Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to all who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 19th September 2010. This year we had a team of 52 CRY runners amongst the thousands of participants – including CRY’s Communications Assistant, Mair Shepherd. Everyone seemed to enjoy another fantastic race day
Jonathan Leigh
In memory of Jonny
Relatives of tragic young soccer star Jonathan Leigh got active to raise money in his memory for heart charities. Jonathan (inset), of Ackworth Road, Pontefract, died suddenly aged just 20 from a rare heart condition in September 2005. The former King’s High School and Pontefract New College student was a keen sportsman and played for many
CRY Update Magazine 44
Read Update 44 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Silent killer
A “silent killer” took the life of a young soccer star from Pontefract. Football fanatic Jonathan Leigh, 20, died suddenly during the night at his Ackworth Road home in September last year after an electrical malfunction caused his heart to stop beating. An inquest last week heard that this invariably occurs in apparently fit and healthy
