Pontefract and Castleford Express, 4th May 2018 The families and friends of Jonathan Leigh and Michael Land have held many events to support CRY – charity days, raffles, a race night, and marathon runs have enabled screenings for local young people in memory of Jonathan and Michael. Read more
Michael Land
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
Screening in memory of Michael Land
111 young people were screened at the Football Community Trust in Knottingly on 8th January 2017 in memory of Michael Land.
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
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 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
A1 Football Factory fundraising day in memory of Michael Land
The winner of the 5-a-side football tournament were Team Logic who also won ‘The Michael Land Memorial Plate’ last year, 2015. Other fundraising activities included a raffle, lucky dip, face painting and a ‘whiskey roll’. In total we raised £1,145. The A1 Football Factory are to host a screening day on Sunday 8th January 2017 and
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
Brother takes heart victim’s business from strength to strength
York Press – 1st August 2016 The brother of a young man who died suddenly of a heart attack at 28 has told of how the business he founded has gone from strength to strength. Read more
Charity Store Walk in memory of Michael Land
12 staff members from Specsavers Bradford Darley Street, Girlington, Otley and Ilkley walked a total of 20.8 miles in 6 ½ hours between stores on their valuable days off in order to raise money for C-R-Y (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Supported by the public, local press and radio the intrepid team raised an amazing £1200