Update Magazine 94 is out now!
This edition features articles on Heart of London Bridges Walk, a review of the 12 a week campaign, research updates, fundraising event highlights, and much more!
CRY Update Magazine Issue 94
Clarissa Nicholls
The University of Cambridge Screening in memory of Clarissa Nicholls
209 people were screened on 15th and 16th of October 2024 at The University of Cambridge. This screening was in memory of Clarissa Nicholls. Thank you to all involved.
CRY supporter Hilary Nicholls speaks to ITV News on the Importance of ECGs being read by specialists to prevent young sudden deaths.
ITV Regional News has been told a “concerning” number of patients have died from heart conditions after their test results were misinterpreted by medical professionals. Clarissa Nicholls, a student at the University of Cambridge, collapsed and died while hiking with a friend in France last year. She had an ECG to check her heart but […]
Sports Day in memory of Clarissa Nicholls
On Saturday 22nd June we held a sports day in memory of our friend Clarissa Nicholls who died last May whilst hiking in France. Clarissa was extremely sporty, winning all the sports day races and breaking every school record. With this in mind we decided to hold a sports day in her memory to raise […]
Clarissa Nicholls has been honoured with a first class certificate
Read the full article here A Cambridge University student who died from a sudden cardiac arrest a year before she was expected to graduate has been honoured with a first class certificate. Languages student Clarissa Nicholls was 20 when she collapsed and died while hiking in France in May 2023. The keen athlete was later […]
My daughter went for a hike on holiday in the South of France she never came back
Read the full article here This summer, I should be planning an incredible getaway for my family of five, a precious chance to spend time together amid the general busyness of life. My twins, Clarissa and Ollie would both be 22-year-old university graduates, looking forward to their new lives, and we’d be planning to wave […]
Great Manchester Run to raise money for a fellow student
I recently ran a half-marathon in memory of Clarissa Nicholls. I didn’t know Clarissa particularly well and only met her a handful times but she always so a good vibe to be around. Therefore I decided to try and help out and raise money for this cause as I know Clarissa meant a lot to […]
A conversation about Clarissa’s Campaign for Cambridge Hearts
Read the full article here I met Izzy and Jess at Clarissa’s bench. It is low and wooden, and on it is a metal plaque that gleams in the sun. “The best bench on Sidgwick,” Izzy says. Clarissa Nicholls was a student at Trinity Hall who would now be in her fourth and final year at […]
Hilary Nicholls runs the Paris Half Marathon in memory of Clarissa
Read the full article here A LOVING mother from West Devon, whose athlete daughter died young from an undiagnosed heart condition, ran the Paris Half Marathon to help avoid unnecessary deaths. The sponsored race supports her bid to change safeguarding protocols and increase access to screening in order diagnose young sports people for heart conditions […]
Hilary Nicholls runs the Paris Half Marathon in memory of her daughter, Clarissa.
Thank you so very much for helping to achieve my goal of funding for screening young people’s hearts in memory of Clarissa. I couldn’t have done it without the support and encouragement and generosity of each and every one of you. Together, with Clarissa’s Campaign for Cambridge hearts, we have secured funding for 2 days […]