In January 2012, a group of Sophia Forrester’s friends and family got together to fundraise in her memory with the target of raising £10,000 by Sophia’s 21st Birthday. Below is a write up of the year written by Sophia’s sister. “What started as a few of us meeting up for Christmas drinks discussing doing one walk
2012
Nicky Brierley takes on 3 Great Runs
During September and October 2012, Nicky Brierley set herself the challenge of completing three runs from the Great Run series: the Great North Run – 16th September; the Great Birmingham Run – 21st October; and the Great South Run – 28th October. “This year I set myself the challenge of running 3 Great Runs – the
CRY Ball in memory of Adam Donnelly
The family of Adam Donnelly held the 4th annual CRY ball in his memory on Saturday 29th September this year. It was the biggest event so far and raised a wonderful £5,315 for the charity. “On 29th September, we held the 4th CRY ball in memory of Adam at the Hilton, Dartford Bridge. This was the
Memorial Day and Rugby Match in memory of Dominic Cullen
On 9th September 2012 friends, family and the local community gathered to remember Dominic Cullen at a charity rugby match and memorial day. “On the day we had huge support and raised £5,202.17. The money was raised through a raffle, auction, cake sale, food and kids games with prizes etc. We also had Dominic Cullen memorial
Coffee Morning in memory of Ian Johnson
On Saturday 8th September 2012 Jean and Laura Johnson decided to hold a coffee morning in memory of Jean’s husband and Laura’s father, Ian Johnson. They raised a wonderful £790 for the charity and had a fantastic day in his memory. “Our first ever coffee morning to raise money for CRY was such a huge success,
Stenhouse Community Bowling Club Charity Event
On Friday 7th September 2012 Stenhouse Community Bowling Club held their annual charity event and chose to raise money this year for CRY. They raised a wonderful £446.65. “Our small Bowling Association now only has 4 clubs in it and we run a Charity event each year with 48 ladies playing a bowling competition at the
The Outwood Forgers Perform at the Red Lion
The Outwood Forgers performed at the Red Lion pub in Turners Hill on the 2nd September to raise funds and awareness for CRY. Their performance raised £109.72 in donations. “Following their successful fund raising gig for CRY at the South of England Show, that band of ne’er-do-wells, The Outwood Forgers, were once more hammering out an
Tony Gately, Great Scottish Run 10k – in memory of Stephen Gately
2nd September 2012 Tony Gately, brother of former Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, took part in the Great Scottish Run 10k to raise funds and awareness for CRY, in memory of Stephen. You can support Tony’s fundraising efforts at www.justgiving.com/tony-gately “The money raised from this page will be paid into the Stephen Gately Memorial Fund we have
Scottish Friends of CRY hold the first Forth Road Bridge Walk
On Sunday 26th August 2012 the Scottish Friends of CRY Group held a sponsored walk over the Forth Road Bridge to raise money and awareness. They hope to have raised a wonderful £1,400 from their efforts. “Thank you so much for your help recently with the Forth Road Bridge Walk, we had over 30 people attend,
Charity Football Match in memory of Kasia Ber
F.C. Easington held a charity match and fun day on Sunday 5th August this year to raise funds in memory of Kasia Ber. They raised a wonderful £266.50 in her memory. “Please accept a cheque of £266.50. This was raised by F.C. Easington who held a football match. The day went really well with a great
