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Screening day held at College Way Surgery in Taunton on Saturday 6th August 2022, in memory of Gary Edwards
Cooper Associates of Taunton kindly sponsored the heart screening of 92 young people on 6th August. It was lovely to meet some of Cooper Associates employees, what a fabulous bunch of people. Family friends and local businesses gave gifts and donations for the raffle which made a further £295.20, paid into Garys memorial fund. Other
Chobham Lawn Tennis Club Raises £400 in Memory of Claire Louise Mayger
Chobham Lawn Tennis Club (Surrey) hold a fundraising day each year in support of a nominated charity. Nominations for which charity we as a club choose to support are put to our committee, who then decide on one. I am very pleased and extremely grateful to the club for choosing CRY this year. I have
Reigate Robots FC hosts 5 A-Side football tournament
On the 24th July, Reigate Robots FC hosted a 24-team 5 A-Side football tournament in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young. It was a great summer atmosphere, with music, food vans and football to keep fans entertained in the sunshine. The football was played in great spirit with everyone attending appreciating the good cause
Owen Morris Memorial fund-Cake sale
We arrived safely back from our 180 mile bike ride last week and are now slowly recovering! We cycled through Holland and Belgium over three days and the route was fortunately very flat but the challenge was the speed we were going – 20 mph at times which, for us, is not something we are
Aintree Half Marathon – In Memory of Ste Whitby
Paul, Paul Snr and Jake Goodwin completed a very hot Aintree Half Marathon on the 31st July in memory of Stephen Whitby. Stephen passed away last year at the age of 49 from cardiac arrest, just a day before his 50th birthday. He leaves behind partner Jayne, sons Lewis & Callum and daughter Lilly. Having
Another Fantastic Cedar + Co. Charity Golf Day
On Friday 15th July, after a 2 year break, Cedar + Co. hosted its annual charity golf day at Mickleover golf course. It was a beautiful day for golf, the food was lovely, plenty of drinks (it was important to stay well hydrated!) good networking and all for a great cause. It was a tight
Sidmouth Seafest
Sidmouth Seafest raises £507 for CRY. Stephanie Preston raised £507 at the Sidmouth Seafest in May. She raised money by selling items that were made, mostly from recycled materials. Stephnie and her husband, Fluff, also made a donation of £160 to CRY from produce they sell from their garden. In total they have raised £667.00
Sidmouth and District Darts League
The Sidmouth and District Darts League raised £707.00 in memory of Jon, through a series of competitions and a raffle at their presentation evening. In doing this they have raised further awareness of CRY and the importance of screening, in our local community. The photograph shows Cassie Butler, Steve Bristow and Ali Ohara, at the presentation evening, representing
Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in memory of Ben Russell
In April 2021 a bright light went out when we lost Benjamin Clifford Russell to Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. Ben (aka B-Ronts/Captain Glaze) was funny, kind and caring – playing such a huge part in the lives he touched. To raise funds for ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’ in memory of Ben – Bek, Emily, Joe,
David Wallace Memorial Race Night
When David passed away suddenly on 7.3.20 we had only a few people attend his funeral and no celebration of his life afterwards due to Lockdown. It has been a long wait but was lovely to finally come together to remember David. Thank you to everyone who helped us create a fitting tribute to David,
West Bridgford Knights FC raise over £3,000 in memory of Dylan Rich with mammoth hike
A Sunday League football team has raised over £3,000 in memory of West Bridgford youngster Dylan Rich, who sadly passed away after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest whilst playing for West Bridgford Colts during an FA Youth Cup game in September 2021. The Knights decided to take on the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge – climbing
Flexercise Dance Celebration and CRY raffle/awareness day held on 25th June 2022
A dance day was held at the Castle School in Taunton on Saturday 25th June. At this event a raffle was held in memory of our son Gary. A total of £276 was raised, and many attendees were interested to learn more about CRY. Many ladies took leaflets to give to family members and those
Our personal CRY walk in memory of Neil Schuyleman on 26 June 2022
Helen & Peter Davies, Catherine Burton, Anna & Minas Georgakakos went on a personal CRY walk in memory of Neil on 26th June ’22 in the beautiful Surrey hills around Puttenham. All the more special as Helen has not been able to do as much walking or go as far during the last months. Neil
Lee Mallinson Memorial Hat Sale
The Reading Swimming Club Lee Mallinson Memorial Hat sale has raised £1280 for CRY!! Thank you to everyone who purchased a hat and/or made a donation.
Skydive for Stu
What a adrenaline rush from 12000 ft 🪂💪 The skydive team at Headcorn made me feel so at ease and I wasn’t scared or nervous at all. I remember shouting ’Wow’ whilst free falling at 120mph, looking around and taking it all in. So emotional after remembering why I was doing this.
Fundraiser Robert Burns
Robert sadly passed away at the age of 19, and we have been fundraising every year. Raised over 15,000 doing raffle, cake stall, tombola and football tournament.
Manchester 10k in memory of Laurence (Loz) Gleeson
Was it the atmosphere? Was it the months of training? Was it the killer soundtrack? I’d never run 10k in 55minutes before! My wife and son were expecting 1hr 10 -20 and were tracking me on an app. They had to leave their meal and rush out to get a photo of me finishing which
Jonny Cooper’s Leeds Half Marathon in memory of Tom and Alex Reid
Jonny Cooper raised £835 in his fifth half marathon for CRY, held on Sunday 8th May 2022. Jonny completed the challenge in an amazing 1 hour 49 minutes! He ran in memory of Tom Reid who passed away suddenly on 28th September 2009 and more specifically with Tom’s brother Alex Reid in mind who passed
West Bridgford Knights F.C. – Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge
After the deaths of two young footballs with suspected cardia arrests, in our area of Nottinghamshire, West Bridgford Knights Football Club agreed to fundraise for CRY. We settled on The Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge and 11 of the team are set to climb on 21/5/22 with two others supporting with driving. The club will be
Randonnee for Rich 2022
The IoW Randonnée* means a lot to me – it accounts for 3 of the 4 organised cycling events that I did with Richard (and friends) – in 2013, 2014 and 2016. Understandably 2017 was missed due to Richard’s and Hayley’s impending wedding taking priority and 2018 due to my own cardiac bypass surgery. We
Its a knockout in memory of David White
Calling all CRY families in the North East…. On Saturday 2nd July we are holding its a knockout in memory of David White at Blueflames Longbenton. David passed away in June 2015 from SCD. Since that tragic day we have been raising money to enable screening to try and prevent families going through the heartache
