Congratulations and thank you to the 218 participants (and some four-legged friends in CRY t-shirts!) who took part in the 4th CRY Durham Riverside Walk on Saturday 5th October 2013 on another mild and sunny day. The event has grown steadily since 2010 and the numbers taking part this year were the most ever. As in
Levon Morland
Great North Run 2013
Congratulations and a huge ‘thank you’ to the 55 runners who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 15th September 2013. This year’s race saw over 55,000 runners take part! Everyone seemed to enjoy another fantastic race day and the weather was mainly dry before a torrential downpour. For
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill Official Parliamentary Report – March 2004
House of Commons – 10th March 2004 Dari Taylor MP presented the Cardiac Risk in the Young Screening Bill to the House of Commons. The aim of the Bill was to publicise and address the gap in medical services that exists with regards to sudden deaths. Read the full debate “The new expert group
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill Official Parliamentary Report House of Commons 10th March, 2004 Speeches and interventions by: Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) David Wright (Telford) Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber) Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East) Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) Tim
CRY Update Magazine 52
Read Update 52 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.
Screening campaign launched in city
A National screening drive aiming to cut the number of deaths among young people has been launched in the region. The Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) charity began its mobile trailer tour of England which will see about 3,000 people aged 14 to 35 get free heart screening, in Durham City, on Saturday. The launch
North East Postcard
Families from the North East of England gathered together on Saturday 2nd May to help launch CRY’s new ’12 a week’ postcard campaign in their area of the UK. This was the fifth such regional launch of the new postcard campaign, following on from launches in the North West, Midlands, Northern Ireland and South East. The
I don't want any more parents to find their child dead
North East families are campaigning for a national screening programme to cut the number of deaths put down to sudden death syndrome. Mitya Underwood meets them. Ann Wilson will never forget the tragic moment she found her son dead. On January 2, 2004, the mum-of-two witnessed a sight that no parent should ever have to see. Walking into her
Stepping out for Levon
Friends and family of a man who died of a rare heart condition gathered to celebrate his life by raising money to help save others. Levon Morland, of West Rainton, died in his sleep in 2002,aged 22. The former holiday rep, who had worked in Spain and Tenerife, and as a leader with Camp America, had
Town rocks for medical help charity
A rock spectacular is being staged to raise money for a condition that is claiming the lives of young people. The charity night will take place at the Stella Club in Albany, Washington, with all the proceeds going to Cry (Cardiac Risk in the Young), a charity which helps to increase awareness of heart problems. The
