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London Marathon in memory of my brother Paul Dodd
Running the TCS London Marathon is a bit like being at a pop concert for 26 miles and you are the star. The crowds were amazing and totally get you round, I loved it but it was one of the hardest challenges I have ever done. The last 6 miles are slightly blurry, but my amazing
Fundraising Festival In Memory of Luke Henney and Lee Welland Raises £3250.00
A memorial festival was held on Sunday 28th August at Ambleside Sports Club in Nuneaton in memory of Luke Henney and Lee Welland. A football match was played between friends of Luke and Lee with Team Welland winning the Luke Henney memorial cup on this occasion. There was street food available, a sweet stall, bouncy castle and
3 generations complete the Great Scottish Run
Previous Next Running in memory of Steven Gilmour. A total of £1,772 was raised. These funds will be donated to the Steven Gilmour Memorial Fund and will go towards preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families. Donna Walls
Leeds 10k 2022 to raise funds for CRY
Team Tommy’s challenge for 2022 was to run the 10k run in Leeds, Tom’s home city. Team Tommy comprised of a small group of family and friends this year – James, Maria, Amelia and myself. As usual we had a great response from family and friends continuing to raise the much needed funds to support CRY.
Mike’s Northern Castles Ride
250 miles – 14500ft of ascent – 22 Castles. Garstang (Lancs) to Holy Island (Northumberland). It was just before all the lockdowns that I came up with the idea of a solo cycle ride across northern England connecting as many castles as possible along the way. Now that things are almost back to normal I couldn’t
Great North Run – Chris James
What a surreal experience, with exceptional crowds and support throughout the day. Absolutely amazing and would highly recommend to anyone contemplating it for next year! Albeit it wasn’t a PB time for me, I still completed the run in a reasonable time of 2hrs 1min 46secs, raising a total of £1,220. An incredible honour to have
Plant Sale in memory of Harry Joseph King
£180 was raised through a plant sale at the Flower Festival at St Mary’s church in Essex. The money raised was in memory of our dear son Harry Joseph King. The photo is of Layla age 5 and Robyn age 3, who helped on the day with our fundraising. Andrew and Samantha King
Great North Run – Maggie Fearby
This image is of me crossing the line at the GNR 2022. My first one and I’m sure not my last. An amazing experience and I’m so pleased to have been able to support C-R-Y. Maggie Fearby
Great North Run in memory of my Dad
The Great North Run was an extremely emotional day for myself and my family! Having lost my Dad in the year 2000 to a heart attack whilst he was running the Great North Run himself, as you are probably aware, a lot of my family were telling me it a stupid idea to do it myself!
Edinburgh Kiltwalk – 18th September 2022 – A Wee Wander for Christopher
On Sunday 18th September 2022, 27 walkers from Edinburgh completed the Kiltwalk in memory of Christopher Cowe who passed away tragically and suddenly in January 2021 from an undiagnosed heart condition which we later found out to be Myocarditis. Christopher’s parents – Ross and Shiva – together with Christopher’s grandparents, family members, friends, colleagues and ten
Edinburgh Kiltwalk 2022
Sunday 18th September I took on the Big Stroll Kiltwalk taking in the sight of Edinburgh. I took to the challenge alone in memory of my amazing brothers Barry and Paul Whyte I set off from Murrayfield at 10.30 and rounded back off by 2.45 back at Murrayfield. I met some amazing people along the way
A busy weekend in June.
On Saturday the 11th of June we staged our annual 7 a side football tournament for the Dan Hughes memorial shield. 8 local teams entered the competition and its Congratulations to Winners Wood Lane F.C. who beat Audley 1-0 in the final. Thank you to Premier League Referees assistant Simon Bennet along with Melvin Clewlow &
Dan Hughes cricket and Family fun day
July 17th was the date for the annual Dan Hughes cricket and Family fun day which this year was held at Audley Cricket Club. The cricket started at 9:30 and ran until 6pm when it concluded with hosts Audley beating near neighbours Betley in a keenly contested final. Local Radio station Hitmix 107.5 were in attendance
Meeting the Prime Minister
On the 9th of August Sue and Myself were honoured to be invited to a garden party hosted by the Prime minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street. The occasion was to celebrate being the recipients of a points of light award in recognition of the charity work that we do. We got to spend 5
Dan Hughes Memorial Golf Tournament
On June the 3rd this year, after 6 months of planning, we held the first Dan Hughes memorial golf day at Wolstanton Golf Club, Newcastle Under Lyme. 20 teams of 4 players tee’d off as the claxon sounded at 1pm. There were several hole in one prizes on the Par 3 holes including a brand new Kia Picanto
London to Brighton 2022
London to Brighton was an experience that I’ll never forget. After 5 months and 1,500 miles of training, I lined up on the start line at 07:45 in Clapham Common, on 11 September 2022 to complete the 55-mile route to Brighton. Despite having only 4 hours of sleep, I’d never felt so alive. Today was my
Its a Knockout in memory of David White
On July 2nd around 80 people took part in Its a Knockout in memory of David. A total of £2620 was raised. It was a great day and at the same time remembering such a special person.
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 donations
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 been
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 that
Owen Morris Memorial bike ride
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 used
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 worked
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 competition,
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 for