BBC Radio Humberside Donna and Richard Fell talk about their son, Josh Fell, CRY’s Raising awareness week, and their belief that heart screenings should be mandatory in schools. Listen here (2:49:50)
Chichester Observer, 10th November 2017 Curtis Harrison and Peter Lockyer have set off on a cycle ride from Southbourne to Germany in memory of their friend, David Green. David passed away in 2010 due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Curtis and Peter hope to raise £1000 for CRY by cycling 456 miles. Read more
Fran talks about the loss of her brother Oliver at the age of 26 from young sudden cardiac death and how through CRY they will be holding local screenings in his memory. CRY Chief Executive Dr Steven Cox explains more about young sudden cardiac death and the role that CRY is playing in trying to reduce
The Melksham Independent, 9th November 2017 A McColl’s store in Melksham have raised over £600 for CRY by taking on a walking challenge. Store manager, Tracey Griffin came up with the idea to walk from the shop on Pembroke Road to Strattons Walk, 624 times – the estimated number of how many young people die a
Keynsham Voice, 9th November 2017 Jack Boulton passed away in August 2009 of an undiagnosed heart condition, since then his parents, June & Dave Boulton have raised an incredible £115,000 for CRY. The family have funded heart screenings for around 600 young people since 2013, and it has now been announced that £50,000 of the fund
Wales Online, 6th November 2017 The teammates of Dominic Newton, who died in 2016 while playing basketball, have organised a memorial basketball event for their friend. The tournament will feature 8 – 10 teams, made up of the Owls, Dominic’s former team, and teams including friends, former colleagues and lecturers. The team hope to raise enough
Burton Mail, 7th November 2017 Ashby Round Table took on the challenge to break the current Guinness World Record of team marathon trampolining. While the result is yet to be confirmed by officials, the team bounced for a total of 25 and a half hours, rotating bouncers in 30 minute shifts. The team were required to
Belfast Telegraph – 4th November 2017 Lauren McCaughtry’s partner Matthew Thompson died from an undetected heart condition while out jogging. Thanks to Lauren’s subsequent heart campaign over 200 M&S employees have been screened in his memory. Read more
Sunderland Echo, 3rd November 2017 The family of Kevin Paterson have put on a heart screening in his memory. Kevin was just 36 when he died suddenly after completing the Birmingham Great Run in 2012, and the screening day marks the 5th anniversary of his death. Patricia Toft, Kevin’s mother and his family have raised more
The Scottish Sun, 29th October 2017 CELTIC and Motherwell plan to pay tribute to the late Phil O’Donnell at the Betfred Cup Final, ten years after the former Celts start died. O’Donnell’s friends and family support the heart screening charity CRY — Cardiac Risk in the Young — with former team-mates Simon Donnelly, Jackie McNamara and Stevie
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