Oliver Thompson

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

Great North Run 2016

  Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 74 runners who took part in the Great North Run for CRY on Sunday 11th September 2016. This was CRY’s biggest team yet! The atmosphere was brilliant, as it always is at the largest half-marathon in the world! Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah won the race

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

CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2016

HUNDREDS OF WALKERS HELP TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR CRY AS FLAGSHIP EVENT REACHES ITS 10TH YEAR On Sunday 26th June, 1,266 walkers congregated in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. The 10th year of the event saw the introduction of the new starting venue, with a wonderful backdrop of Tower Bridge. And,

Bazar International de Luxembourg in memory of Oliver Thompson

Since I learned about Ollie’s sudden death and the work Cheryle and Graham have done in his memory to raise awareness and to fund screenings, I’ve been wondering how I could help. Every year, I volunteer with the British stand of the International Bazar, working the whole weekend to sell British products to visitors and selling

Virgin Money London Marathon 2016

Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the runners who took part in the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon for CRY on Sunday 24th April. We are very proud of all our runners and grateful to them for their fantastic efforts and for choosing to run for CRY. The 117 London Marathon runners who ran

CRY Update Magazine 64

Read the magazine here Issue 64 of the CRY Update looks back at a busy CRY summer from May to August 2014. Our flagship raising awareness event, the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk, features in this issue with a full report and photos from the day. Also prominent is our Patron Pixie Lott’s terrific tour

CRY Update magazine 63

Read the magazine here This latest mailing brings you Issue 63 of the CRY Update, which looks back at CRY news and events from January to April 2014.  A key fundraising and awareness raising event during this part of the year is, of course, the London Marathon; and you will find a write-up and photos of

CRY Update Magazine 62

Read Update 62 online here “Traditionally we have found that the last few months of the year are a very busy time, often with several major fundraising and raising awareness activities taking place. September finds our runners busy in the Great North Run and Run to the Beat events; whilst in October our annual Durham Riverside

CRY Update Magazine 61

Read Update 61 online here In this issue: • ‘Young Sudden Cardiac Death: A Father’s Grief’ booklet launch, page 10 • Justice for James: Reopening the Inquest into the death of James Markham, page 10-12 • CRY at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference, page 17-18 • CRY Golf Day 2013, page 18 • West ’12