Dominic suffered, and survived, a cardiac arrest in July 2003, at the age of 20, and is on the long, slow, road to recovery. It has not been possible, so far, to establish the cause of his cardiac arrest. A Family Fun Day took place on Sunday 8th August 2004 at the Sedgemere Sports and Social
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Fundraising in memory of Anthony Lancaster
Pupils in Years 12 and 13 at Hull Grammar School have donated £533.67 to support CRY in memory of their friend Anthony Lancaster who died on 13th July 2002, just a few days after his 17th Birthday. Fund raising events included a Leg Wax by Nick Edwards, Jamie Kemp and Stephen Reynolds and a classroom slave
3 Peaks Challenge in memory of Andy Gard
My name is Steve, and I was a very good friend of Andy Gard. I wanted to raise some money for CRY, and I got the chance to do so in the Summer. Myself and a colleague, and a number of people I used to work with, set out to complete the 3 Peaks Challenge in
London Marathon 2004 in memory of Huw Lewis
On October 21st 2002, my brother Huw Lewis died during a game of football in Saudi Arabia, where he had lived and worked for over four years. He left his pregnant wife Sarah and 5 year old daughter Molly, as well as a devastated set of parents, siblings, friends and colleagues. Huw’s death was additionally hard
London Marathon in memory of Alessandro Testardi
I decided to run for CRY in the 2004 London marathon, having experienced the sadness and loss of our dear friends’ son, Alessandro. The training was hard at times however the thought that I could help to raise money for research into Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome made it really worth while. The actual race was a
New Year Dip
After a 2003 New Years Eve party Richard, Sandy and Greg (CRY Chairman!) started 2004 with a dip into the Solent in Stokes Bay to raise money for CRY.
First cardiac screening of Elite Tennis Players at the Lawn Tennis Association National Tournament.
November 1993 First cardiac screening by Professor McKenna and Alison Cox, of Elite Tennis Players at the Lawn Tennis Association National Tournament. Included Tim Henman, Jamie Delgado and Jo Durie
Tennis 'Skipathon' raises £10,000 as a down-payment for an echocardiogram machine at St. George's Hospital, Tooting
1994 Tennis ‘Skipathon’ raises £10,000 as a down-payment for an echocardiogram machine that launched the Specialist Cardiac Unit at St. George’s Hospital, Tooting
Sutton Tennis Day
The three day event featured a sponsored inter-club doubles tournament with Owen Davidson, Frew McMillan, Mark Cox, John Inverdale, Ken Rosewall, Mike Walker, Geoff Masters, and Fred Stolle, a kids tennis clinic, and an Auction night with Bob Champion. Over £15,000 was raised.
My London Marathon by Suzanne Pringle
Hi my name is Suzanne Pringle, and I recently ran the London Marathon for the first time. Jill Marsh has asked me to write about my experience. I started my training on January 2nd. In the mornings, I would either go for a run or to the gym, which afterwards, put me in a good mood
