Graeme Blenkinsop

Heart screening for young people taking place in the Isle of Wight

Heart charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is coming to the Island at the end of July to deliver two days of cardiac testing. Funds raised in memory of local man Graeme Blenkinsop, who was 21 when he died, mean that up to 200 young people will have the opportunity to be screened for potentially dangerous heart conditions by experts […]

Free Isle of Wight cardiac screening event taking place in July

The family of Graeme Blenkinsop, who died suddenly from a cardiac issue in 2006, are backing screening of young people on the Isle of Wight. Funds raised in memory of local man Graeme Blenkinsop, who was 21 when he died, mean that up to 200 young people will have the opportunity to be screened for potentially dangerous heart […]

CRY Update Magazine Issue 87

Read Update 87 here! Issue 87 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2022. Our first piece of major news in this period came at the start of Heart Month in February, as we announced the renewal of our partnership with Sunrise Radio for another 12 months. Our

Update Magazine Issue 86

Read CRY Update 86 here Issue 86 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2021. There were a lot of major fundraising events in this four-month period after so many had been cancelled over the last two years due to the pandemic. This started with the Great North

CRY Update Magazine Issue 85

Read Update Magazine Issue 85 here Issue 85 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2021. From June, fundraising and screening levels started returning to pre-COVID levels as events around the country started picking up and we returned to holding regular screening events again. We also transformed the

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

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

Update Magazine Issue 65

Read Update 65 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.