Our charity cake sale went extremely well, as well as supporting cry in memory of our son Richard, we also wanted to support another charity Parkinson UK as a couple of my friends have Parkinson’s. My daughter and I baked all week, we also had some cakes donated to us from my kind friends, we all […]
Richard Merriman
Cake sale in memory of Richard Merriman
Our 1st cake sale after the pandemic was a big success, it’s also our new home that we moved into over the pandemic, so was special to welcome all our new friends to see what we do for CRY in memory of our son Richard . We all had a great day. My family and friends
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
Nicky’s Nordic Walkers Fun Quiz in Memory of Richard Merriman
Our online quiz went very well, it was so much fun! We raised £603.00 which is amazing! Our lovely friends Ian and Jeanette organized and did the quiz night for us. Ian was our quiz master, and the way he did it was very clever! They put so much love time and effort into it. They
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
Christmas Grotto in memory of Richard Merriman
We had a Santa’s grotto event in memory of our son Richard. This is an annual event for work colleagues and family friends where I run the tombola stall in aid of CRY. This year we also did a raffle and guess the teddy’s name. Everybody helps on the day especially the gardeners who play a
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
