Ben Daniels

11th Annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2017

On Sunday 9th July 1,423 walkers assembled in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. A warm and sunny morning, this was the 11th year of CRY’s flagship event and the 2nd year of a new start venue of Potters Fields Park, on the banks of the Thames and providing a

CRY Update magazine 71

Read Update 71 here CRY Update 71 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from September to December 2016. In this period, we held our annual Raising Awareness Week – including our most successful CRY Great Cake Bake yet. We also saw fantastic support for the Great North Run in September with over 70 runners

Free heart screenings with CRY

Kent Cricket – 4th June 2017 Charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) are holding free cardiac screenings for 14-35 year olds at Old Elthamians Sports Club (OESC) on Saturday and Sunday (10 & 11 June) sponsored by the Ben Daniels Memorial Fund. Read more

Virgin Money London Marathon 2017

Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the CRY runners who took part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2017 on Sunday 23rd April. We’re extremely proud of everyone and grateful for being so many people’s chosen charity. 107 runners supported CRY this year, running the 26.2 mile course through the centre of London. Running

Why Not Run fundraiser announced

Kent Sports News – 25th April 2017 The team at Why Not Run, have announced that places for this year’s event are now available Read more

CRY Update Magazine 70

Read Update 70 here CRY Update 70 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from May to August 2016. The 10th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk took place on June 26, and another fantastic turnout of over 1,200 supporters took part in the new route for 2016. We very much appreciated all

London marathon prep for Cardiac Risk in the Young

Storyteller – 23rd October 2016 This was my second half marathon to prove that the first was no fluke. It wasn’t until after the training and the run itself that I realised that with a clear focus on planned training goals I could train for and complete a full marathon for CRY. Read more

Charity cricket match in Eltham remembers Ben Daniels

News Shopper – 1st August 2016 A charity cricket match is being held in Eltham in memory of Ben Daniels, to raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD) The Ben Daniels Memorial Fund are hosting the family fun day on the 10th September, with Kent Spitfires players Calum Haggett and Ivan Thomas. Paul Daniels, Ben’s

BBC Radio Kent interview – 21st August 2016

Kent cricketer Calum Haggett talks about how his life was saved by a routine cardiac screening in 2010. Paul Daniels then talks about the loss of his son Ben and CRY Founder Alison Cox MBE talks about CRY’s work and how our services have developed over the last 20 years. Listen to the interviews here (Calum Haggett