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Ben’s Big Bike Ride
Ben Aldred suffered a cardiac arrest in October 2022 whilst preparing to join a Cricket Academy in Adelaide, Australia. He was with family in Perth and luckily through a combination of CPR, swift action and the amazing care given in Joondalup Hospital, Perth, Ben survived and is now back in England, playing Prem Cricket for
Stuart House Raises £886 in memory of Freya Davidson
Heathfield Charity Cup was won by Stuart House. House Captain William Davidson was called upon to collect the cup, he was the most successful fundraiser – independently raising £287 for CRY from his wristbands, collection pots & cake sales. Stuart House raised a total of £886 for Freya’s Memorial Fund.
A Busy time for CRY Representatives Elaine and Ian Ward of Dronfield
A Busy time for CRY Representatives Elaine and Ian Ward of Dronfield The walkers at Bramall Lane with Oli holding the promotion cup next to Joe. On Saturday 1st July Ian and Elaine Ward supported Joe Williamson of Sheffield United Community Foundation in raising money for a heart screening for youngsters involved with the Foundation.
The Danielle Hampson-Mann Memorial Football Match
In memory of Danielle Hampson-Mann, an 11-a-side charity football match took place on Sunday 16th July at Howe Bridge Leisure Centre in Atherton. Friends and family of Danielle and the family made up both teams, with Danielle’s Dad, Martin as captain for Team Southampson and brother, Andy as captain for Team Mannchester – both team
Brendan Hegarty’s 20th Anniversary
Brendan was 19 when he passed on 16th July 2003. He was a gentleman to all his friends, a loving son and sibling to 6 brothers and 3 sisters as well as best in class in the 2.5yrs as Godfather to my son Jack. This year in memory of 20yrs I completed the London Bridges
Biggest #TeamMatt group ever attend 2023 CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk in memory of Matt Hadfield
On Sunday 25 June, almost 1000 people walked together along the banks of the River Thames in Central London in memory of a family member or friend who was one of the “12 a week” apparently fit and healthy young (that is, aged 35 & under) people who die in the UK from young sudden
Forestside Fun Dog Show and Cake Sale in memory of Daniel Joshua Blackman
My friend Chloe & I attended Forestside Fun Dog Show on Saturday 17th June. We had a cake stall & made £180 on the day. Hazel Blackman
Informa Kent Walk the World
Colleagues from Informa took part in our annual charity walk event on the 8th June 2023 – Walk the World. Several years ago we lost a young colleague to a cardiac related death. It was an awful shock for a lot of colleagues and difficult to come to terms with. Something that helped bring everyone
Abraham’s Tea Round AKA George Fisher Tea Round in memory of Osahon Osawe
Over 30 miles around Cumbria Mountains and between 11-12000 ft of climbing which Ian “Nosey” Parker and myself completed on 21/06/23 with Jamie “Just Retired” Osborne completing over half as support and Phil “Bandana Inspiration” Caswell meeting us at various points with refreshments etc. The challenge took us 14 Hours 13 Minutes and 40 seconds
Adam Cooper Carney Fest
The annual rugby festival that has been named after Adam (Carney) happened again on Saturday 8 July this will be 6 years since Adams passing. Each year the festival has grown and this year for us was the best. We have found a formula that works for us and gives people the best prizes. We
CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2023
On 25 June 2023 we were so pleased to gather once again in London for the 17th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk. A total of 869 supporters joined us on the day, with 79 walking in their local areas.
204 mile Chase the Sun cycle race in memory of Gary Edwards
Our son in law Anth Rowland completed a gruelling 204 mile Chase the Sun cycle race on 24th June in extremely hot weather. The race ended on the pier in Weston super Mare. Anth completed the race in an amazing 12 hours, raising approximately £500 for CRY in memory of his brother-in-law Gary Edwards. Gary
Christopher & Jamie’s 100k London to Brighton Ultra Challenge
University friends Christopher and Jamie have always enjoyed taking on exercise challenges, from frequently running the Battersea 10k, to cycling from Land’s End to John o’Groats. 2022 was no different, and they sought a new challenge with the London to Brighton Ultra – a non-stop 100k continuous walk from Richmond down to the Brighton Racecourse.
Great North Swim in memory of Dr Kelly Lee
On a very hot Saturday, Fran, Maddie and Stuart joined other swimmers to take part in the Great North Swim in memory of Kelly Lee. Shaun and Steph were the support team together with Sam and Max, our four legged members of the team. The day got off to an interesting start with a little
Ride London Event Write Up 2023
A huge thank you and congratulations to the 15 cyclists who participated on Sunday 28th May, taking on what is known as the world’s greatest festival of cycling; the RideLondon-Essex 100.
Anyone can run! Running for CRY
So, why did I run and why did I run for CRY? In 2016, during labour, I suffered heart failure. Happily, I gave birth to my beautiful, healthy, baby girl and, despite being very poorly myself, I was so happy to be a Mummy. I have been on a long, hard journey over the past
Manchester 10k – for Ben!
On Sunday 21st May, I ran the Manchester 10k with my sister, Olivia, and my dad, John. This was my first time running a 10k and I am definitely not a natural runner, but after losing one of my closest friends, Ben, so suddenly and tragically in November, we wanted to challenge ourselves. My lovely
Raising Awareness for CRY at ASDA Havant
Raising Awareness for CRY 21st April 2023 I contacted my local ASDA store a little while ago asking if I could have an information stand to raise awareness within our community of Young Sudden Cardiac Death & to promote the work undertaken by CRY. The Community Champion called me & we quickly identified a date.
SPA Wellingborough Charity Walk
Members of Shree Prajapati Association (SPA) Wellingborough were delighted to take part in the 42nd International Waendel Walk on Saturday 13 May. Twelve walkers set off for their 9 mile journey from The Castle Theatre in Wellingborough which took in Chester House near Rushden Lakes and the villages of Great Doddington and Wilby before finishing
Le Tandem Tour de Paris in memory of Suanu Saro Wiwa
Hi everyone!! We’re Katie and Hannah. We undertook our first fundraising event 4 years ago, a 10km run dressed as rhinos! This August we took on a new challenge, a tandem cycle from London to Paris – and back! As amateur cyclists, getting to grips with a tandem was…interesting, but 729km of cycling, £1550 raised
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School raise funds for CRY during charity week.
A cheque for £1,255.30 was donated to the Therese Field memorial fund, the sum of which was raised by students and staff in Rothschild-Pearce House during our charity week. We have been liaising with Tara Challenor, our local CRY ambassador who kindly came to talk to the students in an Autumn assembly and again recently
London Marathon Event Write Up 2023
The efforts our runners go to is always inspiring and the sacrifice #TeamCRY make to try and complete the 26.2 miles of the London Marathon is a great motivator to CRY staff and supporters alike.
David Hill Memorial Quaich
David Hill Memorial Quaich On Saturday 11th March 2023, the rugby teams representing both the Scottish Parliament and The Houses of the Irish Oireachtas came together for the inaugural match contesting the David Hill Memorial Quaich. David Hill, aged 30, had tragically died in the same fixture the previous year, playing for the Scottish Parliament
Michael’s 40th Birthday – in memory of Michael John Land
Just Giving – On the 16th April I performed a 24 hour challenge and ran a mile every hour on the hour to commemorate my sons birthday. In fact I ran 31.17 miles as I wanted to make sure I completed the task well. Thanks to Sally, Pippa and Adam for accompanying me in the