2020

Our CRY Durham Walk 2020.

As this year’s walk couldn’t go ahead I decided to do the 5.1 miles around my home town of Seaham. At present we have local lockdown restrictions which mean different households are not allowed to meet up. Consequently, I did the walk alone in memory of our son, Kevin Paterson. The weather was atrocious, storm Alex

Friends Climb Mount Kilimanjaro and Raise £2,644.78 for CRY in Memory of Mandy Lee

Anna Eccleston and her friend Suzie climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in February of this year, raising £2,644.78 in memory of their friend Mandy Lee who passed away in May 1996. These funds will go towards furthering CRY’s goal of reducing the number of young sudden cardiac deaths, preventing loved ones from facing that tragic loss of life.

Jack Mason Raises More Than £10,000 For CRY

Western Telegraph, 10th September 2020 One year ago, Jack Mason took part in the Ironman Wales Challenge despite having only 4 months to prepare. His original plan had been to take on the challenge in 2020, however, having tasted victory helping Whitland RFC win the Pembrokeshire KO Cup last year in May, he felt motivated to throw himself

Virtual Heart of London Bridges Walk Write Up

Virtual Heart of London Bridges Walk Write Up For its 14th year, the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk was a different kind of event. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 event took place virtually in local communities across the UK and worldwide.https://youtu.be/r8YA4Ez5CkE Join our interest list to be the first to get information on the event.

Charity Auction in Memory of Thomas Jeffery Raises £4674.50 for CRY

The funds were raised during an evening of great fun and lots of support from family and friends. We held a charity auction during Thomas’ brother Francis’ 21st birthday party in February. He also received donations instead of gifts. £3771.00 was raised in the auction and £903.50 in donations. – Clare Tideswell

Big Boys 500

Hi, We are a group of dad’s taking part in a cycling event between 28th June – 4th July. Originally, we were cycling for 500 miles covering many counties in the south of England, but due to COVID-19, where much of our stopover accommodation has been cancelled, we are now riding from and back to Abbots

Sports evening in memory of Daniel Hughes

On the 13th of March we held our 5th annual Sports evening at Bignall-End cricket club; Our regular host and compare for the evening, ex Stoke City footballer Terry Conroy, was in attendance again and this year’s guest was another former Stoke City forward from more recent times – Ricardo Fuller. Following the introductions, pie, peas

Dan Hughes Quiz night fundraiser for the London Marathon.

Dan’s former football manger Lian Kelly was due to run the London Marathon for CRY in April; With the help of good friend Craig Mason A quiz night was held at Audley cricket club on Friday 29th of February to help raise the £2,000 needed. It was standing room only as the 15 teams tackled a

Team David Fundraise for CRY During Lockdown in Memory of David Green

Bognor Regis Observer, 19th May 2020 David Green was just 19 years old when he passed away in his sleep due an undiagnosed heart condition called Brugada Syndrome. His mother, Gabbie Broadhurst describes him as, “…an extremely active young man who had been involved in competitive sports from the age of eight. His great loves were