Looking Back at 25: The beginning of CRYโ€™s screening programme

CRY Founder Alison Cox MBE first had the idea to offer cardiac screening to young people in 1993. Alison discussed this with Professor William McKenna, and with the help of the Lawn Tennis Association, CRY held its first ever screening event in 1993. This was for elite tennis players at the Lawn tennis Association National Tournament,


Looking Back at 25: The volunteers who helped get CRY started

As CRY began taking its early steps as an official charity (for the formative years, in a temporary office in the spare bedroom at Alison Coxโ€™s home in Surrey) it soon became clear that Alison couldnโ€™t do it all by herself. The vision was big and interest in the charity was also starting to get biggerโ€ฆ


Looking Back at 25: CRYโ€™s first fundraiser

This is the second part of CRYโ€™s โ€œLooking Back at 25โ€ series. As we mark our 25th year anniversary, these articles will remember key parts of CRYโ€™s history, and tell the story of how the charity has developed and got to where it is today. โ€ฆ.. Those familiar with CRYโ€™s history will be familiar with the


CRY Update Magazine Issue 80

Read Update 80 here CRY Update 80 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2019. September got underway with the Great North Run, as 50 runners representing CRY took part. You can read more on page 22. To start October we held the 10th CRY Durham Walk, with 219 supporters gathering to


Update Magazine Issue 79

Read Update 79 here CRY Update 79 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2019. In May, we found out that CRY had been selected for the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant in 10 regions across the country, which gave people a chance to vote to support CRY using their tokens


Grandparents โ€“ A Double Whammy by Alison Cox MBE

It has troubled me for some time that grandparents so seldom contact us to seek personal bereavement support. The introduction of our Aspect of Grief booklets highlighted the fact that we had no facility for helping grandparents with their suffering after the loss of a treasured grandchild.The training of CRYโ€™s Bereavement Supporters relies on volunteers being


Update Magazine Issue 76

Read Update 76 here CRY Update 76 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2018. We had plenty of highlights in all areas through the summer. CRYโ€™s research continues to make an impact, including Dr Aneil Malhotraโ€™s paper on the incidence and causes of young sudden cardiac death in adolescent footballers, which