By Philip Allen Sunday 17th April 2005 was at once one of the greatest and one of the toughest days of my life. A year of committing to it; six months of training (starting another month on top of that with my caffeine and alcohol ban!); all the fundraising and publicity; standing in Greenwich Park an
Jane Allen
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Bereaved families from across the Home Counties and South of England are helping to launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic* showing that the number of young people who lose their lives to the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise on previous estimates.
Brompton World Championships
4th October 2009 saw an almost uniquely British competitive sporting event – the Brompton World Championships. Equal parts cycle race and eccentric celebration of a design classic, it’s a race in which all 600 competitors race their Brompton folding bikes around a 13km course in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. Although the dress code calls for
Cardiac arrest can strike anyone at any age and at any time
Chatting on the phone confirming plans to come and babysit the next day. Frances Allen was tragically unaware that this would be the last conversation she would ever have with her daughter Jane. The next morning, Frances was awoken b a call from her son-in-law, Edwin, announcing that the ambulance men were trying to resuscitate Jane. A
