Thank you and congratulations to all the CRY runners who made it on Sunday 10th October. CRY had a stand at the event in a picturesque spot next to the Serpentine, manned by staff Ben Robinson and Rebecca Zouvani; and also Martin Appleby who is CRY County Representative for West London. We had 18 runners in
2010
CRY Raising Awareness Week 2010 – UCLU
11th to 15th October 2010 The week started off well with the Ergathon – we had 5 different clubs on the rowing machines for the whole 12 hours and got a lot of publicity for the rest of the week! Wednesday we had Sports Nite when everyone dressed in red and we had a sports quiz,
Birmingham Half Marathon in Memory of Zoe Teale
24th October 2010 On a cold October Sunday morning, 9 CRY runners took part in the 2010 Birmingham Half Marathon. They consisted of two neighbours, and teaching and catering staff from Oldswinford Hospital School in Stourbridge. Apart from one, we were all first time runners and while the majority of us finished in sub 2 hours,
ACT2 – "It's Just the Way of the World"
30th October 2010 The youngsters of ACT2 (Axmouth Children’s Theatre and their friends) were performing again on 30th October 2010. The group, who do it purely for fun and to raise money for charities, put on a one night show in Axmouth Church. The show, written by Malcolm Henty and Beth Wood, raised over £450 which
Vietnam Cycle Ride
30th October to 11th November 2010 I had a fantastic time in Vietnam, the best thing I have ever done. An extremely physical and emotionally demanding challenge but the most rewarding too. I was lucky to be with an inspiring and really fun group who helped to make it the best experience of my life. The
Angie and Jack Child's Ruby Wedding Anniversary
31st October 2010 We have great pleasure in sending you cheques for the sum of £575, raised at both a linedance party for our friends and a family event, to mark our Ruby Wedding Anniversary. We decided to have no presents as at our stage of life we have enough stuff to fill several houses over,
Skydive in memory of James Bott
October 2010 Ryan, Jonathan and James decided to raise money for CRY by doing a tandem skydive. They really enjoyed it as it was something they all talked about with my brother James Bott. They felt privileged to do the jump in his memory and they did not only themselves proud but James too. They completed
New York Marathon in Memory of Niall MacLennan
7th November 2010 I managed in the end to raise £2,650.60 for CRY (£2,123.60 online and £527 on sponsorship forms) before Gift Aid. I was overwhelmed with both the level of donations and messages of support I received both before and after the event. The New York Marathon itself was an unforgettable experience with around 46,000
Lancaster University Medical Students' annual Christmas Ball
Lancaster University Medical Students have raised £226.55 for CRY at the annual Christmas Ball which was held on the 26th November 2010. I would personally like to thank all the students and staff involved in raising the money, special thank you to Jemma Mistry who organised the raffle. The money raised for CRY was in the
Sapphire Systems PLC Fundraising
November 2010 Staff at Sapphire Systems PLC raised funds for CRY through a variety of events. Thank you to Tony and Sam for running a fantastic quiz night. It was fabulous fun and we raised loads of money! Well done to the winning team Thanks to Lucy for selling her clothes for charity and Trudie too