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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
London Triathlon in memory of Simon Cox
Simon’s brother Adam, and his friends Ian King and Warwick Winter, entered the London Triathlon in August 2005. The trio were sponsored for undertaking this challenging event, with Simon’s brother Jason collecting £290 of sponsorship on their behalf. Combined with Doug Cox’s bike ride, plus a raising awareness stall and car boot sale, this brought the
Coast-to-coast walk – the Wainwright route
30th July – August 6th 2005 We completed our walk on Saturday 6th August, getting in on schedule and, as anticipated, thoroughly exhausted! The team (James Owens, Andy Blackett and Adam O’Byrne) took just eight days to walk the entire Wainwright route from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire – 192 miles
Charity Line Dance – in memory of Anthony John Child
Anthony John Child – known as “Budgie” to all – died suddenly on 20th November 2004, aged 33, from suspected ARVC. We held a charity line dance on 20th August 2005, and raised £778 for CRY who have been a tremendous support during a very difficult period in our lives. It was a great evening, and
London to Brighton bike ride in memory of Simon Cox
Following a raising awareness stall, and a very well supported car boot sale, the Cox family continued their fundraising when Simon’s father, Doug, rode the London to Brighton bike ride. Doug rode the event on Sunday 19th June 2005. He distributed CRY leaflets en route, and wore a CRY poster on his back. Another cyclist spotted his
CRY Parliamentary Reception 2005
On Wednesday June 15th, CRY hosted a Parliamentary Reception at Westminster as part of its Raising Awareness Week, and to help mark its 10th Anniversary. The event was attended by more than 70 MPs who came to show their support for CRY’s campaigning. Other guests at the event were CRY supporters / families; CRY President Ian
Sponsored bike ride in memory of Adam Donnelly
On Saturday, 28th May 2005, a group of people did a sponsored 75-mile bike ride – finishing at the Queens Arms pub in Fulham. Some people did the bike ride in tandem but quite a few completed the whole 75 miles on their own – among them our very special friends Eric and Carl Adamson who
Dress Down Day – Three Valleys Water
Sally Howe and Nick Tauchnitz, both from Three Valleys Water handed over a cheque for £470 to charity, CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young at the British Olympic Testing Centre in Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow. “Each month we have a Dress Down Day when staff either come to work casually dressed or dress-up to a
The New York Marathon in memory of Robert Lamplough
7th November 2004 After a lot of pain, injuries and passport issues we all managed to complete the course. Chicks (Andrew) did us proud in 3 hours 45 minutes; Fred (James) in 4 hours 09 minutes; and then the two injury carrying runners – Jake and I – in 4 hours 58 minutes and 5 hours
1,000,000 metre Rowathon – in memory of Damian Kosten
Summer 2004 I’m Bob Bailey from Folkestone, Kent. I am a retired ambulance technician with 28 years service and I will be 65 in July. I am doing a Rowathon of 1,000,000 (million) metres on a Concept rowing machine. This will take about 4-5 months to complete. I do this on a daily basis of 10,000
SRC Ben Thorn Cycleothon – In memory of Ben Thorn
On 12th September 2004, the bi-annual SRC Ben Thorn Cycleothon took place. The sponsored cycle ride began at 7.30am, after which there was a party and BBQ, from 1pm which carried on into the evening. SRC is Dave Parker’s recycling company. Dave and Alison Parker are friends of the Thorns, and knew Ben. Every two years,
The 8th 'H' Howard Jennings CRY Memorial Golf Trophy
The 8th annual tournament took place on Saturday 18th September 2004 and the weather was kind to us – it only rained for the last two hours of the tournament!! This year’s trophy winner was David Anderson from Computacenter (left). Second was last year’s winner Lee Scarborough, and third was David Chambers. The ladies medal was
CRY County Representatives in Suffolk, Kate and Robbie Fox were hosts to QT Kanga and CRY Teddy in November.
CRY County Representatives in Suffolk, Kate and Robbie Fox were hosts to QT Kanga and CRY Teddy in November. Kate and Robbie met Julie, Gary. QT and Teddy following their trip on the bionic bus from land’s End to Johno’ Groats. having said their respective hellos and goodbyes they headed off for refreshments at the Eat
CRY Teddy and QT Kanga – our adventures in North Wales
CRY Divisional Representative in North Wales, Doreen Harley welcomed QT Kanga and CRY Teddy in November during her second CRY community screening event in 2003 and a hugely successful day. This event had been made possible by a generous donation from H J Heinz Charitable Trust in memory of her daughter Lisa Jane Browne. Doreen Harley
2nd Grand Charity Auction – support Cardiac Risk in the Young
The first auction organised by Kate and Robi Fox took place two years ago and raised a staggering £9000. This not only shows the tremendous support for CRY’s work but also gives a clear indication of the range and quality of items and events up for grabs Tickets were on sale from Kate and Robi Fox
The Weary Traveller Annual Bowling Day by Roy Ball
The day began for Gill, Sheila from London, my Granddaughter Catherine and compulsory friend in tow (Rosie), with brilliant sunshine. Just after our fun day had just started it began to rain, but luckily only for about ten minutes and then out came the sun again (hooray!). The Weary Traveller plan for this day throughout the
Christmas Day – Who wants to be a millionaire?
Celebrity special in loving memory of Madeleine Mulcahey Connie Hyde chose CRY as her charity for this Christmas Celebrity Special. CRY has been presented with a cheque for £8000 from the show. Thank you. Connie played “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” for The Madeleine Jane Mulcahey Memorial Fund, held with CRY. Connie was next door
Dedicated local hero
Losing her teenage son to sudden heart failure carved a huge hole in Mary Abraham’s life. Determined to stop others suffering the same fate, she dedicated herself to raising money for heart scanners for the city. Mary was presented with a Local Hero Award by Sainsburys Chairman Sir George Bull in recognition of her fundraising for
New York Marathon 2003
Last summer, I decided to run the New York Marathon with one of my good friends. I had always wanted to run a marathon and doing so also gave me a good opportunity to raise awareness of CRY and some much needed sponsorship money, (something that I had been meaning to do for a while, as
London marathon fundraising in memory of Madeleine Mulcahey
On April 13th 2003 Guy Addison will be running the Flora London Marathon in memory of Madeleine Guy’s online sponsorship page If you would like to help to support his incredible efforts please email Hugh and Jane on hugh.mulcahey@lineone.net Madeleine was the only daughter of Hugh and Jane Mulcahey. She was a fit, active and vivacious
At the heart of our campaign
Teesside Evening Gazette – 22nd May 2003 A screening session on Teesside has given a young person the chance to have a hidden heart defect treated. The session, set up by Maralyn and Kenny Bowen of Redcar, screened 38 young people for possible heart problems. The Bowen’s’ son Ian died in 1996 from Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome –
Screening that may prevent a tragedy
A Mother who lost her daughter to a deadly heart condition is hoping to save other families from suffering the same tragedy. Doreen Harley has organised the first free heart screening in North Wales to take place at Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, on Saturday. She has dedicated herself to raising awareness about Sudden Adult Death
MP bowled over by cricketer
A Hampshire MP met cricket legend Ian Botham at a Parliamentary Reception. Dr Julian Lewis, who represents New Forest East, was helping to launch an all-part parliamentary group that supports the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. Ian Botham is president of the charity, which is campaigning for screening in schools and colleges to detect hidden
Daredevil tribute, amazing feet!
AMAZING FEET! Daring fundraisers hot-footed it over burning ashes in memory of a young County Durham man who died from a rare heart disorders. Family and friends of 22-year-old Levon Morland, from West Rainton, took part in a 20 ft. firewalk to raise cash for heart charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Levon, who suffered
London Marathon 2002 by Les Holleron
Five years ago I crossed the finish line of the 1997 London Marathon with the often-used words “Never Again!!” Later Sir Steve Redgrave was to say something similar – “Boats, gun, shoot!” Well like Sir Steve I found that time is a wonderful healer and some four years after my last marathon the pain and vows