Kevan Jones MP is the Chair of the Cardiac Risk in the Young All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). There follows part of his response to the Queen’s Speech in November 2007, in which he mentions his involvement with CRY. Kevan Jones MP “I want to discuss two issues that were omitted from the Queen’s Speech. When
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Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of Keith
My partner Phil Austin, nephew Chris Lane and his friend Dave Williams ran the Cardiff half marathon in October 2007 to raise money for CRY. My cousin Keith Newton died suddenly in 1985 at the age of 22 after stepping out of the bath. The cause of Keith’s death was recorded as “Viral Pneumonia”. His son
Free heart checks on offer
The family of a teenage girl who died from a rare and undetected heart condition has urged other young people to take part in health checks in Suffolk this weekend. Laura Fox, 13, was found dead at her home in Woodbridge in August, 1998, and her parents, Robi and Kate of Borrett Place, have since dedicated
Dominican College Annual Sponsored Walk
28th September 2007 Mr John Lundy, The Divisional Representative for Cardiac Risk in The Young (CRY) in Northern Ireland, was pleased today to accept a cheque for £2000 raised by the pupils and friends of Dominican College as part of the 2007 Annual Sponsored Walk. CRY was one of a number of designated Dominican charities for
Football summit backing for heart start machines
By Andrew Cooney A major summit at Westminster which was prompted by the death of a Leigh teenager has generated revolutionary ideas to tackle death in young athletes. Coincidentally, it was two years to the day after the death of talented Daniel Young that representatives from the worlds of health and football met with a local
Siblings to tackle Great North Run
Five Armagh brothers, and their sister, are taking part in the Great North Run on Sunday to raise funds for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Sam, Davy, Mark, Johnny, and Matthew Nicholson, and sister Ruth, will undertake the run which is just over 13 miles. Last year they successfully completed the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon
Father calls for compulsory screening
The father of John McCall, the Royal School rugby team’s Schools’ Cup-winning captain who died as a result of a heart defect in 2004, has once again called for more screening of young people. Ian McCalll spoke to the Gazette following the recent deaths of two young children in Tyrone and insisted all children of secondary-school
‘We did it for Hannah’ –
Two Loughborough families have raised more than £6,000 for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) in memory of Hannah McDonogh, 20, who passed away in her sleep. Hannah was in her second year as a student of fine art at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design when she was discovered in her bed by her
Katrina Brown
Think back to the quick goodbye hug you and your loved one had this morning. Now imagine it was your last. That’s the image James Brown, 31, plays over in his mind every day. The date was the 2nd of July last year and it was a beautiful sunny day. My wife Katrina and I were
"Mission: Implausible" – charity motorcycle challenge in memory of Anthony Child
“Mission: Implausible” will see Chris Gordon attempt a 14-day, 3500-mile solo ride around the coast of mainland Britain, on a twenty year old, 85cc stepthrough motorcycle Chris is undertaking this challenge in memory of his good friend Anthony Child – known to his friends and relatives alike as ‘Budgie’ – who died in November 2004, aged
