I just wanted to let you know that I have placed an online auction on eBay.co.uk to raise some funds for a dear friend who lost her young daughter to this terrible silent killer.Faerie auctioned for CRY on eBay She left a baby girl aged just 5 months and she herself was just 20 years of
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The First 250 mile CRY Cycle and 'Barking Billy and the Scrapyard Dogs
Early this year, an otherwise fit and active young man died unexpectedly in his sleep. Levon Morland (West Rainton, Co. Durham) had travelled the world, making friends wherever he went and his short life of 22 years was full of fun and laughter. He had a cardiac disorder called Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome, and this caused an irregularity
London Marathon 2002 by Cheryl Seaman
My twin sister Paula and I were very keen runners when we were younger, competing at school events and then with our club the Worthing Harriers. I ran the 800m and the 1500m when I was younger and moved on to the 400m Hurdles when I was a senior competing at county level. I had always
London Marathon 2002 by Paula Mott
It has long been an ambition of mine to run the Marathon. I’ve always thought that to complete the gruelling 26.2 miles would be a great achievement, something that I could tell my grandchildren all about in years to come. With this in mind I applied to the ballot soon after the 2001 Marathon. At midnight
Bionic Babes on tour bus
Following the death of their father sisters Danii-Marie and Laura have undergone tests to see if they too have the hereditary heart condition. They were fitted with ICD’s in November 2000 and “haven’t looked back since” They have since become members of the CRY SS Group for young people (under 35) who have had or are
Online eBay auction donated by Four international artists in memory of Vicky Leanne Johnson
Hi everyone, Just to let you know I’ve just listed a BEAUTIFUL faerie with a difference! She was made by FOUR international artists and all proceeds will be donated to C-R-Y (Cardiac Risk in the Young) in memory of Vicky Leanne Johnson who (as some of you may know) was taken suddenly from her family at
Sutton Tennis Day
The three day event featured a sponsored inter-club doubles tournament with Owen Davidson, Frew McMillan, Mark Cox, John Inverdale, Ken Rosewall, Mike Walker, Geoff Masters, and Fred Stolle, a kids tennis clinic, and an Auction night with Bob Champion. Over £15,000 was raised.
David Staff Memorial Fell Race 2002
The five-mile fell race involves 900 feet of climbing and centres on Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen. Former Blackburn Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School pupil, David Staff, died aged 17, after collapsing near the end of the 10k Darwen Dashers Road Race in 1994. He was found to be suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition resulting from the thickening
My London Marathon by Suzanne Pringle
Hi my name is Suzanne Pringle, and I recently ran the London Marathon for the first time. Jill Marsh has asked me to write about my experience. I started my training on January 2nd. In the mornings, I would either go for a run or to the gym, which afterwards, put me in a good mood
The last two years in memory of Laura by Gloria Moss
Over the last 2 years we have been fundraising in Weymouth. Initially it started when we opened a shop and put a CRY tin on the counter together with a leaflet and badge (which was made by CRY on a design which Laura’s Art teacher had drawn of a star rising from the water). £55.00 was
