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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
Firefighters coast to coast cycling challenge on Audi Quattro Mountain bikes
We are a group of fire fighters taking on a coast to coast cycle challenge in aid of CRY. The challenge will start and finish in Tynemouth taking in the Revieux cycle routes and C2C from Whitehaven in Cumbria. The team consists of three riders; Gary Fleming, John Moulson and Richie Farrant and has had tremendous
Marathon mum
A Drayton mum has just made the news by completing the London Marathon – guess what, it was me! I’m Caroline Wishart and I’ve been preparing for the run all year but as the big day drew nearer I just wanted it to be over. I achieved my goal, which was to complete the race in
The Great Escape
On Sunday 18th March the excited 8 met up for a magnificent 7 in the cafe before embarking on their challenge. They had 24 hours to get as far away from the Tesco store in Thetford, Norfolk with only £25 each to help them on their way. Traveling in pairs David Granger & Brendon Kelly, Spencer
London Marathon 2001 Heart Runners
This year 118 runners completed the London Marathon. Caroline Gard ran in memory of her son Andy who died a sudden cardiac death. Caroline’s third London marathon and she found it quite a different experience from before! Paul Davison ,Mat Wilson ,the first costume to cross the line. Captain Charlie Roberts from the Lincoln Army Mess
A Long Forgotten Dream by John Herbert
When I first met Roy Ball about five years ago I did not have an inkling of how similar our circumstances were. From time to time when I passed him as I was going for a run we would exchange a few pleasantries and we would go our own separate ways, he with is wife and
In Memory of Julian
Posties diet for appeal Three postal workers are aiming to lose weight and raise money for the Julian Wort Memorial Appeal. Darren Coles, Debbie Jelly and Chris Arnold have joined Shapes Slimming Club at Frome Library and want to lose 2 stone each in six months. It was Darren’s idea to do the sponsored slim for
Gift of Love in memory of son
DOCTORS have received vital equipment to test for heart defects thanks to the ‘awesome’ courage of a bereaved mother. Diane Tolley of New Road, Bewdley, whose teenage son Robert died suddenly while out on his bike four years ago, is celebrating the success of her £5,000 fund-raising campaign to pay for an electrocardiogram (ECG) machine for
The David Staff Memorial Fell Race 10th December 2000
Too dizzy to talk. Lungs and heart fit to burst. Wouldn’t be too surprised if they already had to be quite honest. Legs insisting that they should, by rights, be detached from the body. It’s cold. It’s wet. We’ve just paid £3 a head to run up a big hill in the middle of December. However,
The Great North Run in Memory of David Staff by Gillian Haddow
Saturday 21st. October – the eve of the Great North Run 2000. I was sitting in a B & B somewhere to the west of Durham City, and feeling extra-ordinarily nervous. I can honestly say. I had always enjoyed running for my own sake and although this was the first time I had taken part in
Sun shines on charity golfers
More than 100 golfers held their breath on Sunday morning before it was announced that Little Hay Golf Course could open for their charity tournament after the previous day’s continual rain. They had feared the course might be too waterlogged, but Sunday’s glorious sunshine quickly lifted their spirits. The tournament included five women golfers for the first time this year and
Howard Jennings Golf Tournament
Keeley Ashley has organised this annual event since her brother, Howard Jennings, died from heart failure at the age of 33. Keeley has raised many thousands of pounds for CRY since the family tragedy. Anyone interested in playing or supporting next year’s event should contact Keeley Ashley via e-mail keeley@dashley.plus.com The event takes place at the
Preston Swimming Club Swim for CRY
September 2010 Preston Swimming Club took part in a sponsored swim for CRY in which 95 swimmers swam varying distances, from the youngest members swimming 100 meters to the senior swimmers completing 5000 meters in the allotted pool time. The reason for the club organizing this event is that one of the swimmers is myself, Chris
CRY Durham Riverside Walk
9th October 2010 We would like to say a huge thank you to the 70 participants (plus dogs in CRY t-shirts!) who took part in the first CRY Durham Riverside Walk on Saturday 9th October 2010. We hope to have a few hundred participants next year – thank you to all who have offered to help
Raising Awareness Week 2010 – Halina and Antony Reid
Halina and Antony Reid embarked upon a week of awareness raising events as part of CRY’s annual Raising Awareness Week. The Reids lost their son Tom suddenly in September 2009, aged just 19. Friday 8th October Halina was interviewed at home by Suzanne McTaggart, reporter from the Yorkshire Evening Post. Suzanne is writing a health article
Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon 2010
Thank you and congratulations to all the CRY runners who made it on Sunday 10th October. CRY had a stand at the event in a picturesque spot next to the Serpentine, manned by staff Ben Robinson and Rebecca Zouvani; and also Martin Appleby who is CRY County Representative for West London. We had 18 runners in
CRY Raising Awareness Week 2010 – UCLU
11th to 15th October 2010 The week started off well with the Ergathon – we had 5 different clubs on the rowing machines for the whole 12 hours and got a lot of publicity for the rest of the week! Wednesday we had Sports Nite when everyone dressed in red and we had a sports quiz,
Birmingham Half Marathon in Memory of Zoe Teale
24th October 2010 On a cold October Sunday morning, 9 CRY runners took part in the 2010 Birmingham Half Marathon. They consisted of two neighbours, and teaching and catering staff from Oldswinford Hospital School in Stourbridge. Apart from one, we were all first time runners and while the majority of us finished in sub 2 hours,
ACT2 – "It's Just the Way of the World"
30th October 2010 The youngsters of ACT2 (Axmouth Children’s Theatre and their friends) were performing again on 30th October 2010. The group, who do it purely for fun and to raise money for charities, put on a one night show in Axmouth Church. The show, written by Malcolm Henty and Beth Wood, raised over £450 which
Vietnam Cycle Ride
30th October to 11th November 2010 I had a fantastic time in Vietnam, the best thing I have ever done. An extremely physical and emotionally demanding challenge but the most rewarding too. I was lucky to be with an inspiring and really fun group who helped to make it the best experience of my life. The
Angie and Jack Child's Ruby Wedding Anniversary
31st October 2010 We have great pleasure in sending you cheques for the sum of £575, raised at both a linedance party for our friends and a family event, to mark our Ruby Wedding Anniversary. We decided to have no presents as at our stage of life we have enough stuff to fill several houses over,
Skydive in memory of James Bott
October 2010 Ryan, Jonathan and James decided to raise money for CRY by doing a tandem skydive. They really enjoyed it as it was something they all talked about with my brother James Bott. They felt privileged to do the jump in his memory and they did not only themselves proud but James too. They completed
New York Marathon in Memory of Niall MacLennan
7th November 2010 I managed in the end to raise £2,650.60 for CRY (£2,123.60 online and £527 on sponsorship forms) before Gift Aid. I was overwhelmed with both the level of donations and messages of support I received both before and after the event. The New York Marathon itself was an unforgettable experience with around 46,000
Lancaster University Medical Students' annual Christmas Ball
Lancaster University Medical Students have raised £226.55 for CRY at the annual Christmas Ball which was held on the 26th November 2010. I would personally like to thank all the students and staff involved in raising the money, special thank you to Jemma Mistry who organised the raffle. The money raised for CRY was in the