Saturday 2nd October 2021 was a dreich, wet, windy day on the beautiful Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland. The weather though could not dampen the spirits of the 70 special family members and friends who joined us for a fundraiser in aid of CRY and in memory of Scott. 11 ran a half marathon, 35 cycled or
On October 24th, 2021 the family and friends of Scott Cowan will meet for the first time since his death in November 2020 at the tragically young age of 25 years old. This day will see a memorial football tournament be held in Scott’s honor with people from all areas of his life coming together to
On Saturday 31st July, Ray Brodie accompanied by her very good friend Shona McLuskey, undertook the arduous task of climbing Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, with the summit sitting at 1,345 metres above sea level. CRY is a charity very close to Ray & her family’s heart and she has already raised much
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
Having just completed a virtual challenge to run the length of the UK, 874 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats, I decided to run a further 360 miles the length of Ireland from Mizen to Malin, to help with fundraising for CRY in support of Scott’s family. I was overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness
My friend Liam and I walked 16 miles around Glasgow as part of the Kiltwalk which supports so many different charities. We wanted to raise awareness for CRY after losing my beautiful 25 year old son Scott last year. Everyone has been so generous and kind and a lot of them have already put their name
The 173rd Grand National meeting became the first in history to take place behind closed doors and the winner Minella Times ridden by Rachael Blackmore, gave us the first winning Grand National female jockey. National lockdown meant a rethink to management of our usual workplace sweepstake and gave us the ideal opportunity to kick start fundraising