24th July 2009 Tom Clabburn’s mum, Claire Prosser, raised nearly £300 for Tom’s memorial fund on Friday 24th July with another book sale. Following the success of her first book sale in May, Claire had so many books left over that she thought she’d hold a second sale at her place of work, the BBC’s White
Tom Clabburn
A hearty response to screening
Brentford Football Club was home to the final leg of a heart-screening scheme, backed by the parents of a Bees’ fan who died of heart failure aged just 14. Tom Clabburn died from an undiagnosed heart condition in October 2007. Since then his parents have campaigned for greater awareness of heart abnormalities in the young. The Brentford
Tragedy of Bees fan who died in his sleep at 14
Hounslow Chronicle (Web) – 1st July 2009 By Jessica Thomas Tom Clabburn died in his sleep from an undiagnosed cardiac disease. A young Brentford fan who went to bed with a suspected virus and never woke up was remembered this week at the final leg of a heart testing tour. Tom Clabburn died in his sleep
Agony of losing a healthy teenager
It is impossible to imagine the agony of walking into the bedroom of your 14-year-old son to try to wake him up only to discover he has died. Tom Clabburn, a ‘live wire’ bursting with energy, who played for Hanwell United, went to bed the previous evening ‘slightly off colour’ and was found by his father
Free heart tests in memory of Tom
The family of a teenage Brentford fan who died unexpectedly from an undiagnosed heart condition have launched free screenings to save the lives of other young people. Football mad Tom Clabburn, 14, died in sleep in October 2007. Since his death, his parents, BBC journalists Paul Clabburn, 49, and Claire Prosser, 49, have helped to raise
Book and cake sale in memory of Tom Clabburn
16th May 2009 A book and cake sale held by the family and friends of Tom Clabburn raised more than a thousand pounds for his memorial fund. More than 150 leaflets promoting CRY’s TestMyHeart tour were also handed out at the event in Ealing, which was organised by Tom’s mum, Claire Prosser. Among those visiting were
Donation in memory of Tom Clabburn
April 2009 We’re extremely grateful to the staff and directors of holiday company Explore UK who have donated £400 to Tom’s fund. It’s a fantastic gesture on their part and comes after our trip to India with Explore at Christmas. Paul Clabburn
Cake sale in memory of Tom Clabburn
Drayton Manor students raised £100 for Tom’s CRY fund on Thursday April 2, by holding a cake sale. Year 10 students, including Tom’s sister, Ellen, did the baking and were helped out by Year 9 on the day of the sale. Huge thanks to all those who baked and sold and to all those who bought
Fundraising in memory of Tom Clabburn
January 2009 BBC TV news director Gordon Findlay used the retirement of fellow director Nick Davies to raise £50 for Tom Clabburn’s Memorial Fund. In the grand tradition of leaving dos, Gordon made a DVD of Nick’s life and times. It proved to be so popular that he was able to charge people £5 a time
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