Zoe Teale

Peter Teale – West Midlands

My name is Peter Teale, I live in Cheslyn Hay near Walsall, West Midlands. Our lives changed forever on the 15 September 2009 – this is the day that my eldest daughter Zoe died suddenly in her sleep. Zoe was only 23 years old when she died. She worked as a fitness instructor and was fit

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

CRY's 'Coroners and Justice Act' Campaign – History

A summary of CRY’s campaign to urge MPs to oppose the proposed abolition of the role of Chief Coroner for England and Wales. There is grave concern about the government’s decision to scrap the proposed role of Chief Coroner for England and Wales. Expert opinion suggests that this ill-considered move will leave England and Wales with

A Father's Grief – Behind the Bravado

CRY launches new resource for dads following the sudden cardiac death of a ‘fit and healthy’ child Bereavement experts from CRY are today (Sunday 16th June 2013) unveiling a powerful and moving new book for the dads of young people who have tragically lost their lives to sudden cardiac death. The book, “A Father’s Grief” –

Great North Run 2011

Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to all who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 18th September 2011. This year we had a larger team of 68 CRY runners amongst the thousands of participants. Everyone seemed to enjoy another fantastic race day, despite the aches and pains. The

Virgin London Marathon 2011

Virgin London Marathon Congratulations and a huge thank you to all of our CRY runners in the Virgin London Marathon 2011. This year our team included CRY Patron Bill Neely (click here for a full list of CRY runners). Your fantastic efforts are truly appreciated and we hope the aches and pains are now a distant

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.

Mardi Gras Theme Night in Memory of Zoe Teale

A Mardis Gras Theme Night was held in memory of Zoe Teale on the 20th November. A massive £2722 was raised on the evening for the Zoe Teale Memorial Fund at CRY. The evening featured a steel band; a tribute dance by Zoe’s sister Meghan and friends; fire eaters and a stilt walker. A DVD was

Zoe Teale Memorial Swimming Gala

The Zoe Teale Memorial Swimming Gala was held at Cheslyn Hay leisure centre on Saturday 30th October. Teams that competed were Chase, Cannock Phoenix, Walsall, Stafford Apex and Bilston. Zoe had swum for Chase, Bilston and Phoenix in the past. 36 of her old swim friends, now ex-swimmers, did three demonstration relay swims in her memory