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Team Dedward' charity row: Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race
3rd – 4th April 2010 We [David Woodcock and Edward Higgins] started training for the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race in December 2009, having heard about the obscure race from a couple of friends over a couple of beers. Neither of us had much experience of canoeing and in fact Ed had never even sat in
Charity Auction – 25th March 2010
25th March 2010 Last March I signed up to be screened when the CRY team visited my school, QEH Bristol, merely as a precaution, not expecting anything to be wrong. However, there was something wrong. The ECG revealed me to have Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome, and as a keen sportsman, this came as a huge surprise. I
SADS awareness campaign in memory of Tom Reid
25th March 2010 Leeds Metropolitan University PR students Elizabeth Taylor, Adam Burns and Becky Knowles held a SADS awareness raising campaign at the city centre campus and manned a CRY information stand, after reading about the death of 19 year old Leeds student, Tom Reid. The students handed out CRY leaflets and spoke with other students
World Record Hairdressing: 26 hour "Cutathon" – 5th & 6th March 2010
5th – 6th March 2010 Endurance crimper Daren Terry has cut his way into the record books by snipping away with his scissors non-stop for an amazing 26 hours. Stylist Daren, 41, smashed the existing world record by two hours, getting through almost 40 customers at his salon in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. “We called it
Secretary of State "makes a splash" in support of leading heart charity
Students from Elsley School and Ernest Bevin College (South West London) had a unique opportunity to meet the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP on Thursday 4th March and to thank him for introducing the increasingly popular Swim4life initiative that provides under 16s across the UK with free swimming. The Swim4life project
Posh Frock and Black Tie' do in memory of Leanne Haddrell
February 17th 2010 would have been Leanne’s 23rd birthday – our 2nd birthday without our beautiful daughter and sister to David.. Since losing Leanne we have held several fundraising events. As she was such a lover of sport these tended to be different sporting activities, but although she loved her sport she also loved dressing up
Charity Night in memory of Paul Wilkins – 9th January 2010
Charity night in memory of Paul Wilkins 9th January 2010 Despite inclement weather conditions, the second anniversary in memory of Paul went ahead on 9th January and proved to be just as successful as last year. Once again the Maybloom Working Men’s Club kindly offered the function suite and staff free of charge and this year
Charity Quiz Night – 6th February 2010
Charity Quiz Night 6th February 2010 We held a quiz in Eastling Village Hall in memory of a young man who died in our village a couple of years ago. He was just 18 years of age, his name was Carl Dawson. The quiz was our way of honouring him as a fine a young man.
ICAP Charity Day 2009
CRY was chosen as one of the charities to benefit from the ICAP Charity Day 2009, thanks to efforts of CRY supporter (and County Representative for Kent) James Brown, whose wife Katrina died suddenly in 2006 aged just 31. ICAP is a large multinational company in the finance sector that presents itself as “…the world’s premier
Bangor Rugby Club annual Floodlit Mini-Rugby Festival
Bangor Rugby Club will host its annual Floodlit Mini-Rugby Festival from 4pm to 9pm at Upritchard Park, Bangor on Saturday 7th November after welcoming neighbours Bloomfield Shopping Centre & Retail Park as Festival sponsors. Over 250 players will be involved in the Festival, which is open to Under 9 and Under 10 age groups, with teams
Charity gig in memory of Liam Morefield
19th November 2009 – The Frog and Fiddle, Cheltenham After a long month of planning, posturing and bugging people to the high heavens to come to the event, the night had finally come. Although I panicked about not having enough people, every one came together in the end. There was a buzzing atmosphere and I have
500km Yucatan Peninsula sponsored cycle ride
In November 2009 I headed off to Mexico for the toughest physical challenge of my life, by taking part in a charity bike ride to raise money and awareness of CRY. The cycle took 6 days to cross the 500km Yucatan Peninsula and I am pleased to report that I completed the journey almost without a
CRY supporter Ann Wilson meets the Queen at school opening
CRY supporter Ann Wilson met the Queen on 6th November 2009, at the official opening of Washington School (Washington, Sunderland) where Ann works. Ann lost her son James (Jimmy) suddenly in 2004, aged just 24. Ann said, “She spoke to me about Jimmy and I told her about CRY and the work you do. She looked
Raising awareness in Churchill square shopping centre, Brighton
October 2009 On the day I raised £87.92 – I thought I would be able to raise more money than that! I learned early on in my day that I need to raise people awareness of the charity before I could raise any money. People don’t like be hassled by charities, usually what attracted people to
Marathon Walk
CRY representative Martin “The Hips” Appleby and his friend Billy “The KitKat Kid”, walked a marathon on Saturday 24th October 2009 to raise awareness and funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young. They set off from the Cross Keys Pub, Hammersmith, in heavy rain, just before 8am and continued along the South bank of the Thames
Royal Parks Half Marathon 2009
Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the runners who took part in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in aid of CRY. This year was the second Royal Parks Half Marathon and CRY were fortunate enough to have at least 24 runners amongst the 15,000 competitors lining up at 9.30am on Sunday 11th October.
Boat Party in memory of Andrew Emery
On October 10th 2009, I held a charity boat party on the River Thames. This was in aid of my close friend Andy Emery who sadly passed away in his sleep last year. I organised a raffle and I was so pleased to have such fantastic prizes donated. A few to mention were; IMAX tickets at
Brompton World Championships
4th October 2009 saw an almost uniquely British competitive sporting event – the Brompton World Championships. Equal parts cycle race and eccentric celebration of a design classic, it’s a race in which all 600 competitors race their Brompton folding bikes around a 13km course in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. Although the dress code calls for
Bath Canal 5k in memory of Richard Wiggin
3rd October 2009 Sarah Buckley, Richard’s sister, sent in £850 raised in a sponsored run. Eleven friends joined her for the three-mile run through Bath city centre in October. She said: “I’m so grateful to CRY for the support my family received when my brother died so unexpectedly at the age of 38. I wanted to
"Jeans for Genes day" – in memory of Ronnie Armitage
Ronnie’s mum Sue, who works in King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Essex, raised £50.00 for the charity when on the 2nd October 2009 “Jeans for Genes day”. Sue and her colleagues wore jeans for the day and made a donation to the CRY charity. Ronnie was taken from his family suddenly in April 2008 after he
"Run to the Beat" Half Marathon 2009
27th September 2009 Dawn McMorrow and James Lewis took part in the ‘Run to the Beat’ half marathon in London, raising £582 for CRY. James lost his cousin Simon Hewett to a heart condition in 2005. Simon was a keen sportsman and marathon runner, so the two wanted all money raised sent to the memorial fund
Fundraising Quiz in memory of Simon McNamara
Sue Wheeldon organised a Fundraising Quiz on 25th September 2009 at NHS Nottinghamshire County, Birch House, Rainworth, Mansfield. A total of £250.10 was raised for CRY. The event was organised by the Charities Network, with information about CRY on every table and on a board. There were several ‘last minute’ teams that entered so there was
Aaron Lundy Memorial Golf Day raises over
Emotions were high, as friends and family of the late Aaron Lundy, gathered for a special memorial fundraiser at Portstewart Golf Club on Friday. Last month, Times Sport exclusively revealed that the special golf day would take place to honour Aaron and raise funds for CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. Aaron, who was a keen
Great North Run 2009
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to all who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 20th September 2009. This year we had a record 80 runners amongst the 54,000 participants, including CRY Patron and former England Rugby Union International, Simon Halliday (below). It was an emotional day for
3 Peaks Challenge in memory of Simon McNamara
18th & 19th September 2009 On 17th July 2008, our ‘baby’ brother, Simon McNamara, died suddenly, at the age of 25, while on holiday with his friends in Croatia. The cause of his death was an acute arrhythmia attack (we don’t know what caused/triggered it). Simon was young, fit and healthy. Just weeks before he died,