scotland) and I’ve been fundraising for a few years now. My latest race was – The Anglo Celtic Plate / Sri Chinmoy which is an international race that was held in Perth on Sunday March 24th 2024 The main event is the Anglo Celtic Plate over 100k
Family and friends of political aide complete Edinburgh to Dublin CYCLE4DAVID raising £25,350
EDINBURGH TO DUBLIN CHARITY CYCLE, 9TH-16TH MARCH 2024 To mark the second anniversary of David Hill’s tragic death, members of David’s family and friends cycled the match ball from Edinburgh to Dublin, for the second playing of the David Hill Memorial Quaich, which took place at Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin on 16th March 2024, between the
Community Combines to Raise funds for Cardiac Charity
A community came together to raise more than £2,000 in memory of a much-loved dad, son, fiancé and brother. Nearly 140 people attended a mouth-watering afternoon tea and their donations raised £2,100 for Andrew Key’s Cardiac Risk in the Young Memorial Fund. Tickets for the event, held in Longridge’s Civic Hall on 14th April, were
Easter cake sale
Our charity cake sale went extremely well, as well as supporting cry in memory of our son Richard, we also wanted to support another charity Parkinson UK as a couple of my friends have Parkinson’s. My daughter and I baked all week, we also had some cakes donated to us from my kind friends, we all
Alloa Half Marathon Runners in memory of Aiden Joyce
We are so grateful to Ugym Tillicoultry, Aidens police colleagues at Police Scotland and his friends who have donated £10,135 from money raised running the Alloa Half Marathon
Bath Half Marathon
Last October I decided to run the Bath Half Marathon in memory of my son Will, who died suddenly in November 2022 from SADS. The shock and heartbreak from this tragedy are with us constantly. I wanted to try to do something positive in Will’s memory to try to prevent this tragedy and suffering happening to other families.
First North Staffordshire & South Cheshire walk and talk group
On the 16th of March we held our first North Staffordshire & South Cheshire walk and talk group
Sky Dive in memory of Mia Jennings
As part of our ongoing support at The Bulls Head for James and Louise Jennings, I have made the crazy decision to do a sky dive to raise money for Mia’s memorial fund! https://www.gofundme.com/f/sky-dive-for-mia-jennings-memorial-fund?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer
Hilary Nicholls runs the Paris Half Marathon in memory of her daughter, Clarissa.
Thank you so very much for helping to achieve my goal of funding for screening young people’s hearts in memory of Clarissa. I couldn’t have done it without the support and encouragement and generosity of each and every one of you. Together, with Clarissa’s Campaign for Cambridge hearts, we have secured funding for 2 days
Heartfelt group and Dunbia group
CRY and the Heartfelt Group have been chosen by Dunbia Company in Preston to be supported as one of their charities of the year. After attending a meeting with Rachel Lawson and Shirley Hayes we were presented with a cheque for £500 to be added to our screening fund in the name of Stevie Wiggins.
BBC Radio Lancashire Making a Difference award
Last year I was nominated for a BBC Radio Lancashire Making a Difference award, I was truly amazed when I received the phone call advising me of the nomination, I’ve been raising funds and awareness for CRY since 1998 after the death of my son Andrew in 1997 at the age of 21, it’s just
Half Marathon in memory of Jake Wood
On the 25th February I will be participating in a half marathon in memory of Jake Wood, As you may know, I am raising funds for Cry, a charity dedicated to preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening, and support. This cause is incredibly close to my heart, as it honors the memory of
Christmas Cards in memory of Julia Swinglehurst
I have donated the money £700 from the purchases of christmas cards designed by myself in memory of my Nephews Andrew’s girlfriend Julia who died suddenly in June 2023. I hope the money helps someone else going through this trauma and keeps this wonderful charity helping those in need .Karen Reep
Blakemans Family Fun Day
The Blakeman family decided that their 70th anniversary in business was the ideal opportunity to bring back their annual family fun for the first time since 2019. Organised by the Blakemans Improvement Group (BIG), the day was open to all Blakemans staff, their friends and families and aimed to raise money for CRY (Cardiac Risk
Olympian, Jo Pavey MBE, starts The Sidmouth 4 Trigs Challenge
Olympian, Jo Pavey MBE starts, The 4 Trigs Challenge. This year we were honoured to have Olympian, Jo Pavey MBE starting the 4 Trigs Challenge. Jo counted down, to start the race, and set 104 runners off on the course. This is the second time that Jo has started the event. She is always keen
100 Screened by CRY in Ealing
One hundred young people aged between 14-35 had their hearts screened for free by Cardiac Risk in the Young in Ealing on Sunday, 4th February. Seven people were referred for further tests. The event, hosted for the third year in a row by Trailfinders Sports Club in Vallis Way, was sponsored by Tom and Claire’s
Silver Fox Bingo club
I was recently contacted by the Silver Fox Bingo club in Leyland who had heard about Heartfelts quest to raise awareness and fundraise for screenings, I was invited to go along and tell them a little bit about our group and accept a cheque for £200. This is an amazing amount from a small group
12 A Week Challenge in memory of Toby Hayward-Seers
My 12 A Week Challenge in November 2023 involved three runs: Sloughbottom Parkrun in Norwich, a distance run training session at the University of East Anglia athletics track with my running club Norfolk Gazelles, and an inspirational run across the beach and sand dunes at beautiful Caistor-on-Sea on the Norfolk East Coast, this being the
New Years Eve tractor run from Higher Farm Equine Byley
New Years Eve 2023 Tractor Run In just one week, an amazing team from Higher Farm Equine and Ashbrook’s, organised by Kevin Woodward a tractor run. This saw nearly 50 vehicles from tractors, vintage vehicles to lorries leaving Higher Farm Byley through Holmeschapel, Macclesfield (Mia’s home town), Northwich and back to Higher Farm. Thanks to