May 9th saw 76 people walk/run Keswick to Barrow (40miles) or Coniston to Barrow (20 miles) Annual Fundraiser event. Our 1st man back Ethan Doyle ran from Keswick in 5hrs, 26 minutes. Ethan used to train with my son Wilson Shepherd. Lots of family/friends/Wilson friends along with Donna Parker and her family and friends took […]
Read the full article here BARROW MP Michelle Scrogham has said she supports the call from charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) for more heart screenings for young people The declaration of support comes after a petition was launched by the charity to get government backing for electrocardiogram (ECG) screenings for 14 year-olds and […]
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). […]
We hosted our 1st screening day on Thursday September 4th at The Fairfield in Barrow. 97 young people were tested with 3 referrals. Bittersweet, overwhelming day! Our next screening is November 1st and 2nd. The CRY team were fantastic, very organised. Phil from BBC Northwest attended, Kay Barrows Deputy Mayor, CANDO Radio, Covered by NWEM. […]
Read the full article here One hundred young people were screened for undiagnosed heart conditions at an event organised by two mums whose children died suddenly. The Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) screening event took place at the Fairfield in Barrow and was opened by Barrow Town Council’s deputy mayor Kay Hyland. The screening […]
Daisy Ives a school friend of Wilsons, completed her skydive raising over £1,000 for Wilsons CRY pot… Daisy was petrified but was staunch in her response stating, she’s doing it for Wilson! Daisy has completed quite a few challenges for Wil and vows to continue to do so. Many, many thanks Daisy, it is truly […]
On Saturday day 10th May, a huge team of 55 took on the yearly Keswick to Barrow (40miles) and Coniston to Barrow (21 miles)walk/run. Wilson used to run this every year for MND. Early start at 3am to get the bus to Keswick and a long day, with some finishing 9pm! One of our runners, […]
Issue 95 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September – December 2024.
Read the full article here Two mothers who met over the “horrific heartbreak” of losing their two children to cardiac arrest are working together to provide free screenings. Donna Parker’s daughter Vicky Parker, 30, died in August 2023. The mother-of-two, from Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, had an undiagnosed heart condition. Two weeks later, Lesley Mease’s son Wilson […]