Each year family friend and ex-publican John Thompson has a charity fundraising event in memory of the chef, Tony Boardman, who worked for him at his pub, The Glass Barrel, in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester. Tony sadly died shortly after the pub closed in 2008. This year’s fundraiser was in aid of CRY and in the memory
2013
CRY for Matthew Ball
‘The CRY for Matthew Ball was held at The Albrighton Hall Hotel in Shrewsbury and 180 guests were thoroughly entertained and drained of all available funds!! A raffle brought in over £1000 for a chance to win a golfing holiday in Spain. Christina Trevanion of ‘Bargain Hunt’ fame was auctioneer for the evening where we were
Screening at Aston Villa in memory of Zoe Teale
A cardiac screening for nearly 200 people was held at Aston Villa FC football stadium on the 1st and 2nd of June. We screened 99 on Saturday and 97 on Sunday in Memory of Zoe Teale
Mount Toubkal climb in memory of Emma Broad
Julie Wright, Richard Wright, Jessica Tait, Simon Tait, Camille Cooke, Kevin Cooke, Richard Peers, Irena Tucker and Huw Tucker climbed Mount Toubkal (4167m) in Morocco in memory of our friend Emma Broad who died in May 2011, raising over £21,000 for CRY. On Saturday May 4th 2013 nine slightly anxious ‘would be’ mountaineers met up at
CRY Update Magazine 62
Read Update 62 online here “Traditionally we have found that the last few months of the year are a very busy time, often with several major fundraising and raising awareness activities taking place. September finds our runners busy in the Great North Run and Run to the Beat events; whilst in October our annual Durham Riverside
West Postcard
Families from across the West of England joined together to help launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic that 12 young, apparently fit and healthy young people (aged 35 and under) are tragically dying every week in the UK from previously undiagnosed heart conditions. A poster-sized version of an emotive new postcard –
CRY Update Magazine 60
Read Update 60 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
CRY Update Magazine 61
Read Update 61 online here In this issue: • ‘Young Sudden Cardiac Death: A Father’s Grief’ booklet launch, page 10 • Justice for James: Reopening the Inquest into the death of James Markham, page 10-12 • CRY at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference, page 17-18 • CRY Golf Day 2013, page 18 • West ’12
CRY responds to the release of a new report from the National Audit of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome
Comment from Dr Steven Cox, Director of Screening at CRY: “CRY welcomes the fact that the Government is taking such a proactive interest in young sudden cardiac death. This will help to raise awareness with clinicians and the public and start the process of collating all SADS deaths in the UK to ensure that future screening
Ben and Charlie's Sponsored Walk for CRY
11-year-old Ben Woodhouse and his Jack Russell Terrier, Charlie, walked 18 miles on May 27th 2013 to raise funds and awareness for CRY. Ben has various health issues including asthma, absence seizures, memory loss and suspected arthritis; but he loves to help others. Both of Ben’s Granddads died of heart attacks before he was born and
