On October 10th 2009, I held a charity boat party on the River Thames. This was in aid of my close friend Andy Emery who sadly passed away in his sleep last year. I organised a raffle and I was so pleased to have such fantastic prizes donated. A few to mention were; IMAX tickets at
4th October 2009 saw an almost uniquely British competitive sporting event – the Brompton World Championships. Equal parts cycle race and eccentric celebration of a design classic, it’s a race in which all 600 competitors race their Brompton folding bikes around a 13km course in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. Although the dress code calls for
3rd October 2009 Sarah Buckley, Richard’s sister, sent in £850 raised in a sponsored run. Eleven friends joined her for the three-mile run through Bath city centre in October. She said: “I’m so grateful to CRY for the support my family received when my brother died so unexpectedly at the age of 38. I wanted to
Ronnie’s mum Sue, who works in King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Essex, raised £50.00 for the charity when on the 2nd October 2009 “Jeans for Genes day”. Sue and her colleagues wore jeans for the day and made a donation to the CRY charity. Ronnie was taken from his family suddenly in April 2008 after he
27th September 2009 Dawn McMorrow and James Lewis took part in the ‘Run to the Beat’ half marathon in London, raising £582 for CRY. James lost his cousin Simon Hewett to a heart condition in 2005. Simon was a keen sportsman and marathon runner, so the two wanted all money raised sent to the memorial fund
Sue Wheeldon organised a Fundraising Quiz on 25th September 2009 at NHS Nottinghamshire County, Birch House, Rainworth, Mansfield. A total of £250.10 was raised for CRY. The event was organised by the Charities Network, with information about CRY on every table and on a board. There were several ‘last minute’ teams that entered so there was
Emotions were high, as friends and family of the late Aaron Lundy, gathered for a special memorial fundraiser at Portstewart Golf Club on Friday. Last month, Times Sport exclusively revealed that the special golf day would take place to honour Aaron and raise funds for CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. Aaron, who was a keen
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
18th & 19th September 2009 On 17th July 2008, our ‘baby’ brother, Simon McNamara, died suddenly, at the age of 25, while on holiday with his friends in Croatia. The cause of his death was an acute arrhythmia attack (we don’t know what caused/triggered it). Simon was young, fit and healthy. Just weeks before he died,
18th September 2009 In memory of Aaron Lundy, three members of the 1996 Ulster Boys team in which Aaron played, battled it out in a Skins game around the fine links course of Portstewart Golf Club to raise money for the Aaron Lundy Memorial Fund in aid of CRY. The players participating in the event included
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