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
Martyn Luckett 1985 – 2005 Cheeky chap, made everyone smile Even if it was only for a little while God has chosen you to be his soldier Forsaking us seeing you getting older There’s a constant ache deep in my heart I won’t forget you my dearest Mart We had so much fun, so many memories
Mummy’s Boy Mummy’s boy, born and bred He could do no wrong, whatever anyone said. I know you miss him so, but he’s still here Watching us laughing and shedding a tear No one will ever replace him or make the pain go away There will be good times and then there will be a rainy
8th – 9th March 2014 We held our 5th cardiac screening this year at the Haven Medical Centre, Budehaven School. This year, for some reason, I found it very emotional – suddenly hitting me after nearly 9 years that we had lost our youngest son from an undiagnosed heart condition. Why was it us? Then I
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to the 119 runners who ran the 2013 London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 21st April. We are very proud of you all and very grateful for your fantastic efforts to raise awareness and funds for CRY. The team of 119 CRY runners comprised of 49 who ran with their
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
Our annual motorcycle trials school was held in August 2013. We had around 70 riders taking part and we had a barbecue, prize draw, a band and a bar. There was also a cake someone had donated which was decorated with the CRY logo on top – this was auctioned. The trials school was part of
South West Launch – 20th April 2012 Families from across the South West region (from Cornwall to Bristol) came together in Taunton to help launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic that 12 young, apparently fit and healthy people (aged 35 and under) are tragically dying suddenly every week in the UK from