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


Meet our Representatives – Elaine and Ian Ward

It was Friday, 18 December 1992, our last day before the Christmas holidays: Neil aged 17, Alistair aged 15, my husband Ian at Sheffield University, and myself a teacher. I’d been so proud that day, as I’d taken in some professional photos of us we’d just had taken. Little did I know that I wouldn’t be


Virgin Money London Marathon 2017

Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the CRY runners who took part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2017 on Sunday 23rd April. We’re extremely proud of everyone and grateful for being so many people’s chosen charity. 107 runners supported CRY this year, running the 26.2 mile course through the centre of London. Running


Sheffield City Hall Pantomime in memory of Neil Ward & Bruce Cousins

Two CRY families are nearly £1,000 better off thanks to the generosity of the folk of Sheffield. The Manor Operatic Society of Sheffield’s panto this year was Jack and the Beanstalk and two CRY families were lucky enough to be able to collect for CRY after the eight matinee performances at Sheffield’s City Hall. The families


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


CRY Update Magazine 69

Read Update 69 here CRY Update 69 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2016. CRY’s biggest awareness event in this period was our BBC Lifeline appeal, broadcast on BBC One and Two in February, presented by CRY Patron Pixie Lott. She not only made her West End debut that


Burns Night Supper supports CRY

Before the supper Elaine gave a short explanation about the work of CRY. The profits from the Burns Supper at Apperknowle’s  Barrack Pub were included in the £1,300 given to Elaine by Joyce Emmens and the Sew & So’s.