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9 Edges Challenge
I suffered a heart attack at 40 years old in September 2019. Since then I’ve celebrated each heartiversary by completing a charity challenge. Poor weather and then a badly broken finger put this one on hold, but I managed to finally attempt it, for my 4th heartiversary, on 1st September. Myself and 4 friends completed
Fundraising in memory of Vicky Parker
This money has been raised by a local sheltered housing scheme, Anchor Court, Dalton in Furness, it has been raised by their weekly coffee Picture 2 is, myself, Steve and Brenda Parker who is Vicky’s nanna, Brenda is a resident of Anchor Court and very kindly asked other residents if they would be willing to
Baker Fest and Baker Day 2024
In June 2024 friends and family of Andrew Baker came together to celebrate his life on his 11th Anniversary. Since Andrew’s death, annual celebrations have been held in his memory to bring everyone together, raised a toast and keep the memories alive. Over the recent years the events have gradually increased in size. Andrew was
Charity Football fun day in Memory of Paul Rees
After a gap of a couple of year raising money in memory of Paul. Two of his friends on and off the pitch Craig ‘Pougie’ Evans and Carl ‘Bados’ Elsom arranged a family fun day and football match with teams made up of Paul’s old football team mates from various trams he had played with
Great Harwood Cricket Club Fundraiser
Great Harwood Cricket Club hosted their first 6-a-side cricket tournament in support of C-R-Y on Saturday 29th June raising £2,150! 8 teams battled through the challenging weather conditions with the deserved winners coming out triumphant in the final.The action then moved off the field with a live performance from Andi Willacy. Everyone at the club
Walk for Mark
Since Mark’s untimely death in 2015, his family, friends and colleagues have raised funds and hosted several screening sessions with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in his memory. As early 2025 will see the tenth anniversary of his death, Mark’s colleagues from Blue Watch at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Sandyford Fire Station set
Tour Du Mans – Bentley Motors to the Le Mans 24 Hours!
On the 6th June, Harry Chandler set off from the gates of Bentley Motors Factory in Crewe, his destination, the famed Le Mans 24 Hours race in France. 2024 marked the 100 year anniversary of Bentley’s first victory at the race, it also marked Harry’s 15th year visiting the race (having first visited as a
Charity band night
We held a charity band night on Friday 16th August in memory of Kevin Williams my partner who we sadly lost in December 2022 it was a fantastic night we had a band and lots of raffle / auction prizes everybody enjoyed themselves and we raised an amazing £2,800 for Cardiac Risk in the Young
Kyle & Louie Scottish Half Marathon – 18 August 2024
Kyle Davidson and Louie Goldie are running the Scottish Half Marathon in memory of their good friend Jude MacDonald who was tragically taken from us at the young age of 16 due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Please support if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/page/kyle-davidson-1722495750992?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fkyle-davidson-1722495750992&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=pfp-share&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2nQ_hzKwCSsjpT236H8eUdrMUi5wOwuoVy0pds2MgFdnOHxlbX8Tvvkvw_aem_mraX5SCdUurWJ_KYzKk4Kg
Canal boat trips for CRY
On Monday 26th August, the Chesterfield Canal Trust will be running cruises on its tripboat called Madeline, from Hollingwood Hub, S43 2PF. £7 Adults, £5 Under 16s. All fares will be donated to CRY, in memory of Madeline Siddall after whom the boat is named. There will also be collection boxes and information leaflets in
3000km hike from one end of New Zealand to the other
Last September, at the age of just 22, I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the pitch whilst playing a lacrosse game. My heart stopped for 4 minutes.When I arrived at hospital I was diagnosed with Brugada Syndrome, and was discharged 2 weeks later with an internal defibrillator having been fit in my chest. This
Ben’s 50km Walk for Cardiac Risk in the Young
On 3rd August, I walked 50km along the South West Coast in memory of my friend Owen Morris who sadly passed away from a cardiac arrest aged 13. It was a tough walk but managed to complete in 8 hours 49 minutes. £1,020 (plus £202.50) was raised and all proceeds raised went to CRY and
Name Ashley’s Teddy
£280 was raised during a Majorette competition where we held a stall to “Name Ashley’s Teddy”. Lots of the people who knew Ashley – friends, family and her twirling friends came to donate. The winning name for the teddy was picked randomly out of a hat and it was named Angel which we thought was quite
Raising funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young at our Flower festival
At our Church St Mary’s Stapleford Abbotts . We held a stall during our annual flower festival to raise awareness and money for cardiac risk in the young , and in memory of our dear son Harry . Our kind friends Sammy , Natalie and Andy . Who supplied plants to sell and ran the
Lake District Ultra Challenge
On the 8th June 2024 I tied up my shoelaces and set off on the Lake District Ultra Challenge- 62 miles continuously with the aim of completing it in under 24 hours. With the help of my best friend we completed it in just 19 hours and 35 minutes. A challenge that almost broke both
Sports Day in memory of Clarissa Nicholls
On Saturday 22nd June we held a sports day in memory of our friend Clarissa Nicholls who died last May whilst hiking in France. Clarissa was extremely sporty, winning all the sports day races and breaking every school record. With this in mind we decided to hold a sports day in her memory to raise
Harwich Police Cadets Cake Sale
On Saturday 13th July, Harwich Police Cadets held a cake sale . They made the marvellous sum of £264.37 for the Tom Petley CRY fund. Tom’s family would like to thank them for supporting C-R-Y
Blackpool to Manchester bike ride
Well done and a massive thank you to Paul Benfold for completing the 60 mile Manchester to Blackpool cycle on the 14th July 2024. So far he has raised £1,579 plus £377 in gift aid. Totalling £1,956 which is an absolutely amazing achievement and Michaels family are extremely proud and grateful to Paul for this
Heart of London Bridges Walk write up 2024
Read all about our flagship event in London – with over 1000 supporters joining us in Southwark Park this year, the Bridges Walk continues to be a place to connect and remember for those who have suffered the loss of a young person to YSCD
Soroptimist International South West & Channel Islands Regional Meeting on Saturday 13th July 2024.
I was invited to talk about C-R-Y to the Soroptomist International SW and Channel Islands regional meeting in Cheddon Fitzpaine, near Taunton on Saturday the 13th July. About 60 members attended and the delegates all seemed very interested to learn about what happened to our son, Gary, why I became a representative/fundraiser, and the work
Thames Marathon Swim
In August 2023 I took part in the Thames Marathon, an endurance swimming marathon in the River Thames from Henley to Marlow, completing the distance in under 4 hours. The swim, which covers a beautiful 13km stretch of the River Thames has become one of open water swimming’s most prestigious marathon swims and is completed
Buy A Day
We have just completed a buy a day raffle which was selling a date for £2 and splitting it 50/50 so CRY receive £365 and the remaining £365 is split between 3 lucky winners made up of £200 £100 & £65 the winner of the first prize has kindly donated the £200 back to the
Marathons in memory of Toby Hayward-Seers
Two of Toby’s friends, Joe McNeil and Lewis Hodges, ran marathons for CRY in Toby’s memory earlier this year. They have raised over £2,500. Joe: Had a brilliant experience running my first marathon with my dear friend Lewis in support of CRY in April. Could not have imagined a more beautiful place to do it than
Celebration cricket match
We had a wonderful celebration cricket match for Rose, with ‘Team White’ winning with the last ball of the day. Thank you to all the players who travelled near and far and all of those who joined us in the sunshine to support.
Celebration walk in memory of Rose
We were joined by family and friends who walked from our village to Rose’s resting place. We shared memories, sang Abba on the beach led by the choir, and the sun shone for us ☀️ We were treated to Rose’s favourite sweets and cake (Pineapple upside down) and laid flowers and letters on her grave.
