Read Update 43 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 42 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.
Read Update 45 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.
Read Update 46 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.
Read Update 47 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.
The face of Charlotte Wright, an eight-year-old from Sheppey who died suddenly of an undetected heart problem, is being used to help raise awareness about the growing number of people affected by the condition. Charlotte died of cardiac sudden death in May 2002 while on an activity weekend with Halfway Houses School. Her mum Karen Jones became
Bereaved families from London and the South East have been joined by MPs from all parties to launch a nationwide awareness campaign to highlight shocking new statistics that show the number of young people who lose their lives from the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise
Music and laughter and the memory of an adored daughter were the magical ingredients of Charlotte’s Day that saw the Blacksmith’s Arms in Clyde Street, Sheerness, rocking throughout the weekend. Although much of the fun took place on Saturday, it was a case of Charlotte’s weekend, when the carnival atmosphere spilled over into an equally action-packed
Charlotte’s Day this year falls on what would have been Karen Williams’ beloved daughter’s 14th birthday, Saturday July 7. The celebrations of Charlotte Wright’s life will run over the weekend, starting at noon in Clyde Street, Sheerness. Live music by well-known artists, readings by the Mystic Megs and a host of other attractions will support the
Young Amy Mead was hoisted up into the air to mark the official opening of Charlotte’s Day at the weekend. The 13-year-old cut the ribbon to start the afternoon of fun and entertainment in Clyde Street, Sheerness, on Saturday. Amy had been on a school trip with Charlotte Wright four years ago when Charlotte suddenly collapsed
As a primary school pupil, Amy Mead (left) was devastated by her best friend’s death while on an adventure holiday. Amy, from Minster, is now a pupil at Highstead Grammar School in Sittingbourne, and has been awarded a certificate from the charity CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young, for raising more than £500. Amy was a
A pupil at Highsted Grammar School has raised more than £500 for a good cause after her friend died of a heart attack. Amy Mead collected the money as part of an initiative at the school which saw everyone in year eight come up with ideas to raise money for charity. The 13-year-old from Minster supported
A youngster whose best friend died of a heart attack on a school trip has raised £500 for charity. Charlotte Wright was just nine years old when she died on a school trip to the Isle of Wight, leaving Amy looking on in horror. Now Amy Mead, 13, who is a pupil at Highstead Grammar School
This is the postcard that Islanders are being urged to send to their MP urging him to support a new campaign. The thought-provoking card features the photograph of tragic Sheppey girl Charlotte Wright, who died aged just eight years old. Charlotte is pictured alongside seven other young people from the South East who also lost their
This picture of tragic Charlotte Wright, taken moments before she died, is to be used for a national campaign calling on the Government to provide heart screening for young people. Charlotte died at just eight years old of sudden heart failure as she scaled a 20ft high tree on a school adventure holiday in Hindhead in
The first national award in memory of a Sheppey youngster who died on a school trip has been presented to a teenager from the Isle of Wight. Emily Brady, 13, pictured, received the Charlotte Wright Child of Kindness Award for her dedication to helping animals at the RSPCA’s Godshill Animal Centre, Isle of Wight. Emily, whose
The first national award in memory of a Sheppey youngster who died while on a school tip in 2002 is to be awarded this Saturday. The Charlotte Wright Child of Kindness Award was created by the RSPCA at the request of Charlotte’s godmother and animal rights campaigner Angela Walder, of Oak Lane, Minster. Charlotte’s mother, Karen
The loss of a child is too awful to contemplate and the reality too painful to bear. The parents, relatives and friends of eight-year-old Charlotte Wright are finding it hard to come to terms with her death. They had no warning, no illness, no hereditary disease – nothing to make them think that their Charlotte was