The CRY BBC Radio 4 Appeal was broadcast on Sunday 24th July at 7.55am and 9.26pm; and on Thursday 28th July at 3.27pm. The appeal was presented by CRY supporter Stephanie Hunter and CRY Patron John Inverdale. The broadcast, to an estimated 1.9 million listeners, will help to raise awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome and the
Sebastian English
Raise your goblet of rock, kids
Dewey Finn famously duped teachers and parents by taking on a bunch of talented youngsters and teaching them how to rock. Now a prep school in Surrey has become a YouTube sensation with a slick video straight out of the hit Jack Black film School of Rock. The school’s version of Pixie Lott’s No. 1 song
South East Postcard
Bereaved families from London and the South East have been joined by MPs from all parties to launch a nationwide awareness campaign to highlight shocking new statistics that show the number of young people who lose their lives from the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise
Finding the answers
In 1993 Howard English collapsed and died while playing a game of rugby. The 32 year-old was a keen sportsman, fit, apparently healthy, and married with three young children. Eleven years later the eldest of those three children, Sebastian, died in identical circumstances to his father. He was just fifteen. Both were victims of Sudden Unexpected
New labs 'promise' answers for hundreds of bereaved families
The agonising wait endured by many families following the sudden – and tragic – death of a child or partner could soon be over as London opens the UK’s first ever ‘fast-track’ pathology laboratories to help analyse the causes of unexpected cardiac death in ‘apparently’ fit and healthy young people. It is estimated that at least
Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of Keith
My partner Phil Austin, nephew Chris Lane and his friend Dave Williams ran the Cardiff half marathon in October 2007 to raise money for CRY. My cousin Keith Newton died suddenly in 1985 at the age of 22 after stepping out of the bath. The cause of Keith’s death was recorded as “Viral Pneumonia”. His son
London Marathon 2007 – Mary-Lou Gravestock
What a fantastic experience I had running the London Marathon. It was so special to run through London and end up finishing on The Mall. The weather was a nightmare for running – so very hot – but on the plus side it brought the crowds out who were unbelievable and very supportive. There were bands
Robert scales new heights for charity
A father-of-five will scale the heights this weekend when he takes on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for charity. Robert Winterton, 47, of Seaton Road, Harringworth, has been walking five or six miles a day in the roads near his home and cycling a further six around Rutland Water in preparation for the challenge.
CRY Update Magazine 44
Read Update 44 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.
College team runs half-marathon in Seb's memory
Two years after the tragic death of Sebastian English, a 15-year-old boy at Lord Wandsworth College, 15 teachers and pupils ran the Bath Half-marathon in support of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Seb died of a rare genetic disorder that had also claimed his father’s life 12 years previously and CRY seeks to