Why Do I Support CRY? – 2023 During Heart Month 2023, CRY launched ‘why do I support CRY?’. The campaign aimed to personify and tell the stories behind CRY. We asked our supporters to send in their reasons for supporting CRY so we could share across our social media what CRY means to so many. […]
Katrina Christopher and Cheryl Christopher-Webber
CRY Update Magazine Issue 88
Read Update 88 here! Issue 88 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2022. During the four-month period, we screened over 7,000 people with 6,972 being screened at family screening events. Furthermore, CRY’s Research Team was recognised at the British Cardiac Society with some members even receiving awards.
CRY Update Magazine Issue 84
Read issue 84 of the CRY Update magazine here Issue 84 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2021. In February as Heart Month began, we introduced an exciting new fundraising initiative: the 25 Million Metre Challenge. Supporters could take part individually or in teams as we collectively
CRY Update Magazine Issue 81
Click here to read Update 81 Issue 81 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2020. This is also the first issue of our new and improved digital editions of the Update, featuring links throughout that will take you straight to relevant pages on the CRY website, social
CRY Update Magazine Issue 80
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
Mum Takes on Heart of London Bridges Walk to Raise Funds for CRY in Memory of Daughters
Lancashire Post, 1st July 2019 Viv Christopher lost her daughter Katrina in 2005 and then lost another daughter, Cheryl, in 2012. Both young women died in their sleep of undiagnosed heart conditions. Following their deaths, Viv set up a memorial fund with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in order to fund heart screenings for young
Update Magazine Issue 65
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.
Update Magazine Issue 66
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.
Update Magazine Issue 67
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.
Update Magazine Issue 68
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.
CRY Heart of Durham Walk 2018
It’s hard to believe that we’ve been holding CRY’s Heart of Durham Walk for almost a decade – and we would once again like to thank all the CRY supporters who took part in our 9th annual Walk on Saturday 6th October. It really was a special event! A crisp Autumn day, the sun shone on
CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2018
There are 12 young sudden cardiac deaths in the UK every week. It’s why the number 12 is such an important figure to CRY and everyone who supports us. And as CRY staff, volunteers and 1,375 walkers gathered together in London on June 24th, we held our 12th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk. The
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
CRY screening in memory of Katrina & Cheryl Christopher
Lancashire Post, 12 December 2017 A screening in memory of Katrina and Cheryl Christopher took place at Tesco Extra in Leyland last weekend. The day was organised by Vivienne Christopher and her daughter Laura, raising a further £281.55 through donations on the day, which will go towards more screenings. Vivienne said, “I know fund-raising for screenings
CRY Heart of Durham Walk 2017
Over 230 CRY supporters took part in the 8th CRY Durham Walk, newly rebranded as the CRY Heart of Durham Walk, to reflect the revised route which includes Durham’s historical City Centre. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped to make the day so special. It was, as always, an emotional sight to see everyone
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
11th Annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2017
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
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
Great Cake Bake in memory of Cheryl Christopher-Webber and Katrina Christopher
Myself and Vicky Ballard ran the sale at RSCH and our colleague Natalie Barton ran the one at PRH. Four years on from losing Cheryl she is still fondly remembered and missed by all who knew and worked with her. She was the life and soul of any party and was the kind of person who
MP pledges support to campaign to help save young lives
Lancashire Evening Post – 16th December 2016 At a packed parliamentary reception Chorley’s MP Lindsay Hoyle met bereaved families, researchers, charity patrons and fellow MPs as he signed up to a campaign to help save young lives. Read more
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
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
Girls night in in memory of Katrina Christopher & Cheryl Christopher-Webber
I held a ‘Girls Night In’ for another charity last year, and I thought that this year I would do it again but this time for CRY. So, a group of us had a girls night in at my house; there were about 25 of us. There was a £5 donation/entry fee. We had a raffle,
CRY Great Cake Bake 2014
The third CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 28th November 2014, 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
Great Cake Bake 2014 – Natalie Sharp
I have just transferred the money we raised at our cake sale – £510.24 from the X-ray department, royal Sussex county hospital, Brighton. We were raising money in memory of Cheryl Christopher-webber, a much loved and missed colleague (and her sister Trina) who both passed away due to undiagnosed heart conditions. Natalie Sharp
CRY Update Magazine 50
Read Update 50 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.
CRY Update Magazine 64
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
BUPA London 10,000 2014
Thank you and congratulations to the 21 CRY runners who took part in the Bupa London 10,000 on Sunday 25th May 2014 including CRY Patron, Bill Neely. We were extremely lucky with the weather as it had been raining the previous day and also the days following the event. The morning started off a bit cloudy
CRY Update Magazine 62
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
CRY Update Magazine 60
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.
CRY Update Magazine 61
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
CRY Great Cake Bake 2013
The second CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 29th November 2013, 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 Great Cake Bake 2013 – Viv Christopher
“Here is a photograph of the children involved in raising £68.51 by selling cakes at St Mary’s Church, Eccleston Nr Chorley in memory of Katrina Christopher and Cheryl Christopher-Webber. Thanks Gang and Well Done!!!” Viv Christopher