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David Hill Memorial Quaich
David Hill Memorial Quaich On Saturday 11th March 2023, the rugby teams representing both the Scottish Parliament and The Houses of the Irish Oireachtas came together for the inaugural match contesting the David Hill Memorial Quaich. David Hill, aged 30, had tragically died in the same fixture the previous year, playing for the Scottish Parliament
Michael’s 40th Birthday – in memory of Michael John Land
Just Giving – On the 16th April I performed a 24 hour challenge and ran a mile every hour on the hour to commemorate my sons birthday. In fact I ran 31.17 miles as I wanted to make sure I completed the task well. Thanks to Sally, Pippa and Adam for accompanying me in the
The Elms School Jazz and Swing Evening in memory of Nathan Bryan
The Elms School hosts an annual Jazz and Swing Evening where four senior schools bring their Jazz bands to perform to an audience of parents, staff and pupils. The schools this year were King’s Worcester, Malvern College, Shrewsbury School and Marlborough College. At this event the school held an auction and raised money for CRY
Snowdon Climb in memory of Ben O’Connell
Sonney Bentley and Frankie Broadbent climbed Mount Snowdon on the 8th April 2023 in memory of our dear friend Ben O’Connell. Over £3400 was raised and we just want to thank everyone that donated very much and C.R.Y for the 2 t-shirts supplied.
Jacob and Liv’s Manchester Marathon in memory of Ben Peters
Last November we lost our family friend, Ben Peters, very suddenly at just 25 years old. We wanted to raise as much money as possible in Ben’s memory, so set ourselves a huge challenge- The Manchester Marathon. After months of training and over £3,7000 raised for CRY we are honoured to share our story. This
Sea of Thieves Live Stream in memory of Daniel Vavasour
My son and I held our first live stream on Twitch in aid of CRY. We had so much fun and raised a total of £104 via justgiving and Facebook.
London Landmarks Half Marathon Write up 2023
London Landmarks Half Marathon 2023 Event Write up Thank you and congratulations to the 37 CRY runners who took part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 2nd April 2023! CRY staff Stevie Ward, Cara MacMillan, Megan Alford, Phil Houlton and Hannah Walker were there on the day along with our amazing volunteers, Enya
Brighton Marathon 2023 in memory of Freya Cox
I ran my first marathon on 2nd April this year – it was a beautiful day and the support we received from the crowd, family and dear friends was amazing. It was an honour to run for Freya and to raise funds for CRY. Blimey it was tough though!!
£560.20 raised in memory of Ashley Trigg
£560.20 was raised at the United Kingdom Federation of Majorettes National Championships 2023. This was raised from a group novelty performance from Magic Mike’s group, Mick, Mandy, Trish, Helen and Georgina. Ashley would have loved watching it and would have had a good giggle. Thank you to all the United Kingdom Federation of Majorettes for
April runs the Southampton ABP Half Marathon in memory of Ryan Carter.
April Woodnutt ran the Southampton ABP Half Marathon on 2nd April 2023 in memory of Ryan Carter.
School’s runners raise £250 for CRY in memory of Jonathan Hayman
Four Sidmouth Primary School staff who completed the Hilly 17 mile 4 Trigs Challenge in February, have presented a cheque to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Mr Spraggon, Mr Horne, Mrs Trim, and Miss Brown’s fiance took part in the run on Sunday 5th February, with the aim of raising awareness for CRY and
CRY Great Cake Bake Write up 2022
CRY Great Cake Bake 2022 The 11th CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 25th November, as part of Raising Awareness Week. We are so grateful to all of our wonderful supporters who took part and baked for CRY in their local communities. A fantastic £9,970.65 was raised this year, by 34 supporters who
Shirley Wort holds her final heart screening event, after 20 years, in memory of son Julian Wort.
A bereaved mum from Frome has stepping back from years of incredible fundraising efforts on behalf of the charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – and will round off over two decades of dedicated support at the end of March with a final heart screening session for young, local people in memory of her son.
Gentleman’s Dinner in memory of Michael Land
David Thorpe arranged a Gentleman’s Dinner at Darrington Golf Club and raised £600 in Memory of Michael Land for CRY. Craig Hewitt of Logic Lettings who attended the dinner, donated a further £700 to Michael Lands Memorial fund making a total of 1,300 pounds.
Hereford Amateur Pantomime Society (HAPS) celebrate their 40th Pantomime
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs In February 2023, almost three years since our last production, HAPS finally got to perform their 40th Pantomime. This was the first time HAPS had performed Snow White and we were thrilled to bring it to the Courtyard, Hereford. We welcomed 10 new members this year, mainly youngsters with a
12 in a week challenge
I did this in memory of my son, Tom who we suddenly lost aged 21. Tom wasn’t feeling well during the day and went to bed with a couple of paracetamol. He never woke up. We didn’t get any joy from the Post mortem and it has taken us a long time to get down the
School fundraising in memory of Jordan Burndred
The picture is Jordan’s younger sister Daisy in her class 6d with teacher Miss Billings. Miss Billings organised the class to step 1.5 million steps in a week to raise money towards the Jordan Burndred memorial fund. The whole class did amazing completing over the amount and raising £445. Miss Billings has agreed to continue support
Record Breaking 4 Trigs and not just the weather!
This year, the weather for the 4 Trigs Challenge totally transformed the run, as the sun was out and the horrendous conditions of last year became a distant memory. 129 competitors set off from Sidmouth’s esplanade at 9.30am on Sunday 5th February. Ideal weather and perfect conditions underfoot, were possibly contributing factors as to why two
Oliver’s army are on their way!
On Friday evening 12 eager quiz teams from Runnymede Runners (https://www.runnymederunners.com/) assembled to raise money for CRY. This was in memory of Oliver Griffin who suddenly passed away 15 years ago at the age of 26. His family were all present. His dad, Owen Griffin, is a member of the club, a marathon runner, and a
’10 Years For Harry’ – Harry Faulkner
On Saturday 11th February, Berkhamsted Squash Club (Harrys second home) hosted an afternoon of top quality squash. Taking part were his old team mates, club players and professional players (Ben Coleman, Daryl Selby, Adrian Waller and Miles Jenkins) The event was well supported throughout the day, with large numbers of members and friends spectating. After the
3 Peaks for David
On March 19th 2022, my older and much-loved brother David passed away at the young age of just 30, during the Parliamentary Six Nations fixture between the SPRFC (Scottish Parliamentary Rugby Football Club) and the Dàil and Seanad RFC at Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin. Subsequent medical examination revealed that David died due to a previously undiagnosed cardiac
More than 190 young people screened by CRY in Ealing
Two days of free CRY heart screenings sponsored by Tom and Claire’s Fund took place at Trailfinders Sports Club in Ealing on Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5. Ninety-three young people aged 14-35 were screened on the first day and ninety-nine on the second. A total of seven were referred following their screening. Tony Hill,
An egg-cellent charity achievement from Professor Steve Peters, the Chimp management team and the rescue chickens
This time last year, Chimp management the psychological well being team created by Professor Steve Peters Home | Chimp Management | The Chimp Model with the help of Professor Steve chickens and the donations of kind people like you, raised an amazing £750 for one of our nominated charities – Cardiac Risk in the Young. Determined
Cake sale in memory of Richard Merriman
Our 1st cake sale after the pandemic was a big success, it’s also our new home that we moved into over the pandemic, so was special to welcome all our new friends to see what we do for CRY in memory of our son Richard . We all had a great day. My family and friends
Durham Walk 2022 write up
We were pleased to join 132 of our supporters on Sunday 18th September for the 13th CRY Heart of Durham Walk. We appreciate the effort every single person made to be there on the day, to come together to reflect and remember those who have died due to Young Sudden Cardiac Death, and to support those