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Alloa Half Marathon Runners in memory of Aiden Joyce
We are so grateful to Ugym Tillicoultry, Aidens police colleagues at Police Scotland and his friends who have donated £10,135 from money raised running the Alloa Half Marathon
Bath Half Marathon in memory of Will Thomas
Last October I decided to run the Bath Half Marathon in memory of my son Will, who died suddenly in November 2022 from SADS. The shock and heartbreak from this tragedy are with us constantly. I wanted to try to do something positive in Will’s memory to try to prevent this tragedy and suffering happening to other families.
First North Staffordshire & South Cheshire walk and talk group
On the 16th of March we held our first North Staffordshire & South Cheshire walk and talk group
Sky Dive in memory of Mia Jennings
As part of our ongoing support at The Bulls Head for James and Louise Jennings, I have made the crazy decision to do a sky dive to raise money for Mia’s memorial fund! https://www.gofundme.com/f/sky-dive-for-mia-jennings-memorial-fund?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer
Hilary Nicholls runs the Paris Half Marathon in memory of her daughter, Clarissa.
Thank you so very much for helping to achieve my goal of funding for screening young people’s hearts in memory of Clarissa. I couldn’t have done it without the support and encouragement and generosity of each and every one of you. Together, with Clarissa’s Campaign for Cambridge hearts, we have secured funding for 2 days
Heartfelt group and Dunbia group
CRY and the Heartfelt Group have been chosen by Dunbia Company in Preston to be supported as one of their charities of the year. After attending a meeting with Rachel Lawson and Shirley Hayes we were presented with a cheque for £500 to be added to our screening fund in the name of Stevie Wiggins.
BBC Radio Lancashire Making a Difference award
Last year I was nominated for a BBC Radio Lancashire Making a Difference award, I was truly amazed when I received the phone call advising me of the nomination, I’ve been raising funds and awareness for CRY since 1998 after the death of my son Andrew in 1997 at the age of 21, it’s just
Half Marathon in memory of Jake Wood
On the 25th February I will be participating in a half marathon in memory of Jake Wood, As you may know, I am raising funds for Cry, a charity dedicated to preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening, and support. This cause is incredibly close to my heart, as it honors the memory of
Christmas Cards in memory of Julia Swinglehurst
I have donated the money £700 from the purchases of christmas cards designed by myself in memory of my Nephews Andrew’s girlfriend Julia who died suddenly in June 2023. I hope the money helps someone else going through this trauma and keeps this wonderful charity helping those in need .Karen Reep
Blakemans Family Fun Day
The Blakeman family decided that their 70th anniversary in business was the ideal opportunity to bring back their annual family fun for the first time since 2019. Organised by the Blakemans Improvement Group (BIG), the day was open to all Blakemans staff, their friends and families and aimed to raise money for CRY (Cardiac Risk
Olympian, Jo Pavey MBE, starts The Sidmouth 4 Trigs Challenge
Olympian, Jo Pavey MBE starts, The 4 Trigs Challenge. This year we were honoured to have Olympian, Jo Pavey MBE starting the 4 Trigs Challenge. Jo counted down, to start the race, and set 104 runners off on the course. This is the second time that Jo has started the event. She is always keen
100 Screened by CRY in Ealing
One hundred young people aged between 14-35 had their hearts screened for free by Cardiac Risk in the Young in Ealing on Sunday, 4th February. Seven people were referred for further tests. The event, hosted for the third year in a row by Trailfinders Sports Club in Vallis Way, was sponsored by Tom and Claire’s
Silver Fox Bingo club
I was recently contacted by the Silver Fox Bingo club in Leyland who had heard about Heartfelts quest to raise awareness and fundraise for screenings, I was invited to go along and tell them a little bit about our group and accept a cheque for £200. This is an amazing amount from a small group
12 A Week Challenge in memory of Toby Hayward-Seers
My 12 A Week Challenge in November 2023 involved three runs: Sloughbottom Parkrun in Norwich, a distance run training session at the University of East Anglia athletics track with my running club Norfolk Gazelles, and an inspirational run across the beach and sand dunes at beautiful Caistor-on-Sea on the Norfolk East Coast, this being the
New Years Eve tractor run from Higher Farm Equine Byley
New Years Eve 2023 Tractor Run In just one week, an amazing team from Higher Farm Equine and Ashbrook’s, organised by Kevin Woodward a tractor run. This saw nearly 50 vehicles from tractors, vintage vehicles to lorries leaving Higher Farm Byley through Holmeschapel, Macclesfield (Mia’s home town), Northwich and back to Higher Farm. Thanks to
Cake Bake in memory of George Lavery
The Great Cake Bake was held on Friday 1st December 2023 at Ipswich Borough Council with an assortment of cakes and savouries. We had the Mayor of Ipswich, Lynne Mortimer, attend our cake sale to show her support for CRY. George’s mum Marie Lipman also attended our event. The sale of cakes raised a total
Cake bake in memory of David White
I held a cake bake/awareness at my place of work in memory of David. Its a relatively small department but my amazing collegues raised £148
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich raised £314 for the charity ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’
The Great Cake Bake was held over lunchtime on Wednesday 29 November and an amazing assortment of cakes and savories were made by staff including Bishop Mike’s Reindeer Chocolate buns. The sale of cakes raised £314 including £50 online donations.
Abseil at NNUH in memory of Evan Thomas
I’m a big fan of abseiling so thought I’d put my passion to use by raising money for charity. I knew my work colleague has done fundraising for CRY in remembrance of her son and so I wanted to help the charity too.
Fundraising in memory of Amit Patel
On September 3rd myself and Craig Courts ran the half marathon in honour of our late friend Amit. We had initially planned to run the event with Amit but he sadly passed from an undiagnosed heart condition in February 2023, so we decided to run in his honour.
Tieve Tara team Cake Day
Thank you very much Tieve Tara team for our cake day in the staff common room. We raised £86.83 ! Fantastic x
Didsbury FM radio interview
I was interviewed on the local radio station during Raising Awareness Week in order to talk about our beautiful Lizzie, Cardiac Risk in the Young, heart screening, grief and more.
Cake Sale in memory of Mia Jennings @ Macclesfield Leisure Centre
A cake sale took place at Macclesfield Leisure Centre in memory of Mia Jennings an employee of Everybody Leisure
Cake Bake in memory of Mia Jennings @ The Bulls Head Broken Cross
A cake bake was held and supported by the Bulls Head Broken Cross Macclesfield, the pub has been supporting the charity since the passing of Mia Jennings,
The Angela and Suzi Stall
My daughter Isabelle was passionate about baby dolls when she was a pre-teen and even as she grew older would never part with any of her collection.
