Several members of Croydon Harriers junior team laid down impressive markers in their opening National Junior League clash at Eltham on Sunday, writes Matthew Kiernan. Visit http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/sport/8109549.Croydon_Harrier_Temi_makes_history/
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Chris's marathon run in memory of football team-mate
A council worker is to run the London Marathon in memory of a friend who died before a game of football. Chris Speed, 30, of Bollam Close, Connah's Quay, a goalkeeper for Wepre Rangers Football Club, was due to play against Holywell Town at their ground in Halkyn Road in 2008. Chris, an accountant for Flintshire
Cumberland man to join injured army major in marathon challenge
Major Phil Packer touched the nation with his courage after being catastrophically injured during a rocket attack in Iraq. Despite suffering a serious spinal cord injury, he was determined to regain control of his life and mounted a new mission – to raise money to help others. Visit http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/cumbrian-man-to-join-injured-army-major-in-marathon-challenge-1.697103?referrerPath=news
Local men ready for marathon trek
Three local men are preparing to run the London and Belfast Marathons later this year to raise money for the charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). The trio – George McAlpin, Michael Logan and Gary McGrotty – will run the London version on April 25 before completing the Belfast run on May 3. Their intention
Family's 10-year fundraising effort to prevent heart deaths
On March 19, 2000, tragedy struck the Wort family. Shirley and Dave Wort’s son Julian died suddenly at the age of 28. He had been suffering from an undiagnosed hidden heart problem called hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. His sudden death was the start of a 10-year involvement by Julian’s family and friends with the charity CRY, Cardiac Risk
Running marathon in memory of brother
Sir – Just before writing this I completed my latest training run of 19 miles in preparation for the Virgin London Marathon on April 25. I have never taken on something so emotionally and physically challenging in all my life and the reason I am going to do it is I’m running in memory of my
How we learnt to grieve
For decades, a stiff upper lip was how Britons were expected to deal with the death of loved ones. As a society, we’re finally starting to let our feelings show, says Charlotte Philby. More than four years have passed, but for Diane Ber the events of 27 December 2005 are still as raw as they ever were. That
Team Dedward' charity row: Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race
3rd – 4th April 2010 We [David Woodcock and Edward Higgins] started training for the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race in December 2009, having heard about the obscure race from a couple of friends over a couple of beers. Neither of us had much experience of canoeing and in fact Ed had never even sat in
Campaign highlights heart defects in young people
(video) Angela Butler from North Staffordshire lost her son, Nathan, four years ago when he was just 16. The family had no idea he had a heart problem. Visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8601000/8601695.stm
Breaking Hearts
Sudden Death Syndrome steals a dozen young British lives a week. Samantha Laurie feels the pulse of a pioneering new programme putting young hearts to the test. It was eight years ago, on a wintry Wednesday morning, when Rob Thorne received the call every parent dreads – his 13-year-old son, Nicholas, had collapsed in the school playground
