The Scotsman, 13th May 2019 Stirling Albion’s Junior Academy has become the first football academy in Scotland to offer free electrocardiogram (ECG) tests to players. These tests can detect most of the defects that can cause “sudden death syndrome”; important, as 80% of 14-35 year olds who die of young sudden cardiac death show no previous
Derbyshire Times, 9th May 2019 Tom’s family are seeking a football shirt sponsor for the second Tom Henson Charity Football Match at Bolsover Town Sports and Social Club due to take place on June 15th. Funds raised at the match will go towards providing defibrillators and to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to provide heart
Shetland News, 9th May 2019 Shetland Heart Screening group (set up by Siobhan Pirie in memory of her husband John ‘PJ’ Pirie) have launched a campaign to raise £25,000 so that Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) can come to the Shetland Islands and screen young people aged between 14 and 35 for free. Read more
Kent Sports News, 8th May 2019 The running event is due to take place for the 8th year at Farringtons School on Sunday 12th May with the funds raised going to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) via the Ben Daniels Memorial Fund. CRY ambassadors from Kent County Cricket Club (Calum Haggett and Ivan Thomas) will be
Clacton Gazette, 7th May 2019 Charnallies Restaurant in Clacton has held a number of events raising over £1,000 for CRY in memory of Jack Atkinson. Their next event will be held on June 23rd when they will be a charity quiz night. Read more
Stoke on Trent Live, 2nd May 2019 Spencer Byatt finished the marathon even after sustaining a knee injury in 4 hours, 20 minutes and 17 seconds. He was deteminded to finish to honour the memory of his father, John, who suddenly passed away in June 2017. He has raised over £3,000 for Cardiac Risk in the
YM Liverpool, 2nd May 2019 The Prescot Cables Reserves took on the CRY Select XI (which included stars such as boxer Tony Bellew) in a charity match in memory of Jack Riding who died of an undiagnosed heart condition. The game raised money to support the Riding family and towards free heart screenings organised by Cardiac
Chronicle Live, 26th April 2019 David Jewell lost his 28 year old son, Damien, in 2001 to acute myocarditis – an inflammation of a heart muscle for which there is no preventative medical treatment. Damien had not been aware that he had this condition and showed no signs of ill health previously. His father, David, wants
Maldon and Burnham Standard, 26th April 2019 Plume Academy in Maldon played host to a heart screening even organised by the Daniel Wilkinson Trust and Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Almost 90 people, aged 14 to 35, were screened for potential heart defects such as the one which took the life of 24 year old
Liverpool Echo, 26th April 2019 Along with Tony Bellew and David Moyes, Hillsborough campaigner, Margaret Aspinall, and boxer, Liam Smith, also attended the match held in memory of 18 year old Jack Riding who passed away suddenly last year due to a heart condition- arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy- which he never knew he had. Since Jack passed away,
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