Fife Herald and St. Andrews Citizen – 9th September 2005 Family and friends of a young Tayport woman who died from an undiagnosed heart condition have raised money for a charity which aims to find the causes of such tragedies. The money was raised by holding a party A cheque for £2,375 has been presented to CRY
2005
Bristol Half Marathon in memory of James Paterson
27th February 2005 James Paterson was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF when he died on 22nd May 2002 whilst playing football. James was a Geology student at Bristol University before joining the RAF, and in 1999 he surprised us by running the Bristol Half Marathon. In the Autumn following James’ death, his sister Amanda also
Bishop Burton College Fundraiser
3rd February 2005 £339.65 was raised for CRY by our AVCE Travel and Tourism students. As part of their course, the students had to plan, carry out and evaluate an event with a travel and tourism theme. The group of 11 students was split into one group of 5 and one group of 6. The group
Aesthete Miniature Horse Show
The Aesthete Stud All Breeds Miniature Horse Show is held by Jane Davenport-Lister and family, and they are once again very kindly allowing us to raise awareness of SDS and money for CRY, in Vicky Johnson’s memory. Last year’s event was very successful, and raised £932 for CRY. Vicky was lost to SDS (Sudden Death Syndrome)
London Triathlon in memory of Simon Cox
Simon’s brother Adam, and his friends Ian King and Warwick Winter, entered the London Triathlon in August 2005. The trio were sponsored for undertaking this challenging event, with Simon’s brother Jason collecting £290 of sponsorship on their behalf. Combined with Doug Cox’s bike ride, plus a raising awareness stall and car boot sale, this brought the
Taking a leap of faith for charity
A group of 24 skydivers made a leap of faith to raise more than £13,000 last month for a heart charity in memory of a Harrow Weald man who died last year. Friends and family of Martyn Simpson completed the jump from 13,000 feet at Hinton Airfield, Oxford, on what would have been his 25th birthday.
Coast-to-coast walk – the Wainwright route
30th July – August 6th 2005 We completed our walk on Saturday 6th August, getting in on schedule and, as anticipated, thoroughly exhausted! The team (James Owens, Andy Blackett and Adam O’Byrne) took just eight days to walk the entire Wainwright route from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire – 192 miles
Charity Line Dance – in memory of Anthony John Child
Anthony John Child – known as “Budgie” to all – died suddenly on 20th November 2004, aged 33, from suspected ARVC. We held a charity line dance on 20th August 2005, and raised £778 for CRY who have been a tremendous support during a very difficult period in our lives. It was a great evening, and
Estate agents take the field for charity
Local estate agents FBM are playing an active role in the local community. The company recently entered a six-a-side football team into a competition held at Kilgetty playing fields, raising money for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Manager of the Pembroke office, Luke Lawrence, said: “It was an ideal opportunity to raise money for charity
Andy Scott benefit fund
Andy Scott is a 32-year-old former professional footballer (Sheffield United, Brentford, Oxford and Leyton Orient) who has been forced to retire from the game after doctors warned any physical exercise could kill him. Andy has been diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disorder which restricts the efficient pumping of blood around the body due to
