|
2013
(May 9th) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
West postcard |
|
2013
(April 30th) |
New CRY research published in 'Circulation'
highlights the importance of expertise when conducting cardiac
screening, because of the potential for black athletes to be
misdiagnosed with conditions that could cause YSCD |
|
2013
(April 21st) |
119 CRY runners take part in the
2013
London Marathon, including CRY Patron Bill Neely |
|
2013
(March 28th) |
CRY responds to a
new report from the National Audit of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome;
welcoming some important issues that are highlighted, but also advising
that there are limitations to the data behind the report |
|
2013
(March 25th) |
The BBC science programme
"Bang Goes The Theory"
looks at young sudden cardiac death, including a feature on CRY's cardiac screening service |
|
2013
(March 5th) |
CRY responds to the Government's
announcement of it's strategy for
tackling mortality and cardiovascular diseases |
|
2013
(February 1st) |
CRY releases a statement about the
potential dangers posed by some drugs / medications (including
commonly-used remedies) - particularly when used by people with known
(or suspected) heart conditions |
|
2013
(January) |
Four
Pillars Hotels announce they will be supporting CRY as their charity
of the year for 2013 |
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|
2012
(December 12th) |
Jason McCartney MP becomes the
100th
member of the Cardiac Risk in the Young All Party Parliamentary
Group (APPG) |
|
2012
(November 28th) |
CRY's new 'Sibling
Grief' booklet
is launched at the CRY Parliamentary Reception |
|
2012
(November 28th) |
CRY's annual
Parliamentary Reception is held in the Terrace Marquee at
Westminster. Over 40 MPs attend the event and
the Guest of Honour is Olympic Gold Medallist Andrew Triggs-Hodge MBE |
|
2012
(November 11th) |
CRY welcomes the
'scrutiny panel' set to investigate failings in the Teesside
Coroners Service |
|
2012
(October 9th) |
Welsh Rugby Union club
Cardiff Blues confirm CRY as their nominated charity for the 2012/13
season |
|
2012
(October 8th) |
Tony Gateley, brother of Boyzone singer
Stephen Gateley, releases his debut single
"He's Still
Around". The single is a tribute to Stephen, with 10% of
profits from sales being donated to CRY
|
|
2012
(October 6th) |
152 people (plus dogs!) take part in
the 3rd CRY
Durham Riverside Walk |
|
2012
(August 29th) |
CRY myheart
member Tony Eames takes part in the
Paralympic Games Torch Relay
|
|
2012
(August 4th) |
CRY Patron
Andrew Triggs-Hodge wins a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics in
the men's coxless four rowing. Patrons
Matt Wells
(rowing) and
Lawrence Okoye (discus) also reach the finals of their events |
|
2012
(July 15th) |
940 people take part
in the 2012 CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk
|
|
2012
(July 3rd - 8th) |
CRY chosen as one
of the lead exhibitors at the
2012 Summer
Science Exhibition at The Royal Society in London |
|
2012
(July 3rd) |
Lawrence
Okoye - Olympic athlete and GB discus record holder - is announced
as a new Patron of CRY |
|
2012
(May 28th - 30th) |
CRY chosen as the
charity to fundraise at the 2012
British
Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference |
|
2012
(May 3rd) |
CRY is announced as the official charity of
the
2012 FA Cup Final |
|
2012
(May 2nd) |
Bereaved families from across Wales attend an
event at the National
Assembly to raise awareness of sudden cardiac
death in the young |
|
2012
(May - July) |
Several CRY supporters take part in the
Olympic
Torch Relay |
|
2012
(May) |
Feature on CRY's screening programme is
included in
ITV Sport's official guide to Euro 2012 |
|
2012
(April 22nd) |
117 CRY runners take part in the
2012
London Marathon, including CRY Patrons Bill Neely and Simon Halliday |
|
2012
(April 20th) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
South West postcard |
|
2012
(March 30th) |
CRY
launches an
e-petition
urging
the government to immediately
and comprehensively review their
policy
on cardiac screening in young
people |
|
2012
(March 18th) |
CRY release a
statement
following the
sudden collapse of Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba during a match against
Tottenham on Saturday 17th March |
|
2012
(March) |
CRY Research Fellow, Dr Abbas Zaidi, is
interviewed about his
editorial article 'Exercise-induced arrhythmogenic right
ventricular cardiomyopathy: fact or fallacy?' which was published in the
European Heart Journal in December 2011 |
|
2012
(February 27th) |
Robert and Susan
Hinchliffe present CRY Research Fellows Dr Hari Raju and Dr Michael
Papadakis with the first ever
“Pete Hinchliffe Travel Award for Medics” |
|
2012
(February) |
CRY Research Fellow, Dr Saqib Ghani, is
interviewed about his
article ‘Pre-participation cardiovascular screening in athletes: when
and how?’ which was published in the journal ‘Cardiovascular
Medicine’ in January 2012 |
|
2012
(January 27th) |
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Rob Key are
announced as new
Patrons of CRY |
|
2012
(January) |
CRY's new
medical information booklet is released |
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2011
(December) |
Calor Gas
Ltd's partnership with CRY concludes, with the company having raised
over £100,000 for CRY in memory of Scott Rennie |
|
2011
(December 15th) |
Over 500 people attended the
Carols for CRY concert
in
the beautiful Guards Chapel in Wellington Barracks. CRY Patrons
Pixie Lott and Kathryn Harries sang at the event |
|
2011
(December 1st) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
Scotland postcard |
|
2011
(November 23rd) |
Secretary of State Ken Clarke makes a u-turn
over the decision to axe the position of Chief Coroner for England and
Wales - the position will now be established as part of the Public
Bodies Bill. CRY was one of several charities that
campaigned strongly to oppose the government's earlier decision to
scrap the post. |
|
2011
(October 17th) |
CRY supporters Kenny and Maralyn Bowen
are featured in an episode of Channel 5's
"Celebrity Wish List" programme |
|
2011
(October 12th) |
CRY's annual
Parliamentary Reception is held in the Terrace Marquee at
Westminster. Over 40 MPs attend the event and
the Guest of Honour is GB Athlete Lawrence Okoye |
|
2011
(October 8th) |
144 people take part in the second ever
CRY Durham
Walk |
|
2011
(October) |
The
"Don't Cry"
CD EP by by CRY supporter Steve Percival is released to raise awareness
and funds for CRY and to help
promote CRY's 2011 Raising Awareness Week |
|
2011
(July 28th) |
Chief
Coroner postcard campaign launched to appeal to MPs to support the
role of Chief Coroner for England and Wales
|
|
2011
(July 24th & 28th) |
CRY
Radio 4 Appeal
broadcast to an estimated 1.9 million listeners |
|
2011
(July 17th) |
767 adults, children and dogs take part
in the
2011 CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk
|
|
2011
(July 7th) |
New
myheart
network website launched
|
|
2011
(June 13th) |
CRY signs up to the
Giveacar
charity car scrappage scheme - just one of a number of novel
fundraising initiatives that CRY is involved in |
|
2011
(April) |
After its official launch at the 2010
CRY Parliamentary Reception, the
CRY Medical
Information DVD is mass-produced and distributed FREE to all CRY
supporters anyone requesting a copy |
|
2011
(April 17th) |
114 CRY runners take part in the
2011
London Marathon, including CRY Patron Bill Neely |
|
2011
(March 1st) |
CRY added to the
British Inspiration Trust (BRIT) website and BRIT map. BRIT is
a charity founded by CRY Patron Phil Packer to help promote self-belief
and self-confidence in young people with disabilities |
|
2011
(February) |
The CRY Surgery Supporters Network is
re-launched as the
myheart
network - with a greater online
presence, regular newsletter and greater number of meetings planned |
|
2011
(February) |
CRY launches a
campaign to urge MPs to put pressure on the government to review its
proposal to abolish the role of Chief Coroner for England and Wales |
|
2011
(January) |
It is announced that
Calor UK has contributed a total of
£33,790.26 to CRY in year 1 of its support |
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2010
(December 31st) |
CRY Patron
Graeme
McDowell is awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List |
|
2010
(December 2nd) |
John
Barrowman is announced as a new Patron of CRY |
|
2010
(November) |
CRY Patrons Matt
Wells and Andrew Triggs-Hodge MBE win silver medals in their respective
events at the 2010
World
Rowing Championships in New Zealand |
|
2010
(October 26th) |
Premiership
Rugby announce that CRY cardiac screening will be offered to all
Aviva Premiership players, Regional Academy players above the age of 16
and England representative team players down to Under 16 level |
|
2010
(October 13th) |
CRY's annual
Parliamentary Reception is held in the Terrace Marquee at
Westminster. Over 40 MPs attend the event and
the Guest of Honour - CRY Patron Pixie Lott - treated the 200 guests to
a short acoustic set. |
|
2010
(October 9th) |
70 people (plus
dogs in CRY T-shirts!) take part in the first ever
CRY Durham
Riverside Walk |
|
2010
(October 4th) |
CRY Patron
Graeme McDowell secures the winning point for Europe in the 2010
Ryder Cup. Graeme recorded a 3&1 victory over Hunter Mahan to
clinch a dramatic 14.5 to 13.5 triumph for the European team |
|
2010
(September 28th) |
GB Rowing's
Andrew
Triggs-Hodge MBE - gold medal winner at the 2008 Olympic Games -
becomes a CRY Patron |
|
2010
(September 18th) |
Launch of the
CRY Philips Test
My Heart Tour 2010 |
|
2010
(August) |
Northern Ireland professional golfer
Michael Hoey
becomes a Patron of CRY |
|
2010
(July 18th) |
Over 800 CRY supporters join CRY Patron
Kathryn Harries as she leads the
fourth
annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk |
|
2010
(July 2nd) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
East postcard |
|
2010
(June 25th) |
Singer
Pixie Lott
becomes a Patron of CRY |
|
2010
(June 20th) |
CRY Patron
Graeme
McDowell wins the US Open golf championship - the first European to
do so for 40 years |
|
2010
(June 8th) |
CRY corporate supporters, Calor Gas, organise
a Parliamentary reception for CRY to raise awareness within Westminster
of CRY’s work |
|
2010
(April 28th) |
Official
launch of the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and
Sports Cardiology at St George's Hospital, Tooting |
|
2010
(April 25th) |
Over 100 CRY
runners take part in the
2010 London Marathon |
|
2010
(April 5th) |
Amesbury School in Surrey release a version of the Pixie Lott song 'Boys
and Girls' to raise money and awareness for CRY. The song is
available to
download on
iTunes and the video is
a hit on YouTube |
|
2010
(April) |
New CRY
Heart Screening Booklet launched - a step-by-step guide to CRY's
screening procedure, intended to help people make an informed choice
about whether to have their hearts tested |
|
2010
(April) |
Jonny Evans becomes a Patron of CRY |
|
2010
(March 5th) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
South postcard |
|
2010
(March 1st) |
Launch of the
CRYSWIM 2010
initiative |
|
2010
(March 1st) |
CRY Patron Phil
Packer announces his "26"
Marathon Challenge - a fundraising initiative involving 26 different
charities, including CRY. |
|
2010
(February) |
Matt Wells becomes a Patron of CRY |
|
2010
(January) |
Bill Neely becomes a Patron of CRY |
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2009
(December 22nd) |
CRY pays tribute to its first Chairman,
Ron Presley OBE,
following the announcement of his death.
Ron's
interest in CRY, his contacts and influence, helped launch CRY in 1995
and it was thanks to Ron that we managed to do so despite a total lack
of financial resources |
|
2009
(November 12th) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
Wales postcard |
|
2009
(November 6th) |
CRY supporter
Ann Wilson
meets the Queen at the opening of Washington School, Washington,
Sunderland |
|
2009
(October 21st) |
It is announced that CRY's consultant
cardiologist, Dr Sanjay Sharma,
has been
appointed
Professor of Inherited Cardiovascular Disease and Sports Cardiology,
to be based at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust. |
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2009
(October 21st) |
CRY hosts its
annual Parliamentary
Reception at Westminster as part of CRY Raising Awareness Week.
New CRY Patron
Phil Packer
is guest of
honour at the event |
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2009
(October 17th to 25th) |
CRY
Raising Awareness Week 2009 |
|
2009
(October 16th) |
CRY announce an
initiative to screen
all young people in the South East of England born in 1995 |
|
2009
(September 28th) |
CRY supporter Sian Thomas spends an hour on
the "One &
Other" plinth in Trafalgar Square, raising awareness of CRY |
|
2009
(September 20th) |
80 CRY runners, including CRY Patron Simon
Halliday, enter the
2009 Great North Run - CRY's biggest ever team in this event |
|
2009
(September 7th) |
CRY Deputy Chief Executive, Steve Cox,
awarded
PhD by UCL |
|
2009
(August 8th) |
The
new
Brentford FC away shirt - featuring the CRY logo on the reverse -
gets its first outing of the 2009 / 10 football season as Brentford win
3 - 1 away at Carlisle United |
|
2009
(July 26th) |
Following his
involvement in the CRY Bridges Walk,
Phil Packer
agrees to become a Patron of CRY |
|
2009
(July 26th) |
Over 600 CRY supporters join CRY Patron
Kathryn Harries as she leads the
third
annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk |
|
2009
(July 5th) |
CRY supporter
James
Doherty tosses the coin at the start of the 2009 Wimbledon Men's
Singles Final |
|
2009
(June 29th) |
Completion of the
CRY Philips Test
My Heart Tour 09 |
|
2009
(May 2nd) |
Launch of the
CRY Philips Test
My Heart Tour 09 |
|
2009
(May 2nd) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
North
East postcard |
|
2009
(April 26th) |
Approximately 100 CRY runners take part in the
2009 London Marathon |
|
2009
(April 6th) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
North West postcard |
|
2009
(April 6th) |
Launch of CRY's new screening clinic in
Liverpool |
|
2009
(March 13th) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
Midlands postcard |
|
2009
(February 20th) |
Brentford FC -
managed by CRY Patron Andy Scott - announce the
continuation of their unique shirt sponsorship partnership with CRY |
|
2009
(February 13th) |
CRY launches its
"Life Years
Lost..." campaign
to
highlight the devastating impact of sudden death in young people (aged
35 and under). |
|
2009
(February) |
BBC Journalist
Ben Brown and England and Harlequins Rugby player
Nick Easter are unveiled as new CRY Patrons |
|
2009
(January 20th) |
CRY welcomes
reforms to the Coroners and Justice Bill which will ensure more
sensitive treatment of bereaved families |
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2008
(December 7th) |
CRY Patron Andy Scott wins the BBC Radio
London Manager of the Year 2008 award |
|
2008
(December) |
Announcement of
two
important new positions granted to Dr Mary Sheppard |
|
2008
(November 20th) |
CRY's '12 a week' postcard campaign continues
with the launch of the new
Northern Ireland postcard |
|
2008
(November 7th) |
Announcement of a
new pathology database to help track sudden cardiac death in the
young |
|
2008
(October 15th) |
CRY hosts its
annual Parliamentary
Reception at Westminster as part of CRY Raising Awareness Week.
New CRY Patron
James Cracknell OBE
is guest of
honour at the event |
|
2008
(October 14th) |
CRY
re-launches its hard-hitting postcard campaign at Westminster,
following new statistics which show that there are now thought to be at
least 12 young sudden cardiac deaths every week in the UK |
|
2008
(October
10th - 18th) |
CRY's annual
Raising Awareness Week is a great success, with lots of media
coverage and many events held by CRY supporters |
|
2008
(October
10th - 11th) |
CRY holds its
third annual
International Medical Conference |
|
2008
(October 10th) |
Volunteers from
Pfizer pharmaceuticals
repaint the
CRY office |
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2008
(September) |
CRY
Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Sanjay Sharma
voted onto the EACPR Sports Cardiology Section Nucleus - an elite
committee within the European Society of Cardiology which aims to tackle
the complex issues of sports cardiology |
|
2008
(August 6th) |
Brentford FC announce an innovative partnership with CRY whereby the
CRY logo will appear on the back of the Brentford away shirts for the
2008/09 football season |
|
2008
(August) |
CRY continues to
promote screening in football with an advert in industry magazine F.C.
Business and a new
football webpage |
|
2008
(July 20th) |
Second
ever CRY Bridges Walk attracts over 600 CRY supporters |
|
2008
(July 4th) |
Roger Taylor
MBE becomes a Patron of CRY |
|
2008
(June 18th) |
The CRY
Team of Richard Ball, Clive Middleton, Greg Whyte and Mat Wilson
successfully complete the daunting 3000-mile
Race Across America (RAAM) cycle race and achieve their goal of a
top 3 finish |
|
2008
(June 14th) |
CRY's
second ever Family Medical Conference held at the Institute of Child
Health in London. Expert speakers at the event were Dr Elijah
Behr, Dr Sanjay Sharma, Penny Schofield and Dr Mary Sheppard |
|
2008
(June 10th) |
Kevan
Jones MP - Chairman of the Cardiac Risk in the Young APPG - secures a
parliamentary
debate on cardiac disease in young people, in Westminster Hall |
|
2008
(May 30th) |
CRY receives a
donation of
office furniture from BDO Stoy Hayward, greatly improving the
appearance and overall tidiness of the CRY office |
|
2008
(April 25th) |
CRY-supported art project
'Silent at Heart' wins three accolades at the Cardiac Nursing Awards
2008 |
|
2008
(April 13th) |
Over 80 CRY runners enter the
2008 London Marathon - backed by our biggest ever team of
supporters, masseurs and cheerleaders! |
|
2008
(March 7th) |
Official
launch of the CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology, headed by Dr Mary
Sheppard |
|
2008
(March 7th) |
Sir Clive
Woodward OBE becomes a Patron of CRY |
|
2008
(February 28th) |
New CRY screening initiative launched at
Number
11 Downing Street by Andy Burnham MP |
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2007
(December) |
The CRY website
experiences a surge in visitors at the end of the year, following the
sudden death of Motherwell football player Phil O'Donnell |
|
2007
(November) |
CRY's screening service
continues to be busy. A 3-day screening event is held in Northern
Ireland, with further dates announced for screenings in 2008 |
|
2007
(November 27th) |
BBC Journalist
Paul Clabburn writes a
compelling
article for the BBC News website about the sudden death of his son
Tom |
|
2007
(November 20th) |
CRY holds its
first ever
breakfast event at the National Gallery |
|
2007
(November 7th) |
Kevan Jones MP
mentions CRY in his
response to the Queen's Speech |
|
2007
(October) |
The first CRY
presence
appears on the popular social network website
Facebook |
|
2007
(October 12th/13th) |
CRY holds its
second annual
International Medical Conference |
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2007
(September) |
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young sudden deaths in Northern Ireland receive a lot of media coverage.
This leads to a massive increase in demand for appointments at CRY's
Northern Ireland Screening Clinic,
with several extra dates being added |
|
2007
(September 4th) |
'Silent at
Heart' art exhibition in support of CRY |
|
2007
(August) |
CRY Patron
Andy Scott
calls for more cardiac screening of footballers, following deaths at
Walsall and Seville and a near-fatal incident at Leicester |
|
2007
(August) |
The Department of
Health endorses CRY's
co-ordinated fast track service
for affected families |
|
2007
(July 26th) |
CRY announce the launch of the
Save Our
Athletes Research Project in conjunction with Philips |
|
2007
(July 15th) |
CRY Patron Kathryn
Harries is joined by over 300 CRY supporters on an
8km sponsored walk across
8 London Bridges |
|
2007
(July 15th) |
CRY
holds its annual
Parliamentary Reception
at Westminster. Guests of honour are CRY Patrons David Walliams
and Kathryn Harries |
|
2007
(June 18th) |
CRY Patron David
Walliams helps to launch the
Heart Screening Awareness
Partnership - a joint initiative between CRY and Philips
Medical Systems |
|
2007
(June 17th/18th) |
5
teams complete the
3 Peaks
Challenge to raise money for CRY in memory of Howard and Sebastian
English. In total they raise over £100,000 in one of the most
successful CRY fundraising events ever |
|
2007
(June 15th) |
In the Queen's
Birthday Honours List 2007, CRY Honorary President, Ian Botham OBE, is
awarded a Knighthood; and CRY Founder and Chief Executive, Alison Cox,
is awarded an MBE |
|
2007
(April 22nd) |
Over 80 CRY runners take part in the
2007 London Marathon
- one of the hottest for years |
|
2007
(April) |
Ray
Wilkins becomes a CRY Patron |
|
2007
(March 8th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the Scotland postcard |
|
2007
(March 1st) |
CRY announces
£300,000 of funding
to facilitate
coroner referrals to an
expert cardiac pathologist when a young person dies suddenly and the cause
is unknown |
|
2007
(February 9th) |
The Rt Hon Don
Touhig MP becomes the
100th member of the CRY
APPG |
|
2007
(February) |
Emily
Maitlis becomes a CRY Patron |
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2006
(December) |
John and Diane Ber
appear on ITV
Tyne Tees News talking about the loss of their daughter Kasia |
|
2006
(November 1st) |
Launch of the
CRY
Screening Service for Northern Ireland |
|
2006
(October 16th) |
CRY Patron Simon Halliday
undertakes more fundraising for CRY, joining Honorary CRY
President Ian Botham on the Oxford leg of his 'Botham Walk 2006' |
|
2006
(October 15th/16th) |
CRY hosts
international medical conference at the Institute of Child
Health in London |
|
2006
(September) |
Kathryn
Harries officially announced as a new CRY Patron |
|
2006
(September) |
Andy Scott
officially announced as a new CRY Patron |
|
2006
(August 6th) |
CRY Chairman
Professor Greg Whyte makes an
attempt to swim across the English
Channel, having previously trained CRY Patron David Walliams
for his cross-Channel swim |
|
2006
(July 20th) |
Gregor
Townsend MBE
officially announced as a new CRY Patron |
|
2006
(July 5th) |
David
Walliams officially announced as a new CRY Patron |
|
2006
(July 5th) |
CRY
Parliamentary Reception 2006.
CRY announce a grant of £180,000 to Pathologist Dr Mary Sheppard, to fund
3 years of medical research |
|
2006
(April 28th) |
The
inquest
into the sudden death of Lisa Jane Browne, daughter of CRY
supporter Doreen Harley, is re-opened following a momentous High Court
ruling. |
|
2006
(April 23rd) |
More than 80 CRY
runners take part in the
London Marathon. Mark
Richards, running in a CRY Heart costume, is once again one of the first
costume runners across the finishing line. Meanwhile
Peter Snell tackles the course at a slightly slower pace,
hopping the 26 miles on crutches |
|
2006
(April) |
Simon
Halliday officially announced as a new CRY Patron |
|
2006
(April) |
New additions to
CRY's range
of merchandise include the CRY mini rugby ball, CRY gym bag and
CRY water bottle |
|
2006
(April) |
Fundraising
section of the CRY website given a complete overhaul |
|
2006
(March 21st) |
CRY Publications
Co-ordinator Mark Fox returns from an epic 9-day
fundraising trek in the Sahara Desert |
|
2006
(March 19th) |
Simon Halliday
leads a team of more than 70 CRY runners in the
Bath Half Marathon.
Simon is joined on the day by a host of former rugby internationals,
including Will Carling, Jason Leonard and Mike Teague. |
|
2006
(March 15th) |
Simon Halliday and
David Trick organise a Sportsman's Dinner in aid of CRY at the Marriott
Hotel in London |
|
2006
(March 2nd) |
CRY's survey
results are addressed in an
article in The Guardian
newspaper |
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2006
(March 1st) |
CRY
release
survey results which
suggest the most PCTs have taken no steps towards implementing the
guidelines in the new NSF Chapter 8 - one year after it was published. |
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2005
(December) |
John Inverdale officially
announced as a new CRY Patron |
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2005
(November) |
Book
of inspirational quotes put together by young CRY supporter
Julie Tanner goes on sale in bookshops |
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2005
(October) |
CRY supporter Robi
Fox announces he will be raffling a
signed Chelsea shirt |
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2005
(October) |
Ex-England Rugby
star Simon Halliday pledges to organise a massive
fundraising event for CRY |
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2005
(October 13th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the West postcard |
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2005
(July) |
Dr Sandeep
Basavarajaiah becomes CRY's new Research Fellow, working under
CRY Consultant Cardiologist Dr Sanjay Sharma |
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2005
(July 21st) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the East postcard |
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2005
(July 5th) |
CMA / CRY
first national conference
on the new NSF chapter |
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2005
(July 4th) |
CRY featured in the national media in an
Evening Standard
article interviewing Ian
Botham |
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2005
(June 15th) |
CRY
Parliamentary Reception to
help mark 10th Anniversary |
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2005
(June 11th) |
CRY
Bereavement Support Day |
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2005
(June 9th) |
CRY praised in
Westminster debate about the
new NSF chapter on Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death |
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2005
(June 8th) |
CRY supporter Rob Thorne appears on 'This
Morning' on ITV |
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2005
(May 31st) |
CRY featured in the national media in a Daily
Express
article about Lisa Jane
Browne |
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2005
(May 18th) |
Second group of 8 CRY Bereavement Supporters
complete their 2-year skills and theory residential training course |
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2005
(May 17th) |
CRY featured in the national media in The
Guardian in an
article by Fred Pearce
about the loss of his son |
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2005
(May 2nd) |
CRY featured in the national media in a Daily
Telegraph
article about the Hunter
family |
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2005
(May 1st) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the Northern Ireland postcard |
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2005
(May) |
CRY Chairman Greg Whyte earns Professorship |
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2005
(May) |
CRY charity
wristbands launched |
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2005
(April 17th) |
London Marathon - more than 70 people run for CRY. CRY heart
costume runners are once again the first costume runners to finish.
One of the costume runners - Philip Allen - is interviewed on BBC
television |
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2005
(April 17th) |
CRY featured in the national media in a News of the World
article
about Leyton Orient football star Andy Scott |
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2005
(April) |
The CRY Centre for Sports Cardiology launches
its own dedicated
website |
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2005
(March 31st) |
The Community and
Performance Departments of the
Rugby Football Union voice their support
for CRY, with plans for increased screening of young rugby players |
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2005
(March 16th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the North postcard |
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2005
(March 4th) |
The Department of Health
announce the
launch of the new National Service Framework chapter on
Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death - including sudden death in young
people |
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2005
(February 18th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the South East postcard |
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2005
(February 2nd) |
The International Olympic
Committee’s Medical Commission
adopt recommendations that athletes be
screened for heart problems prior to competing. |
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2005
(February 2nd) |
European Society of Cardiology
calls for all young athletes to be screened |
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2005
(January 7th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the Wales postcard |
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2005
(January) |
New CRY badge - special 10th Anniversary logo |
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2004
(December 12th) |
Dr Roger Boyle, National Clinical Director of
Heart Disease, speaks at first meeting of CRY APPG |
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2004
(November 26th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the North West postcard |
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2004
(October 29th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the South postcard |
|
2004
(September 30th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the North East postcard |
|
2004
(August 26th) |
CRY
postcard campaign continues
- launch of the South West postcard |
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2004
(July 15th) |
Parliamentary launch of CRY's
national
postcard campaign. The first postcard in the campaign
features the faces of eight young people from the Midlands who died
suddenly due to cardiac abnormalities |
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2004
(July 4th) |
CRY Surgery Supporters Club member Laura John
tosses the coin for the Men's Singles Final at Wimbledon |
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2004
(March 12th) |
Dari Taylor MP withdraws her Private Members
Bill when the Minister for Public Health, Melanie Johnson MP, agrees to
establish an expert group to draw up new guidelines for health service
providers, through a new chapter in the National Service Framework. CRY
will be represented in this group. |
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2004
(March 10th) |
Dari Taylor MP's Private Members Bill -
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill - debated in Westminster |
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2004
(February) |
SADS booklet and dedicated
website launched |
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2004
(January) |
Ethical approval granted to introduce cardiac
testing in state schools in Lewisham and Essex |
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2003
(June 10th) |
First CRY
Bereavement Support Day and official
launch of the CRY Bereavement Supporters (funded by the Department of
Health) |
|
2003
(May 15th) |
First group of 11 CRY Bereavement Supporters
complete their 2-year skills and theory residential
training course |
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2003
(March 10th) |
Parliamentary launch of CRY Referral
Clinics |
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2002
(October) |
First meeting of the CRY
Surgery Supporters
Club |
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2002
(July) |
Parliamentary launch of the CRY
All Party
Parliamentary Group, by Ian Botham OBE |
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2002
(June) |
First ECG testing in a state school after
gaining ethical approval in the
Western Isles of Scotland |
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2002
(April 15th) |
Parliamentary reception - CRY
Centre for
Sports Cardiology launched by Honorary President Ian Botham OBE.
Health Minister Yvette Cooper MP announces Department of Health grant of
£100,000 over 3 years, for the continued development of CRY's bereavement
support programme |
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2002
(January) |
Ian Botham OBE becomes Honorary President of
CRY |
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2001
(June 21st) |
Adjournment
debate on Heart Disease (Young
People) with Julian Lewis MP and Health Minister Yvette Cooper MP.
Yvette Cooper MP announces that "...implementation rates [of ICDs] to rise
from the present 17 per 1 million people to around 50 per 1 million
people." |
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2001
(May) |
Millfield School - first private school to
offer ECG testing to pupils |
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2000
(August) |
Launch of the CRY website and research arm of
CRY |
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2000
(May) |
First group of people begin training to become
CRY
Bereavement Supporters |
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2000
(April) |
Launch of CRY's
Heart costume runners at the
London Marathon |
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2000
(January) |
Sir Steve Redgrave becomes
Patron of CRY |
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1999
(February 7th) |
First CRY ECG testing conference at
Wolverhampton University |
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1998
(October) |
Adrian Woodhead (in memory of his wife, Sarah)
wrote to all MPs and started CRY's lobbying campaign of government to
address the issue of Sudden Cardiac Death in young people |
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1998
(October) |
CRY Press
Conference during the
Anna Loyley inquest |
|
1998
(September) |
Donation of CRY
screening van, launching the expansion of CRY's screening programme |
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1998
(May) |
Julian Lewis MP
invites his constituent, Adrian Woodhead, and CRY's Chief Executive Alison
Cox to
Westminster |
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1997
(August) |
First large-scale
ECG screening - 283 ECGs and 93 ECHOs in one day, in Brighouse, Yorkshire
(in memory of
Dominic O'Loughlin) |
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1997
(June) |
Donation of first
ECG machine (in memory of Dominic O'Loughlin) |
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1997
(January) |
CRY completed
funding of
Siemens Accuson Ultrasound ECHO machine worth £140,000, at St.
George's Hospital. This machine has now tested over 14,500 people |
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1996 |
Lawn Tennis
Association formalise screening programme with CRY that had been done
annually since 1993. Become the first sport in the UK to offer
comprehensive cardiac testing to all its elite junior athletes |
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1995
(May 3rd) |
CRY founded by
Alison Cox - launched by the death of John Marshall |
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1994 |
Tennis 'Skipathon'
raises £10,000 as a down-payment for an echocardiogram machine that
launched the Specialist Cardiac Unit at
St. George's Hospital, Tooting |
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1993
(November) |
First cardiac
screening by Professor McKenna and Alison Cox, of Elite Tennis Players at
the Lawn Tennis Association National Tournament. Included Tim Henman,
Jamie Delgado and Jo Durie |
