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My walk for CRY in Preston
Myself and hubby along with our daughter son in law and grandchildren, my sister Mags McSweeney Paul Maddock and Rachel Grimshaw, and family friends all walked in Preston for the My walk for CRY London Bridges walk. Our dear friends Dulcie and Keith Atkins provided a tombola in the pub garden where the walk started
Challenge Great Wall
Great Wall of China In May 2024 mark went to Beijing, China to take part in the – Conquer the Wall Marathon race where he managed to come an impressive 5th out of 28th participants. The race takes place across the Gubeikou and the Jinshanling sections of the Great Wall covering both older unrestored and
Charity football match in memory of Jude MacDonald
A charity football match will be held on Sunday 04 August 2024 in memory of Jude at Westdyke pitches.
G&M Fundraising Week
The G&M Trade Counter & Showroom raised £618.81 for CRY in loving memory of Madison Campbell. Chris Campbell, Madison’s father, has been a customer at G&M for over 20 years. As part of this, two members of staff volunteered to have their heads shaved on 10th May (donated by Crown Barbers in Colchester), alongside a
A colourful 10K
On December 11th we suddenly lost our close friend and housemate Dan, lovingly nicknamed ‘colours’, to an unknown heart condition. He was 32 years old and just starting to find his feet in teaching history at a Manchester High School after an adventure packed life traveling the world. He was a keen sportsman who loved
Saltford Golf Club – Ladies Section Annual Coffee Morning 7th March 2024
THANK YOU to everyone who made the Annual Coffee morning such a great success. The amount raised is a grand total of £4,694.83 which is an amazing amount for Lady Captain June Boulton’s charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). This would not be possible without the hard work of the ladies section and friends.
The QHotels Collection
On the 31st May 2023 we lost a beloved friend and colleague, Stacy. Stacy’s sudden passing sent shockwaves through the team at The QHotels Collection, and the customers that Stacy looked after as a National Account Director with the company. She truly was adored by many. So, on 30th May 2024, nearly one whole year
Aberdeen Kiltwalk 2024
I decided I wanted to do a fundraising event this year and an advert for the kiltwalk in Aberdeen caught my eye. I have never walked even close to this distance before so I was nervous. I roped my husband Paul into joining me and we both really enjoyed it, the atmosphere is amazing. He
Great Manchester Run to raise money for a fellow student
I recently ran a half-marathon in memory of Clarissa Nicholls. I didn’t know Clarissa particularly well and only met her a handful times but she always so a good vibe to be around. Therefore I decided to try and help out and raise money for this cause as I know Clarissa meant a lot to
BHF FC V JADE MOORE XI
“When can we do it again?” Yesterday was up there with one of the best 🙌🏻 To the players, sponsors and donors thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this charity game a reality. Just five months ago, this event was merely a pipe dream, and yesterday, thanks to your dedication and
Our first CRYket Dinner & Dance for the Ben Aldred Myheart Fund
On April 27th we hosted our first ‘CRYket Black Tie Dinner & Dance’ as part of our ongoing fundraising campaign to give young cricketers & other sports men & women in our area the chance to receive a full screening with an ECG & an echocardiogram. Ben was lucky enough to survive his cardiac arrest
Great Manchester Run Half Marathon
An early start and a tough run taking in Manchester Centre, the Etihad Stadium and Old Trafford. Did it all for CRY as they were the nominated charity of a good friend who sadly passed away earlier this year. 4 miles of uphill to the Etihad and a very undulating course to Old Trafford, a
Pop up Cake Sale in memory of Daniel Joshua Blackman
‘A pop up cake sale was hosted by Dan’s friend Meg, at her work place, at The Fry Group (Worthing) on 16th May. This event was generously supported by Meg’s work colleagues & raised £350 on the day. Raising awareness was the our key objective & everyone took away a CRY Heart Screening leaflet either
Gala Ball in memory of Diane Austin
What a wonderful night we had and raised a great amount of money for Cardiac Risk in the Young. The event was held in memory of our dear friend Diane Austin who sadly lost her battle with cancer two years ago. Diane was a school nurse and had a passion for improving the lives of our young
The Phoenix 5
The sun came out to play on Sunday for the first ever Phoenix 5. Hosted by Stevenage Phoenix, the race started and finished in Shephalbury Park and took runners on an out and back route past the Lamex stadium, Fairlands valley and a circuit of the lakes area before retracing their steps. There were many
London Marathon 2024 – in memory of Anthony Evans
On the 21st April 2024, I ran the London Marathon in memory of my cousin Anthony, who sadly passed away from sudden cardiac arrest in February 2021. I’m hugely honoured to have run in Anthony’s name but also to have raised a total of £2842, which will go towards much needed research, bereavement support and
Timperley Boneshaker’s Charity Bike Ride to Morecambe and back in memory of Chloe Waddell
On 23rd and 24th September 2023 a group of Timperley Boneshakers cyclists rode from Timperley to Morecambe on day 1 and home on day 2. A fantastic amount of £14,388 was raised in memory of Chloe Waddell. Throughout the year Chloe’s parents have also cycled to many of the swimming pools that Chloe swam events
Cake Sale in memory of Sam Moodey
On 6th April I held a cake sale in memory of my son, Sam, who passed away in 2018. We raised £885 for his memorial fund which will go towards holding a second screening day for young people. The cake sale was well attended by supportive friends and family. Thank you so much to everyone who
POP up Shop
We held a pop up shop at Fox Lane Cricket club, which made us a total of £216, the Silver Fox bingo club gave us £184 to make the total up to £400. Marlene Norris who runs the bingo was so very kind in making up the running total.
Charity Raffle in memory of Evan Shonfield
We organised a raffle last year in memory of Evan Shonfield with the help of our customers we managed to raise £1350. Our company UK plumbing supplies have kindly almost matched the amount.
Meg celebrates 5 years of still being alive!
The 25th April 2024 marked 5 years since I had a cardiac arrest at the age of 26 due to an unknown genetic condition called ARVC (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). I am one of the lucky ones. Every week in the UK at least 12 apparently fit and healthy young people die of undiagnosed cardiac
The Anglo Celtic Plate / Sri Chinmoy International Race
Hello, my name’s Windy Wilson (amateur weatherman from Scotland) and I’ve been fundraising for a few years now. My latest race was – The Anglo Celtic Plate / Sri Chinmoy which is an international race that was held in Perth on Sunday March 24th 2024 The main event is the Anglo Celtic Plate over 100k
Family and friends of political aide complete Edinburgh to Dublin CYCLE4DAVID raising £25,350
EDINBURGH TO DUBLIN CHARITY CYCLE, 9TH-16TH MARCH 2024 To mark the second anniversary of David Hill’s tragic death, members of David’s family and friends cycled the match ball from Edinburgh to Dublin, for the second playing of the David Hill Memorial Quaich, which took place at Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin on 16th March 2024, between the
Community Combines to Raise funds for Cardiac Charity
A community came together to raise more than £2,000 in memory of a much-loved dad, son, fiancé and brother. Nearly 140 people attended a mouth-watering afternoon tea and their donations raised £2,100 for Andrew Key’s Cardiac Risk in the Young Memorial Fund. Tickets for the event, held in Longridge’s Civic Hall on 14th April, were
Easter cake sale
Our charity cake sale went extremely well, as well as supporting cry in memory of our son Richard, we also wanted to support another charity Parkinson UK as a couple of my friends have Parkinson’s. My daughter and I baked all week, we also had some cakes donated to us from my kind friends, we all
