CRY’s supporters have taken part in countless different fundraising activities and events since the charity was founded 25 years ago, and one of the key events where our support has continued to grow over the years is the London Marathon. In 1996, just a year after CRY was founded, nine runners took part in the Marathon
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
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
Stephanie and Rupert Hunter are avid campaigners for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Stephanie and Rupert threw themselves into fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young after Stephanie’s son Sebastian died playing rugby, eleven years after her first husband and Sebastian’s father died in the same tragic circumstances. Both had suffered from an unidentified inherited heart
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
Our 2015 Parliamentary Reception on Wednesday November 25 was an event attended not only by CRY Representatives, supporters, bereaved families, members of the myheart group and the largest ever number of CRY funded Research Fellows (past and present) but also over 40 MPs – all gathered together under one (very prestigious!) roof to help commemorate 20
Read Update 42 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.
Read Update 45 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.
Read Update 46 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.
Read Update 47 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.
Read Update 48 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.
Read Update 50 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.
Read Update 51 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.
Read the magazine here Issue 64 of the CRY Update looks back at a busy CRY summer from May to August 2014. Our flagship raising awareness event, the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk, features in this issue with a full report and photos from the day. Also prominent is our Patron Pixie Lott’s terrific tour
Read Update 53 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.
Read Update 54 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.
Read Update 56 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.
Read Update 57 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.
Read Update 59 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.
Read Update 62 online here “Traditionally we have found that the last few months of the year are a very busy time, often with several major fundraising and raising awareness activities taking place. September finds our runners busy in the Great North Run and Run to the Beat events; whilst in October our annual Durham Riverside
Read Update 61 online here In this issue: • ‘Young Sudden Cardiac Death: A Father’s Grief’ booklet launch, page 10 • Justice for James: Reopening the Inquest into the death of James Markham, page 10-12 • CRY at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference, page 17-18 • CRY Golf Day 2013, page 18 • West ’12
Bath Half Marathon and Bath Rugby Club Reunion 19th March 2006 We are delighted to announce that the massive fundraising event for CRY organised by former England rugby star Simon Halliday (left) has been an unqualified success. Simon Halliday played Centre for England and Bath, and he was joined by a fantastic number of ex-Bath and
On Wednesday October 12th CRY held its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster. The event was hosted by Roger Gale MP, Dr John Pugh MP and Kevan Jones MP and was the key event in CRY’s Raising Awareness Week. Guest of Honour at the event was Lawrence Okoye – GB Athlete and British Discus Record Holder. His
On Wednesday July 5th CRY hosted its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster as part of its Raising Awareness Week. We were delighted to welcome newest patron David Walliams to the Reception. The ‘Little Britain’ comedian, having just completed his fantastic channel swim in a little over 10 hours, attended the event to raise awareness of CRY’s
To say first of all, a HUGE thank you for your donations and support for CRY. The Head of the Charity, Alison Cox, was absolutely delighted with everything, and that CRY had enjoyed their best ever day at the London Marathon. One week on , the memories get better and better as the painful parts fade
CRY Patron Simon Halliday’s book explores sport, business, charities and life. It won Rugby Book of the Year at The British Sports Book Awards in 2014 and was also shortlisted for The Times Sports Book of the Year award. CRY is featured in several parts of the book; and all profits from sales of the book
The Terrace Marquee, Westminster – 27th November Guest of Honour: Andy Scott, CRY Patron and former professional footballer. In the words of Alison Cox MBE (Chief Executive and founder of CRY) the charity’s latest booklet “Young, fit and suddenly diagnosed with a life threatening heart condition…” – which
15th December 2011 The Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks Over 500 people attended the Carols for CRY concert in the beautiful Guards Chapel in Wellington Barracks on the evening of December 15 for a fundraising carol service very kindly organised for CRY by Pippa Miller. The evening opened with music from the Band of the Irish Guards,
UK Boarding Schools, May 16th 2013 John Inverdale and Simon Halliday spoke to an audience of 180 at a sporting dinner at Moreton Hall, raising awareness of their chosen charity, CRY and the Morton Hall Foundation Read more
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to all who ran the 2012 Virgin London Marathon in aid of CRY, on Sunday 22nd April 2012. We are in awe of every one of you for your outstanding efforts to raise awareness and funds for CRY. This year we had a team of 117 CRY runners, of whom
More than 100 music fans and charity supporters enjoyed an evening of live music at the Leigh Village Hall on a wild and stormy Saturday night before Christmas. The evening – in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – raised well over £750 when d’dogs and Bovvered? – two of the best rock bands
The Terrace Marquee, Westminster – 28th November. Guest of Honour: Andrew Triggs-Hodge MBE – GB Rowing, Olympic Gold Medallist (Beijing 2008, London 2012) On Wednesday November 28th CRY held its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster. The event was hosted by Sir Roger Gale MP, Dr John Pugh MP and
A nationwide campaign – the brainchild of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – toured England for the second year running in autumn 2010, aiming to reduce the number of sudden deaths from undiagnosed heart conditions in apparently fit and healthy young people. The CRY Test My Heart Tour 2010 stopped in Oxford from
On Wednesday October 13th CRY held its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster. The event was hosted by Roger Gale MP, Dr John Pugh MP and The Rt. Hon. George Howarth MP and was the key event in CRY’s Raising Awareness Week. With 2010 being CRY’s 15th anniversary year, we were particularly delighted to have new
Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to all who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 20th September 2009. This year we had a record 80 runners amongst the 54,000 participants, including CRY Patron and former England Rugby Union International, Simon Halliday (below). It was an emotional day for
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
After his fantastic fundraising and awareness raising efforts for CRY at the Bath Half Marathon 2006, CRY Patron Simon Halliday was once again at the forefront of two big CRY fundraising events in March 2007. The first of the two events was a glittering Sportsman’s Dinner at the Marriott Hotel in London, on Wednesday March 21st.
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.
Following his heroic efforts at the Bath Half Marathon earlier this year, CRY Patron and former England International rugby star, Simon Halliday, adopted a rather more sedate pace for his latest fundraising endeavour. Simon joined CRY President Ian Botham on one leg of his ‘Botham Walk 2006’. CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR SIMON! Ian Botham has been
There are many tales to be told about last Sunday’s Bath half-marathon. On the plus side, there was the great Australian outside-half, Michael Lynagh, who at 11 o’clock swore that his chronic back complaint made it impossible for him to take part, and who at 1pm was hurtling down the finishing straight. He promptly announced he’d loved it
Former rugby players will be running side by side with business executives in the Bath Half Marathon to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death syndrome. Ex-Bath and England rugby player Simon Halliday dropped in on the offices of Helphire in Lower Bristol Road yesterday. The company’s corporate team will be joined by more than 40 ex-England
A star-studded line-up of more than 40 ex-England and Bath rugby players are limbering up for this year’s Bath Half Marathon. Ex-England captain Will Carling, who was born in Bradford on Avon, will be among those taking part in the tough race on Sunday, March 19. Other former players in training for the event include ex-Harlequins and