Read Update Magazine Issue 85 here Issue 85 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2021. From June, fundraising and screening levels started returning to pre-COVID levels as events around the country started picking up and we returned to holding regular screening events again. We also transformed the
Read Update 80 here CRY Update 80 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2019. September got underway with the Great North Run, as 50 runners representing CRY took part. You can read more on page 22. To start October we held the 10th CRY Durham Walk, with 219 supporters gathering to
Read Update 79 here CRY Update 79 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2019. In May, we found out that CRY had been selected for the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant in 10 regions across the country, which gave people a chance to vote to support CRY using their tokens
On the 11th and 12 of May 2019, 200 local young people were screened at Hornsea School and Language College in Hornsea, North Humberside. The screenings were held in memory of Josh Fell. 1923 people have now been screened in Josh’s memory.
Hull Daily Mail, 11th May 2019 Richard and Donna Fell lost their 15 year old son, Josh, to sudden arrythmic death syndrome (SADS) eight years ago as he played in an after school football match. He had not been diagnosed with a heart condition previously. Since then his parents have kept his memory alive through raising
Read Update 77 here CRY Update 77 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2018. There were plenty of major events throughout this four-month period. We were thrilled to be so well represented at the Great North Run on September 9, with 50 runners taking part for CRY. You can read a
Read Update 65 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 66 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 67 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 68 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
On the 12th and 13th of May 2018, 206 local young people were screened at Hornsea School and Language College in Hornsea, North Humberside. The screenings were in memory of Josh Fell.
Read Update 76 here CRY Update 76 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2018. We had plenty of highlights in all areas through the summer. CRY’s research continues to make an impact, including Dr Aneil Malhotra’s paper on the incidence and causes of young sudden cardiac death in adolescent footballers, which
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
The Bridge festival is coming to Hessle this summer with a silent disco, food court and more than 20 live acts. Liam Bass, festival organiser, said: “The Bridge Festival aims to raise enough funds to donate to Cardiac Risk in the Young Charity (CRY) in memory of my cousin Josh Fell, to help towards funding local
Technical Lodge 5666 invited Brethren to bring their guests to a very moving talk about Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – a charity that provides heart screening for 14-35 year olds. Bro. Jonathan Sykes introduced Richard and Donna Fell to speak about their charitable fundraising for CRY, and their harrowing personal experience that brought them
On the 19th & 20th August 2017 at the Hornsea School & Language College, Hornsea, 203 young people were screened in memory of Josh Fell. Pictured are Richard and Donna Fell with the CRY screening team.
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
ITV News, 23rd November 2017 Donna and Richard Fell talk about their involvement of CRY and the importance of research leading up to the CRY Parliamentary Reception 2017. Watch here
Hull Daily Mail, 20th November 2017 Donna and Richard Fell have funded screenings for more than 1,6000 young people since the death of their son, Josh, in 2011. They will be headed to the CR Parliamentary Reception in Westminster tomorrow evening in order to get across their cause to MP’s; CRY believe all young people should
BBC Radio Humberside Donna and Richard Fell talk about their son, Josh Fell, CRY’s Raising awareness week, and their belief that heart screenings should be mandatory in schools. Listen here (2:49:50)
The screening took place at Hornsea School and Language Collage in North Humberside on the 13th & 14th May 2017, in memory of Josh Fell. 186 young people were screened over the two days.
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
Hull Daily Mail, 25th August 2017 More than 200 people were screening at Hornsea school last weekend. The screenings were held in memory of Josh Fell; since his death, his parents have worked tirelessly with cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to raise awareness of life threatening heart conditions. This was the 8th screening organised by
ITV Calendar – 19th August 2017 The Fell family held a two day screening over the weekend at Hornsea School which Josh attended. A total of 203 people were screened over the two days. Read more
Hull Daily Mail, 18th August 2017 Josh’s father, Richard Fell said, “These are our eighth screenings in memory of Josh… by the end on Sunday night, we will have had nearly 1,600 young people screened in his name.” The family have reached more that £100,000 through their fundraising efforts for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).
Rebecca Newton-Howe and a group of friends recently took part in the NCS Programme and as a team chose to do fund raising for CRY in memory of Josh Fell from Hornsea, who used to attend their school. Their efforts took them a week of planning and gaining donations, and then a week of doing activities
On Sunday 9th July 1,423 walkers assembled in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. A warm and sunny morning, this was the 11th year of CRY’s flagship event and the 2nd year of a new start venue of Potters Fields Park, on the banks of the Thames and providing a
Hull Daily Mail – 9th July 2017 The parents of Josh Fell were joined by the Hollywood actor for the 11th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk on Sunday. Read more
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
Sadly in February his year our wonderful friend, colleague and teacher lost his life whilst playing football, James was just 28. It was then suggested to enter a staff team into the Hornsea Third Marathon in James’ memory. We chose the charity CRY because a few years ago we at Hornsea School also lost a wonderful
Hull Daily Mail – 1st May 2017 …But for the parents of Josh Fell, May 1 is another milestone day to face without their son, who died almost six years ago following an after-school football match, aged just 15. Read more
ITV News – 15th February 2017 Extra heart screenings have been organised in Hornsea by a charity raising awareness of heart conditions in young people due to high demand Read more
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
Rich Fell talks to Estuary TV about CRY’s raising awareness week and why he supports them in memory of his son Josh. Watch the interview here
Radio DJ David Burns talks to new CRY Patron Vincent Regan about his reasons for supporting CRY and the Suzuki Violins fundraising concert. Listen here (Starts at 2:48:49)
beverleybs.co.uk – 7th November 2016 CRY representative Rich Fell visited the building society as CRY were named to receive £250 donation. Read more
ITV news – 4th November 2016 The charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is trying to boost screenings to help youngsters who may have an undiagnosed heart condition. Read more
Actor Vincent Regan shows his support to local family affected by the devastation of young sudden cardiac death Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is proud to announce that the North-East based actor and star of the big screen, Vincent Regan is to become its latest Patron, in recognition of his growing support of CRY’s work
Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 74 runners who took part in the Great North Run for CRY on Sunday 11th September 2016. This was CRY’s biggest team yet! The atmosphere was brilliant, as it always is at the largest half-marathon in the world! Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah won the race
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
HUNDREDS OF WALKERS HELP TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR CRY AS FLAGSHIP EVENT REACHES ITS 10TH YEAR On Sunday 26th June, 1,266 walkers congregated in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. The 10th year of the event saw the introduction of the new starting venue, with a wonderful backdrop of Tower Bridge. And,
Hull Sports Mail Online – 28th June 2016 After smashing 100 holes in one day in 2015, local golf enthusiasts Leigh Gawley and Joe Palmer took it upon themselves to go that step further and raise it to 150 holes! Read more
The Yorkshire Post – 18th June 2016 …Next Friday, Hornsea’s Joe Palmer and East Riding match play champion Leigh Gawley will attempt to play 150 holes in a day to raise funds for CRY, a charity which works to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death. Read more
Hull City Tigers – 14th June 2016 A member of staff from the Tigers Sport & Education Trust will be taking part in this year’s Great North Run in aid of a charity that is close to local hearts. Read more
Hull Daily Mail – 12th June 2016 Rich and Donna Fell started fundraising for CRY, also known as Cardiac Risk in the Young, after their 15-year-old son Josh Fell died from sudden arrhythmia death syndrome in 2011. Read more
The Yorkshire Post – 10th June 2016 Hornsea’s Joe Palmer has received a big boost ahead of attempting to play 150 holes in a day alongside club-mate and East Riding match play champion Leigh Gawley. Read more
191 people were screened at Hornsea School and Language College in Ormskirk, North Humberside, on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th May 2016 in memory of Josh Fell.
Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the runners who took part in the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 24th April. We are very proud of all our runners and grateful to them for their fantastic efforts and for choosing to run for CRY. The 117 London Marathon runners who ran
Read the magazine here Issue 64 of the CRY Update looks back at a busy CRY summer from May to August 2014. Our flagship raising awareness event, the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk, features in this issue with a full report and photos from the day. Also prominent is our Patron Pixie Lott’s terrific tour
The Terrace Marquee, Westminster – 26th November. Guest of Honour: Lee Mears, former England rugby union international. CRY’s 2014 Parliamentary Reception on Wednesday November 26 was an event packed not only with CRY Representatives, supporters, bereaved families, members of the myheart group and doctors, but also several CRY Patrons and
Read Update 55 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.
Read the magazine here This latest mailing brings you Issue 63 of the CRY Update, which looks back at CRY news and events from January to April 2014. A key fundraising and awareness raising event during this part of the year is, of course, the London Marathon; and you will find a write-up and photos of
Congratulations and a huge ‘thank you’ to the 51 runners, including CRY Patron Matt Wells, who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 7th September 2014. This year’s race saw over 56,000 runners take part in a very historic year for the event, seeing its one millionth finisher! Once
Read Update 56 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.
Read Update 57 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.
Read Update 58 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.
Read Update 59 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.
On 29th June 2012 Nick Prout undertook a 3 day cycle challenge taking in the classic cols of the Tour De France in memory of Josh Fell. Below is his account of the experience. CHALLENGE DAY 1. Distance:- 63miles Time:- 4hours 50minutes Total Ascent:- 2241m Av Speed:- 13mph Col de Aravis:- 4.3miles long Av Gradient:- 6.2%
On Sunday 10th June 2012 a team of Ex-Hull City FC players took part in a charity match against Felly’s United as part of a family fun day in memory of Josh Fell. An amazing £3,633.00 was raised from the day. “The main event of the day was a charity football match against Ex Hull City
Read Update 62 online here “Traditionally we have found that the last few months of the year are a very busy time, often with several major fundraising and raising awareness activities taking place. September finds our runners busy in the Great North Run and Run to the Beat events; whilst in October our annual Durham Riverside
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.
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
North Launch – 1st May 2014 Families from across the North of England joined together to help launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic that 12 young, apparently fit and healthy young people (aged 35 and under) are tragically dying every week in the UK from previously undiagnosed heart conditions. A poster-sized version
Yorkshire Evening Post – 2nd May 2014 Parents from across Yorkshire, whose children have lost their lives to undetected heart conditions have unveiled a new postcard campaign with CRY to help highlight the issue. Read more
Hull Daily Mail – 23rd April 2014 There are the faces of 12 young people who all share one thing in common – they all died from previously undiagnosed heart conditions. Now, their families are helping to launch a major campaign with CRY
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to the 108 runners who ran the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 13th April. As always, we are very proud of you all and very grateful to you for your fantastic efforts to raise awareness and funds for CRY. Next year’s race date is Sunday 26th
Hull Daily Mail – 20th February 2014 Richard Fell, father of Josh Fell, is fundraising at a memorial football match and family fun day.
CRY launches new resource for dads following the sudden cardiac death of a ‘fit and healthy’ child Bereavement experts from CRY are today (Sunday 16th June 2013) unveiling a powerful and moving new book for the dads of young people who have tragically lost their lives to sudden cardiac death. The book, “A Father’s Grief” –
200 young people attended heart screenings this past weekend funded by the family and friends of Josh Fell.
The father of Josh Fell, who died from a rare heart condition has praised everyone who supported a fundraiser in Hornsea, raising over £6,000 in his memory Read more