Smokefest Music Festival Returns for Another Year, With Donations Going to CRY, Macmillan Cancer Support, and Kington Recreation Ground.
There will be plenty going on at the family-friendly charity music festival ‘Smokefest’ near Kington this weekend. Smokefest will be held at Pembers Oak Farm at Kingswood near Kington, on the Powys border, from 4pm until 11pm on July 22, with doors open from 3pm. This year, donations from Smokefest will
Charity Football Match held in Memory of Danielle Hampson to Raise Funds for CRY
A dearly loved Bolton-born dancer has been remembered by family and friends who gathered to play a “mostly-friendly” charity football match. The match was held in memory of Danielle Hampson, with the winning team being awarded the Danielle Hampson-Mann Memorial Trophy. The ‘close-call’ football match, which took place at Howe Bridge Leisure
Memorial Football Match Set to Take Place This Weekend in Memory of Brett Beasey-Webb
A memorial football match is set to take place this weekend to honour the life of a former Crawley Green FC player who died aged just 21. Brett Beasey-Webb died unexpectedly in 2016 due to Young Sudden Cardiac Death. Friends and family have since held two charity matches to help
Over £10,000 Raised in Charity Football Match Held in Memory of Derek Ferguson
HUNDREDS of people turned out to pay their respects at a charity football match in Ardrossan held in honour of a late Saltcoats soldier. Derek ‘Fergie’ Ferguson, died suddenly of a heart condition in May of last year, aged just 32. Friends and family organised the match at Winton Park on
Fundraising events to be held to raise money for cardiac screening of local cricketers
Young Kent second eleven wicket-keeper, Ben Aldred, has launched a Myheart fund. Ben, father Dan, mother Donna, brother Jack, and his best friend George are organising and promoting various events through the year, and have support from other cricket clubs as well as Bexley, including Bexleyheath and Bromley. On Saturday, Bexley
Nursery raises funds for CRY at re-launch event
A Sandbach children’s day nursery has relaunched – after a major revamp inside and outside. It held an open day yesterday (Saturday) for children, parents and carers to come and see for themselves the new-look facilities. And it also took the opportunity to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the
After rowing the Atlantic Ocean, Andrew Osborne is nominated for Endurance Fundraiser of the Year at the JustGiving Awards 2023
Andrew Osborne, 57, set off from the Canary Islands in January and spent 90 days rowing the Atlantic to Antigua, eating and sleeping on his six-metre boat. His daughter, Amy, died in her sleep from an undiagnosed heart condition. She was just 25. Through his ‘Row For Amy’ challenge, Andrew
Three friends take on National Three Peaks Challenge raising over £5,000
Three friends from Notts have raised over £5,000 by taking on the National Three Peaks Challenge for charity. In February last year, friends Jordan Phillips, Luke Sills and Tom Ward were devastated by the loss of their friend Adam Dearnley. Aged just 26, Adam lost his life to SADS (Sudden
‘Carney Festival’ to be held this weekend to raise awareness of cardiac issues, in memory of Adam Cooper
Adam ‘Carney’ Cooper, who was a 31-year-old father when he died in 2017, was playing in an away game in Runcorn when he collapsed. It was later revealed that Adam died from acute cardiac failure. Now, in his honour, a festival is being held to raise awareness for cardiac issues,
Charity match to be held in memory of Derek ‘Fergie’ Ferguson
Friends and family of late Saltcoats soldier Derek ‘Fergie’ Ferguson have organised a charity match in his honour. Fergie passed away last May, aged just 32, after sudden heart conditions took hold out of the blue. Only days prior, he had been in Seville as his beloved football club Glasgow Rangers
Heart screening for young people taking place in the Isle of Wight
Heart charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is coming to the Island at the end of July to deliver two days of cardiac testing. Funds raised in memory of local man Graeme Blenkinsop, who was 21 when he died, mean that up to 200 young people will have the opportunity to be screened for potentially
Free Isle of Wight cardiac screening event taking place in July
The family of Graeme Blenkinsop, who died suddenly from a cardiac issue in 2006, are backing screening of young people on the Isle of Wight. Funds raised in memory of local man Graeme Blenkinsop, who was 21 when he died, mean that up to 200 young people will have the opportunity to be
Alex Service and friends complete Three Peaks challenge in memory of David Hill
A loving brother and a group of his friends have raised over £11,000 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in a bid to save young lives. It comes after Alex Service’s older sibling David Hill passed away aged just 30 during the Parliamentary Six Nations fixture between the Scottish
Young people from Isle of Wight encouraged to attend a free cardiac screening event in Cowes
A charity that works to prevent sudden cardiac death in young people will be holding a screening over the weekend of July 29 and 30. More than 100 places remain available for the screening event at Cowes Enterprise College. The event is being held in memory of Graeme Blenkinsop, who died of
Two-day cardiac screening event to be held in the Isle of Wight in memory of Graeme Blenkinsop
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) will be returning to the Isle of Wight in July to offer two days of free cardiac testing for local young individuals. Thanks to funds raised in memory of Graeme Blenkinsop, up to 200 young people from the Isle of Wight and beyond will
Anth Rowland’s Chase the Sun marathon cycle ride in memory of brother-in-law Gary Edwards
Anth Rowland, of Bramble Park, took part in the Chase the Sun race this month. And in soaring temperatures, he completed the marathon ride in 12 hours. He was met on the finish line at Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier by his wife, Hannah, and their two children Anth’s efforts raised £500
Senior manager Joe Williamson at Sheffield United’s Community Foundation is completing Virtual 92
A member of Sheffield United’s Community Foundation staff is currently looking to raise vital funds in a bid to fund a full cardiac screening day for at least 100 young people aged between 16-35. Senior manager Joe Williamson is completing the Virtual 92 (the distance between the 92 Premier League
Family gather in London for the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk in memory of Ashley Trigg
Last weekend almost 800 people walked together in memory of loved ones and a shared acknowledgement of the 12 apparently “fit and healthy” young people (35 & under) who die every week in the UK from young, sudden, cardiac death (YSCD). The family of Ashley Trigg were supported by a large team
Family take part in CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk in memory of Elise Fitzpatrick
Almost 800 people gathered in London to walk together in memory of lost relatives on Sunday, June 25. Family and friends of Elise Fitzpatrick travelled to Southwark Park on Sunday to join the walk. The Braintree family first became involved with CRY following the sudden death of Elise in September 2016 from
Shirley Wort has been nominated for Fundraiser of the Year in the BBC Radio Somerset Make a Difference Awards, after raising more than £50,000 for CRY
Frome mum Shirley Wort, who has dedicated over two decades to fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), has been nominated for Fundraiser of the Year in the BBC Radio Somerset Make a Difference Awards, following the thousands of pounds she, her husband and family and friends have raised
UK Container Maintenance has raised over £4,000 for CRY, in memory of Aaron Dixon
The latest show of support towards Aaron Dixon’s memorial fund has come from Winsford-based UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), which donated £1 for every waste container refurbished during May. This meant a total of £4,117 was raised for the memorial fund in Aaron’s memory. Emma Elston MBE, CEO of UKCM, added:
Mystery night to raise funds for CRY
Sharon Duncan is hosting the wedding themed evening at Moffat Town Hall on Friday to both fundraise and raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). It will also be in memory of her son, David Hill, who passed away unexpectedly during a rugby match between Irish and Scottish
Cardiac screening event held in Shetland screens over 200 people and looks set to return
Shetland Heart Screening, which organised this weekend’s event for people aged 14-35, said the fundraising campaign was continuing. The group was founded by Siobhan Pirie, Fern Johnson and Andrea Laurenson following the death of Mrs Pirie’s husband John, who died unexpectedly after a heart attack, aged just 29. The screenings
Cardiac screening event is held in Shetland with more than 200 people screened
More than ten people have been referred for further checks following the event. It was organised by the local group Shetland Heart Screening, which is made up of three committee members Siobhan Pirie, Fern Johnson and Andrea Laurenson. The group was formed a few years ago when Pirie’s husband John
Jackie Waight, who has raised over £105,000 for CRY and SADS UK, is saved by defibrillator
Jackie Waight and her husband Ken have spent the last 15 years raising funds and campaigning for the heart health devices to be introduced across the city following the death of their son Richard in 2009 from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS). But in January this year, the pair had
