A man from Wolverhampton who lost his brother to sudden cardiac arrest, has been nominated for a Pride of Britain award for his fundraising efforts. Kulbir Nagra and his family have been fundraising to hold heart screenings around Wolverhampton and the Midlands since 2009. His brother Pardeep Nagra was a healthy, hockey playing 26-year-old when […]
Pardeep Nagra
Parents have raised £77,563 so far for CRY enabling over 1000 cardiac screenings in memory of son
The parents of a man who died from a rare cardiac arrest when he was just 26 years old have raised enough money to screen over 1000 young hearts in his memory. Pardeep Nagra from Wolverhampton collapsed and died from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, or SADs, which kills at least 12 young people a week. His parents, Resham […]
Why Do I Support CRY?
Why Do I Support CRY? 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. The campaign was
Update Magazine Issue 86
Read CRY Update 86 here Issue 86 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2021. There were a lot of major fundraising events in this four-month period after so many had been cancelled over the last two years due to the pandemic. This started with the Great North
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 83
Read Issue 83 of the CRY Update magazine here Issue 83 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2020. Even with continued restrictions and lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CRY’s supporters remained active and engaged as always to raise funds and awareness however they could. On October
25 Million Metre Challenge in memory of Pardeep Nagra and Jake Gallagher
I have completed my 25 million metre walking challenge and walked 178,275.68m For my lovely son Pardeep Nagra. I start walking for my Pardeep’s 39 birthday on 26 February until his 13 anniversary on 12 April when he headed to heaven. I miss my lovely Dippy so much, Dips a young man who could light up
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
Update Magazine Issue 79
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
The Grand Ball in memory of Pardeep Nagra
Our charity event was on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at the Grand Station in Wolverhampton. We raised an amazing amount of £12,789. A big thank you to Pardeep’s brother Kully, Jaya, Navkiran, Jessica, Jon and Wolverhampton Jolly catering for providing all the food, this amazing evening would have been impossible without them. We would also like
