Issue 97 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from May – August 2025.
This issue includes an event writeup for CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk (Page 19), 2 new partnerships with the Berks & Bucks FA (Page 16) and OrthTeam Centre (Page 17) and the announcement of a new CRY charity ambassador, Danny Lomas (Page 24).
Watch the interview here
£8,100 was raised from St George’s BRAKE THE CYCLE campaign, with both Tearfund and Cardiac Risk in the Young (David Hill Memorial Fund) receiving £4,050 each to help BRAKE THE CYCLE of world poverty and Young Sudden Cardiac Deaths. Rodger and Lesley Hill were cycling as representatives of St George’s and CRY, and in memory […]
Issue 96 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from January – April 2025. This issue includes an event writeup for London Landmarks Half Marathon (Page 39), TCS London Marathon (Page 42) and a recap of Hearth Month including the Charity Heroes campaign (Page 27) and Women in Cardiology (Page 32). […]
Read the full article here The family of Dumfries Man David Hill are pleased to release details of cardiac screening on 12th and 13th September at The Cairndale Hotel and Spa in Dumfries. This weekend will see 200 young people have the opportunity to have their hearts screened through the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. Every young […]
Read the full article here MOFFAT mum Sharon Duncan has raised £3000 in memory of her son by completing a climb of Ben Lomond last Saturday. Sharon took up the mountainous challenge as part of her family’s continuing effort to raise awareness and funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young in memory of her son […]
194 people were screened on 14th and 15th June 2025 at Kirkcudbright Academy. This screening was in memory of David Hill. Thank you to all involved.
Read the full article here A DUMFRIES school has raised thousands for a charity. St Joseph’s College students welcomed Rodger and Lesley Hill from the DH9 Foundation who delivered life-saving first aid training to S5 and S6 pupils as part of their induction days.
Issue 95 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September – December 2024.
177 people were screened on 12th and 13th of April 2025 at The Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries. This screening was in memory of David Hill. Also in attendance was MSP Colin Smyth. Thank you to all involved.
Read the full article here A charity promoting cardiac arrest prevention is hosting the first of many free heart screenings in Dumfries over the weekend for 200 young people in the town. People aged between 14 and 25 years old will be taking advantage of meeting with a consultant cardiologist at the Cairndale Hotel and […]
Read the full article here The family of a Dumfries man who died on a rugby pitch have been left “blown away” by the demand for potentially live-saving cardiac screenings. This month marks three years since former St Joseph’s College pupil David Hill died of an undiagnosed heart condition. After his sad passing, his family set up […]
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!
What an incredible evening we had at the inaugural Red Bow Ball at The Cairndale Hotel and Spa! The atmosphere was electric, with everyone seriously dressed to impress in red, supporting the fantastic cause of Cardiac Risk in the Young through The David Hill Memorial Fund. A poignant video was played at the start of […]
Read the full article here Potential life-saving cardiac screenings for 200 of the region’s young people will take place this weekend as a legacy of David Hill, who died from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. The David Hill Memorial Fund has now raised more than £65,000 since being set up by his Dumfries family to […]
Read the full article here Charity cyclists honouring a former St Joseph’s College pupil with an epic Cycle4David quest to generate awareness of Young Sudden Cardiac Death raised £25,350. The newly-announced final total for the challenge, pushes the cash raised so far for The David Hill Memorial Fund to more than £65,000 which has allowed […]
EDINBURGH TO DUBLIN CHARITY CYCLE, 9TH-16TH MARCH 2024 To mark the second anniversary of David Hill’s tragic death, members of David’s family and friends cycled the match ball from Edinburgh to Dublin, for the second playing of the David Hill Memorial Quaich, which took place at Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin on 16th March 2024, between the […]
Read the full article here Everything is relative, even in such frenzied, perspective-clouding surrounds as the final weekend of a Six Nations Championship with all still to play for. Whatever happens between Ireland and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening, there will be nothing to match the symbolism or the poignancy of events […]
Read the full article here Scotland rugby supporters set out on a poignant fund-raising cycle at the weekend in memory of one of their own. David Hill, an aide at the Scottish Parliament, died two years ago from a hitherto undiagnosed heart condition. He was only 30. He had been playing for the Scottish Parliament […]
Read the full article here A charity cycle ride next month will mark the second anniversary of a Dumfries man’s death while playing rugby in Ireland. And the pedalling fundraisers will raise awareness of sudden cardiac death by visiting 11 secondary schools across the region en route. Former St Joseph’s College pupil David Hill played […]
To mark the second anniversary of David Hill’s tragic death, members of David’s family and friends will cycle the match ball from Edinburgh to Dublin, for the second playing of the David Hill Memorial Quaich, which will take place at Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin on 16th March 2024 at 11.30am, between the Dail and Seanad and […]
Read the full article here The Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cowdenbeath has backed a campaign to tackle the threat of cardiac deaths in young people. Annabelle Ewing, MSP for the Cowdenbeath constituency, has signed a campaign pledge by CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). CRY is highlighting the need for a national strategy […]
Last Thursday (26 October) saw the launch of the #MSPSupport4CRY campaign in the Scottish Parliament, championed by the friends and family of former political aide, David Hill, who tragically died from a previously undiagnosed heart condition last year (19 March 2022).
Chris Logue is running the half marathon to raise money for his friend David Hill’s memorial fund. David died in March last year and Chris is determined to help save others!
A loving brother and a group of his friends have raised over £11,000 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in a bid to save young lives. It comes after Alex Service’s older sibling David Hill passed away aged just 30 during the Parliamentary Six Nations fixture between the Scottish Parliamentary Rugby Football Club and […]
Sharon Duncan is hosting the wedding themed evening at Moffat Town Hall on Friday to both fundraise and raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). It will also be in memory of her son, David Hill, who passed away unexpectedly during a rugby match between Irish and Scottish parliamentarians last year. His passing […]
We are holding a Murder Mystery dinner to raise money for my son David’s memorial fund which this will enable screening in Dumfries next year for hopefully 200 young people! The event will be held on Friday 16th June 2023 at Moffat Town Hall. Doors will open at 7pm. To book tickets for this event, please call Moffat Town Hall on 01683 221102.
David Hill Memorial Quaich On Saturday 11th March 2023, the rugby teams representing both the Scottish Parliament and The Houses of the Irish Oireachtas came together for the inaugural match contesting the David Hill Memorial Quaich. David Hill, aged 30, had tragically died in the same fixture the previous year, playing for the Scottish Parliament […]
“From friends Cath and Noel Sargent from Sydney, Australia, in memory of all the good times shared and hoping this will make a difference.” Sharon Duncan
MORE than £20,000 has been raised by family and friends of the late David Hill for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in a bid to save young lives locally. Popular David suddenly passed away at the young age of 30 during the Parliamentary Six Nations fixture between the Scottish Parliamentary Rugby Football Club and the
Since the death of their son, David Hill, who tragically died of an undetected heart condition, his parents. Rodger Hill and Sharon Duncan, have been very active fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young. They want to raise awareness as well as funds so that they can host heart screenings and help save young lives; and
Saturday 11th March marked the inaugural David Hill Memorial Quaich, in memory of David Hill who died of an undiagnosed heart condition whilst playing rugby. David’s father, Rodger Hill, describes the importance Scottish rugby had in David’s life and the impact of the fixture. Read here
A 30-year-old political aide who died from an undiagnosed heart condition while playing rugby has been remembered at a match in Edinburgh. Teams from the Scottish and Irish parliaments faced each other in memory of political aide David Hill. He lost his life to young sudden cardiac death while playing in a match between the two
Michael Mawdsley and Rodger Hill discuss the tragic death of David Hill who died due to an undiagnosed heart condition whilst playing rugby for the Scottish Parliamentary Team and the memorial match that is being held in his memory on the ‘All Blaze No Glory: The Podcast’ https://open.spotify.com/episode/03MdhfjGEGqpZ8UWOJH2sB
IN just over two months’ time, the David Hill Memorial Match and dinner will celebrate the life of the rugby loving, 30-year old Holyrood parliamentary staffer, who passed away last March while playing rugby for Scottish Parliament RFC against Dáil and Seanad RFC (representing the Irish Parliament) at Donnybrook in Dublin due to a previously undiagnosed cardiac condition.
CRY thanks the friends and family of David Hill in the run up to the launch of annual fundraising event in Edinburgh This Saturday (11 March 2023) sees the launch of a new, annual fundraising event in Edinburgh to commemorate and celebrate the life of former political aide, David Hill, who tragically died from a previously
A LOVING brother will be raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in a bid to save young lives. It comes after Alex Service’s older sibling David Hill, above right, passed away aged just 30 while playing rugby at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin last year. Following David’s passing, the David Hill Memorial Fund has
On March 19th 2022, my older and much-loved brother David passed away at the young age of just 30, during the Parliamentary Six Nations fixture between the SPRFC (Scottish Parliamentary Rugby Football Club) and the Dàil and Seanad RFC at Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin. Subsequent medical examination revealed that David died due to a previously undiagnosed cardiac
Why Do I Support CRY? During Heart Month 2024, CRY launched ‘why do I support CRY?’. The campaign aims to personify and tell the stories behind CRY. We are asking our supporters to send in their reasons for supporting CRY so we can share them on our social media what CRY means to so many.
On 26/11/2022, an afternoon of music celebrated the life of David Hill. Three acts performed a combination of covers, medleys and original songs in the Loreburne Hall, Dumfries. The event opened with powerfully emotive words from David’s father, Rodger Hill who was supported on stage by family members Lesley Hill, Alex Service, Georgia Graham and Sharon