James Moorfoot

CRY Update Magazine 75

CRY Update 75 reports on all CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2018. We experienced a host of highlights through this four-month period. In March, our screening programme surpassed a total of 150,000 young people screened, which is an incredible milestone for us to reach. Furthermore, to discuss our progress and the importance

Virgin Money London Marathon 2018

Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the CRY runners who took part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2018 on Sunday 22nd April on what has been reported as the hottest London Marathon on record! We’re extremely proud of all our runners and grateful to them all for choosing to support us. 99 runners

Brighton Marathon 2018

We would like to say congratulations to the 15 CRY runners that took part in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 15th April 2018, a huge thank you and for their kind support and amazing fundraising efforts! Thousands came down to the seaside to watch the runners take on the challenge of the marathon, in what were

Brighton Marathon in memory of James Moorfoot

We started fundraising for CRY in Spring of 2017. At this point we had signed up for 3 10km runs across the summer. We chose CRY following the sudden death of James Moorfoot (aged 28) whilst playing football. This was due to undiagnosed heart problem. After our 1st 10km the running bug had really bit me

M&S Bridlington fundraising

Donna Fell collected a cheque in memory of James Moorfoot – the total amount includes matching funds of £1500 and a £1000 donation from carrier bag sales. We are now well underway in raising the £5000 needed to pay for our heart screening day in October – the local community are really getting behind the cause!

Popular teacher to be remembered a year on from his sudden death

Hull Daily Mail – 6th February 2018 English teacher James Moorfoot collapsed and died while playing football for Langtoft AFC on 11th February last year. Pupils will wear yellow clothing and football shirts on Friday to remember him and raise money for CRY. Read more

Hull 10k in memory of James Moorfoot

I did the Hull 10k in June 2017 after the recent passing of a teacher at school of mine. I was very close to him and considered him a good friend, and someone who I spoke to daily. He had a cardiac arrest whilst playing football and lost his life far too early. I wanted to

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

Bridlington Marks & Spencer raising awareness for CRY

During CRY’s Raising Awareness Week staff at Marks and Spencer in Bridlington held an awareness stand for 2 days in the local shopping centre. They handed out leaflets and had literature available for the public to read. It was a very productive day and was a great success with Donna and Rich Fell coming along to

Simplyhealth Great North Run 2017

Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 62 runners who took part in the Simplyhealth Great North Run for CRY on Sunday 10th September 2017. The streets of Newcastle quickly started to fill with runners and supporters from 8am. As always, the huge crowds covered the whole route providing a great atmosphere and well needed