Stoke Sentinel – 8th October 2016 Teenager Lucy Smith has been fitted with a life-saving ICD after a heart defect was uncovered at a CRY screening arranged in memory of Daniel Hughes.
Daniel Hughes
Girl, 17, fitted with life-saving pacemaker after school screening spots major heart defect
The Sun – 8th October 2016 A student told she had a major heart defect after attending a school screening has been fitted with a life-saving pacemaker – at the age of just 17. Read more
CRY screening at Sir Thomas Boughey High School
Stoke Sentinel – 5th September 2016 More than 200 young people have attended heart screening sessions with CRY, organised in memory of Daniel Hughes.
Potters ‘Arf in memory of Dan
On the 12th of June 2016 a group of runners and Walkers took part in the Potters ‘Arf Marathon to raise money for Dan’s Heart screening fund. This is the second year we have taken part and this year the team of Dan’s family and friends were joined by several new comers including 3 colleagues from
Dan Hughes 8-a-side memorial cricket tournament
On the 31st July the first Dan Hughes 8 a side memorial cricket tournament was held at Bignall End Cricket Club. Four local cricket teams, Bignall End, Wood Lane, Audley & Betley all put out strong teams and these were joined by teams assembled by the two lads who were responsible for making the event happen,
Dan Hughes memorial 7-a-side football tournament
On the 3rd of July we held the 1st Dan Hughes memorial 7 a-side football tournament in the village where we live. There were 8 teams taking part on the day including the 3 local teams that Dan had played for (Audley, Bignall-End & Alsagers Bank, a team of his mates, 2 scratch teams, 1 team of
Hitmix radio interview
On Wednesday the 20th of July I was invited to speak about Dan and CRY on a local radio station in North Staffordshire called Hitmix. I was live on air for half an hour publicising the screening days we have coming up in September, answering questions from Ian Maddock (the presenter with me in the picture) and
CRY Update Magazine 69
Read Update 69 here CRY Update 69 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2016. CRY’s biggest awareness event in this period was our BBC Lifeline appeal, broadcast on BBC One and Two in February, presented by CRY Patron Pixie Lott. She not only made her West End debut that
CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2016
HUNDREDS OF WALKERS HELP TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR CRY AS FLAGSHIP EVENT REACHES ITS 10TH YEAR On Sunday 26th June, 1,266 walkers congregated in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. The 10th year of the event saw the introduction of the new starting venue, with a wonderful backdrop of Tower Bridge. And,
Cheshire Sprint Triathlon in memory of Dan Hughes
We all completed Cheshire Sprint Triathlon on Sunday. It was a big challenge for all of us but we did it and for such a great cause too. I personally had lots of comments on my T-shirt, the word is definitely spreading. Originally we targeted to raise £500 which would go into the Daniel Hughes Memorial