18th – 20th April 2013 We are delighted to report that CRY Research Fellow Dr Sabiha Gati won the Judges’ Choice award at the EuroPRevent 2013 conference in Rome, for her poster “The Prevalence and Significance of Aortic Root Dilatation in Highly Trained British Athletes”.
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The Pete Hinchliffe Travel Award for Medics (2012)
The Pete Hinchliffe Travel Award for Medics 2012 was awarded to Dr Abbas Zaidi. He was awarded the prize in 2013, in recognition of being the most outstanding CRY Research Fellow throughout 2012. The award provides a grant of £1,000 to allow Dr Zaidi to travel to international conferences to showcase his research findings and learn
Zoom Media is supporting CRY
CRY is delighted that Zoom Media have chosen to support the charity from June 2013 and throughout 2014. Zoom Media are delighted to announce that we are supporting CRY as our charity partner. Since 2013 we’ve aspired to take every opportunity we can to support this deserving charity. Being a locally based, health and fitness related
Interview with Dr Navin Chandra
Former CRY Research Fellow, Dr Navin Chandra, had the article ‘Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: Practical Challenges and Diagnostic Dilemmas’ published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (March 2013). [Full text here] CRY Communications Officer, Mair Shepherd, caught up with him to find out more about the research behind this article. What
London Marathon 2013
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to the 119 runners who ran the 2013 London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 21st April. We are very proud of you all and very grateful for your fantastic efforts to raise awareness and funds for CRY. The team of 119 CRY runners comprised of 49 who ran with their
Unum announces national charity partnership with CRY
CRY was very grateful for Unum’s support throughout 2014. They raised a wonderful £35,000 from their various fundraising efforts throughout the year. “Unum is really proud to have supported CRY as our national charity in 2014, and to raise a staggering £35,000 for such a worthy cause is fantastic. We have had an action-packed year with
Saltford Santa Dash in memory of Jack Boulton
The Saltford Santa Dash was a new Fun Run event for 2013. The idea was to enable runners, joggers, families and friends to experience an enjoyable community event and to raise funds for CRY and the provision of a defibrillator at Saltford Sports Ground. Visit the Saltford Santa Dash website for more information and photos CRY
The Gobstoppers Glee Club Charity Concert
On Saturday 30th November, The Gobstoppers Glee Club sang their hearts out in a charity concert – “Keep Calm and Sing Your Heart Out” – in aid of CRY. The evening was held at Berkhamsted School, who donated use of their beautiful Dean’s Hall for the event, which raised £1700 for CRY. “It was a brilliant
Chris Coe 50th Birthday Raffle – in memory of Howard Jennings
Chris Coe raised a fantastic £223.00 by organising a charity raffle in aid of CRY when celebrating his 50th birthday at Remedy Oak Golf Club in Dorset. He is pictured here with his family. Many thanks Chris and Happy Birthday!!!
Borough Market Christmas Carols in memory of Arabella Campbell
Richard Northcott and a group of friends raised money in memory of his cousin, Arabella Campbell, by singing carols in Borough Market, London. They raised a wonderful £580 during their session. “I asked a whole bunch of my friends to come and sing for an hour or so at Borough Market at lunchtime on Saturday 7th
