James McGowan

Coffee and cake morning in memory of James McGowan

When I heard about the CRY cake and bake morning I decided it would be a good idea to hold one here at Charterhouse as the Charterhouse Club hold an annual MacMillan coffee and cake morning which is very successful Our café staff were very helpful and using the expertise of Monica  Vovcenco we set about

Murky Mile swim in memory of James McGowan

James McGowan was the son of my close friend, Ellery McGowan. Ellery and I first met at Charterhouse Club when we both moved to Guildford in 1996. Through our mutual passion for swimming, we became close friends and of course, this meant my path crossed with her son, James, many times. She always spoke about his

London to Windsor bike ride in memory of James

On Sunday 4th Sept Christine Goodair and Susanna Riviere rode the London (Richmond) to Windsor Bike Ride, organised by Bike Events. We were pleased to be able to support Cardiac Risk in the Young Fund in memory of James, the son of one of our swimming friends Ellery McGowan. Apart from one shower of rain the

Farnham Pilgrims Marathon – Emma Ostle

Challenge 4 was the Farnham Pilgrims Marathon. A tough trail marathon taking in some of the beautiful Surrey Hills with spectacular views. The day started with scraping ice off the car, who would have thought in September! The registration field was very relaxed when I arrived with runners lounging in chairs drinking tea, very civilised. And

Five half marathons in memory of James McGowan

It was a hot week to be running five half marathons but every day went well and I am so lucky to live in such a pretty area. Photos are of my youngest son Spike who joined me on days 4, ran 6km and 5 for a shorter run. He makes a great pacemaker! I’m not

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