Stoke Sentinel, 13th July 2019 Dan Hughes passed away at just 28 years old in March of 2015. Since then, his parents, Sue and David Hughes have been fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in his memory, raising more than £200,000 to support the charity’s heart screenings for young people. The Dan Hughes Memorial
Daniel Hughes
BAE Systems Apprentices to Receive CRY Cardiac Screenings
The Mail, 15th July 2019 BAE Systems apprentices in Barrow are to receive Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) heart screenings on Wednesday this week after an offer from Barrow-based engineer David Hughes, whose son Daniel passed away suddenly in 2015 due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Since then, David and his family have been working
Pride of Birmingham Award and unveiling the Dan Hughes Memorial Garden
Stoke on Trent Live, 3rd June 2019 Sue and Dave Hughes opened the Dan Hughes Memorial Garden at Audley Football Club over the weekend. Sue entered and won a Jewsons competition for funding a community garden which provided £10,000 of building materials. It was designed by Dan’s friend Matt Hennessey, and project managed by Simon Turner.
London Marathon 2019 Write Up
London Marathon Write Up 2019 Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the CRY runners who took part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2019 on Sunday 28th April. We’re extremely proud of all our runners and grateful to them all for choosing to support us. 108 runners supported CRY this year, running the 26.2-mile
Elworth Cricket Club Three Peaks Challenge in memory of Daniel Hughes
Members of Elworth Cricket Club teamed up with friends from Woodlane Cricket Club to complete the famous Three Peaks Challenge. We decided to attempt this challenge after Dave Hughes came to the cricket club to talk about the sudden death of his son, Dan, and his support and work for CRY. As a local sports centre,
Update Magazine Issue 77
Read Update 77 here CRY Update 77 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2018. There were plenty of major events throughout this four-month period. We were thrilled to be so well represented at the Great North Run on September 9, with 50 runners taking part for CRY. You can read a
Sports Evening in aid of the Dan Hughes Memorial Fund.
Approximately 90 people attended an evening with 3 ex-Stoke City footballers – Terry Conroy, Denis Smith and Mike Pejic, on March the 15th at Bignall End Cricket Club. Guests were treated to tributes to former Stoke City and England Goalkeeper Gordon Banks before being entertained by the 3 with stories from the playing days in the
Parents Honoured by Pride of Birmingham Awards for Campaign to Increase Heart Screenings in Memory of Son, Daniel Hughes
The Mail, 30th March 2019 After losing their 28 year old son Daniel to an undiagnosed heart defect four years ago, Sue and David Hughes established the Daniel Hughes Heart Screening Fund which aims to allow at least 200 young people access to heart screenings annually. So far, Sue and David, along with their daughter Kim,
BBC Radio Stoke – The Hughes Family
Sue and David Hughes join Tim Wedgewood to talk about raising awareness of Young Sudden Cardiac Death, fundraising and the importance of screening. The couple won a Pride of Birmingham Award for their fundraising efforts for CRY in memory of their son, Daniel Hughes. Listen here from 1:10:30
Unite the Union screenings in memory of Daniel Hughes
On the 16th and 17th of February 2019, 198 local young people were screened at Unite the Union in Derby. The screenings were held in memory of Daniel Hughes.
