More than 90 youngsters were screened for heart problems in memory of two men who lost their lives to heart conditions. The event was held thanks to the Marcus Armstrong Fund, which started after the 28-year-old Dovercourt golfer died suddenly in 2006 from an undetected heart condition. His family pledged to raise money for Cardiac Risk
2010
Auction boosts Sarah's fund
A rotary club has raised more than £1,100 for a fund set up in memory of a woman who died of an undetected heart condition. Sarah Simpson, of Narborough, a seemingly healthy 20-year-old, drowned in the bath in April 2007. Doctors believe an undiagnosed heart condition caused he death. Since then, her family has been raising
I will climb Kilimanjaro for Grandpa and my pal Leanne
Twelve months after her grandfather died, Kate Grundy is scaling the heights in his memory. Following Dr Philip Holding's death, the Tewkesbury 22-year-old plans to climb the highest mountain in Africa. She said she wants to do something Dr Holding always hoped to do and raise money for charity at the same time. Kate, of Clifford
Shifting sand pays off as nine-day desert trek ends
A dancer diagnosed with a dangerous heart condition has trekked across the Sahara. Joanne Urch, from Chelston, said she is still nursing her blisters after the nine-day trek to raise more than £4,000 for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Joanne was diagnosed more than a year ago with Long QT Syndrome during a holiday in the
CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 2010 – Oxford
A nationwide campaign – the brainchild of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – toured England for the second year running in autumn 2010, aiming to reduce the number of sudden deaths from undiagnosed heart conditions in apparently fit and healthy young people. The CRY Test My Heart Tour 2010 stopped in Oxford from
CRY Parliamentary Reception 2010
On Wednesday October 13th CRY held its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster. The event was hosted by Roger Gale MP, Dr John Pugh MP and The Rt. Hon. George Howarth MP and was the key event in CRY’s Raising Awareness Week. With 2010 being CRY’s 15th anniversary year, we were particularly delighted to have new
Get yourselves screened
The mother of a Cardiff student who died unexpectedly in his sleep aged just 21 is urging people to attend a free screening programme that could detect potentially fatal heart problems. Anne Thomas, a nurse from Llantrisant, was left devastated when her sports-mad son was found dead in February 2007 after an evening out with friends.
Joanne Urch treks the Sahara for CRY
Joanne Urch, from Chelston, said she is still nursing her blisters after the nine-day trek to raise more than £4,000 for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Joanne was diagnosed more than a year ago with Long QT Syndrome during a holiday in the United States. And her young son Tyler also suffers from the condition which
Mardi Gras Theme Night in Memory of Zoe Teale
A Mardis Gras Theme Night was held in memory of Zoe Teale on the 20th November. A massive £2722 was raised on the evening for the Zoe Teale Memorial Fund at CRY. The evening featured a steel band; a tribute dance by Zoe’s sister Meghan and friends; fire eaters and a stilt walker. A DVD was
Zoe Teale Memorial Swimming Gala
The Zoe Teale Memorial Swimming Gala was held at Cheslyn Hay leisure centre on Saturday 30th October. Teams that competed were Chase, Cannock Phoenix, Walsall, Stafford Apex and Bilston. Zoe had swum for Chase, Bilston and Phoenix in the past. 36 of her old swim friends, now ex-swimmers, did three demonstration relay swims in her memory
