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Charity Rugby match in memory of Kasia Ber
Our wonderful local Horden Rugby team held a memorial match in memory of our beautiful Kasia. Although very emotional, we felt so proud that they did this and what a great bunch they are – and also the Seaton Carew team for taking part. Both teams played great, I have never been so interested in rugby.
"The Dreaded Cut" – in memory of Mike Scott
As it was almost ten years since Mike had died, his cousin Sara (my niece) decided she wanted to do something in his memory, but couldn’t think what to do. Barney (a friend) suggested that Danny (another friend of Sara’s who had been in the same year at school with her and Mike) had been growing
Great North Run in memory of Kasia Ber
A fantastic cheque of £858 has been forwarded to CRY for Kasia’s Memorial Fund. Christopher Worrall ran the Great North Run in memory of our precious Kasia, who died from the genetic heart condition Long QT when the sudden noise from her mobile phone alarm killed her. Christopher did the run in one hour forty minutes,
Great North Run in memory of Jennifer Hawes
Recently I lost one of my best friends, Jennifer Hawes. All they found out was that her heart just suddenly stopped. She was only 23. Jen touched so many peoples lives it really is quite incredible. She lived life completely to the full and experienced more than the average person would in 3 times the years
Coast2Coast cycle ride in memory of Brice Ginisty
25th – 28th September 2006 A very good friend died last summer. Brice was a young, fun-loving guy without a care in the world. When a group of friends decided to do the Great Notts Cycle Ride for charity, we all joked that Brice would beat us all. It came as a great shock when he
Windsor Half Marathon
The Windsor Half Marathon takes place in the Windsor Great Park, within view of Windsor Castle. This was the 25th anniversary of the Half Marathon. The Half Marathon raises funds from race entrants and sponsors of the event. Sponsors in 2006 were Nike, Travis Perkins, Montgomery Exhibitions Ltd., ARUP, Land Securities, Computer Associates, BP, Huntswood, Faber
Parachute Jump in memory of Andrew Coles
Ann and Elisa Coles both successfully completed Tandem Skydives, to raise money for CRY in memory of Andrew Coles. Sponsorship money for the skydive, plus the proceeds of a fundraising night held at the local social club, raised over £2500 This money was credited to the Andrew Parr Memorial Fund, within CRY.
Annual Grand Charity Evening in memory of Levon Morland
15th September 2006 Another great night was had by all at the 2006 Grand Charity event held at the Chilton Lodge Hotel, Tyne and Wear. Raffles, music, food, a disco and guest speakers made sure that the event was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Kevan Jones MP, Chairman of the CRY All Party Parliamentary Group; Jack Doyle,
CRY Patron Simon Halliday joins 'Botham Walk 2006'
Following his heroic efforts at the Bath Half Marathon earlier this year, CRY Patron and former England International rugby star, Simon Halliday, adopted a rather more sedate pace for his latest fundraising endeavour. Simon joined CRY President Ian Botham on one leg of his ‘Botham Walk 2006’. CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR SIMON! Ian Botham has been
Captain's Charity Golf Day – Wimbledon Park Golf Club
At the beginning of the year, the Captain of Wimbledon Park Golf Club, Peter Dawson, at the suggestion of Club Chairman and CRY representative, Alastair Paterson, nominated CRY as his charity. A number of events have been held to raise funds for CRY with the highlight being on Saturday 9th September. A total of 88 competitors,
Halloween Disco in memory of Kasia Ber
A Halloween disco was organised by Kasia’s friends and family in our local Rugby club. Although we still were not strong enough to attend, the evening went really well. A wonderful £700 was raised for Kasia’s memorial fund, from all the people who love and miss her. We would like to thank everyone involved and all
Hydro Active Women's Challenge in memory of Adam Donnelly
A group of family and friends ran/walked the Hydro Active 5k Women’s Challenge in Hyde Park on Sunday, 3rd September in memory of Adam Donnelly. Apart from Sandra and Gabbie Clark, it was the first time any of us had attempted anything like this so it was a big personal challenge for all of us. Thankfully,
Parachute Jump in memory of Jane Starr
On 8th June 2006 Mike Aylott and Stuart Kitteringham successfully completed a 12,000 foot parachute jump at Chatteris Airfield, Cambridgeshire, with both Mike and Stuart completing separate tandem jumps. This event had been organised months before by Jane Starr (Mike’s fiancée – right) and her sister Karen (Stuart’s girlfriend), yet just three weeks beforehand, on 17th
Parachute Jump – in memory of Greg Highwood-Mack
After weeks of anticipation and anxiety (for some more than others), long journeys to Ely, a night in the local Travelodge and an interesting “last LITTLE CHEF breakfast” – Stephanie, Camille, Laura, Alex and Sofia travelled to Chatteris Airfield to make the jump. Accompanying the GHM crew for both moral and photographic support were Elisabeth and
CRY Chairman foiled in bid to swim the Channel
6th August 2006 – England to France Fresh from training new CRY patron David Walliams for his epic swim across the Channel, CRY Chairman Professor Greg Whyte (pictured below with David Walliams) decided to undertake the challenge himself. As Greg said, “I have done everything but swim it myself so I might as well have a
Cycling to all Barclays Premiership Football grounds
My name is David Shore, I’m 26, a Business Analyst for Barclays Bank and I live in Northwich, Cheshire. The other cyclist was Karl Rogers, 27, who is a Leisure Assistant, also from Northwich. Myself and a Karl completed a 600 mile bike ride around the UK to all Barclays Premiership Football grounds, in aid of
White-water Rafting in memory of John Esplin
27th May 2006 The day got off to a shaky start as we were directed to the wrong place, ending up at Clunie & Floss instead of Aberfeldy which was over 10 miles away. With help from a canoeist at Clunie & Floss, we managed to find out where we should be! After a mad dash
Imperial College support CRY with Arts Fest 2006
Imperial College London chose CRY as the charity to benefit from their annual Arts Fest. The event ran from 6th to 10th February 2006, and featured a variety of music and dance events throughout the week. The Imperial College Arts Festival committee decided to choose CRY as the charity to support, following a suggestion by their
Worsley MP Runs 5 Mile Race in memory of Amy Williams
Barbara Keeley MP joined 220 women of all ages in taking part in the Swinton Running Club’s City of Salford Women’s 5-mile Run at the weekend. Barbara took part in the event in order to raise money and support for the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. In running the race for the charity,
Great North Run – in memory of Vicky Johnson
We would like to thank Richard Woffendin for running the Great North Run in memory of our darling daughter Vicky, whom we lost in August 2003 to Sudden Death Syndrome. Richard is the fiancé of Vicky, and dad to Shannon, their beautiful daughter, now 2-and-a-half years old. Richard was determined to finish the run, and wore
An Evening of Songs For All – in memory of Alex Buckler
On the 17th September 2005, we held a concert in memory of Alex Buckler – ‘An Evening of Songs For All’. The concert was held at Kings School, Bruton, where Alex was a pupil. Throughout our ordeal they have been very supportive. Rose Byfleet and Edward Marsh were great friends of Alex in his year at
Inauguration of new Lord Mayor of Swansea
On May 13th 2005, Councillor Mair Gibbs was inaugurated as the new Lord Mayor of the City and County of Swansea. The new Mayor has chosen CRY to be her charity. The inauguration literature said: “Mair has chosen the local branch of Cardiac Risk in the Young, the Christiaan Stuart Smith Memorial Fund [as the Lord
Great North Run – in memory of Charlotte Turnbull-Adams
Pippa Bell (44) ran her first half marathon – the Great North Run – on Sunday 18th September 2005, on behalf of the charity CRY and completed it in 2hours 12mins (beyond her expectations!). Pippa began training for the event last March and since then she has been steadily building up to complete the course. She
Bristol Half Marathon in memory of James Paterson
27th February 2005 James Paterson was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF when he died on 22nd May 2002 whilst playing football. James was a Geology student at Bristol University before joining the RAF, and in 1999 he surprised us by running the Bristol Half Marathon. In the Autumn following James’ death, his sister Amanda also
Bishop Burton College Fundraiser
3rd February 2005 £339.65 was raised for CRY by our AVCE Travel and Tourism students. As part of their course, the students had to plan, carry out and evaluate an event with a travel and tourism theme. The group of 11 students was split into one group of 5 and one group of 6. The group