Matthew Dewhirst

11th Annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2017

On Sunday 9th July 1,423 walkers assembled in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. A warm and sunny morning, this was the 11th year of CRY’s flagship event and the 2nd year of a new start venue of Potters Fields Park, on the banks of the Thames and providing a

CRY Update magazine 71

Read Update 71 here CRY Update 71 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from September to December 2016. In this period, we held our annual Raising Awareness Week – including our most successful CRY Great Cake Bake yet. We also saw fantastic support for the Great North Run in September with over 70 runners

CRY team on BBC Radio Shropshire

BBC Radio Shropshire – 8th May 2017 Dr Parry-Williams explained what happens when someone is screened and Sue talks about why she became involved with CRY. Listen here (1:11:35 and 1:48:20)

CRY Update Magazine 70

Read Update 70 here CRY Update 70 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from May to August 2016. The 10th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk took place on June 26, and another fantastic turnout of over 1,200 supporters took part in the new route for 2016. We very much appreciated all

Antiques Valuation Day with Christina Trevanion

£210 was raised from a valuation day held at The Boathouse Ellesmere by local auctioneers, Trevanion & Dean. Christina Trevanion has been a close friend since Matthew’s death and has supported us by being our auctioneer for all of the CRY Ball’s we have organised, she also raised funds for the core work that CRY does

Matthew’s 21st Birthday Ball

We had 140 people attend the ball, including some of the screening team Hannah Lowry, Sharon Clark & Ralph. It was to celebrate the 21st birthday of Matthew and also CRY, both born in 1995. Many of Matthew’s school friends from Ellesmere College attended along with local companies, and we were able to secure some sponsorship

Bargain Hunt presenter coming to Ellesmere

The BBC’s Bargain Hunt presenter, Christine Trevanion, will be at The Boat House, Mereside on Wednesday 21st September in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Local residents can bring any items to the venue for a charity evaluation day with the Antiques Roadshow star.   Read More