2021

Dan Nelson

Dan Nelson On 9th August 2020 my husband, my two children and I had been at the beach for the day. We had just returned from a 2-week camping road trip to visit family after the first COVID-19 lockdown had lifted and it was the last day of our holiday. My husband and son had been

The Story of Marathon Pacer Kevin Quinn

Runner’s World, 30th March 2021 Kevin Quinn (41) was a young track runner. At age 11 he ran the London Mini Marathon in memory of his sister, Lucy, who had died from cerebral palsy. In 2006 he and his dad watched a friend run the London Marathon and he’s dad remarked that he’d love to see

Time and distance haven’t eased the pain.

Following my first post it’s now been 4 years since Ben was taken… stolen from us. The pain remains as raw and instant as that first terrible day, everything that happened continually playing like a film in my head; Where is he? Why’s he taking so long? Driving round looking for him. Trying his phone. The

Sunrise radio launches a marathon fundraising effort for CRY

On March 26-27, presenter Anushka Arora will broadcast live for 36-hours in a determined bid to raise funds and awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young across the British Asian community Award-winning Sunrise Radio, (the globally acclaimed, commercial station focusing on Asian entertainment, music, human interest and news) will be shining a light on the work

Andrew Key

Andrew Key The 15th January 2021 was the day my life changed forever. My wonderful partner of 11 years (and more recently my fiancé) died suddenly, far too young at just 31 years of age and with no warning. Andy and I had woken up together as normal on that Friday morning and began to get

Fundraising family approach £50,000 milestone in memory of Julian Wort.

Julian Wort, passed away  in March 2000 from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). His family, are on the cusp of raising £50,000 in his memory. To date, Julian’s family have raised £47,497, which has been used to purchase and donate two ECG machines and two defibrillators to local hospitals. Additionally, their donations have funded four heart screening sessions,

Frankie’s Walk For Her Uncle Dan

On the 19th of December 2020 7-year-old Frankie Hughes completed an 8 mile walk to raise money for her uncle Dan’s memorial fund with CRY. Frankie was 2 years old when Dan died in his sleep on March the 19th 2015 but she still talks about him and she attends most of our fundraising days with

Nicky’s Nordic Walkers Fun Quiz in Memory of Richard Merriman

Our online quiz went very well, it was so much fun! We raised £603.00 which is amazing! Our lovely friends Ian and Jeanette organized and did the quiz night for us. Ian was our quiz master, and the way he did it was very clever! They put so much love time and effort into it. They