Issue 97 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from May – August 2025.
This issue includes an event writeup for CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk (Page 19), 2 new partnerships with the Berks & Bucks FA (Page 16) and OrthTeam Centre (Page 17) and the announcement of a new CRY charity ambassador, Danny Lomas (Page 24).
Issue 96 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from January – April 2025. This issue includes an event writeup for London Landmarks Half Marathon (Page 39), TCS London Marathon (Page 42) and a recap of Hearth Month including the Charity Heroes campaign (Page 27) and Women in Cardiology (Page 32). […]
The Heartfelt Group held a screening on Sunday 18th May at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Club. We saw 99 young people screened and it was a very successful day. Thank you to the team from CRY and the ladies from Heartfelt who organised the day and provided lunch. We received £301.50 in online donations on the […]
99 people were screened on 18th May at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby in Lancashire This screening was in memory of Steve Wiggins. Thank you to all involved.
Issue 95 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September – December 2024.
Amazing Club Night raises £905 for C-R-Y It really was a fantastic event which raised much needed funds for C-R-Y (Cardiac Risk in the Young) and all the money raised was allocated to Stevie Wiggins memorial account. Over the past 3 years Preston Grasshoppers has been the venue for several local screenings funded through Stevie’s […]
Update Magazine 94 is out now!
This edition features articles on Heart of London Bridges Walk, a review of the 12 a week campaign, research updates, fundraising event highlights, and much more!
Myself and hubby along with our daughter son in law and grandchildren, my sister Mags McSweeney Paul Maddock and Rachel Grimshaw, and family friends all walked in Preston for the My walk for CRY London Bridges walk. Our dear friends Dulcie and Keith Atkins provided a tombola in the pub garden where the walk started […]
111 people were screened on 12th of May 2024 at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby in Lancashire. This screening was in memory of Stevie Wiggins. Thank you to all involved.
We held a pop up shop at Fox Lane Cricket club, which made us a total of £216, the Silver Fox bingo club gave us £184 to make the total up to £400. Marlene Norris who runs the bingo was so very kind in making up the running total.
CRY and the Heartfelt Group have been chosen by Dunbia Company in Preston to be supported as one of their charities of the year. After attending a meeting with Rachel Lawson and Shirley Hayes we were presented with a cheque for £500 to be added to our screening fund in the name of Stevie Wiggins. […]
Last year I was nominated for a BBC Radio Lancashire Making a Difference award, I was truly amazed when I received the phone call advising me of the nomination, I’ve been raising funds and awareness for CRY since 1998 after the death of my son Andrew in 1997 at the age of 21, it’s just […]
I was recently contacted by the Silver Fox Bingo club in Leyland who had heard about Heartfelts quest to raise awareness and fundraise for screenings, I was invited to go along and tell them a little bit about our group and accept a cheque for £200. This is an amazing amount from a small group […]
I had a stall at a local Christmas Fair yesterday helped by my little Granddaughter Emily my daughter and a great supporter of CRY Jean Smit the weather was foul and probably kept a lot of people home but we managed to raise £85. I also did the draw for a wonderful donation of a […]
The Heartfelt group have been awarded a cheque for £300 from the The Worshipful Master and Brethren of New Temple Free Mason Lodge Chorley. After reading about CRY and our endeavours to keep providing yearly screenings, they very kindly decided to make a donation to our cause. Leaflets have been left for members to pick […]
Last night we held a fundraising evening at the RAFA club Leyland, The Visitors aka Russell Parry and Tom Cook were amazing and had everyone up dancing all night. DJ Mac aka Dec filled in and played us out. They all gave their time free to help raise money for our future screening fund. A […]
96 people were screened on 21st of May at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Club in Lancashire. This screening was in memory of Stevie Wiggins.
Read Update 88 here! Issue 88 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2022. During the four-month period, we screened over 7,000 people with 6,972 being screened at family screening events. Furthermore, CRY’s Research Team was recognised at the British Cardiac Society with some members even receiving awards.
The Heartfelt ladies had a stall at the Cottam Community centre Christmas fair selling all things Christmas. There were hundreds of people attending, there was a torchlight procession, fire engine hot food mulled wine, a wonderful few hours. As always leaflets were handed out hopefully providing awareness. This made us a total of £160-90. We also
The Heartfelt ladies held a fundraising event on Sunday the 23rd in the RAFFA club Leyland for our screening fund, we had an amazing duo called The Visitors aka Russell Parry and Tom Cook they did two great sets of music and got everyone up dancing, they both gave their time free to support CRY. Kelly
Ann and Sheila part of the Heartfelt Group attended Preston Colleges Freshers fair today. What a great networking event it was. We spoke to so many people this morning, we have been invited to speak at the college at some point in the future, the staff there were all so interested in the screening programme and
I am part of the Heartfelt group in Preston, Sheila and myself will be attending Freshers day tomorrow at Preston college raising awareness. I have been on local radio this morning and will be on radio Lancashire / Cumbria this evening to promote our fundraising event which is on Sunday 23rd October and is a music
Read Update 87 here! Issue 87 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2022. Our first piece of major news in this period came at the start of Heart Month in February, as we announced the renewal of our partnership with Sunrise Radio for another 12 months. Our
Read Update Magazine Issue 85 here Issue 85 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2021. From June, fundraising and screening levels started returning to pre-COVID levels as events around the country started picking up and we returned to holding regular screening events again. We also transformed the
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
The Heartfelt Group in Preston had a stall at the Cottam Community Fun Day. We had children’s games, lucky dip, sweets and toys on sale. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t too kind and we started in the rain but the sun did appear in the afternoon. We raised £120 and thank everyone who supported us on the
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
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
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
The Heartfelt Group continues to raise awareness of CRY throughout the area. Ann Coles and Sheila Wiggins have visited The Sea Cadets and Preston College to inform young people of the local Heart Screenings for which we raise funds. They also visited Airforce Cadets and Preston Harriers running group. We have produced a collection jar which
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 78 here CRY Update 78 reports on all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2019. In March we announced two new additions to our group of CRY Ambassadors: England and GB international hockey player James Gall and artist Katy Jade Dobson. You can read about James and Katy and why they decided
Read Update 77 here CRY Update 77 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2018. There were plenty of major events throughout this four-month period. We were thrilled to be so well represented at the Great North Run on September 9, with 50 runners taking part for CRY. You can read a
The Rotary Club of Preston Guild donated £300 to the Heartfelt Group in Preston in order to hold a screening in memory of Stevie Wiggins. Christine Abram from Heartfelt was delighted to accept this donation. Christine Abram
Read Update 68 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
On the 27th of May 2018, 99 local young people were screened at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Club in Preston, Lancashire. The screenings were in memory of Stevie Wiggins.
CRY Update 75 reports on all CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2018. We experienced a host of highlights through this four-month period. In March, our screening programme surpassed a total of 150,000 young people screened, which is an incredible milestone for us to reach. Furthermore, to discuss our progress and the importance
The Dragon Boat race went great with lots of fun, and we have raised over £700 so far with money still coming in! There were 12 teams in total on the day from various companies so we set up our Gazebo and made sure we had plenty of liquid refreshment (mainly alcohol) to keep our spirits
Lancashire Post, 11th June 2018 Staff from F2 Chemicals took on the annual Dragon Boat Challenge in memory of their former colleague, Stevie Wiggins, who died in 2005. The team have raised over £700 for CRY. Read more
Lancashire Post, 14th May 2018 Richard Sharples will fulfill his childhood dream by completing the iconic swim from Alcatraz prison to San Fransisco on 14th July, while raising funds and awareness for CRY. Richard will be swimming in memory of his friends, Stevie Wiggins and hopes to raise over £1,000. Read more
We held two market stalls in 2017, raising £260, and a very successful concert was also held on behalf of CRY on the 5th December 2017, raising £500. The concert was given by South Ribble Concert Band, who donated their services free of charge. The event was held in Leyland Methodist Church, whose Minister was very
Lancashire Evening Post – 17th October 2017 Chris Vaughan and Simon Mulholland raised more than £2,000 for CRY and Severn Hospice by cycling from Kendal to Shrewsbury. Read more
Lancashire Evening Post – 11th November 2016 Heartfelt are a support and fund-raising group created through friendships that have grown over 10 years because of the shared sad experience of losing someone to young sudden cardiac death. Member discuss their experiences and their passionate support of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Read more
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 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.
On Saturday the 12th of May, we held our 3rd Annual Family Fun Day at Preston Grasshoppers RFC in memory of Stevie Wiggins. A keen sportsman and traveller who used to play rugby for Preston Grasshoppers, Stevie began his adventures in 1998 when he gave up his job at F2 chemicals in Preston to chase his
Money was raised for the Stevie Wiggins Memorial Fund within CRY, through two events held at Preston Grasshoppers rugby club. “Stars in the Club’s Eyes” – April 19th This was the second time the event has been held at the end of the rugby season, to raise money for CRY. 10 frustrated rock star members dressed
Read Update 60 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.
Events held for Raising Awareness Week 2008 Heather Harber had an information stand in Swanley town centre (Kent) on October 1st, in memory of Charlie Morettes Nick Dee-Shapland arranged for a CRY page to appear in the programme for the Newbury Nomads’ shows on the 1st to 4th October at the Newbury Corn Exchange Lesley Johnstone
A host of stars will lend a hand at a heart screening session in Preston. A mobile CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) unit which is used to check young people for heart conditions will be at Morrisons, in Marineers Way, on Saturday May 30 and May 31. Goalkeeper Andrew Lonergan is due to make an appearance, along
The memory of a Bamber Bridge sportsman who died from an undetected heart condition is helping prevent similar tragedies. Rugby player Stevie Wiggins was just 30 when he died in his sleep during a stint working in America in 2005. Now, after years of work, family and friends have raised enough money to run a free
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.