2021

Derek Gammage’s Hertfordshire Half Marathon

Thomas’ godfather, Derek Gammage (Big D), ran the Hertfordshire Half Marathon on Sunday 07 November 2021 to mark ten years since Thomas’ passing. Derek ran his first half marathon under the time of 2 hours and smashed his personal best by more than 10 minutes to record a time under 1 hour 50 minutes. Derek raised

The long walk home for Dan

Having recently retired I decided to walk home from London. A route from Westminster through the city and the beautiful Kent and Sussex country side to Hastings. All in all 117 miles in 7 days, a zigzag route taking in all the sights on the way. My wife Sally and I have some close friends who

100 Hole Golf Challenge in memory of Andrew Key

100 Hole Golf Challenge in aid of Andrew Key On Friday 25th June 2021, a 100 hole golf challenge was held at Longridge Golf Club to raise money and awareness for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in memory of Andrew Key. 8 friends and family successfully completed the challenge of playing 100 holes

CRY for Matthew Golf Day

Jane and Sam Chewins of JCL Insurance of Malpas, organisers of the Golf Day event at Carden Park Hotel to raise money for heart screening locally in Shropshire and Cheshire in memory of Matthew Dewhirst, a school friend and rugby mate from Ellesmere College and Whitchurch RFU. Many Old Ellesmereians attended the golf day and evening

Running the Royal Parks Half Marathon in Support of CRY

Whilst in my first year of university, I met Charlotte in my halls of residence. She was a beautiful person, inside and out, and her personality just made you smile. Sadly, in December 2018, Charlotte suddenly went into cardiac arrest and passed away. It was such a shock to everyone that knew Charlotte and it made

London to Brighton cycle ride 2021

On 19th Sept, Dave Branson and John Gillies took on the London to Brighton cycling challenge and raised over £3000 in memory of Jannik Lam. Dave said ‘ we found raising money for CRY a real motivator in our training and on the day of the ride. We hope the money will go towards screening young

Leeds Half Marathon fundraising

On the 5th September 2021 Danny Caine completed the Leeds Half Marathon in 2:07:19 raising over £800 for C.R.Y in memory of Ben. On behalf of all Ben’s Friends and Family we want to say a massive thank you to Danny, he did a great job!!

John Keast Runs Final Marathon for CRY in Memory of Jonathon Hayman

Sidmouth Herald, June 5th 2021 A keen runner for 40 years, in June, John ran 26.2 miles along the Sidmouth seafront. This run, in memory of Jonathan Hayman and in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), marked his final marathon. At 60 years old, due to a longstanding heart condition, John had decided that