On the 11th December at Oakham School on a foggy (and almost frozen) hockey pitch, 16 staff and 16 pupils battled it out to not only receive glory, but more importantly to raise money for the charity CRY in memory of Emma Broad, a past team mate and a friend. Everyone who was involved had a
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Run to the Beat 2012
Thank you and congratulations to all the CRY runners who took part in this event. Even though it was a very cold day, the music and atmosphere helped to keep everyone in good spirits. This year as previous years, CRY did not have a charity marquee at the event but set up a ‘meet-and-greet’ stand to
Cake Sale in memory of Emma Broad
“This event was held in memory of Emma Broad who passed away on 22nd May 2011 at age 16. As the first anniversary was approaching, her closest friends at St George’s College in Weybridge all helped in organising this cake sale. We charged £2 to all the sixth form students who received a CRY hockey badge
Mount Toubkal climb in memory of Emma Broad
Julie Wright, Richard Wright, Jessica Tait, Simon Tait, Camille Cooke, Kevin Cooke, Richard Peers, Irena Tucker and Huw Tucker climbed Mount Toubkal (4167m) in Morocco in memory of our friend Emma Broad who died in May 2011, raising over £21,000 for CRY. On Saturday May 4th 2013 nine slightly anxious ‘would be’ mountaineers met up at
CRY Update Magazine 60
Read Update 60 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.
CRY Update Magazine 61
Read Update 61 online here In this issue: • ‘Young Sudden Cardiac Death: A Father’s Grief’ booklet launch, page 10 • Justice for James: Reopening the Inquest into the death of James Markham, page 10-12 • CRY at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference, page 17-18 • CRY Golf Day 2013, page 18 • West ’12
CRY Great Cake Bake 2013
The second CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 29th November 2013, as part of Raising Awareness Week. We would like to thank everybody who took part in the CRY Great Cake Bake and for helping to make the event such a success. Money is still coming in but we are delighted to say that
London to Paris Bike Ride – In memory of Emma Broad
On Wednesday 5th September 2012 Giles Cook set out on a gruelling 300 mile cycle from London to Paris in memory of Emma Broad. He raised almost £4,000 including gift aid. “An enormous thank you from the bottom of my saddle! Your generosity and support kept me going through all those early morning starts, strong winds