The sun shone, the sky was blue and I know Guy was up there smiling down on us. GUYfest 2009 had been a year in the planning – a special event to celebrate the life and passions of my beautiful twin son, Guy Evans, who died of a suspected sudden heart arrhythmia in a motorbike accident
2009
Stars to play in memorial day for Aaron Lundy
Friends of the late Aaron Lundy are to hold a special day of golf in his honour next month. Aaron, who was a keen footballer and a hugely talented golfer, tragically died of a heart condition following a soccer match in Portstewart ten years ago. The then 19-year-old was one of the country's brightest golfing talents
Kayak around the Isle of Wight
On Tuesday 11th August, Nick Tissot and Ed Coley finally got to have a go at kayaking round the Isle of Wight in under 24 hours. Wind and weather forecasts were not ideal but we had got bored of waiting (as had family and friends) and it was getting slightly embarrassing replying to all the congratulatory
Charity Golf day in memory of Ben Simpson
Our London Golf day was held at Farleigh Court, Surrey on Saturday 8th August where we had 28 golfers playing for the Ben Simpson Claret Jug. The day is a celebration of Ben’s life where his friends get together and enjoy a game of golf and raise money for your fantastic charity. We had glorious sunshine
CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2009
26th July 2009 The 3rd CRY Heart of London Bridges fundraising and awareness walk was once again led by Kathryn Harries, International Soprano and CRY Patron. CRY Patron Ben Brown also joined the walk with ‘Team Tom’. Over 600 men, women, children (and dogs!) from around the country took part in the walk which started at
Book Sale in memory of Tom Clabburn
Tom Clabburn’s mum, Claire Prosser, raised nearly £300 for Tom’s memorial fund on Friday 24th July with another book sale. Following the success of her first book sale in May, Claire had so many books left over that she thought she’d hold a second sale at her place of work, the BBC’s White City building. She
Book Sale in memory of Tom Clabburn
24th July 2009 Tom Clabburn’s mum, Claire Prosser, raised nearly £300 for Tom’s memorial fund on Friday 24th July with another book sale. Following the success of her first book sale in May, Claire had so many books left over that she thought she’d hold a second sale at her place of work, the BBC’s White
GAME, SET AND MATCH TO LOCAL GIRL, LAURA
Laura John (14) from Southampton yesterday took on the prestigious role as official ‘coin tosser’ for the Men’s Singles Final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships – representing the national charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). It is a sad irony that just a few years ago, Laura was warned that she’d never be able to
Tragedy of Bees fan who died in his sleep at 14
Hounslow Chronicle (Web) – 1st July 2009 By Jessica Thomas Tom Clabburn died in his sleep from an undiagnosed cardiac disease. A young Brentford fan who went to bed with a suspected virus and never woke up was remembered this week at the final leg of a heart testing tour. Tom Clabburn died in his sleep
13 Young people with heart abnormalities found so far thanks to CRY and Philips’ first free testing tour
Today, charity Cardiac Risk in the Young and health and well-being company Philips unveil the first results from their Test My Heart Tour 09. The tour visited 13 locations in England and tested over 2,000 young people’s hearts to detect any abnormalities that could lead to Sudden Death Syndrome. Currently, 13 young people have been found
