Gareth Thomas should have been celebrating his 22nd birthday last month. Instead, his family and friends were taking part in a sponsored walk to remember the bright and sporty 21-year-old, who was found dead in his bed. Gareth is one of a growing number of young people who die without warning from undiagnosed heart problems. Today,
“I’ve been working on it since January, but it hasn’t been a chore at all. With every brick, I’ve been thinking about what it is for me and how much it means to me. “I can’t do much else for Nathan now, this is all I can do. His friends don’t like going to the cemetery, but they
Politics is all about building bridges. But Preston's mayor will be taking on a bridge challenge of a different kind when she walks the banks of the River Thames this weekend. It will be a day tinged with sadness for Counc Christine Abram and her family when they take part in the Heart of London Bridges
Music and laughter and the memory of an adored daughter were the magical ingredients of Charlotte’s Day that saw the Blacksmith’s Arms in Clyde Street, Sheerness, rocking throughout the weekend. Although much of the fun took place on Saturday, it was a case of Charlotte’s weekend, when the carnival atmosphere spilled over into an equally action-packed
Sales of a quiz sheet have raised £100 for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). All of the funds raised will go towards the Julian Wort Memorial Fund – an arm of the CRY charity. The fund, which helps to purchase cardiac equipment for Frome Victoria Hospital, was set up by Dave and Shirley
As the University of Ulster, Coleraine, hosted a heart screening clinic for Owen Roe GAC at the weekend, the father of a Portstewart teenager who died of a heart defect is urging all parents to have their children screened. John Lundy, whose son Aaron died of a heart condition after a football game, is involved with
A football club has donated a vital piece of medical equipment to the DGH after raising money at a charity match. Eastbourne United Football Association held the match last summer at the Oval football ground in liaison with the Jeremy Cole Memorial Fund and the CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) charity. The ECG machine will
An internationally acclaimed Guildford opera singer is set to embark on her greatest walking challenge yet when she takes on a 35-mile day hike across all the Thames bridges in aid of charity. Soprano Kathryn Harries is a patron of surrey charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) along with many sporting personalities including Sir Ian
Luton's sports supremo Greg Whyte poised to swim the Channel last Sunday, has been kicking his heels in Dover waiting for a window in the weather – alongside the four-woman relay team he's been coaching for ITV's This Morning's Challenge of a Lifetime. Now his older brother Steve is anxious his Channel attempt, scheduled for July
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