One-mile open water swim – in memory of Chris Haw

19th September 2010 A council officer left ‘high and dry’ after the cancellation of the Great North Swim decided to swim her own one-mile challenge at Crosby Marina. Jude Burgess, who works in Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council’s Tree and Woodland team, was among the thousands of competitors due to race in Lake Windermere earlier this month


Virgin London Marathon 2011

Virgin London Marathon Congratulations and a huge thank you to all of our CRY runners in the Virgin London Marathon 2011. This year our team included CRY Patron Bill Neely (click here for a full list of CRY runners). Your fantastic efforts are truly appreciated and we hope the aches and pains are now a distant


Friends make marathon bid

Friends of a 25-year-old Southport man who died suddenly are taking up a marathon challenge in his memory. Ben Watson, 33, and Gavin Copland, 25, plan to run the 26.2 miles to raise money for CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young, in aid of Chris Haw. Keen sportsman Chris from Landsdowne Road, collapsed and died


Family marks tragic death anniversary

The family of a 25-year-old man who collapsed and died suddenly while working at a Lord Street shop are marking the first anniversary of his death. Keen sportsman Chris Haw from Lansdowne Road collapsed on Jun 3, 2006, while working at Man to Man menswear store. More than 700 people paid their respects to the popular


Team trek is tribute to Chris

A team will tomorrow undertake a 40-mile trek through rugged Cumbrian countryside in memory of a keen sportsman who died tragically aged 25. The seven members of “Team Jedi” have christened their Keswick to Barrow challenge ‘A Walk for Chris Haw’, after the young man whose life was claimed by Brugada Syndrome last July. Among their


Jedi tribute gig for Chris nets

The Jedi music festival held last summer in tribute to a young Southport man who died suddenly has raised £1,000 for charity. Student Chris Haw was just 25 when he collapsed at Man to Man in Lord Street where he worked. He was a regular at the Underground club in West Street and co-managers Rich Hardie and


Family's tribute to Chris

The family of a 25-year-old man who died six months ago have raised £1,500 for an organisation that deals with Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. Keen sportsman Chris Haw from Lansdowne Road collapsed on June 3, 2006, while working at Man to Man menswear store on Lord Street. More than 700 people paid their respects to the popular