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CRY Screening Event at Wellsway School – 12th & 13th July 2025
On Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July, Wellsway School hosted the CRY Screening Team for the 6th heart screening event in memory of Jack Boulton. On a particularly hot weekend, the team were grateful for an aircon building! Over the two-day event 182 young people were screened, the vast majority of which were under 18.
My Quadra’Tom
I have just completed the last of 4 events “My Quadra’Tom“ to remember Tom Petley who was my friend’s son snd my son’s friend, who died 2 years ago age 20. My events were: April – Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre Half marathon walk May- Birmingham half marathon June- Torquay Riviera 3k swim July- Manchester to
A Day of Sweat, Teamwork, and Emotion
Taking part in Total Warrior was a real test of strength and stamina — physically, mentally, and emotionally. But we did it together, as a team, carrying Dan in our hearts every step of the way. There were moments of exhaustion, laughter, mud-covered hugs, and tears — but also pride and determination. From icy plunges
CRYket Dinner & Dance
On the 3rd of May 2025 we held our 2nd CRYket Dinner & Dance to raise funds and awareness following Ben’s Cardiac Arrest on 2nd October 2022. 130 friends joined us from all areas of our life at Sidcup RFC where we enjoyed a 3 course meal, some fun & games and plenty of drinking
Jack’s Day Football Match – Saturday 21st June 2025
The annual Jacks’ Day football event took place at Saltford Sports Club on Saturday 21st June. The senior game between Saltford and Longwell Green old boys was a one sided affair with Longwell comfortably winning the match played in a good spirtit. Other games featuring teams from Saltford’s juniors section also took place to add
Charity Netball Event for Liv
🎉 What a Day to Remember – Charity Netball Event for Liv 🏐 A massive thank you to Mrs. Lodge-Smith and the amazing team at Wirral Grammar School for Girls for hosting a truly special Charity Netball Tournament in memory of Liv. 💜 With 12 teams from across the Northwest — including ‘Gow Hard or Gow Home’ (Liv’s
Toby’s June Fundraisers
A huge thank you to Tom, Toyah and everyone at The Taproom Halesworth who generously choose to raise money for Toby’s Memorial Fund throughout June. They held several events and donated the proceeds from the sale of Halesworth Ale to the fund. An amazing amount of money was raised and we thank them for their
Weird Science Charity Event in Memory of Jake Lawler
Covers Band Weird Science held a fundraising gig at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Higher Hillgate, Stockport on Friday 27th June. They raised £325 on the night through online donations, money buckets and band fees. They ‘raised the roof’ in memory of Jake and there were lots of interesting dance moves and singing all night long from
100km Ultra on a seriously hot day!
We, Liz and Nigel Dawson are the co-owners of Cafe au Chocolat and Chocolat of Tewkesbury. We were introduced to CRY through talking to our customers, Linda and Geoff Goodwin who lost their son Ashley in 2007. The charity resonated with us, as we had lost 2 of our friends to cardiac events while in
3 Peaks Challenge for CRY
The challenge went well. We battled through a snow-covered summit at Ben Nevis, down pours on Scafell pike and gale force winds at Snowdon, but we still managed to complete it in 22 hours and 57 minutes. The fundraiser total is currently at £2,507, which we are really pleased with and hope that you at
24 in 24
Myself and two friends (Tom, Yoav and Raphi) ran 1 mile every hour for 24 hours straight. We raised money for CRY as it is a charity close to our hearts; our friend Joe suffered a cardiac arrest during a half marathon, with no previous heart conditions. Joe was lucky to survive. We hope that
Tough Mudder 2025: Gildeas Brings the Fight in Memory of Dr Ashwin Bali
The team at Gildeas Solicitors traded their suits for sports gear as they took on one of the UK’s toughest endurance events – Tough Mudder Edinburgh – in support of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). On Saturday 7th June 2025, a determined group from both Glasgow and Edinburgh offices powered through 5 kilometres of mud, grit,
USW Badminton Chosen Charity
The USW Badminton Club are so happy to announce that we exceeded our £500 fundraising target and raised a total of £875 for CRY over the 24/25 season. Our amateur badminton tournament was such a success in raising money and awareness, but also introducing lots of newcomers to our sport and encouraging them to take
Cake Sale in memory of Aashi
We held our annual Cake Sale on 10th May 2025 to remember Aashi and express our heartfelt gratitude to CRY, who supported Aashi’s family during the difficult time when she suddenly left them.This year marked the 11th anniversary of the sale, and the enthusiasm for coming together as a community continues to grow. We’ve embraced
Cheddar Gorge Half Marathon
1/3 of the fundraising Complete! With £300 raised for CRY so far. I had a wonderful time in Cheddar Gorge this weekend. The route was unforgiving and a huge learning curve as my first foray into trail running. The route offered incredible views of the Mendip hills, my highlight was the view of the surrounding
Craft Table event in memory of Ryan Carter
I held a craft table event. Raffle, refreshments. Raising £825.
Family Fundraising day in memory of Ryan Carter
The Saxon Pub landlords in Totton Calmore held a family fundraising day to support our community in Totton. They raised £500.
Saxmundham FC Charity Football Match
A massive thank you to Saxmundham Sports FC, players, staff and supporters for an amazing day on Saturday 24th May 2025. As part of their annual presentation day they hosted a charity football match playing Halesworth Town FC. The proceeds from the day, an incredible £1200.00 has kindly been donated to CRY in Memory of
Wenhaston Bowls Club Dick Clarke Australian Pairs Tournament
On the day of the tournament a prize draw is run with the proceeds going to the charity of Jill (Dicks wife’s) choice. Her chosen charity was CRY and the initials stand for ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’ in memory of Toby Chenery, a young man from Halesworth who recently died suddenly at the age
Manchester 10k
We did it…!! A team of got around the VERY HOT Manchester 10k, some runners and some non-runners like Livs Dad Neil who did it in 1 hour and 11 minutes – that’s quite respectable for someone who’s never done a 10k before..Neil said “honestly, it was never about the time for me. It was
Paris Marathon in memory of Jamie Bucknell and Andrew Key
My cousin Jamie Bucknell passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 14 in 2001. When I was younger myself and my family used to host musical fundraising evenings to raise money in his memory towards local screenings. I myself was screened at the age of 13 and as a result of that was
Challenge No 5 of 12 – Climbing Helvellyn
In memory of our beloved Dan Cook, 50 friends and family came together this weekend to climb Helvellyn, raising awareness for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). It was a challenging climb that pushed many of us out of our comfort zones, but the spirit, determination, and love carried us all the way to the
Challenge No 4 of 12 – Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Raising awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young is no easy task — and neither was this challenge. In memory of our much-loved Dan Cook, a large and determined group took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge — a demanding 24-mile route covering Pen-y-ghent, Whernside, and Ingleborough, the three highest peaks in the Yorkshire Dales.