Richard Merriman

Christmas Tombola for CRY in memory of Richard Merriman

We did a Tombola on Sunday 11th dec for cry at my work place Ashridge house Hult.  They have a santa’s grotto out in the gardens of Ashridge house every year! It’s magical! the elves  take the children and their mums and dads to see Santa, then afterwards inside mince pies , cakes mulled wine and

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

Quiz Night in memory of Richard Merriman

On 26th November, during CRY Raising Awareness Week our family got together and did a quiz night. Thanks to our sister-in-law Janet Merriman who got the ball rolling, Paul Biswell for giving us the venue, and doing a fantastic job of setting it all up for us at Astley Cooper School, Hemel Hempstead, also thanks to

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

Ridgeway walk in memory of Richard Merriman

Our ridgeway walk was a big success again we raised a whopping £2710! It’s our second year doing this for CRY in our son Richard’s memory, we all had a great day and finished off with a lovely BBQ at Brownlows cafe at Ashridge Monument. Thank you so much Ian & Jensigne for doing this for

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 launches new 'A Mother's Grief' booklet on Mother's Day

Sunday March 15th (Mother’s Day) bereavement experts from the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) will be unveiling a powerful and moving new book for mother’s whose child (under the age of 35) has tragically died from young sudden cardiac death. The booklet, ‘Young Sudden Cardiac Death: A Mother’s Grief’ which has been compiled by

CRY Great Cake Bake 2014

The third CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 28th November 2014, as part of Raising Awareness Week. We would like to thank everybody who took part in the CRY Great Cake Bake and for helping to make the event such a success. Money is still coming in but we are delighted to say that

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