The only regiment to win battle honours on British soil was back in Fishguard this week. The Territorial Army unit, 224 Squadron, Pembroke Yeomanry, won their honours against the French in the failed invasion of 1797. They were back raising money for charity by pushing a bed through the streets. After heaving the heavy furniture and
Six pupils and five members of staff from Lord Wandsworth College have just completed a mammoth sponsored bike ride, cycling from Anglesey in North Wales back to the college near Odiham in six days. Inspired by tragic events affecting the whole college in the February half term of 2004, when two pupils sadly lost their lives
The face of a former Frinton youngster who died suddenly just two days before his 18th birthday is being used to help boost an awareness campaign for cardiac screening. And his mother, Caroline Gard, who has championed the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) sine his death in 1997, is hoping it will prevent similar
A national postcard campaign calling for cardiac screening for young people was launched yesterday by a mother whose son died from unsuspected heart problems. Caroline Gard, from Frinton, was devastated when her son Andy died in 1997
Andy Scott, who was forced to retire from professional football last season with a heart condition, will kick off his benefit match tonight with Leyton Orient take on another of his former clubs, Brentford, at Griffin Park. Scott, who is now youth team manager at Orient, will donate 20 per cent of the proceeds from the
Pressure to raise awareness A mother whose son died suddenly two days before his 18th birthday is to launch a national campaign calling for cardiac screening for young people tomorrow. Caroline Gard, of Frinton, was devastated when her son Andy died in 1997 due to heart problems. Since then she has tirelessly worked for Cardiac Risk in
Local estate agents FBM are playing an active role in the local community. The company recently entered a six-a-side football team into a competition held at Kilgetty playing fields, raising money for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Manager of the Pembroke office, Luke Lawrence, said: “It was an ideal opportunity to raise money for charity
On Good Friday, striker Andy Scott started his 39th game of the 2004/05 season for Leyton Orient, a League match at home to Cheltenham. Only 20 minutes had passed when Scott began to feel unusually tired. He retreated into his own half for a while, but the problems became worse, and he felt sharp pains in the
Local MPs Nigel Waterson and Charles Hendry teamed up to lend their support to a charity
Ian Botham, arguably England's greatest all-round cricketer, explains why he has become Honorary President of the Centre of Sports Cardiology run by the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. I first heard of CRY when my best friend Terry Yorath
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