On Sunday 18th March the excited 8 met up for a magnificent 7 in the cafe before embarking on their challenge. They had 24 hours to get as far away from the Tesco store in Thetford, Norfolk with only £25 each to help them on their way. Traveling in pairs David Granger & Brendon Kelly, Spencer
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London Marathon 2001 Heart Runners
This year 118 runners completed the London Marathon. Caroline Gard ran in memory of her son Andy who died a sudden cardiac death. Caroline’s third London marathon and she found it quite a different experience from before! Paul Davison ,Mat Wilson ,the first costume to cross the line. Captain Charlie Roberts from the Lincoln Army Mess
A Long Forgotten Dream by John Herbert
When I first met Roy Ball about five years ago I did not have an inkling of how similar our circumstances were. From time to time when I passed him as I was going for a run we would exchange a few pleasantries and we would go our own separate ways, he with is wife and
In Memory of Julian
Posties diet for appeal Three postal workers are aiming to lose weight and raise money for the Julian Wort Memorial Appeal. Darren Coles, Debbie Jelly and Chris Arnold have joined Shapes Slimming Club at Frome Library and want to lose 2 stone each in six months. It was Darren’s idea to do the sponsored slim for
HOUSE OF COMMONS LAUNCH OF THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Westminster – February 7th 2001 CRY SUPPORTER STEPHEN ALLAN SHOWS HIS RECENTLY INSERTED ICD TO EARL HOWE AND MARK WENDRUFF AT THE RECENT HOUSE OF COMMONS LAUNCH OF THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP. EARL HOWE IS HOLDING AN ICD SIMILAR TO THE ONE STEPHEN HAS. MARK WENDRUFF RECEIVED HIS ICD 5 YEARS AGO. THE NEW PROTOTYPES ARE
South Wales Evening Echo – December 11th, 2000 Family grief after rugby ace, 15, dies
Grieving parents Emyr and Carole Thomas would give up everything to have their son home for Christmas. But they know their wish won’t come true after 15 year old Christian dropped dead on his way back to the family’s home in Criegiau, Cardiff. The rugby-mad teenager collapsed from suspected sudden death syndrome and died two hours
The David Staff Memorial Fell Race 10th December 2000
Too dizzy to talk. Lungs and heart fit to burst. Wouldn’t be too surprised if they already had to be quite honest. Legs insisting that they should, by rights, be detached from the body. It’s cold. It’s wet. We’ve just paid £3 a head to run up a big hill in the middle of December. However,
The Great North Run in Memory of David Staff by Gillian Haddow
Saturday 21st. October – the eve of the Great North Run 2000. I was sitting in a B & B somewhere to the west of Durham City, and feeling extra-ordinarily nervous. I can honestly say. I had always enjoyed running for my own sake and although this was the first time I had taken part in
Sun shines on charity golfers
More than 100 golfers held their breath on Sunday morning before it was announced that Little Hay Golf Course could open for their charity tournament after the previous day’s continual rain. They had feared the course might be too waterlogged, but Sunday’s glorious sunshine quickly lifted their spirits. The tournament included five women golfers for the first time this year and
Howard Jennings Golf Tournament
Keeley Ashley has organised this annual event since her brother, Howard Jennings, died from heart failure at the age of 33. Keeley has raised many thousands of pounds for CRY since the family tragedy. Anyone interested in playing or supporting next year’s event should contact Keeley Ashley via e-mail [email protected] The event takes place at the
