Heard the one about the comedian with no experience of open-water swimming taking on the English Channel known throughout the world as the blue riband event for the sport? Well, yes, you probably have; Little Britain star David Walliams' exploits for Comic Relief last year captured the public's imagination and hearts, as he raised over £1m for
Parents, friends and staff at Moreton Primary School raised £950 when they held a bingo night in aid of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Friends of the school organised the event in memory of PC Graham Button, who was a victim of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome last October. One of the organisers, Phillipa
A breast cancer survivor will tackle a gruelling bike ride through Cuba to raise cash for charity. Stephanie Waldron, 50, who used to live with her family at Oxmoor, in Huntingdon, will join 40 other riders for the six-day, 320km Big Heart Bike Ride in April. Stephanie, a cardiac rehabilitation co-ordinator at Doddington Community Hospital in
A special charity gig celebrating the local music scene as well as a lost loved one is to be held next month in Washington. Featuring six of the most venerated bands hailing from Washington and the surrounding area, The Hometown Parade is not only intended to be a showcase of local bands, but is also dedicated
Generous taxi passengers have donated more than £70 to charity in memory of an eight-year-old Sittingbourne boy who died three years ago. Adam Payne died at the Swallows Leisure Centre during a football match on Sunday, January 25, 2004 from a rare heart condition known as sudden death syndrome which caused an unexpected cardiac arrest. His
Try as he might, Scott Fleming just can't remember much about the day he died. He can remember what he did the night before – "I stayed up late to watch a film," he says – and he can even remember sitting up in hospital after six days in a coma to learn he was gravely
Hospital equipment worth £3,500 has been donated in the memory of two young people who died of heart conditions. Wrexham Maelor Hospital has been given two 24-hour Holter monitors for use by the cardi0-respiratory department. The presentation was made by Doreen Harley, inquest supporter for charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (Cry). The monitors were bought
Kyla Hanson is pictured with her certificate following a 12-hour spinning stint for charity. Kyla, 25, raised £500 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) when she competed a 12-hour sponsored spinathon in October. Her sister Jodie, who was 20, died in 2004 after suffering a heart attack brought on by an undetected condition. The spinathon is the
The Jedi music festival held last summer in tribute to a young Southport man who died suddenly has raised £1,000 for charity. Student Chris Haw was just 25 when he collapsed at Man to Man in Lord Street where he worked. He was a regular at the Underground club in West Street and co-managers Rich Hardie and
A charity has presented new equipment to the Maelor hospital in memory of two people who died at a young age. The charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) presented two 24-hour monitors for use in the cardio-respiratory department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. The presentation was made by Doreen Harley, CRY's inquest supporter. The monitors have
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