Ellery McGowan becomes oldest woman to complete iconic swim in Cape Town

Get Surrey, 9th March 2018 Ellery McGowan, 71, swimming teacher and coach at Charterhouse School, Godalming, took on a 7.5k open water swimming challenge in memory of her son James McGowan. The swim took place in Cape Town between Robben Island and Blouberg on the 14th February 2018. Ellery swam alongside thirteen others in memory of


CRY Great Cake Bake 2017

The sixth CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 24th November 2017, 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


CRY Update Magazine 73

Read Update 73 here. CRY Update 73 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from May to August 2017. In June, CRY launched a new version of its main website. The site immediately saw the number of visitors double in the first month and has consistently recorded more visitors per month than before the


”Bake A Cake” morning at Charterhouse Club

On Friday 24th November we held a successful ”Bake A Cake” morning at Charterhouse Club raising £430 for C-R-Y, specifically for James McGowan Memorial Fund. James died suddenly almost two years ago and this is one way that we can not only raise money for screening and research but also to keep James’ memory alive. I could


CRY Update Magazine 72

Read Update 72 here. CRY Update 72 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2017. February saw over 20 years’ worth of CRY research help to inform new international ECG guidelines for screening athletes, led by CRY Consultant Cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma. Our work is making a difference and gaining


Last of the Summer Waves

“Last of the Summer Waves”  English Channel relay Saturday night at 11:07 our first swimmer set off from Samphire Ho to swim as part of our six person relay to France. Even though the sky was beautiful with a full moon , with a NNE wind,  conditions were not ideal until the last five and a


Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46 and 100 2017

Thank you and congratulations to the 61 CRY cyclists who took part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46 and 100 on Sunday 30th July 2017. 46 cyclists took part in the 100 mile event and 15 cyclists took part in the 46 mile event. The route, as usual, started from the Olympic Park in Stratford, continued south


CRY Update magazine 71

Read Update 71 here CRY Update 71 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from September to December 2016. In this period, we held our annual Raising Awareness Week – including our most successful CRY Great Cake Bake yet. We also saw fantastic support for the Great North Run in September with over 70 runners


CRY Great Cake Bake 2016

The fifth CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 25th November 2016, 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


CRY Update Magazine 70

Read Update 70 here CRY Update 70 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from May to August 2016. The 10th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk took place on June 26, and another fantastic turnout of over 1,200 supporters took part in the new route for 2016. We very much appreciated all