Update Magazine 89

Editor

CRY Update 89 September to December 2022

Inside Update 89

Dr Steven Cox Chief Executive

Deputy Editors

Emma Hartnett Communications Officer

Ashley Benjamin Editor and Policy Author

Georgia Honey Communications Assistant

As Deputy Editors of the CRY Update it is our responsibility to put together this newsletter, and our ambition that you find all the CRY news, events and fundraising in these pages to be of interest.

We try to endeavour to ensure the information printed in this newsletter is accurate, but please do not hesitate to contact CRY if you notice something amiss. CRY receives an incredible amount of support and I know occasionally an error will slip through, however any fundraising corrections will be clearly demarcated at the beginning of the subsequent issue’s fundraising section.

If you would like to contact us about the magazine please do so via updatemag@c-r-y.org.uk or on 01737 363222. Thank you for your help.

Contributors

Alison Cox MBE Founder

Professor Mary Sheppard Consultant Cardiac Pathologist

Head Office:

Unit 1140B

The Axis Centre Cleeve Road

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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means; electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the Editor. The Editor welcomes letters but reserves the right to edit when necessary and to withhold publication. Any opinion or statement by the author of any article or letter published does not necessarily represent the opinion of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Articles pertaining to health-related topics are for information only. Readers should obtain advice from their own practitioner before attempting to diagnose or administer any medication. Mention of any products or procedure should not be considered an endorsement for said product or procedure.

Submission guidelines: We include activities in the “Our Fundraisers” section that raise £100 or more.

Entries appear in the “Our Fundraisers” section according to when CRY sends official receipt of monies raised.

If you can supply a writeup or photos for any fundraising activities you have taken part in, please email tom@c-r-y.org.uk

Images of CRY Patrons and Members of Parliament throughout have been highlighted in red.

Alison’s Column

Great North Run

CRY Heart of Durham Walk

London Marathon

CRY’s Internation Medical Conference

Raising Awareness Week

CRY Legacy - Marjorie M Borner

Our Fundraisers

General Fundraising

Raising Awareness with CRY Fundraising Events 2023

For more details regarding the events shown on the cover, please turn to the corresponding page references below. Images are listed clockwise from top left:

1. CRY staff and volunteers at the CRY Heart of Durham Walk. Pg 16.

2. CRY Supporters at a 5-a-side match in memory of Shyam Lakhani. Pg 43.

3. CRY supporters at the Great North Run. Pg 14.

4. A live music event in memory of David Hill. Pg 40.

5. CRY runner at the London Marathon. Pg 18

6. Some cupcakes made for the CRY Great Cake Bake. Pg 22

7. CRY supporters taking part in the CRY Heart of Durham Walk. Pg 16

8. CRY Supporters after completing the Great North Run. Pg 14

9. CRY supporters and dogs at the CRY Heart of Durham Walk. Pg 16

10. Swimmers taking part in the 12 A Week Challenge during Raising Awareness Week. Pg 22

11. A Walk in memory of Christopher Cowe. Pg 31.

12. Screening day in memory of Gary Edwards. Pg 34

13. Cakes made for the CRY Great Cake Bake. Pg 22

David Jewell Representative in Tyne & Wear

In May 2001 my son, Damien aged 28, went to bed and did not wake up. The post-mortem identified that he had suffered an “acute myocarditis” –losing your only child is devastating.

I became aware of CRY at this time but I did not take the opportunity to use any of their service. Instead I buried myself in my job which was a world I could cope with and it provided me with some much needed continuity of my purpose in life.

Fast forward to when I approached my retirement in February 2016 I decided that I wanted to offer my time to CRY so that I could help to raise awareness of cardiac issues in the young.

After a visit to the CRY offices in Leatherhead, I have been involved in a number of activities representing CRY and meeting some really dedicated people who are trying to make a difference after the loss of a loved one.

On 09 May I will be organising the 4th CRY Seaside Walk to help raise funds (and awareness) for another CRY Screening Session in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

The CRY Seaside Walk starts at Percy Park Rugby Club in Tynemouth, down to the sea front and ending at the

Meet Our Representative

Rendezvous Cafe at Whitley Bay, 3.5 miles away.

My first CRY screening session was on October 30 2022 and was held at the Vertu Motors Arena, home of the Newcastle Eagles Basketball team when over 100 young people were screened – I was working at the Vertu Motors Head Office until I retired in February 2016!

Sadly, it is often not until the loss of a loved one that we become aware of CRY –I would like to help change that by raising awareness so that we can help towards preventing cardiac issues.

By becoming an “official ” CRY representative I do hope I can help achieve this objective.

If you would like more information about the myheart network and the support services that we offer, such as the literature we provide and information on different cardiac conditions, you can visit the myheart website at www.myheart.org.uk.

There is also the myheart YouTube channel, which includes content such as videos sent in by members sharing their experiences of being diagnosed or undergoing certain tests, as well as myheart cardiologist Dr Michael Papadakis answering a range of frequently asked questions.

You can go to the myheart YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2QjiTyl

And here’s where you can find the myheart network on social media:

News from the Chief Executive

Dr Steven Cox CRY Chief Executive

Thank you for everything that you continue to do to support CRY and raise awareness within your local communities. Included in this section are a number of media stories from September to December, as well as information about some of CRY’s events in this period.

Great North Run September 11

The Great North Run was back to kick off our fundraising in this quarter of the year, and a huge congratulations to our 38 runners who took part representing CRY in one of the biggest running events of the year.

It was a brilliant day back in South Shields, with good running conditions in the sunny and warm weather. Thank you to each and every one of our runners for their fantastic efforts in completing this event and fundraising so generously for CRY.

Turn to page 14 for the full write up.

CRY Patron Clive Clarke visits CRY head office September 9

It was great to welcome CRY Patron Clive Clarke to the CRY office on 9th September. Clive and Mike Ridgway came to present a cheque to CRY from funds raised at ‘The Big Screening Day’ event in memory of Edward Ridgway. The event saw 100 young people screened, and the hard work of Edward’s family and everyone involved saw an incredible amount raised towards screenings.

After retiring from football at Stoke City F.C due to cardiac problems, Clive has worked as a CRY Patron, raising awareness of undiagnosed heart conditions and the importance of screening young people.

Turn to page 52 to read more about the screening day.

CRY Heart of Durham Walk September 18

We were pleased to join 132 of our supporters on Sunday 18th September for the 13th CRY Heart of Durham Walk. The 8km route took walkers through the city and by the river, passing iconic sites and finishing back at the rowing club.

We appreciate the effort every single person made to

From left - right: Dr Steven Cox, Martha Pratt, Natalie Stevens, Clive Clarke, Mike Ridgway

be there on the day, to come together to reflect and remember those who have died due to Young Sudden Cardiac Death, and to support those who have been diagnosed with an inherited cardiac condition.

Read the full write up on page 16.

Heart of West London Partnership September 28

In September Brentford FC, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, Royal Brompton and Harefields Hospital Charity, Resuscitation Council UK, A-K-A Day and CRY came together to create a partnership of organisations working together to change the game for heart health.

Together the partnership hopes to raise awareness of game-changing research and drive forward our knowledge of cardiovascular disease to discover more effective treatments, and drive education and training within our local communities.

The launch of the Heart of West London partnership coincides with an important milestone for CRY – the announcement that we have now tested over 250,000 young people in the UK, through our screening programme.

As a result, more than 800 young people will have been identified with potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions and will have received treatment, lifestyle advice or corrective surgery which will have dramatically reduced their chance of suffering a cardiac arrest. This partnership will help to raise awareness of the importance of screening and young lives will be saved.

We are so pleased to be a part of this initiative which is going to raise awareness of screening, raise awareness of how to do CPR and raise vital funds for the crucial research which will save so many lives.

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Legacy Donation September

In September we received the largest personal donation in CRY’s history from Marjorie M Borner. Marjorie chose four charities to support in her will, including CRY, gifting an absolutely incredible £194, 267.80. We are so grateful to Marjorie for such a generous gift which has had such a tremendous impact helping us to re-establish our research and screening programmes following the challenges of the last few years.

October

TCS London Marathon

October

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61 runners, including CRY Trustee and former Research Fellow, Dr Jayesh Makan, took part on behalf of CRY, raising both vital funds and awareness. This year was the

Please turn to page 24 to read a tribute to Majorie by her friend, Betty Oldmeadow.

first time CRY were based at the Meet and Greet, it was lovely to see how many runners, along with their families and friends, came along to share their experiences of the day. As always, it was a challenging and emotional day for everyone involved, particularly for those who were taking part or supporting runners in memory of a young person.

Read the full write up on page 18.

CRY’s International Medical Conference

October 20 & 21

Dr Michael Papadakis awarded Professor title October 5

Congratulations to Dr Michael Papadakis for being awarded the title of Professor on October 5th. This is a brilliant achievement which acknowledges the impact of so many years of research dedicated to the prevention and causes of young sudden cardiac death, as well as his support of CRY and the support he has given to so many bereaved families and young people identified with cardiac conditions.

Michael has worked with CRY since 2008 when he was awarded a CRY junior research fellow grant at King’s College London.

Since he joined CRY he has advanced education in the field of sports cardiology by building educational material for the European Society of Cardiology, and launching a novel degree in sports cardiology – the first post graduate qualification of its kind. Michael has played a lead role in the myheart group developing fantastic video information resources for the members.

Visit www.myheart.org.uk/crys-myheart-cardiologist-drmichael-papadakis-story/ to read Professor Papadakis’ story.

Following the success of the previous two years, CRY decided to hold the Conference online once again. The virtual conference enables delegates to attend from all around the world, as well as leading experts in cardiology.

The two-day event included presentations, discussion of case-based scenarios and interactive debates for the audience to follow along and engage with.

You can read about the cases and research discussed over the two days, as well as watch the full video presentations in the digital version of the Update on page 20.

November

Raising Awareness Week

November 19 -- 27

It was inspiring to again see so many people involved with CRY’s Raising Awareness Week in November 2022.

The 12 A Week Challenge, now into its second year, had 74 supporters taking part from all over the UK, competing their 12 miles by walking, cycling, running or swimming. Each of the 12 miles completed represented the 12 young people who die each week from undiagnosed heart conditions.

32 supporters took part in the CRY Great Cake Bake, with another successful day of cake bakes in offices, homes and schools around the country.

Alongside event participation, supporters shared, liked and boosted our social media posts all week to raise incredible awareness of CRY’s work and vital research.

Turn to page 22 to see photos and read all about the week.

Professor Sanjay Sharma talks to Sunrise Radio launching Raising Awareness Week

November 25

CRY’s consultant cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma joined Shabnam Sahi on Sunrise Radio’s morning programme to launch Raising Awareness Week 2022.

Sanjay talked about his work with CRY over the last 25 years, why he decided to specialise in heart conditions affecting young people, the importance of CRY’s

screening programme; and his own fundraising efforts taking on 10k runs and half marathons in aid of CRY.

Thank you to our charity partners at Sunrise Radio for their efforts in raising awareness on-air throughout Raising Awareness Week.

To hear the full interview head over to CRY’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/cardiacriskintheyoung December

December 20

To mark the end of the year, we put together a video showing what some of our supporters, volunteers, research fellows, doctors, trustees and staff have done for CRY in 2022.

It’s always incredibly moving to see what our families do for CRY throughout the year, and 2022 was no exception; it has been incredible to see how people come together. Thank you to each and every one of you for continuing to support CRY.

A look back at what CRY and our supporters have been doing to help save young lives in 2022

Social media

Social media is a vital part of how CRY interacts with supporters and, first and foremost, raises awareness of young sudden cardiac death and what can be done to tackle it – from preventative measures (screening) to bereavement support for those affected by a tragedy. In the CRY Online segment, we look back at the fourmonth period the Update covers and include a small selection of social media highlights, such as Facebook posts that reached an amazing amount of people, or supporters who tweeted memorable photos.

In this four month period CRY’s Facebook page had over 900K impressions, with over 300K on Twitter and engagement on Instagram up massvely from the last period. This is another fantastic illustration of how many people our key messaging and updates are reaching online.

A post that had 56 shares and over 350 reactions was a BBC News article about CRY supporter Andrew Osbourne’s ‘Row for Amy’. Andrew is set to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic and hopes to raise over £100,000 in memory of his daughter, Amy.

week from Young Sudden Cardiac Death, and raises incredible awareness of CRY’s work each year.

Andrew’s story was picked up by BBC News and garnered a high amount of interaction on social media, raising incredible awareness of CRY’s work.

In October we opened registration for the CRY 12 A Week Challenge and saw incredible engagement with the event across our social media channels, with the launch video on Facebook gaining 11,000 views.

The 12 A Week Challenge asks supporters to complete 12 miles to represent the 12 young people who die each

Over this period, our Instagram has been gaining followers and engagement alike, with reels becoming very popular posts.

A particular reel showing the numbers for screening in November received over 5,000 views raising fantastic awareness of CRY’s screening programme and the impact it has on our communities.

Interacting with us on social media is an easy way to keep up to date with any CRY information you might need. You will receive updates on upcoming events and screenings and photos from fellow supporters. Every share of a post helps spead awareness about CRY a little further. So, if you’d like to follow along, here’s where you can find us:

MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter George was diagnosed with an atrial fibrillation, which causes an abnormal heart rhythm. Following his diagnosis, he had a heart operation and has since seen positive results. George has begun training again and hopes to compete soon; he even ran the Manchester Half Marathon in October on his road to recovery. George has also turned his attention towards fundraising for and raising awareness of CRY. He wants to inspire others to listen to their body and seek help if necessary, whilst also showing others that if they put their mind to something, they can achieve it.

CRY screenings are generally funded by Memorial Funds which have been set up following the tragic death of a young person due to a young sudden cardiac death. This particular screening was held in Stockport in memory of Joseph Halliwell and screened 173 people. We are very grateful to all our fundraisers and CRY families who continue to make our screening days possible.

Nathan Bryan tragically died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, aged 31. Following the death of her son, Nathan’s mother, Gill Ayling, has fundraised and raised awareness of CRY, with the aim of providing heart screenings to save young lives. They held two cardiac screenings in January and hope to continue to raise funds and awareness through their charity The Beat Goes On. They hope to make screenings more available to all so that others do not have to experience the loss of a loved one.

CRY Screening Report

Between September and December 2022, CRY screened over 9000 people

Primary School, Aylesbury Grammer School, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School, Berkhamsted School and the Grammar School of Leeds.

What happens at a screening?

6820 young people were screened at family screening events in memory of: Andrew Macleod, Daniel Hughes, Andrew Murch, Pete McAvoy, Michael Yorston, Bethany Mycroft, Freya Rose Dalrymple, Michael Land, Lewis Marsh, Alex Reid, Christopher and Steven Philips, Robert Rowan, Hamish Ross, Dean Mason, Chloe Waddell, Craig Rawlinson, Aaron Dixon, John Marshall, Ryan Tilley, Sara Pilkington, Jamie Loncaster, Thomas Hardman, Carli Lansley, Euan Campbell, Owen Morris, James Murgatroyd, David White, Damien Jewell, Philip Standing, Andrew Key, Robert Daniel Smith, Thomas Demaine, Tom Clabburn, Adam Lewis, Anthony Fitzgerald and Lee Wilson.

567 athletes were screened at sports screenings including Bath Premiership Rugby, Sale Sharks Premiere Rugby Club, Coventry Rugby Championship Club, Doncaster Knights Championship Club, Crystal Palace FC Women, Scarlets Rugby (Wales), Reading Womens FC and British Athletics.

186 people were screened at screening events at the CRY head office in Leatherhead.

The basic test is an electrocardiogram (ECG) which is a simple non-invasive and painless test that examines the electrical activity within the heart. Small stickers are placed at strategic points on the chest, arms and legs. Flexible leads (called electrodes) that extend from the ECG machine are then attached to these stickers. The electrical rhythm of the heart is recorded and printed out. This part of the process only takes two to three minutes to perform. The ECG printout is then reviewed by a doctor in conjunction with a personal and family history questionnaire.

If a more detailed image is needed (about 5–10% of individuals), an echocardiogram can be taken – this is similar to the ultrasound scan that is used for a pregnant woman to check the health of her baby. Soundwaves echo against various parts of the heart and they are recorded on a screen. This provides a detailed picture of the heart’s structure and how well it is functioning. This takes about 30 minutes to perform.

The screening programme is under the aegis of Professor Sanjay Sharma.

2329 young people were screening at school screening events held at Hope Valley College, Langley Park Primary School, Dame Allens School, Millifield School, Coombe Dean School, Malbank High School & 6th Form, Ravensmead Primary School, Kinross High School, Sheffield High School, Abertay University, Limarady High School, Strathearn Community Campus, Golspie High School, Mountbatten School, St John Baptist School, Pembrokeshire College, Breadalbane Academy, Shrewsbury School, Ghyllside

The screening team at an event at Heywood Sport Village in memory of Thomas Hardman

The screening team at Ashgate Medical Practice screening day in memory of Bethany Mycroft

Outside the CRY office, the screening team at a screening event in memory of David Williams

CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology (CRY CCP) Report

By Professor Mary Sheppard

Professor Mary Sheppard, Consultant Cardiac Pathologist

Emelia Zullo, Laboratory Technician

Khari Edwards, Laboratory Technician

We are pleased to announce we have joined with St Mary’s University of London and successfully obtained British Research Centre status. This means the department will have 5 years of funding for researchers, and genetic analysis in sudden cardiac death.

The CRY Cardiovascular Pathology laboratory has worked hard in this period and maintained our case numbers and referrrals from throughout UK reporting 159 hearts and 92 spleens. The causes of death are shown below, with sudden adult death and cardiomyopathies predominating within the 14 day time period. Families finding out the cause of death within this time frame is a vital part of our service. These mostly genetic conditions found, will mean families will need screening.

National Sudden cardiac death pathway

This has been started in our area South West London with Coordinator Katie Frampton . So far we have referred 9 cases since Katie began in August 2022. This pathway guarantees that genetic samples are sent to the regional genetic centre at Royal Brompton Hospital for testing of a wide panel of genes for cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies. Families are also put on a screening pathway.

Departmental News

We welcomed Javeria Nishtar as part of the ERA programme (Equal Representation in Academia) funded by St Georges to provide research opportunities for minorities who completed a project on sudden death.

We also welcomed school student placement Pablo Tome to the department for one week to introduce him to pathology.

To learn more about the research completed at the CRY CCP and Professor Mary Sheppard’s work, you can watch her presentation at the 2019 CRY Family Research Day on our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2Dmg6RU

Family may confront tragedy in different ways

have written many articles on different aspects of grief, sharing my experience with the hope it will in some way help you. This page includes many of the articles I have written as well as links to other support resources which we hope will help you now or at some time in the future.”

Alison Cox MBE CRY Founder

Alison Cox MBE founded the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in 1995. As an experienced counsellor, Alison developed a national bereavement support programme for families who have been affected by a young sudden cardiac death. Alison’s columns have been written based on her personal experience of talking to thousands of bereaved family members since she founded CRY.

CRY have created a new web archive of Alison’s Update columns. We will be continually adding to this collection with historical columns in the hope that they might help now or in the future.

Alison has written a column in each new issue of the Update Magazine since its inception, beginning with ‘News from the Chief Executive’ in 1995, to her column as we see it today about many aspects of grief and supporting affected families when they experience a young sudden cardiac death.

“I founded CRY in 1995 to help support families after a young sudden cardiac death and to try to save young lives through greater awareness, screening and research. Over the next 25 years I talked on the phone with more than 2,000 bereaved mothers, fathers, partners, siblings, grandparents as well as friends and relatives of so many young people who died so suddenly, so tragically, without any warning. During this period of supporting families, I

Read more at www.c-r-y.org.uk/alisons-columns

If someone close to you suddenly dies anniversaries are something, that I have learnt, most of our bereaved families and friends cannot, indeed do not ever want to, escape from. Their suffering is immense but is not easy to share. Their feelings grind and jangle with the demands of everyday life as they struggle to come to terms with the inexplicable tragedy

that threatens to take over their present – and future too.

‘Anniversaries: following a young sudden cardiac death’ features 17 short chapters from men and women talking through their personal experience of having to find ways of coping with the often brutal reminders of what is now missing from their lives – combined with the enduring comfort they find when family members and friends show they have not forgotten the significance of an important “date”.

If you would like to order or download your copy of the booklet please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/anniversariesbooklet/

Alongside our individual bereavement support, CRY offers group support for family and friends following a young sudden cardiac death.

Our annual walks in London and Durham give families the opportunity to come together to remember young people who have died suddenly; both events are incredibly important dates in our calendars each year.

The CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk is in its 17th year, and is the biggest annual event on the CRY calendar, attended by over a thousand supporters every summer – the vast majority of whom have been personally affected by the sudden cardiac death of a young person.

The CRY Heart of Durham Walk was instigated by our supporters in 2010 and has become an important autumn event in the city, with over a hundred friends and family affected by the sudden cardiac death of a young person taking part every year.

Both of these events offer participants the opportunity to walk and remember young people, whilst raising awareness of young sudden cardiac death across the country.

So many people who contact CRY want to talk to others

Bereavement Support

who have experienced a similar loss. CRY has Facebook groups where people (aged 18 and over) can connect and share experiences with other people who have been affected by a young sudden cardiac death.

We have groups which are specifically for bereaved mums, bereaved dads, bereaved siblings and bereaved partners, and we also have a ‘Family and Friends’ group which can be joined by anyone who has lost a young person to a sudden cardiac death.

The groups are private communities for people who are in touch with CRY to connect, share their feelings and experiences with others who have experienced the loss of a young person, and be part a network of support for one another. A place where we hope you will feel safe in the knowledge that you are not alone in how you feel.

The groups are private and can only be joined by invitation from CRY. The discussions within the group can only be seen by members, whilst CRY has access to the group as a group administrator, the group is not actively moderated by CRY.

If you would like to join a CRY Facebook Group, please complete this form to request to join your chosen group/s: www.c-r-y.org.uk/facebook-bereavement-support/

If you would like to speak about bereavement support or would like advice about expert pathology or cardiology, please contact CRY’s support team on 01737 363222 or email cry@c-r-y.org.uk.

SimplyHealth Great North Run

It was a brilliant day, with good running conditions with the weather being sunny and warm. The finish was back in it’s usual position in South Shields, and people were excited to experience the Great North Run the way it has been for numerous years prior. The slight change in location to the Charity Village was a welcome addition, with nothing but positive opinions from supporters about how easy it was to navigate.

It was lovely to meet and congratulate the 21 CRY runners who came to visit us at the charity marquee and hand them a CRY medal along with some much needed refreshments. This year, thanks to the kind massage therapists Lucy Gray, Emma Coleman and Dan Morley for donating their time and skills, we were able to offer CRY runners a much needed massage, which seemed to go down very well with those that came to see us. We would like to thank all of the CRY runners’ supporters for coming along and cheering on the CRY team along with volunteers: David Jewell, Ashleigh and David Collie for their kind help on the day. I know that all of your cheering would have helped the runners get across the line to complete the run.

Once again, thank you to each and every one of our runners for their fantastic efforts in completing this event and fundraising so generously for CRY. They should all be extremely proud of their wonderful achievement.

The runners in Team CRY:

Gareth Bailey (in memory of Meghan Adams), Jody Barford (in memory of Linda Barford), Ben Lilley (in memory of Meghan Adams), David Mason (in memory of Chris Edwards), Alex Oakes (in memory of Jake Dean), Kallum Findley (in memory of Gavin Findley), David Evans (in memory of Gavin Findley), Jamie Sullivan (in memory of Sean Farrell), Karen Scott (in memory of Jamie Loncaster), Matthew Cole, Dean Hatton (in memory of Leon Ashley Manners), Nicola Bairstow, Robyn Ferguson, Robyn Watson (in memory of Charlotte Orwin), Sarah Crocket (in memory of Evan Thomas), Sebastian Luker (in memory of Emily Dunn), Megan Wynne (in memory of Emily Dunn), Scott Smith (in memory of Nicholas Thomas), Thomas Wilson (in memory of Graham Harrison), Johny Pickup (in memory of John Chapelhow), Elliot Milburn (in memory of Tim Perry), Hannah Fitzpatrick, Sarah Capes, Maggie Fearby, Chris James (in memory of Craig Sykes), Martin Harrison (in memory of Graham Harrison), Beth Bradbury (in memory of Amy Evans), Robert Bass (in memory of Kevin Paterson) Alice Surgy (in memory of Dom Newton), Steve Flintoft (in memory of Mike Scott), Becky White (in memory of John Chapelhow), Dan Wilson (in memory of Fiona Russell), Phillip Nathan, Joanna Lewis (in memory of Tim Douglas), Andrew Dearsley (in memory of Nina Horndorf-Dearsley), Barry Holcombe and Owen Nicks.

If you would like to run for CRY in the 2023 Great North Run on Sunday 10th September, please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/great-north-run

Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 38 runners who took part in the Great North Run for CRY on Sunday 11th September

CRY Heart of Durham Walk

We were pleased to join 132 of our supporters on 18 September 2022 for the 13th annual CRY Heart of Durham Walk

We were pleased to be back once again in the heart of the city with an incredible 132 walkers taking part in the day. We appreciate the effort every single person made to come together to reflect and remember those who have died due to Young Sudden Cardiac Death, and to support those who have been diagnosed with an inherited cardiac condition; especially as we are aware of just how difficult a day it can be for some of our supporters.

The weather was kind to us throughout the day, remaining dry and bright.

Once everyone had arrived, Jeff Morland, who worked with CRY to organise the first Durham Walk 13 years ago, in memory of his son Levon, gave a speech at the rowing club. Jeff spoke of the significance of the day, the heartbreak that follows losing a young person, and the importance of preventing such tragedies from continuing to happen. He then read the names of each young person our supporters were walking in memory of. Jeff concluded his speech by asking walkers to ‘fly the flag’ in the city centre and reminded them to ‘enjoy the walk’ and ‘remember what it’s about’.

As always, everything was a real team effort! The event was attended by CRY staff Lily Burke, Cara MacMillan, Hannah Walker and Ben Robinson.

Walkers started arriving from 9:30am, to Durham Amateur Rowing Club, to get checked in. We were also pleased to welcome 31 people who registered for the event on the day.

At 11am, participants started to set off from the rowing club and walk along the river, toward the city centre. Soon, there was a sea of CRY T-shirts visible to passers-by. Our walkers then crossed over the River Wear by bridge, taking in picturesque views of the famous Cathedral. Some may have chosen to go inside the Cathedral and light a candle during their walk, before joining up with the rest of the walkers, and travelling through the bustling Market Place.

As the afternoon progressed, walkers began to retrace their steps along the River Wear, passing local rowers on the water, before gradually returning to the club.

Once our wonderful supporters had completed the walk, they could collect their well-deserved medals and have a sit down, under the rowing club’s impressive canopy. Some chose to grab a drink, or some food from the club’s bar and kitchen, some spoke to other supporters and CRY staff, and for some, this was a time for quiet reflection.

Supporters were also writing message cards in honour of their loved ones and pinning them on the message wall, in the CRY Support Marquee. Throughout the day, people were also adding messages and photos to the digital message wall up on the CRY website, to pay tribute to those they walked in memory of.

There were also lots of photos being taken throughout the day of our walkers in their CRY T-shirts (and plenty of cute dog and puppy snaps too, of course!).

Walkers then filled in some much-appreciated feedback forms, before setting off on their journeys home. By around 4:30pm, the event was wrapped up for another year!

This year, participants were walking and volunteering in memory of Jack Balfour; Lewis Barry; Mark Batson; Andrew Callender; Joseph Clark; Charlie Craig; Adam Dearnley; Ben Forsyth; Dean Henderson; Mathew Hesmondhalgh; Neil Hustwit; John Ibbotson; Stephen Lamb; Alan Lumley; Pat McLaughlan; Stephanie McLean; Levon Morland; Kevin Paterson; John Paul; Charlotte Richardson; Christopher Rushton; Mike Scott; Martyn Skinner; Robert Daniel Smith; Rab Wardell; James Weaver; and David White.

We of course can’t forget the brilliant 7 people who participated in the ‘My Walk for CRY’, from their local areas. We hope the walk went well for you all, thank you so much for your support and commitment. My Walk for CRY was walked this year in memory of Ashley Goodwin; Martin Hodgson; James Moorfoot; and Alex Reid.

We wanted to say a huge thank you to Doug Moody, a local photographer who has helped at Durham for many years. He captured some brilliant moments throughout the day. We are also very grateful to the following companies and organisations for their support of this event:

· Adam Barrett, Isaac Gibson and Alex Suttie, our brilliant first aiders from MedQsupport.

· Durham Amateur Rowing Club for providing a great venue at a discount, year after year. Elliot and team made us feel so welcome and were a great help on the day.

· Durham University Cricket Club for allowing us the use of the club’s car park.

· Durham Safety Advisory Group and Asset Management Team for approving the route.

Finally, we would like to say a massive thank you to our dedicated volunteers and helpers. We really couldn’t run an event like this, so far away from the CRY office, without you: Katie Allen-Robinson; David (Joe) Crow; Jim Henderson; Marie Miller; and Marianne Mortimore.

Special thanks, once again, must go to Jeff Morland and Steve Percival, the original instigators of the walk, for helping to organise the event and making it all happen each year.

Thank you so much again to every single person who participated in the CRY Heart of Durham Walk 2022 and MyWalkForCRY this Autumn. We are aware that it is not an easy day for many, so it is incredibly inspirational to see you all be so proactive and come together in memory of those who have tragically died.

If you would like to join us in 2023, please join the interest list to be among the first to know when registration opens: www.c-r-y.org.uk/heart-of-durham-walk-2023/

TCS London Marathon

Sunday 2nd October 2022 marked the second year that the marathon went ahead in October, as #TeamCRY completed the iconic 26.2 miles through London. We were delighted to have 61 runners take part on behalf of CRY, raising both vital funds and awareness.

with their families and friends, came to see us to share their experiences from the day. It was a pleasure for CRY staff to meet everyone in person and thank them for their incredible efforts and dedication to the charity. As always, it was a challenging and emotional day for everyone involved, particularly for those who were taking part or supporting runners in memory of a young person.

Thank you so much to the runners and supporters who were able to come and meet us. We missed those who were unable to attend. A huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers: Lynn and Tony Beadle (in memory of Matthew Beadle); Andy Clarke; Caroline Gard (in memory of Andrew Gard); Wendy and Phil Harrington (in memory of Barry Nivett); Barbara and Jim Holland (in memory of Philip Holland); Rebecca Hurst (in memory of Tony Cummings); Julie Lockton; Elaine McCulloch; Becky Meredith and team; Daisy Page; Peter Robinson; Suzanne Rowan (in memory of Robert Rowan); Mike Tointon and Leah Watts.

CRY volunteers were based out on the route at miles 12 and 23 to spur our charity heroes on. The weather on the day was dry and a nice temperature to run in, despite the forecast of rain! Our runners were greeted by CRY staff and volunteers near the finish area, before being shepherded back to Section Z of the Meet and Greet where CRY were based to offer massages, drinks and snacks.

As the runners gradually arrived at the Meet and Greet, they were welcomed back by CRY staff and volunteers with applause and the ringing of CRY cowbells! They were offered a CRY medal, photographed by CRY staff, and offered plenty of refreshments, followed by a massage from a therapist with the aim of easing some of the discomfort they might be experiencing, after their fantastic efforts.

This year was the first time CRY were based at the Meet and Greet, it was lovely to see how many runners, along

Finally, we would like to thank the CRY runners for their fantastic efforts and valued support. We really appreciate you taking part on behalf of CRY. Congratulations to you all!

Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 61 runners who took part in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday 2 September 2022

The runners in Team CRY

Alison Green (in memory of Stephen Green); Alistair Porter (in memory of Matt Cragg); Jasmine Christy; Gabrielle Clark (in memory of Adam Donnelly); Lydia Hayward; Michael Lee; Joe Marsden (in memory of Ollie Marsden); David Mason (in memory of Chris Edwards); Dane Moore (in memory of Robert Worboys); Courtney Nicholas (in memory of James Nicholas); Andrew Roberts (in memory of James Phillips); Joel Shortland (in memory of Daniel Wilkinson); David Smith (in memory of Andy Gard); Charlie Elmer (in memory of Miles Reid); Jessica Diges; Jayesh Makan; Jade Mason (in memory of Dean Mason); Owen Nunn (in memory of Matthew Sutherland); Lucy Buck (in memory of Nina Buck); Nick Dover; Daniel McLaughlin (in memory of Craig Powell); Gareth Humphreys (in memory of Rob Jones); Sally Cantello (in memory of Oliver Brown); TJ Cantello (in memory of Oliver Brown); Kit Lam (in memory of Simon); Ryan Power (in memory of Dan Moore); James Quartly (in memory of Isabelle Tudisca); James Bashford (in memory of Marc Abbs); Peter Teale (in memory of Zoe Teale); Georgia Cragg (in memory of Matthew Cragg); Phoebe Conolly (in memory of Jason Williams); Helen Clemmow (in memory of Emma Broad); Matthew Hadwin (in memory of Tom Hadwin); Declan Drewett; LesleyAnne Roddy (in memory of Nicholas Collins and Philip Green); Taylor Inman (in memory of Oliver Griffin); Cliodhna Ni Riain (in memory of Deirdre Lynch); Max Corbridge (in memory of Kayode Famoriyo); Tom Steadman (in memory of Henry Best); Owen Griffin (in memory of Oliver Griffin); Tom Parker; Harrison Morley (in memory of Kayode Famoriyo); Leigh Avery (in memory of Alfie Nunn); Michael Avery (in memory of Alife Nunn); Oliver Steels (in memory of Sam Little); Beth Coghlan (in memory of Caitlin Mccart); Karen Scott (in memory of Jamie Loncaster); Chris Southgate (in memory of Matthew Beadle); Rebecca Parsons; Carly Patient (in memory of Thomas Fleetwood); Kenneth Galloway (in memory of Mitch MacPherson); Wendy Graham (in memory of Paul Dodd); Angela Hayward (in memory of Lily Webster); Graham Kidd; Emma Henderson; Jennifer Cox (in memory of Benjamin Percival).

TCS London Marathon

CRY’s International Medical Conference

After a few successful years, the CRY Conference was held online for the third time in 2022. On October 20th and 21st, the conference was held in partnership with CRY and the European Association of Preventative Cardiology (EAPC). We were delighted to welcome leading experts in cardiology from around the world for presentations, discussion of case-based scenarios, and interactive debates for the audience to follow along and engage with.

The first item of Day 1 was ‘Debates in Sports Cardiology: Elite Athlete with PKP2 Variant; end of the Road’. This was led by Professor Michael Papadakis of St. George’s, London, and Maria Sanz De Le Garza from Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain, and presented a case asking if an athlete should be cleared for competitive sport.

The athlete in this case is a twenty-three-year-old recreational footballer and runner, asymptomatic with no family history, who was found to have an abnormal ECG at a CRY screening; and was diagnosed with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy after further testing. This testing also identified the genetic variant PKP2. Professor Papadakis went on to show the results of the athlete’s family being screened, where it was established that the father and sixteen-year-old brother also had the PKP2 variant, but showed no evidence of underlying cardiomyopathy.

Dr Kristina H Haugaa, Head of Unit for Genetic Cardiac Diseases at Oslo University Hospital joined to argue the case that this athlete should not be cleared for competitive sport; while Andre Le Gerche, a cardiologist and researcher at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, came in to counter this argument.

The second debate of the day, ‘Athlete post myocarditis and persistent LGE; Let sleeping dogs lie’ was led by Maria Sanz De Le Garza. The athlete in this case is a nineteen year old elite rugby player at an international level, training fourteen hours per week and presenting with sharp chest pains post training.

Blood tests and an ECG showed slight inflammation, and the echocardiogram was completely normal, however taking into consideration the chest pain and inflammation, a Cardiac MRI was carried out. The initial CMRI confirmed Myocarditis in the acute phase and the athlete was advised to cease training. This test was repeated six months later and showed improvements, but there was scarring of the left ventricular wall still remaining. At this six month point, there were no significant symptoms, normal function and no arrhythmia.

The debate was opened with Alessandro Zorzi from the University of Podova, Italy, arguing that this athlete should

be clear for competitive sport again and was followed up with Viviana Maestrini from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, opposing this argument.

Both debates were followed by Q & A sessions with questions from audience members before the next session of the day began.

These afternoon sessions were introduced by Sabiha Gati from the National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College and the Royal Brompton, and the discussion panel for the afternoon Jonathan Drezner from the University of Seattle, Antonio Pelliicci from the Institute of Sport Medicine and Science, Italy, and Maite Tome from St George’s Hospital, London.

There were three cases to be covered, beginning with CRY Research Fellow Saad Fayaz with ‘Devil in the Detail; coronary artery anomaly’. The case looked at a seventeen year old black elite American football player considered the fittest in his academy and completely asymptomatic. The athlete had a cardiac screening through CRY and received abnormal results suggesting Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM); they were then referred to St George’s hospital for further testing including echocardiogram and CMRI.

Dr Fayaz went on to discuss the athlete’s heart and normalities that overlap with signs of HCM, family history, and how this can complicate a diagnosis. The athlete’s CMRI also showed a potential coronary artery anomaly which provided some discussion amongst the panel as to what this, combined with the potential HCM, would mean for their future in high impact sports.

Next, Eleni Nakou from St George’s University Hospital, London, looked at a case of a sixteen-year-old, Nigerian club football player who attended a pre-participation screening event. The athlete was asymptomatic, with no family history but his ECG showed abnormal results, suggesting Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Dr Nakou goes on to speak about the results shown, including T-Wave inversions and explains the clinical significance of lateral T-Wave inversions in black athletes. After further testing

CRY’s International Medical Conference

the diagnosis was still not clear, with the panel discussing the possibility of ‘Athlete’s Heart’ or mild HCM. Dr Nakou continued with discussion over management of the potential condition long-term and whether the athlete could continue participating in competitive sport.

The first sessions of day two ‘Updates in Sports Cardiology; the CRY experience’ were chaired by Dr Aneil Malhotra from Wythenshawe Hospital & Manchester Royal Infirmary, alongside Professor Megan Wafsy from Massachusetts General Hospital.

The first speaker was Professor Michael Papadakis, who began by talking about his experience screening young individuals and working with the CRY screening programme. Michael then went on to discuss the methodology and results of a study aiming to determine: the diagnostic yield of a nationwide screening programme; report the frequency of false-negative results; and show the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death.

The interactive afternoon sessions were introduced by Professor Michael Papadakis and co-chair Dr Silvia Castaletti from Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, and welcomed the expert panel Dr Jonathan Kim from Emery Healthcare, USA, and Professor Sanjay Sharma to begin the presentation of the first case.

The first talk of the afternoon was ‘Cases in Sport Cardiology; Athlete with chest pain post COVID-19 vaccine’, presented by Dr Raghav Bhatia from St George’s University, covering the case of a thirty-nine year old, white professional runner with no history of cardiac conditions, who had two doses of the COVID 19 vaccine. The athlete presented to A&E after experiencing chest pain during exercise, and there received an abnormal ECG result and was recommended for further testing. The panel then discussed the next steps in terms of testing and treatment for the athlete, and debated how they would make a diagnosis in this case.

The second debate of the afternoon ‘Athlete with dilated ventricle’ was presented by CRY Research Fellow, Dr Saran Marwaha from St George’s University, London. The patient in this case is a cyclist, completing roughly 20km per week and presented to clinic with an Athlete’s Heart diagnosis from ten years ago in Australia. Upon new tests being completed, the results showed improvements and a possible different diagnosis. The panel then discussed treatment and management of the condition.

The second item of the morning was presented by Professor Sanjay Sharma from St George’s University Hospital; ‘The veteran athlete’s heart; does sex matter?’. Professor Sharma discusses differences in heart tissue, the cardiovascular system, genetics, aging and cardiovascular risk-factors in men and women, concluding that indeed, sex does matter when it comes to cardiovascular adaptation to sport among veteran athletes.

The final speaker of the morning was introduced, Professor Domenico Corrado from the University of Padova, Italy, presenting ‘’Low QRS voltages in athletes; What do they mean?’. Professor Carrado discussed low QRS voltages in athletes, and the prevalence of this ECG pattern in familial cases and those with cardiomyopathies.

Audience members were encouraged throughout the session to send in their questions, and these presentations were followed by a Q&A session led by Dr Malhotra.

The final presentation of the day ‘Athlete with Ventricular Arrythmia’ was presented by Dr Emmanouil Androulakis from the Royal Brompton, London. This case was a referred patient; a 70 year old, veteran endurance athlete. The panel discussed which further investigations might be the most useful in this case followed by what possible diagnosis could be made. The panel discussion was followed by a Q & A session and the day was concluded with the Great Imaging Quiz.

We are grateful to the panel of experts who gave their time and knowledge over the two-day conference. We would also like to thank our sponsors as well as Wondr Medical, our digital partner who streamed the event.

If you would like to watch the presentations from the event please visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/ cardiacriskintheyoung

Raising Awareness Week 2022

A huge thank you to the 34

who took part in the CRY Great Cake Bake 2022

The 11th CRY Great Cake Bake took place on Friday 25th November, as part of Raising Awareness Week. We are so grateful to all of our wonderful supporters who took part and baked for CRY in their local communities.

It has been great to hear about people’s events and receive photos of the incredible cakes and bakes created; and it’s clear that supporters worked extremely hard on some really technical and original designs. They all looked delicious.

This year we were lucky enough to have the support of three bakers who have appeared on the Great British Bake Off; Chigs Parmar, Freya Cox, and Valerie Stones formed a fantastic panel of judges for this year’s competitions.

The competition categories were ‘Best Cake Design’ and ‘Most Imaginative Bake’. After careful consideration, the expert bakers have awarded:

1st Place for Best Cake Design and Most Imaginative Bake – Three tiered 80s sweets themed cake from Katie Gosling’s cake bake.

“It’s challenging to build a 3 tier cake, each tier of this cake is decorated with various designs using buttercream imaginatively. The use of 80s sweet treats is a real trip back in time… A really well thought out design.” (Valerie Stones)

“You can see there are various different techniques used and I absolutely love the bright colours, super imaginative” (Freya Cox).

It has been great to hear about the different ways in which our supporters have raised awareness of CRY in their local areas, workplaces and with friends and family during the year’s Great Cake Bake. However, CRY staff have come to a decision on this year’s winner for Most Awareness Raised and 1st place goes to Nicola Merriman.

Nicola worked hard to produce a wonderful array of treats for her event. Nicola spread the word about her Cake Bake to family, friends and others in her community too.

A fantastic £9,970.65 was raised this year, by 34 supporters who registered for the event. We are so appreciative to every single person who contributed to this fantastic fundraising total.

supporters

Raising Awareness Week 2022

Congratulations to the 74 supporters who took part in the 12 A Week Challenge

On Saturday 19th November 2022, 74 participants started to clock up the miles by walking, running, horse riding, swimming, hiking, cycling and jogging. The 12 A Week Challenge took place during Raising Awareness Week which ran from 19th November - 27th November 2022. Each of the 12 miles completed represented the 12 young sudden cardiac deaths that happen every week.

As the week went on, participants shared photos and updates of their challenge on Facebook and Instagram. Participants congratulated each other, shared their stories and reasons for taking part. For many participants, taking on the event was a mix of emotions as the miles were completed, remembering those who have suddenly passed away.

We heard stories from participants who challenged themselves even more by walking 12 miles a day, 12 mile bike rides, 12000 m rows ,12 exercises ,12 rounds of boxing , 12 mile Horse Rides, 12 boxing rounds and many more.

In total, over 2,000 miles and activities were completed, which is a fantastic amount!

Congratulations and well done to everyone who completed the 12 A Week Challenge. Your efforts have been amazing and we are pleased to announce that a fantastic total of £14,260.00 has been raised to date, by all 74 participants.

We are so grateful to each and every one of you who took part and to your friends and family who supported you through this challenge as raising awareness for CRY is vital.

In September we received the largest personal donation in CRY’s history from Marjorie M Borner. Marjorie chose four charities to support in her will, gifting an absolutely incredible £194,267.80 to CRY. We very much appreciate Betty Oldmeadow writing a tribute to Marjorie, to tell us more about her close friend and why she chose to support CRY.

“Marjorie was an only child and never married. She lived all her life in her parents’ home in Halfway, Sheerness, Kent. She attended Halfway Houses County Primary School which was situated a few yards from her bungalow, then went on to Sittingbourne County Grammar School.

She then trained as a teacher at London University’s Avery Hill College and graduated in August 1947. Immediately securing a post at Halfway School, she returned to the place where she began her education.

Remaining at the school for 41 years, she became the longest serving teacher. She was involved in school activities long after her retirement in 1988 and served on the Parent Teacher Association.

Marjorie’s aim in life was to ensure that all the children she taught would leave her care being familiar with all the basics in English and Maths. She loved working with figures and was meticulous about household accounts; being frugal rated high on her agenda.

She was a strict disciplinarian and saying ‘please and thank you’ was non-negotiable. She could quote the names of many children that had passed through her hands over the years, kept her class lists and was well acquainted with their families. She was often consulted

about the history of the school.

Even after retirement, she continued to pop into the school most days. She would have been well aware of the sad death in 2002 of 8 year old pupil Charlotte Wright who died from cardiac arrest while on a school trip. It is highly likely that she knew (or taught) members of Charlotte’s family and this would have affected her deeply.

Charlotte’s mother was part of CRY’s campaign to raise awareness about undiagnosed heart conditions that can kill young people without warning. This sad story no doubt influenced Marjorie’s decision to choose CRY as one of the charities she wanted to support.

I was witness to the fact that she often sat in a cold house in order to leave a substantial donation in her Will to children’s charities, after setting aside funds for care if needed. But she was independent to the end, never went into care and remained in her home until she was admitted to hospital, where sadly she passed away at the age of 93.

She had a fun side and always enjoyed dressing up and taking part in fund raising activities, for instance Fetes, Book Day or Red Nose Day. She was a staunch supporter of St. John Ambulance, the RNLI and was an active member of the Sheppey Scout Movement. She wore the uniform with pride and took on the role of Badge Secretary; she was affectionately known as ‘Madge the Badge.’

She attended the Methodist Church in Sheerness, rarely missing a Sunday. She was very knowledgeable about plants and loved her garden. She was an extremely

Marjorie Borner in her Scout uniform

CRY Legacy - Marjorie M Borner

talented seamstress and knitter; a hoard of unworn beautiful jumpers were sent to Africa.

She was very interested in local history, the history of Great Britain and was a Royalist. She believed strongly in life-long learning. Being a very sociable person, she was a well-known figure on Sheppey. She visited many National Trust places in England, but finally ventured abroad for the first time, in her retirement, to visit close friends who had moved to France.

She was a lady of many faces and interests and being last in line, with no close family once her parents passed away, the children she taught became her family. Her generosity is proof, beyond doubt, that she could not bear the thought of children suffering. It is comforting to know that her wish was granted and that she was in a position, after her death, to support CRY; an organisation deserving of all possible help.

Not easy to incorporate 93 years of a life well lived into a few paragraphs, but I hope I have done my dear friend justice. She was a remarkable lady and claimed to be able to look back on a blessed life; the most anyone could ask for before meeting their Lord and Master.”

Ex School Secretary and executor of Marjorie’s estate –Betty Oldmeadow – Oct 2022.

Above: Marjorie enjoying the Halfway school archives. Equipment used in the old days i.e. the abacus and a school desk.

Marjorie in red dress during a school assembly for Red Nose Day.

Our Fundraisers

Entries appear in the following section according to when CRY sends written receipt for funds raised. The following fundraising was receipted from September to December 2022.

Corrections

Unfortunately, due to the size of the Update, with so many fundraisers to acknowledge and there being some overlap with memorial fund names, there can occasionally be mistakes. We always strive to enforce

InMemoryof Philip Abraham

• Sue Halsall donated £100.00.

• Phil Adams sent a donation of £2,500.00.

InMemoryof Robert Allan

Jane Allan and Meg Thomas raised £100.00 through a coffee morning at Dorking United Reformed Church.

InMemoryof Tom Arthur

Paul Arthur completed the Weston Super Half and raised £900.00.

InMemoryof

Chloe Arundel and Dan Fleetwood

Hannah Fleetwood completed a 10k Step Challenge and raised £295.00.

new methods to eradicate such administrative errors, but we apologise if you have ever been affected in some way by this.

If you see a mistake in the Update or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact CRY via UpdateMag@c-r-y.org.uk

InMemoryof Luke Ashton

David Ashton donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Sharon Louise Atkinson

• Charles Kinsman sent £439.60 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his mother Sharon.

• Ian Noble sent £100.00 representing a donation made in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Sharon.

InMemoryof Alan Bain

Ryan Walker sent a donation of £3,000.00 raised from a sponsored 9 day running challenge, in memory of Ivan Rendall.

InMemoryof Andrew Baker

Andy Hall sent a donation of £790.00 raised from an annual golf day.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Bob Baldwin

Christine Bloomfield sent a donation of £170.00 raised through a Darts Tournament and Raffle, held at The Wheel of Fortune P.H.

InMemoryof Cecilia Barriga

• Mike Fleet sent a donation of £100.00 raised through book sales.

• Ron and Avril Head donated £270.00 raised through a raffle.

InMemoryof Gideon David Baws

Tony Baws sent a donation of £700.00 raised through a Quiz Night at Leigh-onSea Constitutional Club.

InMemoryof Matthew Beadle

Lynne and Tony Beadle sent a donation of £223.83 raised from their Tesco Awareness Day stand and the sale of CRY merchandise.

InMemoryof Ben Birch

Andrew Hadley sent a donation of £780.00.

InMemoryof Daniel Joshua Blackman

Hazel Blackman sent donations totalling £155.00 from a collection pot at screening.

InMemoryof Tuqiri M Blackwell

• Kelly Smith sent a donation of £340.00 raised through a club ride by Team XIII.

• Beth Clark sent £2,260.00 raised by the Singstars at the Never Forget Fundraiser.

• Denis McKeown sent a donation of £110.00 raised from the sale of keyrings and badges.

• Mary Blackwell sent donations totalling £550.00 received in memory of Tuqiri.

InMemoryof

Steven Blair

Susan Blair sent a donation of £1,550.00 raised through a Millport Charity Night.

InMemoryof

Sarah Booth

Robert Booth sent a donation of £200.00 raised by members of Invest NI through a premiership score predictor league.

InMemoryof Jack Boulton

• Steve Grigg completed Sober for October in 2017 and raised £1,115.00.

•David Boulton sent a donation of £206.85 from Saltford Sports Club raised from collection pots at the club.

• Saltford Football Club sent £695.00 raised from a Football Match fundraiser.

• David Boulton sent a donation of £478.00 raised by Saltford Golf Club through a Golf Tournament.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Dave Bramwell

Karla Adler donated £200.00.

InMemoryof Harley Curtis Brandon

• Ollie Brandon-Smith took part in a Tough Mudder and raised £345.00.

• Michelle Bourne donated £415.00 from the sale of Harley’s precious possessions.

InMemoryof Richard Brember

• Havant RFC donated £1,600.00.

• Sam’s Sunflowers at Stoke Fruit Farm donated £634.37.

• Farnham Rugby Union Football Club donated £6,000.00 to put on a cardiac screening.

• George Milligan donated £1,125.00.

• David King donated £400.00.

InMemoryof Mark Britton

Stephen Hardacre sent a donation of £385.00.

InMemoryof David A Brivio

Pam Brivio sent a further £150.00 donation making a total of £265.00, representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes in memory of her husband David.

InMemoryof David Brown

Richard and Elizabeth Lawrence donated £500.00.

InMemoryof Leanne Brownhill

Zoe Ashbridge donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Jennifer Bucknell

• Bill and Hillary Durrant sent a donation of £565.00, raised through pole lathe demonstration’s at the Oak Fair and the sale of preserves.

• Bill and Hillary Durrant donated £195.00 raised from playing the organ and the sale of homemade preserves.

• Bill and Hillary Durrant sent a donation of £164.21 raised from Pole Lathe Branches and the sale of homemade preserves.

InMemoryof Trevor Burton

Lucy Burton set up a memorial page on JustGiving and has raised £735.00.

InMemoryof Ella Bury

Steve and Linda Bury donated £2,756.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Nathan Butler

• Angela Butler sent a donation of £7,767.50, making a total of £9,277.50 raised at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament:

• “We usually hold this day on the Sunday of the Bank Holiday weekend, but as Porthill Park cricket club’s 1* team were involved with a cup final, we made the decision to move the event to the Bank Holiday Monday. We were all apprehensive as to how this would turn out as we’ve never held it on the Monday before, but what a day it was. The sun shone all day and the temperatures soared to 75 degrees Fahrenheit! This was yet another bumper year with a huge crowd of all ages enjoying the whole day and the carnival atmosphere. The cricket was the highlight of the day and the tournament was won by ‘Smash the Tash’ again, reigning champions from last year. Through the generosity of our family, friends and the whole community we raised the fabulous total of £9,277.50 - which will pay for next year’s screening weekend planned in March 2023.”

• Phil Barnett sent £100.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament.

• Frankie Caci sent £150.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament

• Samantha Jayne sent £100.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament.

• Hope Butler sent £100.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament.

• Andy Taylor sent £210.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament.

• Dan Brown sent £150.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament.

• Andy Viggars sent £160.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament.

• Alan Clark sent £200.00 representing an auction donation at the Nathan Butler Memorial Cricket Tournament.

• Karen Tatton sent a donation of £162.00, raised from a Tropicana night at Porthill Park Cricket Club in memory of her late husband, Christopher Tatton.

InMemoryof David Byford-Fox

Celia Byford-Fox donated £200.00 in memory of David’s 20th anniversary.

InMemoryof Madison Campbell

Chris Campbell sent a donation of £1,691.08 raised by the members of CrossFit Direwolf during their annual competition.

InMemoryof Arabella Campbell

Charlotte Smith donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Amelia Carney

Michelle Warden sent a donation of £100.00 on behalf of The Academy of Dance, the total was raised from a refreshments/cake sale.

InMemoryof Ryan W Carter

• Amanda Jewell sent a donation of £500.00.

• Gary Amey sent a donation of £500.00 behalf of Andy Clark, this was raised The Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Fair. This

Our Fundraisers

donation has been allocated to the Ryan Carter memorial fund and will go towards screening young people.

InMemoryof John Chapelhow

Helen Pickup sent £308.96 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her mother Eileen.

InMemoryof Anthony Child

• Kim Ray chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of a Line Dancing fundraiser and raised £230.00.

• Angela and Jack Child sent a donation of £1,377.09 raised from Annual Line Dance Social, this was organised by Kim Ray and raised through raffle, tombola, bingo, auction and collection of loose change.

InMemoryof Jane Churm

• Clare Deaville and Dave took part in a 50m Walk of North Norfolk Coast from Heacham to Cromer, a distance of 50 miles in 5 days, raising £1028.00.

• Hillary Kirk cycled 50 miles in 5 days in memory of Jane Churm (their Sister) on what would have been her 50th birthday year and raised £572.00.

InMemoryof Tom Clabburn & Claire Prosser

C Tsun donated £100.00.

InMemoryof David Cochrane

Lodge Hopetoun St John No.1232 donated £1,142.00 raised from a Sponsored Walk.

InMemoryof Ben Coleman

Karen Rea completed the Worthing RUNFEST 10K and raised £372.00.

InMemoryof Christopher D Connor

Ann Marie Connor sent a donation of £380.00, raised through a 10 mile coastal walk by Jack, Laurie, Luke and Leo on Christopher’s 10th anniversary.

InMemoryof Ian & Andrew Cooper

Christleton Outdoor Bowling Club donated £105.00 raised through a raffle at their Annual Presentation Evening.

InMemoryof Daisy Cope

Sue Naylor raised £500.00 from the sale of her plants.

InMemoryof Bruce Cousins

Jacqueline Cousins sent a donation of £147.00.

InMemoryof Christopher Cowe

• Ross Cowe and team ‘A Wee Wander for Christopher’ completed the Edinburgh Kiltwalk 2022 (Raising a total of £10,200.00 with the support of the Hunter Foundation):

“On Sunday 18th September 2022, 27 walkers from Edinburgh completed the Kiltwalk in memory of Christopher Cowe who passed away tragically and suddenly in January 2021 from an undiagnosed heart condition which we later found out to be Myocarditis. Christopher’s parents – Ross and Shiva – together with Christopher’s grandparents, family members, friends, colleagues and ten pupils from Balerno High School, many of whom had known Christopher since Primary School, completed a 4 mile walk from Silverknowes Promenade to Murrayfield Stadium to raise funds for The Christopher Cowe Memorial Fund through Cardiac Risk in the Young. Fundraising for the event has been building up for a few months leading up to the walk and at the time of writing the Wee Wander for Christopher Team and Team ESPC have raised nearly £8000 for Christopher’s Memorial fund through CRY.

Going forward we will be completing the Kiltwalk on an annual basis as part of our fundraising calendar. Together with other fundraising activities we hope to raise enough money to enable an annual heart screening to be run in the local area in Christopher’s name to ensure that Christopher’s legacy lives on and that no other parents and families have to go through the same heartache, grief and loss that we have had to go through. We miss Christopher every day but it is important to us to make sure that he is never forgotten and his legacy lives on.”

deaths through funding research, raising awareness, organising cardiac screening sessions, and supporting bereaved families and those diagnosed with a lifethreatening cardiac condition.

A total of £6000 is needed to fund heart screening for 100 young people. Christopher Cowe was 15 when he tragically lost his life following a sudden cardiac arrest. Through CRY, Christopher’s parents have set up the Christopher Cowe Memorial Fund and are aiming to raise £6000 to set up a screening session at Balerno High School for anyone in the community aged 14-35. Even if the test, a simple, non-invasive electrocardiogram (ECG), helps to diagnose just one person with a cardiac abnormality this could potentially save a life and will be £6000 well spent.

After battling it out through a number of rounds on topics such as film, music and general knowledge, the clear winners were Maloco & Associates.

Paul Hilton, CEO of ESPC, said: ‘We are thrilled to announce that we raised over £2500 for such a worthwhile charity through some outstanding support from our members. Here at ESPC, we believe CRY is a fantastic charity to support. They work hard to raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death, support those affected, support CRY’s screening programme and fund research. We are excited about further fundraising activities and so look out for what we have planned next!”

InMemoryof Matthew Cragg

• Andrew Strange took part in ‘Strangey Is Rockin’ The House 2017’, and raised £3842.00.

• William Collier completed the Hackney Half Marathon, raising £665.00.

InMemoryof Neil Cummins

“Over 100 Edinburgh Solicitors gathered at Brewhemia in Edinburgh on Tuesday 6th September for ESPC’s annual charity quiz night, this year in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). The event raised £2545.00 for the charity, which is dedicated to preventing young sudden cardiac

• Mark Finnerty donated £100.00.

• The London Irish Walking Football Club donated £200.00.

• Rachael MacKay sent £1,870.00 raised from ESPC’s Quiz Night:

Our Fundraisers

• Tim Clifford sent £350.00 from all at Clifford Devlin.

• Mark Lenihan donated £500.00.

• Martin Reilly sent a donation of £1,000.00.

• Eddie Barrett donated £500.00.

• Tim Clifford donated £250.00.

• Colin Garrett sent a donation of £600.00.

• Alan Barrett donated £100.00.

• Mary Flannery sent a donation of £500.00.

• Gerard Gardiner donated £250.00.

InMemoryof Adam Dabell

John Dabell sent a donation of £600.00 raised from The Adam Dabell Memorial Cup and Trophy football match:

“On the evening of Thursday 13th October, East Grinstead Town Football Club were host, once again, to the 18th annual ‘Adam Dabell Memorial Cup and Trophy’ football match between Imberhorne and Sackville Sixth Forms – in celebration of the life of our son Adam and to raise voluntary contributions to the charity ‘CRY’ (Cardiac Risk in the Young).

Once again the crowd looked forward to enjoying an evening of great sportsmanship and the two teams did not disappoint. Coming out at the start of the evening looking evenly matched and, with the great skill we have come to expect, they entertained us all with 90 minutes of terrific football. In front of a large crowd of mainly our town’s wonderful young people, Imberhorne took the Cup and Trophy, beating their Sackville friends 4 – 3 in another gripping game. A fantastic effort from both teams! Thanks once again to the young fans who cheered, encouraged and showed respectful support throughout.

Mims Davies our MP and Adam, our Town Mayor, had photos taken with both teams and presented the Cup, Trophy and medals at the end. As is always the comment, we had all been most impressed with the standard of the football and by the fantastic spirit of the young people of our town, attending this now well-known community event.

Thanking, as always, Richard Tramontin and EGTFC , for their kind support of this annual memorial event in memory of Adam and also Steve Hill, the West Sussex Sports Coordinator, whose idea, with Simon Bunn, the match originally was. Mims, Adam and I spoke briefly to declare the event another huge success and asked that everyone dig deep in support of the CRY charity.

It is now 18 years since the death of Adam due to an un-diagnosed heart condition. Indeed, Steve himself was diagnosed with just such a heart condition and, very thankfully, is now fully recovered, following an operation to rectify.”

InMemoryof Freya Dalrymple

Ingrid Dalrymple sent donations totalling £447.00, received from family and donations from 2022 screening event.

InMemoryof Neil John Darby

• Maxine Roberts and Robert Wood donated £452.50 raised from a car boot sale.

• Addleshaw Goddard sent a matched giving donation of £452.50, in support of Maxine Richards and Robert Woods fundraising efforts.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Andrew Dawson

Ann Bath sent a donation of £262.35 raised through cake sales.

InMemoryof Thomas Day

Rosalyn Day completed the Leeds 10k and raised £440.00:

“Team Tommy’s challenge for 2022 was to run the 10k run in Leeds, Tom’s home city. Team Tommy comprised of a small group of family and friends this year – James, Maria, Amelia and myself. As usual we had a great response from family and friends continuing to raise the much needed funds support CRY. Thank you Team Tommy and a big thank you to everybody who donated to this worthy cause.”

InMemoryof Adam Dearnley

Hannah Crosby completed an Inflatable 5K and raised £530.00.

InMemoryof Conor Delaney

Brian Delaney sent £150.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Conor’s Grandmother.

InMemoryof Matthew Dewhirst

Julie Griffiths donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Aaron Dixon

• Mark took part in the ‘Guinness World Record For Cardiac Risk In The Young’ challenge and raised £7,050.00.

• Philip Gill sent a donation of £200.00 from Barnton Football Club in memory of Terry Murphy.

• Deborah Dixon sent a donation of £836.00 from Mr and Mrs Burke and Lymm Cruising Club.

• Giuseppina Barnes sent a donation of £175.00, this was raised through a Negroni Event at the Turturici Restaurant.

• Charlotte and Ciaran Carney-Hughes donated £100.00 following their wedding celebration

InMemoryof Adam Donnelly

Julie Donnelly sent £415.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her brother.

InMemoryof Antony Doran

Nicki Doran sent a donation of £2,700.00 raised by friends and family.

InMemoryof Adam Drawbridge

Les Drawbridge and Shirley Blackman sent a donation of £20,000.00, which included a gift that had been left in the will of Kathleen Ann Fleming.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Peter Dubery

Rob Dubery chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of sponsorship from his page set up in memory of Peter and raised £902.50.

InMemoryof Harry Dubois

Ian and Ellie Milligan donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Daniel Lee Duncan

• James Hamilton completed ‘30 miles for bombers 30th’ and raised £1,435.00.

• Jemma Perks sent a donation of £225.00 raised from Daniel’s 30th Birthday Memorial Fundraiser:

“In honor of Daniel’s 30th birthday and his cousin Aidan’s 25th birthday, who passed aged 15, we chose to hold a charity fundraiser on Friday 2nd September 2022 to increase awareness of cardiac risk in young people and to raise money for the wonderful work CRY do.

With lots of dancing, tasty Caribbean food and even a limbo, this fantastic evening was a celebration of all Daniel was known and loved for. We welcomed over 250 people to the evening who took part in raffles, tombolas and general donations all in aid of charity.

It’s safe to say that the night was a roaring success with a special thanks to family and friends for making this evening possible. We’d also like to say a massive thank you to all of the businesses and people who donated prizes for the raffle and tombola.

Daniel was an avid supporter of charity work, participating in sports events for cancer research and supporting all people who are in need. He would be so proud to have raised over £3,748 plus another £1,500 raised through sponsorship of his friend taking part in the Wolf Run in honor of his memory. We are especially supportive of the work that Cardiac Risk in The Young do in researching the causes of these fatal diseases such

as AVRC. In memory of all of those who passed much too soon.

InMemoryof Elaine Dwyer

George Dwyer sent £100.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his wife Elaine.

InMemoryof Gary Edwards

Hilary Edwards donated £295.20:

“Cooper Associates of Taunton kindly sponsored the heart screening of 92 young people on 6th August. It was lovely to meet some of Cooper Associates employees, what a fabulous bunch of people. Family, friends and local businesses gave gifts and donations for the raffle which made a further £295.20, paid into Gary’s memorial fund. Other donations were made using the app.

It was great to see young people who knew Gary, and in particular Luke and his daughter who were both screened. We wondered if this was a first for CRY; screening a parent and child at the same time! Also remarkable to learn that young people had travelled from Bath, Bristol, Exeter Plymouth and Bodmin in Cornwall, making us all realise that this screening is so valuable and much needed in the south west. We need to do more!

An emotional, but great day.” - Hilary Edwards

InMemoryof Rory James Embling

• Ackworth Cricket Club raised £250.00 at the Ackworth Beer Fest 2022.

• Anne Embling sent a donation of £100.00 on behalf of Margaret Fairburn in support of Joseph O’Brien’s marathon run.

• Anne Embling sent a donation of £130.00 raised at a coffee morning in support of Joseph O’Brien’s marathon run.

• Anne Embling sent a donation of £100.00 from Pat Thompstone.

• Anne Embling sent a donation of £803.39 raised by Joseph O’Brien from his marathon run.

• Anne Embling sent a donation of £115.00 raised in memory of Rory’s Grandma, Barbara Wright.

• Ruth Cain sent a donation of £235.00, raised from a 5 A Side Football Tournament.

InMemoryof Sebastian English

Mike Burton sent a donation of £577.93 raised through a Company Charity Challenge at Metis Homes.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Anthony Evans

• George Bell completed the Cardiff Half Marathon and raised £455.00.

• Cathy Fox completed the Belfast City Marathon and raised £747.37.

• Kate Evans donated £100.00 in memory of Anthony’s 21st birthday.

InMemoryof Ryan Evans

The Callisto Pharma Group donated £1,000.00.

InMemoryof Olukayode Famoriyo

Annie Berry completed the Great Birmingham Run Half Marathon and raised £819.00.

InMemoryof Harry Faulkner

• Alexander Styles chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of sponsorship for completing Sober October in 2017 and raised £160.00.

• Julian Craxton sent £185.00 raised through The Radlett Junior Squash Tournament.

InMemoryof Evelyn R Fenton

Karen and Paul Mountain donated £100.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Therese Field

Tara Challenor sent a donation of £351.00 raised from an Abba Night in memory of Therese:

“My friends and I put on an an Abba night to raise money for CRY in memory my sister Therese Field. We sang and danced to the amazing Abba songs and raised £351 for the charity”

InMemoryof Marcus Fisher

Eliane Carmona completed the Hackney Half Marathon and raised £1,109.07.

InMemoryof Anthony Fitzgerald

• Canterbury Rugby Club sent a donation of £7,750.00.

• Joanna Wakeman donated £100.00.

• Blackfen School For Girls raised £1,167.24 during a charity event.

InMemoryof Katie Fleet

Janice Fleet sent a donation of £700.00 raised through an Open Garden fundraising event:

“On 30th July, the rain held off and with the help of family and friends, a well-attended Open Garden event raised over £600. Katie’s parents wish to thank all who helped and attended.”

InMemoryof Nolan Foley

David Foley raised £1,309.00 through a memorial fund page on JustGiving.

InMemoryof Ben Forsyth

• Margaret Strang donated £100.00 in honour of Ben’s 25th Birthday.

• Margaret Forsyth sent £263.35 from donations collected at two screening days in Musselburgh.

• Finnegans Wake raised £351.52 through a Charity Quiz.

• Cameron Mason sent a donation of £235.00 raised from the sale of his pro cycling kit.

• Phillip Darby took part in the ‘Ben Forsyth Race Day’ and raised £1,104.40.

InMemoryof

Joanne Fotheringham

Rachel Campbell-Hardiman sent a donation of £810.00.

InMemoryof Shawnton De Four

Justin Lee donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Dorothy Fray

Anne Jones sent £330.46 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her mother Dorothy.

InMemoryof Matthew Gadsby

David Davies donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Salena German

Jackie German sent £100.00 raised from collection pots in her brother and sisterin-law’s shop.

InMemoryof Joshua Thomas Gilbert

Kayleigh Drake created a JF FR page and raised £182.00.

InMemoryof Loz Gleeson

Tony Gleeson completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £316.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Ashley Goodwin

• Linda Goodwin sent a donation of £254.00.

• Linda Goodwin sent a donation of £262.55 raised through car boot sales.

• Linda Goodwin raised £283.70 from car boot sales.

InMemoryof Craig Graham

Linsay Graham completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon in memory of her brother Craig and raised £1,413.00.

InMemoryof Jordan Grant

• Mark Tipping fundraised for ‘Tipping’s Christmas Lights 2021’ and raised £3,350.00.

• Cadley FC donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Adam Green

• Tom and Judy Green sent £385.00 raised through a Charity Day organised by Emma Ward-Best in memory of her sister Katy Green.

• Stan Lowe sent a donation of £100.00 from himself and other members at their local Sunday fitness group.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Graham Greenhalgh

Laura Hynes set up a page as herself and a group completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £1,860.21.

InMemoryof Thomas S Greenwood

Gareth Jones sent £550.00 representing donations received from friends and family in lieu of wedding gifts.

InMemoryof Oliver Griffin

Francesca Waite chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of sponsorship for screenings in memory of Oliver and raised £2,050.00.

InMemoryof

Kayleigh Rianne Griffiths

• Leon and Wendy Griffiths sent a donation of £3,450.00 raised from a Charity Golf Day at Maldon Golf Club.

• Witham Rugby Club donated £500.00.

• Valerie Scott sent a donation of £1,000.00 on behalf of Maldon Golf Club, this was raised by members over the last year.

InMemoryof

Leanne Marie Haddrell

Martin Chandler sent a donation of £1,000.00, raised from the regular events at ‘Pop in for a Pint’ in Chedzoy Village Hall.

InMemoryof Tom Hadwin

Matt Kelly completed the Run Aintree 10km challenge and raised £280.00.

InMemoryof Ben Hammond

Sheralyn Hammond sent a donation of £530.00 raised through a sponsored 50k Thames path challenge.

InMemoryof Kyle Hancock

• Ian and Debbie Hancock sent donations totaling £2,100.00 raised as follows; a donation from Mrs Ruth Allen, £100.00; donations, book sales, raffles at carnival days, guess the name of the teddy, The Sahara’s performance and a further raffle and auction, £2,000.00:

“A cheque of £100 has been kindly donated Mrs. Ruth Allen. The £2,000.00 has been raised through donations and selling books that Kyle’s great uncle wrote, ‘The Plague in the Peak’ and ‘The Radium Caves’, having a CRY stand at Hope Wakes Village Carnival Day and Bradwell Carnival Day with a raffle and guess the name of the Teddy, a local group called The Sahara’s performing in a village pub and raising awareness and a raffle and auction in July.”

• Ian and Debbie Hancock sent donations totalling £488.00, raised from a Coffee Morning at St Barnabas Church and through the sale of refreshments at the Chatsworth Sheepdog Trials.

• Ian and Debbie Hancock sent a donation of £1,150.18 sent to them from a local farmers wife, representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband.

• Carbolite Gero donated £500.00.

• The Bamford Sheep Dog Trials Association donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Thomas Handling

Brendan Handling sent a donation of £833.00 representing the total takings from Tam’s Memorial Trophy.

InMemoryof

Thomas Hardman

Heywood Cricket Club sent a donation of £150.00.

InMemoryof Jonathan Hayman

Marion Hayman sent donations totalling £642.00 raised as follows: £600.00 raised by Stephanie and Fluff Preston through their holding stalls and £42.00 from collection boxes at Kings Garden Centre (Exmouth) and Ian Winchester & Sons Sidmouth.

InMemoryof Linda Head

Samantha Head sent £191.20 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her mother Linda.

InMemoryof Luke Henney

Kay Ruff sent a donation of £1,625.00 raised through a Charity Football Match and Festival at Ambleside Sports Club:

“A memorial festival was held Sunday 28th August at Ambleside Sports Club in Nuneaton in memory of Luke Henney and Lee Welland. football match was played between friends of Luke and Lee with Team Welland winning

the Luke Henney memorial cup on this occasion. There was street food available, a sweet stall, bouncy castle and raffle. Then later in the day live music by a local band.

It was a great day with fantastic turnout and an amazing £3250.00 was raised which will be split equally between CRY in memory of Luke and Kidney cancer in memory of Lee.”

InMemoryof Matthew Hesmondhalgh

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent donations totalling £1,396.00 raised as follows; book sales £150; further funds from Sam’s jumble sale £30; Scarecrow Festival £712; Twilight Treasure Hunt £430; a donation from Angela £20; craft and collectors stall £54.

• Nathan’s Waste Savers donated £528.00.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent £1,166.59 raised by Mark Gavaghan and his team at Preston Industrial Plastics through the sale of sweets and chocolate bars.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent £214.80 raised by Anne Jones, Ruth Forshaw and Trisha Barker through the sale of painted pebbles and more.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent £211.69 raised by Emma and Carole at Quilter’s Quarters from donations for magazines and masks.

• Francis Towers sent donations totalling £2,455.00 representing donations received in lieu of 80th birthday presents.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent a donation of £170.00 raised from a ‘Rural Gold’ Pop up Shop.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent a donation of £325.00 raised from a Market Stall and a further £60.00 from Debbie Croston and Louise Whelan Martin from a table top sale.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent a donation of £552.35 raised from a Zumba Event organised by Ina, Jayne and Tina.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent a donation of £317.00

Our Fundraisers

raised through Mike Coleran’s 22 Northern Castles Ride.

• Nathan’s Wastesavers donated £444.00.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent a donation of £288.00, raised from a ‘Colourful characters’ pop-up shop raising £178 and a table top sale raising a further £110.

• Sarah Taylor sent a donation of £152.25 raised through her wayside stall.

• Paul Ronson sent a donation of £500.00 from St Helen’s Church.

together to make this a truly memorable and successful event and are delighted to report that this well supported event, raised over £2,000 in support of CRY in David Hill’s name in cash and on-line donations.”

InMemoryof Abby Hills

Lee Hills sent £1,100.42 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his wife Abby Hills.

InMemoryof David Hill

Lynn Cuddihy sent a donation of £1,225.00 raised at a Live Music Event through Collection Pots:

“On 26th November 2022, an afternoon of music celebrated the life of David Hill. Three acts performed a combination of covers, medleys and original songs in the Loreburne Hall, Dumfries. The event opened with powerfully emotive words from David’s father, Rodger Hill who was supported on stage by family members Lesley Hill, Alex Service, Georgia Graham and Sharon and Gordon Duncan. Tommy Jardine did an excellent job as compere, introducing acts with humour and sensitivity, whilst encouraging audience members to dig deep into their pockets. Hero of the hour was Peter Jamieson, stepping in at short notice to do an excellent job working the sound desk.

The hall was beautifully decorated, and refreshments served, by Graham Main and his team. We are grateful to the performers, audience and organisers for working

InMemoryof Liam Hipkin

Julie Rust sent £150.21 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her brother Mr D Dawson.

InMemoryof June Hogan

Gloria Moran donated £1,000.00 representing her chosen charity from a donation left by her friend June.

InMemoryof

Andrew Holcombe

Jane Turner donated £150.00 raised from car boot sales.

InMemoryof Lauren Holly

Matthew Stevens completed the Brighton Marathon and raised £1,065.00.

InMemoryof Jonathan Hooper

Christ Church Gentleshaw donated £300.00.

InMemoryof Emma Horrell

The Manchester Road Runners have chosen CRY as their Charity of the year and raised £1,000.00.

InMemoryof Stewart Howard

• Paula Locke sent £150.00 raised from her Ebay sales.

• Jane and Paula raised £840.00 from their Tombola stall.

InMemoryof Alex Hubbard

Tom Smart took part in ‘The Alex Hubbard Memorial Tournament 2017’ and raised £9,183.22.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Daniel Hughes

• David Hughes sent a donation of £1,500.00 raised from a cricket and family fun day:

“July 17th was the date for the annual Dan Hughes cricket and Family fun day which this year was held at Audley Cricket Club.

The cricket started at 9:30 and ran until 6pm when it concluded with hosts Audley beating near neighbours Betley in a keenly contested final.

Local Radio station Hitmix 107.5 were in attendance all-day providing music and entertainment for the several hundred people who attended.

A BBQ, Gin Bar, Hog Roast, bottle bar, Kids play area and bouncy castles all contributed to the day which raised a total of £7,000 for Daniel’s memorial fund.”

• David Hughes sent a donation of £470.00.

• James Taylor donated £100.00.

• David Hughes sent a donation of £2,100.00.

• David Hughes sent a donation of £2,315.57 raised through a Snowdon Walk by SaferHands Care.

• David Hughes sent a donation of £772.00.

• Unite The Union Nuclear Power Branch donated £6,700.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Janette Ibbs

Rob Ibbs sent £110.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his wife Janette.

InMemoryof Camilla Irvine

George Irvine sent a donation of £2,300.00 raised through a Santa Run and Raffle.

InMemoryof Leigh Jepson

Carole and Andrew Jepson sent a donation of £200.00 raised as follows; £100.00 from the Sutton Falcons Motor Club through a motorcycle trial and £100.00 from Gary Shaw.

InMemoryof Damien Jewell

• David Jewell raised £255.00 in memory of his son Damien.

• David Jewell organised the 3rd annual North Tyneside seaside walk in support of CRY and raised £2,549.77.

• Thomas Conneely donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Kieran Joyce

• Alan Dixon sent a donation of £600.00 raised through a SmokeFest event.

• Carolyn Brookes sent a donation of £12,000.00 raised at Shootfest Hereford.

• The Breedon Group donated £200.00.

• M S Shaw Groundworks Ltd donated £6,000.00.

InMemoryof Eleanor Rose Keeler

Annette Keeler donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Joe Kellogg

• Neil Kellogg sent a donation £300.00 raised members the Spondon Conservative Social Club.

• Lakshay Sharma and family sent a donation of £100.00.

InMemoryof Jennifer Kerwood

Claire James completed a Tandem Skydive in memory of her friend Jennyand raised £620.00.

InMemoryof Andrew Key

• Oliver Gornall completed the Manchester Marathon and raised £1,897.00.

• Ann-Marie Key sent a donation of £270.00, raised from the sale of sweets at Longridge High School end of term enrichment days.

• Ann-Marie Key sent a donation of £936.00 raised from a cake stall and donations made at her screening weekend.

• The Forrest Arms raised £200.00.

• Tracey Slater sent donations in lieu of presents totalling £250.00 from Peter Slater’s 60th Birthday.

Our Fundraisers

• Ann-Marie Key sent a donation of £1,001.30, raised from a cake sale and donations from a screening weekend.

InMemoryof Graeme Kilpatrick

• Danielle Mckay sent a donation of £760.00.

• Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland sent a matched giving donation of £500.00, in support of Danielle Mckay’s fundraising.

InMemoryof Harry J King

Samantha and Andrew King sent a donation of £180.00 raised from a plant sale at St Mary’s Church:

“£180 was raised through a plant sale at the Flower Festival at St Mary’s church in Essex. The money raised was in memory of our dear son Harry Joseph King. The photo is of Layla age 5 and Robyn age who helped on the day with our fundraising.”

InMemoryof Ian S Kneale

Rebecca Holman donated £300.00.

InMemoryof Rishi Kukar

Parvin Kukar donated £250.00 in honour of Rishi’s 25th Birthday.

InMemoryof Shyam Lakhani

Alexandra May completed ‘5-a-side for Shyam Lakhani’:

“The event was a huge success, we had over 100 people in attendance. We raised £3,176 and everyone left with a real positive experience. A really good day. The plan is to now make it an annual event. I have since been screened by CRY too and I know that many of the people playing will do the same.”

InMemoryof Jannik Lam

Elizabeth Talbot donated £120.00 in lieu of payment for providing personal training.

InMemoryof Michael Land

• Peter and Marija Bywater sent £500.00 representing donations made in lieu of 60th birthday gifts.

• Ruth Cain sent a donation of £235.00, raised from a 5 A Side Football Tournament.

InMemoryof Carli Lansley

• Karl Lansley sent a donation of £2,600.00.

• St Thomas More High School donated £401.26.

Our Fundraisers

• Jamie Lewis donated £500.00.

• Megan and Danielle sent a donation of £1,030.00, raised through their A Cuppa for Carli Afternoon Tea Fundraiser.

• Kathryn Goodall sent a donation of £150.00.

• Karl Lansley sent a donation of £3,400.00.

• Chris and Mike Whyley from Zamzar donated £1,350.00.

• Lloyds Bank Foundation sent a matched giving donation of £500.00, in support of Megan Williams afternoon tea fundraiser.

InMemoryof

Jasmine Latham

Wythall Gym Club raised £500.00.

InMemoryof Mark Leach

Kirsty Leach completed a 5k inflatable run and raised £430.00.

InMemoryof Miriam Kate Lee

Nicola Lee sent £230.00 raised from a Tombola at Morrisons.

InMemoryof Jenny Legg

Graham Legg sent a donation of £1,000.00 raised by The Derbyshire Dales Woodcraft Club.

InMemoryof Jonathan Leigh

• Ruth Cain sent a donation of £235.00, raised from a 5 A Side Football Tournament.

• Nicola Storr sent a donation of £1,297.00 raised from a Race Night Fundraiser.

InMemoryof Liam Levett

Denise Glover completed the Thames Moonlight 10 walk in memory of her son, Liam Levett and raised £700.00.

InMemoryof Jai Lewis

Clair Baranowski and Simon Lewis sent £362.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of their son Jai.

InMemoryof Adam Lewis

Kim Lewis sent a donation of £20,000.00, contributions to this donation were made by Leigh East Rugby Club and Burtonwood Community Centre.

InMemoryof Joseph Leyland

• Luke Neal took part in a sponsored headshave in memory of his best friend, Joseph Leyland, raising £392.00.

• Global Ceramic Materials ltd donated £250.00.

• Trupti Kulkarni donated £120.00.

• Paul Rimmer donated £100.00.

• Mark Leyland sent a donation of £500.00 on behalf of the Tendring Hundred Lodge No 7623.

• Karen Fenton sent £127.00 from tea and coffee sales at NHS Basic Life Support Training.

InMemoryof Samuel John Little

• Charlotte Bright sent £550.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes’, in memory of Alec (Grampy) Carruthers.

• Hannah Cook sent a donation of £1,513.75 representing donations made in lieu of wedding gifts.

InMemoryof David Livesey

Rae Livesey sent a donation of £100.00 in lieu of Christmas cards.

InMemoryof Ted Lloyd & Kevin Lloyd

Marie Lloyd sent £415.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband Ted.

InMemoryof Jamie Loncaster

• Wendy Loncaster donated £100.00.

• Mark Charlton sent a donation of £631.05 raised through an Annual Quiz Night.

• Graham Loncaster sent £205.00 from donations made at a screening weekend.

• Graham Loncaster sent a donation of £300.00 from Jamie’s grandparents in memory of his 21st birthday.

InMemoryof Chad Loveday

Debbie Loveday sent a donation of £500.00.

InMemoryof Martyn Luckett

• Lakota Hardwick completed the Cardiff Half Marathon and raised £258.00.

• Michael Naish sent donations totalling £750.00, raised by South West Trials Riders and donations from Devonport MCC and Three Counties Clubs.

InMemoryof Alan Lumley

DLA Piper UK LLP donated £613.82.

InMemoryof Aaron Lundy

Patrick Trolan donated £120.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Conor Jack Mackness

• Libby Hudson completed ‘Libby’s Cutting hair for CRY’, raising £240.00.

• The Lodge of Candour 7663 donated £1,000.00.

InMemoryof Andrew Macleod

Ian Maciver donated £100.00.

InMemoryof John Magowan

Lotty Romaniszyn completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £640.00.

InMemoryof Balinder Mann

Narinder Mann donated £620.00.

InMemoryof Lewis Marsh

• Gill Weston sent a donation of £6,000.00.

• Clare Sheridan donated £100.00.

InMemoryof John Marshall

Maureen Marshall sent donations totalling £1,186.00 from Skem Athletic Football and Nat West.

InMemoryof Alun Dean Mason

• Gwenfair Mason sent a donation of £250.00 from The Camrose Community Council.

• Sarah and Barry Jones donated £250.00.

InMemoryof Claire Mayger

Graham Hepworth sent a donation of £400.00 on behalf of Chobham Tennis Club, this was raised from their Charity Day in memory of Claire’s 40th Birthday:

“Chobham Lawn Tennis Club (Surrey) hold a fundraising day each year in support of a nominated charity. Nominations for which charity we as a club choose to support are put to our committee, who then decide on one. I am very pleased and extremely grateful to the club for choosing CRY this year. I have been a club member for 21 years and my daughter Claire was known to many of the players. Claire passed away due to congenital heart problems, aged 26 in January 2009. This year on August 7th it would have been her 40th birthday.

Chobham Lawn Tennis Club has members aged from preteens to octogenarians; all are welcome. We have a full programme each week, social play, inter club and league matches at all standards, along with many party events. The club has 3 all weather flood lit courts, with play 7 days a week.

Club members provide all the catering and beverages for our party events, such as this charity day. Most of all though, we have a lot of fun and many laughs.”

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Aine McCann

Aravon McCann sent donations totalling £281.81 raised as follows: £200 from customer tips at K9kennels, £31.81 from a collection box at Frazers Centra Maguiresbridge and £50 in donations from rehoming kittens.

InMemoryof Gina McCann

Debbie McCann sent £220.26 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her daughter Gina.

InMemoryof Paul McCann

Reece Hill completed the Brighton Marathon and raised £671.00.

InMemoryof Michael Mccullough

Lisa Kelly sent a donation of £448.43 raised at a screening event.

InMemoryof Hayley McDonald

Marie Mcdonald sent £758.00 representing donations made in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband William and daughter Hayley.

InMemoryof Alasdair McFadzean

• Granny and Gaga Farmer donated £100.00.

• Angela McFadzean sent a donation of £315.00 raised through collection tins in shops in Annbank, Mossblown, Dalmilling and Mauchline.

• Angela McFadzean sent further donations totalling £215.00 raised through collection tins in Annbank, Mossblown, Dalmilling and Mauchline.

InMemoryof Pat McLaughlan

Eleanor Shaw completed the Robin Hood Half Marathon and raised £360.00.

InMemoryof Stephanie McLean

Lesley McLean donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Lauren Rose Mead

Maria Mead donated £375.00.

InMemoryof Liam Meadows

Sarah Ball choose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of a sponsored Stoptober and raised £205.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof

Josh Merrick

Rachel Slater completed the Manchester Half Marathon and raised £1,086.20.

InMemoryof

John Millar

Kirsty Millar donated £200.00.

InMemoryof Lewis Millington

Abi Spencer and Jorden chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of sponsorship from collecting donations from their wedding and raised £620.00.

InMemoryof

Rosie Mitchell

• Freya completed the Gateshead Half Marathon and raised £479.00.

• Rachel Waller took part in the London Duathlon and raised £1,290.00.

InMemoryof James Moortfoot

Tom Petch completed the “Do it for Charity Santa Run” in 2017 and raised £120.00.

InMemoryof Owen Morris

• Nick Bennett completed the Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of his friend Owen Morris and raised

£502.19.

• Roger Morris sent a donation of £3,500.00 from The Retreat Charity Fund, Cardiff.

• EVOL Wales Ltd sent a Match Giving donation £1,000.00 in support Tracey Spence and Judith Miller’s Charity Cycle.

• Gareth Powell completed the Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of his friend, Owen Morris and raised £760.00.

InMemoryof

Andrew Murch

Richard Pearson sent a donation of £262.50 from Aberfeldy Triathlon.

InMemoryof James Murgatroyd

Gary Murgatroyd sent a donation of £3,000.00.

InMemoryof Siddhartha Nanu

• Maighna Nanu completed the Hackney Half Marathon and raised £3,849.97.

• Marina Mylonadis completed the Hackney Half Marathon and raised £509.83.

• Mara Gelmetti completed the Hackney Half Marathon and raised £440.09.

InMemoryof Andrew Oliver

Judith Oliver sent a donation of £140.00 raised at a Christmas Fayre from the sale of her knitted Christmas gifts.

InMemoryof Clayton Olson

• Karine Jones completed the Via Francigena from Aosta to Rome (a distance of 956 km) and raised £1,531.05.

• Sutton Valence School raised £4,169.84 through their Sponsored Walk:

“On the afternoon of Friday 9th September, the Sutton Valence School community came together for their annual Sponsored Walk. Despite the less-than-promising weather forecast, the event proved to be a great success. £4,170 was raised for the CRY Charity – a worthy cause chosen following the tragic death of Clayton Olson (2022) in April. The charity’s screening programme will be visiting the School in October 2023.”

• John Smelzer donated £100.00.

• Carol Abrehart donated £100.00.

• Mark Olson sent a donation of £11,323.31 raised from a Guy Fawks night party, organised with the generous support of the Cole and Barr families:

“In early September a plan was born. A plan to put together a fancy dress party on Guy Fawkes night to honour our son, Clayton Olson. He loves a party, especially a Halloween fancy dress one.

In a short few months, a small group of us managed to put together a historical event which included over 130 sold tickets, a fireworks display, teepees to dance and party in, and a wide selection of raffle and auction items.

All told, we were able to clear £11,320 for Clayton’s memorial fund held with CRY! Without the generous, heartfelt support of the Cole and Barr families to help get this event off the ground, we could not have ever accomplished any of this. We had such a successful event that tickets to next year’s gala are already being requested, and local businesses are keen to help out.”

InMemoryof Amelia M Osborne

• The Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust donated £3,000.00 in support of Andrew Osborne’s ‘Row for Amy’ fundraising.

• Martyn Pocock donated £100.00.

• Mrs Wentworth sent a donation of £3,000.00 in support of Andrew Osborne’s ‘Row for Amy’ fundraising.

• Andrew Osborne sent donations received totalling £10,850.00, in support of his ‘Row for Amy’ fundraising.

InMemoryof Andrew Parr

Longridge High School chose CRY as their Charity of the Year and raised £527.22.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Christopher Martin Parr

Matthew Bayley donated £178.00.

InMemoryof Daniel Parris

• Daisy Friend set up ‘Daisy’s South East Charity Football Tournament’ and raised £829.09.

• Holly Farrier sent £2,000.00 representing donations kindly received from family and friends.

InMemoryof Daniel Parris & Jamie Clarke

Lauren Collings and her father completed the Hastings Half Marathon in memory of Jamie Clarke and Daniel Parris and raised £1,914.06.

InMemoryof James Patterson

• Catherine Patterson sent a donation of £100.00 on behalf of Michael Oputa.

• Jo-Anne Hall sent £924.00 raised through The Leigh Striders Charity Comedy Night.

InMemoryof Kevin Paterson

• Patricia Toft sent a donation of £100.00 on behalf of Nick Wilkinson.

• Patricia and Ron Toft sent £100.00 and a donation of £30.00 from Gerald McAlinden, in memory of Kevin’s 10th anniversary.

• Jo Slater donated £100.00.

• Michael Chapman donated £480.00.

InMemoryof Benjamin Percival

Lydia Tristram completed the Brighton Marathon and raised £780.00.

InMemoryof Rebecca Phillips

Plumb Mate Ltd raised £2,875.00 through a Golf Day.

InMemoryof Jake Anthony Pickford

• Gaye Pickford sent a donation of £1,610.00 raised from Jake’s Football Tournament at Idris Davies School.

• Gaye Pickford sent donations totalling £147.51 raised as follows: £100 donation from Paul Smith; £5 donation from Terry -Rhymney; £19.42 from family loose change and £23.09 from a collection box.

• Julie Elliott sent a donation of £210.00 from her family in memory of their Mam/Nan, Pam Moseley.

InMemoryof John Pirie

• Siobhan Pirie sent a donation of £1,000.00 raised by The Shetland Gas Plant Community Fundraising group.

• R. J. McLeod donated £300.00.

• Andrea Laurenson sent £657.20 raised by Anderson High School 2022 Leavers.

• Total Energies and Power UK donated £500.00.

• Siobhan Pirie sent a donation of £1,600.00, this donation is from the local Openreach and BT, raised as a result of helping with the filming of Shetland.

Our Fundraisers

• The Viking Wind Farm Project sent a donation of £2,000.00.

InMemoryof Alessandro Pomfret

Karen Nicol donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Gary Pope

Lynn Morley donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Anthony Powell

Mrs Powell sent £172.10 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband Anthony Powell.

InMemoryof Shannon Powell

Ealing Southall & Middlesex Athletics Club sent a donation of £1,153.00 raised through a raffle.

InMemoryof Aiden B Poxon

Harry Tomkinson completed Sober for October and raised £180.

InMemoryof Mark Richard Price

John Madeley donated £100.00 in memory of Mrs Nancy Jane Bradshaw and Mark Richard Price.

InMemoryof Hans-Peter Reekers

Harald Van Der Linden donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Alexandra Reid

• Ian Langworthy took part in Strictly Dancing for CRY:

“£23,685.88 WOW!!! That’s the final total raised from our ‘Strictly Dancing For CRY event held at City Limits Dance Centre in Sheffield on Saturday 2nd December 2017. The event was in memory of our lovely daughter Alex, who died aged 16 whilst sleeping of a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. Also taking part was Sally Smith, who danced in loving memory of her late husband Lee Smith, who died suddenly from a previously undiagnosed heart condition, aged just 31 years old.

This is a fantastic amount raised thanks to the dedication of the dancers and teachers, and the generosity of family and friends. The evening was a real spectacle, with the glitterball being lifted by worthy winners Bill Thornton and Helen Fidler. The money raised will go to fund a project headed up by Dr Joyee Basu, a CRY Research Fellow (and based at St George’s University in London), who traveled to Sheffield to attend the event. The Alex Reid and Lee Smith Memorial Funds will continue to also fund cardiac screenings for young people aged 14-35 years. Thank you so much once again to all involved we are truly grateful of your support!”

- Heather Reid

• Helen Thorneloe took part in ‘Strictly Dancing for CRY’ and raised £840.00.

• Carl Raynes took part in ‘Strictly Dancing for CRY’ and raised £1,336.00.

• Charlotte Rowbotham and Rhys competed in a Strictly Come Dancing competition and raised

Our Fundraisers

£325.50.

• Helen Root competed in a Strictly Come Dancing competition and raised £955.00.

• Florence Dickens completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon and raised £581.31.

• Martha Penny donated £100.00.

• Kiveton Park Medical Practice sent £246.29 raised from book donations.

• Tara Proctor sent a donation of £500.00 from Chefs Tableware.

• Nina Gunson donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Thomas Reid

• Jonny Cooper completed the Leeds Half Marathon and raised £835.00.

• Phil Makepeace sent a donation of £140.00 raised from a NFL Predictions League.

InMemoryof Edward Ridgway

The Big Screening 2022 raised a total of £27,000.00 through a Charity Day and Cricket Match at Barlaston Cricket Club:

“The main premise of The Big Screening 2022 was to undertake the free cardiac screening of 100 young adults, from Barlaston and the surrounding area. The event was inspired in memory of Edward Ridgway, who tragically passed away from an undiagnosed heart condition in 2016 and ex Stoke City footballer Clive Clarke, who survived a cardiac arrest and who is now a patron of Cardiac Risk in the Young.

The support of the local community was integral to the day. As recognition of the kind support of the hosts, Barlaston Cricket Club, 30 screening slots were given to young candidates from the club, with further places allocated to the children, family and colleagues of the main and supporting sponsors. In addition to this, The Big Screening 2022 intended to raise money to help

support the Cardiac Risk in the Young charity.

The Big Screening 2022 was a family fun day, with a number of activities on offer during the day. Activities included donkey rides, face painting and inflatables for children, a gin and fizz bar, a real ale tent, a scooter rally, live music and a number of food outlets. The local and wider community came out in force, with over 2,500 people in attendance. Their support also included generous donations which raised over £27,000.00 for the charity. An army of volunteers and businesses from the local community gave up their time to help create a hugely successful day.”

InMemoryof Sian Roger

Anna raised £520.00 by completing the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk in honour of her sister Sian Roger.

InMemoryof Stephen Rogers

Andrew Rogers created a donation page in memory of Stephen Rogers, marking Stephen’s 30th Birthday and raised £3,696.50.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Simon Rumble

Diana Sutton donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Luke Clayton Rutter

• Jill Rutter sent £365.00 from donations made at a screening event.

• Chippendale Timber Products Ltd donated £4,000.00.

InMemoryof Luke Rogers

Judith Harts chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of sponsorship from her facebook Birthday Fundraiser, raising £501.50.

InMemoryof Hamish Ross

• Maggie Jamieson sent a donation of £650.50 raised from The Rogart Masters golf competition held at Golspie Golf Club.

• June Ross sent donations totalling £150.00 from a screening event.

• June Ross forwarded donations received from a local family totalling £319.94, representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of their father Hugh MacKay.

InMemoryof Robert Rowan

• Suzanne Rowan donated £100.00 in memory of Robert’s birthday.

• Jacqueline Hyland sent a donation of £100.00 in memory of Robert’s birthday.

InMemoryof Wendy Scourfield

Allen & Partners Veterinary Services Ltd sent a donation of £104.82 raised from a Dog Show.

InMemoryof Matthew Seymour

Bishopton Rugby Club donated £1,500.00.

InMemoryof Andy Shaw

Risley Cricket Club sent a donation of £1,040.00 raised from a Charity Night and 150th Year Celebrations.

InMemoryof James Sheppard

Phil Canton completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge and raised £127.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Max Sheppard

John Sheppard donated £225.00.

InMemoryof Paul Sheridan

The Goyt Valley Striders donated £500.00.

InMemoryof Joshua Shield

Oliver Townsend completed the Tough Mudder Midlands 2022 and raised £1,291.68.

InMemoryof Evan James J Shonfield

Peter Shonfield sent a donation of £100.00.

InMemoryof Paul Short

Colette and Frank Short donated £150.00.

InMemoryof Madeline Siddall

Roderick Auton sent a donation of £350.00 on behalf of the crew of the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s tripboat.

InMemoryof Ben Simpson

Christopher Gadd sent a donation of £905.00.

InMemoryof Aashi Sinha

Ajay and Suman Sinha sent a donation of £3,961.69 raised from a cake sale event.

InMemoryof Martyn Skinner

Pushpendra Rishi took part in a charity fight night, kickboxing and raising money for CRY in memory of her friend and colleague Martyn Skinner, raising £420.00.

InMemoryof David Smiley

Jennifer Smiley sent a donation of £180.00, raised through the sale of home made stained glass Christmas decorations.

InMemoryof Robert Daniel Smith

Hetton Hawks Cycling Club donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Callum Staple-Hughes

• Paul Hughes donated £363.00 from the sale of flowers and plants.

• Sandra Horridge sent £100.00 raised through a Charity badminton competition by Urmston Badminton Club.

InMemoryof Paul Sykes

Carly Sykes-Blowers sent a donation of £126.50 from the proceeds of an Annual Memorial Service.

InMemoryof Hannah Taylor

Maureen and Charles Bull sent a donation of £330.00, raised from a collection box at Home craft DIY Store and clothing sales.

InMemoryof Zoe Teale

Wendy Westwood sent a donation of £500.00 from the members of The Bethel Presbyterian Church of Wales.

InMemoryof Dale Tennent-Butler

Richard Jones donated £120.00.

InMemoryof Evan Thomas

Alex Wallis-Evans completed the Brighton Marathon and raised £1,125.02.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Jack Thomas

Legal & General Group Plc sent a match giving donation of £535.00.

InMemoryof David Thompson

Jason Sinfield took part in the Tower Fitness Corporate Boxing event and raised £401.67.

InMemoryof Oliver Thompson

Graham Thompson sent a donation of £722.00 raised from the Wembworthy Village Jubilee Celebration.

InMemoryof Luke Thompson

Tanisha Brandon sent £549.01 raised from a Charity event held at The Two Bridges Saltash.

InMemoryof Christian Thunhurst

Nicholas Jones sent a donation of £500.00 raised from a golf day in memory of Christian.

InMemoryof Joseph Tomkins

Peter Nash took part in ‘taking part in your NSP’s Snowdon Trek ‘ for CRY and raised £1,090.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Isabelle Tudisca

Rebecca Mills took part in the Isle of Wight challenge with Paul & Leo and raised £715.00.

InMemoryof Jayden Tullet

Dawn Tullet organised an event, Dawn’s Funday at the Packhouse, in memory of her son, Jayden Tullet, raising £315.36.

InMemoryof Darren Uscroft

Roos Crafty Crafters sent a donation of £428.00 raised from a Christmas Fayre.

InMemoryof Fraser Vaughan

Heather Cowin donated £250.00.

InMemoryof Garth Walker

Kathryn Walker sent a donation of £560.00 raised from the Garth Walker Memorial Bowls Competition.

InMemoryof Vinnie (Vineeth) Vijayakumar

Mr Vijayakumar donated £200.00.

InMemoryof Benjamin Walker

Kian Turner completed a Tough Mudder and raised £170.00.

InMemoryof Neil Ward

• Elaine Ward sent donations totalling £940.00 raised as follows: £100.00 donation from Kay and Peter Callender and friends at Chesterfield Methodist Church; £750.00 from Andrea Ryder’s Concert and a £90.00 donation from friends in Sindelfingen and Brenda Lowe.

• Oliver Simpson sent a donation of £818.85.

• Elizabeth Searle sent £160.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her father Tim Searle.

• Elaine Ward sent donations totalling £370.00, £360.00 from the proceeds of a concert by the Dronfield Singers and a further £10.00 from a individual member donation.

• Elaine Ward sent donations totalling £460.00 raised as follows: tombola stall and refreshments at the Dronfield Christmas lights switch on £410.00 and a talk at Eckington Probus £50.00.

• Elaine Ward sent a donation of £1,200.00 raised from a Quilt Exhibition by the Pentrich 2nd Revelation Quilters.

InMemoryof George Watson

Kim Penny completed the London to Brighton Ultra Challenge, raising £1,334.34.

InMemoryof Melissa Watts

Dave Sharples Completed the Hastings Half Marathon to raise money for CRY in memory of a family friend, Melissa Watts, raising £933.13:

“When I finally succumbed to peer pressure and entered my first Half Marathon, I was determined that my discomfort should be turned into a positive. Having lost his beloved daughter, Melissa, to a sudden cardiac death my fellow football coach, Richard Watts, had previously sponsored our sons’ football team in CRY’s name so I wanted to pay this back to Richard, Clare and their family. Decision made and training started. Stepping up from 5K with a very occasional 10K was going to be a challenge. When you factor in that Hastings is one of the hilliest Half Marathons, that challenge was amplified massively.

The day came and I approached Hastings with nervous confidence. I had family running the same event but as we were all aiming for different finish times, we ran apart from each other.

Some of the initial, short climbs were bad enough but just before 3 miles in we started the long climb. This was 2 miles of uphill gaining over 350ft elevation. From the end of that climb, there were constant up and down until the big descent from 9.2 miles. With legs feeling like lead, the last 2.5 miles along the flat sea front was welcomed but still hard work. Approaching the finishing “funnel” the clock read 1:57 and a man dressed as the Cat in the Hat, with puppet “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” was all the motivation needed to kick on to the end. Result!

Finished in 1:58:56

The support on the day was amazing. For the whole 13.1 miles (don’t forget the .1) there were people handing out Jelly Babies, banging saucepans or simply cheering. At one point, I was struggling and heard “Go Team CRY!” which lifted me. Other notable points was one guy overtaking me downhill and told me “Cracking charity mate! Keep it up” and also a group of electricians with CRY on their shirts too.

Having set my original modest fundraising target at £100, I then got more ambitious having smashed that and aimed at £500. I am so astounded and pleased to say that at the time of writing this up, my page has over £900 donated so I hope this goes some way to helping you meet your targets.

-Dave Sharples – Half Marathon Runner

InMemoryof Lily Webster

Matthew Wilkinson donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Anthony West

Sarah West fundraised on a JustGiving page for Anthony’s Memorial Football Match and raised £1,700.00.

InMemoryof

Laura West

Sophie Wilson sent a donation of £5,232.61 raised through Westy Fest 2022.

InMemoryof Ste Whitby

Paul Goodwin completed the Aintree Half Marathon and raised £1,630.00.

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof David White

• Lisa Steel sent £2,390.00 raised through the It’s a Knockout event:

• “On July 2nd around 80 people took part in Its a Knockout in memory of David. A total of £2620 was raised. It was a great day and at the same time remembering such a special person.”

• Lisa Steel donated £120.00.

• Paul Wilkinson donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Richard Whitehead

Rebecca Himes collected donations at her wedding and raised £230.

InMemoryof Barry and Paul Whyte

The Kiltwalk sent a donation of £1,267.50, this comprises of £845.00 which was raised by Kirsty Miller and a match giving donation of £422.50 from The Hunter Foundation:

“Sunday 18th September I took on the Big Stroll Kiltwalk taking in the sight of Edinburgh. I took to the challenge alone in memory of my amazing brothers Barry and Paul Whyte. I set off from Murrayfield at 10:30 and rounded back off by 2:45 back at Murrayfield. I met some amazing people along the way raising funds and awareness for many fantastic causes.

My number 1 supporter meeting me a mile out to cross the line with me was the best feeling in the world. Losing

the boys has been a whirlwind and he’s always been routing me on. So far my Just Giving is at £835 and still climbing. I’ll have a final total soon from Kiltwalk with them adding an additional 50 percent on top of funds raised at the final total.

InMemoryof Emlyn Arthur Wibberley

• Charles Smulian donated £130.00 on behalf of the Saturday 3’s.

• Putney Cricket Club donated £5,647.75.

InMemoryof Stevie Wiggins

• Ann Coles sent a donation of £265.00 raised by The Heartfelt Group, from a car boot sale and the sale of donated goods.

• Ann Coles sent a donation of £240.00, raised from the sale of Jubilee crafts made by Mags and Paula Macsweeney.

• Christine Abram sent £620.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband Norman Abram.

• Ann Coles forwarded a donation of £127.60, raised by Barbara Maddock through a raffle and name the teddy competition, in memory of her grandson Michael James Lees-Maddock.

• Ann Coles sent donations totalling £126.00, £120.00 raised through jewellery donated by Judith Benyon and 6.00 from a collection tin at RAF Leyland.

• Ann Coles sent a donation of £435.00 raised from a music night and raffle at the RAFFA club Leyland:

“The Heartfelt ladies held a fundraising event on Sunday the 23rd in the RAFFA club Leyland for our screening fund, we had an amazing duo called The Visitors aka Russell Parry and Tom Cook they did two great sets of music and got everyone up dancing, they both gave their time free to support CRY.

Kelly who is steward of the club also let us have the room free of charge, and Young Micheal who works on the bar and is a budding DJ did his first ever set in the interval and at the end of the live music he was great, all these wonderful people helped us raise a grand total of £500 for the Stevie Wiggins memorial fund.”

Our Fundraisers

InMemoryof Young Windy

• Windy Wilson sent a donation of £308.75.

• Windy Wilson sent donations totalling £2,000.77 raised through text donations.

• Windy Wilson sent a donation of £171.75 raised from text donations.

InMemoryof Michael Yendall

• David Yendall took part in and organised Ingleby Bar Walk 2022 in memory of his son Michael Yendall and raised £1,020.00.

InMemoryof David Williams

• Catherine Hodgson donated £100.00.

• Cathryn Scott donated £100.00.

InMemoryof Kevin Wilson

Stephen Boult sent a donation of £377.00 from the Rhein lads.

InMemoryof Emily Windus

• Julia Windus completed a 117k trek along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela and raised £2,774.13.

• Alan McSherry donated £200.00.

• Julia Windus sent £250.00 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her father David.

• Tracey and David Yendall sent a donation of £400.00 raised through a Charity walk with their family and friends.

InMemoryof Michael Yorston

Richard Pearson sent a donation of £262.50 from Aberfeldy Triathlon.

InMemoryof Peter Zambon

Mavis Zambon sent £150.00 representing donations made in lieu of presents for her 70th birthday.

General Fundraising

• AFC Chellaston raised £833.00 from a Charity Football Tournament.

• Jonathon Allen, Jack Stevens, Duncan Hobbs, Hayley Sherrif, Ben Rosenqvist and Matt Deakins completed the Colchester Zoo 10k.

• ATMOS International Ltd raised £300.00 through their Distance Challenge.

• David Bagheri donated £110.00.

• Andy Baker donated £100.00.

• Michael Banfield sent a donation of £535.00 raised at a Recovery Reunion Charity event.

• Barratt Developments Exeter Division donated £1,500.00:

“It’s a real pleasure to be able to support the incredible efforts made by CRY with this £1,500 donation. At Barratt Homes Exeter we strive to give valuable support to the communities where we build, and so are thrilled to be able to contribute towards a team that makes such a unique and important contribution to the health and wellbeing of young people in our area. On behalf of everyone at Barratt Developments, I want to say a huge thank you for all that you do.”

• Teresa Beakhouse had a charity fight night to raise money for CRY and raised £370.00.

• The 6th Form students at Blenheim High School raised £163.25 for CRY through their RAG week.

• David Brown donated £100.00.

• Cadent Gas sent a Match Giving donation of £400.00 in respect of fundraising completed by their employees.

• Michael Calvert sent a donation of £900.00 raised during his time as captian by the members of The County Armagh Golf Club.

• The Campion School donated £121.00.

• Victoria and Sophia Cartmell completed the Jurassic Coast Challenge.

• Frances Carver sent a donation of £120.00 raised by the students at The Academy, Selsey.

• Jack Cassidy ran 200 miles in June for CRY.

• The Castlerock Golf Club raised £3,761.31 from a

Charity Golf Day organised by Allen Kelly and Bert McKay.

• The Castle School sent a donation of £221.34 raised by Year 10 Balmoral Enterprise Students from the sale of refreshments.

• Roy Chambers sent a donation of £1,245.00 raised by Packwood Haugh School during their School Charity Fair.

• Hazel Chisholm donated £100.00.

• Christine and Carol donated £135.00 raised from the sale of their knitted animals.

• CIBSE East Anglia raised £2,000.00 through a Charity Dinner Event.

• Sarah Coakley sent a donation of £1,400.00 raised through a Peaky Blinders Charity Shindig.

• Costco Sunbury donated £100.00.

• James Cross donated £100.00.

• Sweelin Cunliffe sent a donation of £300.00 from the St Martins lunch group.

• Sioned Davies sent a donation of £100.00 from her Over 35’s Touch Rugby Group, nominated by Donna Redvers-Jones.

• Joel Dawlish and Willie completed the Cairngorms 50K.

• Charlotte Day sent £435.00 raised by The Plough Inn from a Charity Quiz Night.

• Mr G J Dettmer donated £150.00.

• Sam Devenport donated £100.00.

• Anthony Donnelly sent a donation of £220.00 raised from a Charity Football Match.

• Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Plc donated £100.00.

• George Elliston sent a donation of £1,595.00 raised from the Reigate Robots Charity Football Tournament: :

“On the 24th July, Reigate Robots FC hosted a 24-team 5 A-Side football tournament in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young. It was a great summer atmosphere, with music, food vans and football to keep fans entertained in the sunshine. The football was played in great spirit with everyone attending appreciating the good cause that it was going towards. All in all, we managed to raise £1595 for CRY, which was a great success!”

General Fundraising

• Lewis Findley took part in the London to Brighton cycle 2022.

• Simon Gallagher completed the Brighton Marathon.

• Yaneena Gerwat chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of her Miss Teen Inspiration UK 2020 fundraising.

• Marcus Golby sent a donation of £240.00 from AlphaSights.

• Gordons School donated £361.92.

• Yvonne Gosden sent a donation of £115.00 from the Girl Guide Association, Horndean Division Trefoil Guild.

• Helen Grant organised a fundraisng night at The Star and chose CRY as the charity to benefit in respect of sponsorship from Gary’s leg wax.

• Conor Gray completed a skydive in aid of CRY.

• Haines Watts Kings Health Partners donated £215.00.

• Immy Holmes and Henry completed the Paris Marathon.

• The Horseman’s Green Community Group chose CRY as their Charity of the Year, they raised £283.10 through a Coffee Morning and Summer Fete.

• The Islwyn Running Club raised £650.00 through their Scenic 7 event.

• The Implanted Defibrillator Association of Scotland donated £11,802.33.

• Jones Lang Lasalle Ltd sent a match giving donation of £250.00, in support of Mike Atwell’s fundraising.

• Julie Jones donated £100.00.

• Phoebe Keene took part in ‘Feeb’s Fyne Frenzy Fundraiser’.’ where Phoebe, Neve and Rosie along with others swam every day in the Fyne.

• Lancaster University Cycling Club completed a 1000 mile bike ride in 24 hours.

• Fleur Lane sent a donation of £100.00 raised through a Micropub Quiz.

• Ewell Castle School sent a donation of £227.15 raised through a cake sale.

• Limavady High School donated £1,053.06.

General Fundraising

• Paul Lindsay sent a donation of £400.00 raised from student collections 2021-2022 at Quinton House School.

• Lloyds Bank Foundation sent a matched giving donation of £270.00 in support of Natasha Tuffin’s fundraising efforts.

• Lloyds Bank Foundation sent a matched giving donation of £500.00, in support of Rebecca Buckley’s fundraising efforts at a Race & Auction Night Fundraiser.

• Jenny MacDonald sent a donation of £655.30 raised through a Halloween fundraising stall on her road.

• Rhys Mackenzie sent a donation of £1,124.83 raised from a 24 hour basketball event.

• Collin Mallen did a Transamerica challenge, completing 4000 miles in 39 days raising £2,914.53

Sponsored Walk.

• Tricia and Niall O’Doherty sent £2,201.82 raised through a raffle and stairway to heaven hike in memory of their son.

• Dr and Mrs Parham donated £200.00.

• Karen Paterson donated £100.00.

• Arron Peel raised £670.00 for CRY when completing the London to Paris Cycle ride.

• Ollie Pink and Sandy Campbell took part in the 3 Peaks Challenge and raised £729.25 for CRY.

• Richard Quin sent a donation of £200.00 in appreciation of first aid received by Andy.

• • Katherine Roe donated £100.00.

• Rotary Club of Long Eaton donated £400.00.

• Russell-Cooke Solicitors, a firm of solicitors based in Surrey and London, raised £1,024.24 through a Charity Quiz and Curry night at Cobham Rugby Club in October in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).

• The Meshaw and District Young Farmers Club raised £1,500.00 from their It’s a Knockout and Tractor Run events.

• Nicholas Miller took part in the Cubitt House 10km charity walk and raised £3,005.00.

• Nicola Mitchell sent a donation of £3,000.00 from Jackpot Developments.

• Kirsty Morley sent a donation of £150.00 raised by the Stanton By Dale Cricket Club from a raffle.

• Morrison Supermarkets Plc sent a Match Giving donation of £555.00 in support of Nicola Lee’s

• Sandvik Osprey Ltd donated £2,000.00.

• Jonathan Smith raised funds for CRY by the ‘Three Amigos’ taking part in the Welsh Fun Run 3000.

• Janet Smyth donated £100.00.

• Stamford School XC donated £250.00.

• Phoebe Stembridge took part in the Southampton University Boxing club, Fight Night and raised £295.00.

• The Theodore of Tarsus Masonic Lodge donated £690.00.

• Tonbridge School sent a donation of £315.80 from their St Augustine’s Chapel Collection.

General Fundraising

• Travis completed a sponsored haircut and raised £180.00.

• The University of Nottingham Masonic Lodge L7598 donated £100.00.

• Simon Webster completed the Hackney Half Marathon and raised £1,312.00.

• Bates Weston donated £500.00.

• The Weybridge Vandals raised £321.00 for CRY.

• Ruth Whitehead donated £365.00 raised from taking part in 3 Half Marathons.

• Anne Winckler donated £100.00 in lieu of a birthday gift for a friend.

• Lydia Yhnell-Pugh sent a donation of £855.65 raised through the Miss Inspiration Pageant 2020.

• York House School raised £125.00 through a fun run.

Raising awareness with the Update

One way to further the use of CRY’s Update magazine is by sharing it with other people. For those who may not be familiar with CRY, the Update can be a good way for them to learn more about young sudden cardiac death and what CRY and our supporters are doing to prevent more tragedies.

To inform others, and hopefully encourage them to get involved with CRY, why not try sharing the Update magazine however you can? This could include leaving a copy in a waiting room or reception area, or somewhere at your workplace; taking one to a fundraising event for passers-by to flick through; or even by posting a link to the online version on social media.

As CRY’s printed publications halted during the pandemic, we developed the digital version of the Update. We’re able to add more engaging features to the digital issue that simply can’t work in the printed copy. For one, we can include links for you to quickly access relevant pages on the CRY website, social media posts from recent months, interviews from members of the CRY team and our supporters, and more. We also include videos covering all sorts of topics for you to enjoy watching as you click through the online magazine.

The more that word of CRY’s work and young sudden cardiac death is shared – however that may be – the better. And because it’s so easy to share a link with others or post it on social media, the digital version is often easiest for raising more awareness too.

We would encourage you to subscribe to the digital version of the Update, but you can also subscribe to receive a printed copy. You can sign up to receive your preferred choice here: www.c-r-y.org.uk/subscribe

Fundraising Events

Please contact the fundraising team on 01737 363222 or email events@c-r-y.org.uk if you are interested in any of the following events. For more information and a full list of events visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/category/upcomingcryevents

All participants in mass-participation events who contact the CRY fundraising team (whether they have their own place or a CRY charity place) will receive a welcome pack containing sponsor forms, information, helpful tips and either a T-shirt or vest (depending on the type of event).

RideLondon 100

2023

At the heart of this celebration of all things cycling is the RideLondon 100 challenge – a unique opportunity to ride 100 miles on traffic-free roads through the heart of London. The date of the event will be confirmed soon, but if you are interested and would like to be the first to know updates and how you can apply to join #TeamCRY in 2023, fill out our interest form at c-r-y.org.uk/ridelondon-surrey-interest-form

Lake District Challenge

June 10 - 11

Join the Lake District Challenge and take on England’s finest countryside at your pace. The route takes you over some tough hills, Garburn Pass, into Ambleside, through the half way point by the idyllic Lake Windermere, into some forests, and nature reserves all with some stunning views.

Inflatable 5K

Throughout 2023

Spurred on by pumping music and cheering supporters, bounce your way along a 5K inflatable course while raising awareness and funds for CRY. Providing a fun-filled and accessible alternative to a typical run, the inflatable 5K hosts events all over Scotland and England.

CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk

June 25

This year marks the 17th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk and we are excited to be back at Southwark Park. We hope that you will be able to join us on Sunday 25th June for a chance to connect and remember.

After the walk the CRY Family picnic will return in Southwark Park, where we will once again have our message wall and support areas, as well as entertainment, games and food stalls on hand.

Great North Run

September 10

The Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon has grown into one of the largest and most exciting road races in the United Kingdom.

CRY Heart of Durham Walk

October 1

Join CRY for the 14th annual Walk in Durham. The 5-mile route (suitable for all) starts and ends at Durham Amateur Rowing Club and passes along the River Wear and through the beautiful city of Durham.

Royal Parks Half Marathon

October 8

This stunning, central London half-marathon takes in the capital’s world-famous landmarks on closed roads, and four of London’s eight Royal Parks.

Charity Skydive

Throughout 2023

Would you like to jump out of a plane from over 10,000 feet before free falling at 120mph? If you would like to do a charity skydive for CRY, we would love to hear from you and support your efforts!

CRY Raising Awareness Week and 12 A Week Challenge

November 25 - December 3

CRY

Great Cake Bake

December 1

Help raise CRY’s profile by holding your own fundraising or awareness event such as an information stand or gala ball, or take part in the CRY Great Cake Bake. Get your friends, family, colleagues and children involved in the baking, eating and raising money and awareness for CRY! Compete to see who will create this year’s showstopper! This is a fun and simple way to get involved in Raising Awareness Week.

TCS London Marathon 2024

Join 38,000 other runners on one of the most iconic courses, with the most amazing atmosphere!

Raising Awareness in the Media Report

Between September and December CRY featured in 146 print, national, magazine and online articles.

Headlines from September to December in the press...

‘Man dies with heart problem three years after being told he didn’t need screening’

Sunday Mirror, 17 November 2022

Gill Ayling, mother of Nathan Bryan who tragically died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, describes her devastation of her son’s death and her fundraising to provide heart screening for CRY.

Read at http://bit.ly/3TtPUYF

‘Young mum dies suddenly after collapsing while out on a run’

Daily Record, 2 December 2022

Lee Hills will be running the London Landmarks Half Marathon in memory of his wife, Abby, who died of Sudden Arthymic Death Syndrome whilst out on a run, and to raise funds for CRY.

Read at http://bit.ly/3JztyAl

‘Father pledges to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic in memory of his daughter’

Leicestershire Live, 6 November 2022

In memory of his daughter Amy, Andrew Osborne will be rowing across the Atlantic Ocean unaccompanied to raise awareness and funds for CRY.

Read at http://bit.ly/3JVEU33

‘Dorset man cycling from Alaska to Argentina for charity’

Yahoo! News, 22 December 2022

James Benson-King, or Benson the Biking Viking, is cycling from Alaska to Argentina to raise money for CRY after his second successful heart operation.

Read at http://bit.ly/3Tx0huI

‘Canterbury Rugby Club to offer players aged between 14 and 35 chance to be screened for possible undiagnosed cardiac conditions alongside Cardiac Risk in the Young’

Kent Online, 17 November 2022

Canterbury Rugby Club have partnered with CRY and will be offering every playing member a heart screening.

Read at http://bit.ly/3LAiOEx

‘Denmark’s Christian Eriksen returns, maybe better than ever, for World Cup after Euro 2020 collapse’

ESPN, 21 November 2022

Brentford player Christian Eriksen returns to international football in the World Cup after collapsing in the EURO’s.

Read at https://bit.ly/3JTbgvl

For links to online, press, television and radio coverage related to CRY and young sudden cardiac death visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/inthemedia

CRY Update 89 September - December 2022

Our Fundraisers

By fundraising for CRY you will be helping to:

• subsidise CRY’s national cardiac screening programme

• fund CRY’s bereavement support programme to provide counselling and support to affected families

• support research into young sudden cardiac death (YSCD)

• develop the myheart Network to support young people living with cardiac conditions

• provide all CRY literature and information free of charge

• develop the CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology (CRY CCP), and the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and Sports Cardiology

Our Patrons

The involvement of our fundraisers has been crucial to helping CRY raise awareness about YSCD.

Whether you are carrying out your own activity or taking part in an organised event such as the London Marathon or the Great North Run, remember that CRY will always support your effort with posters, sponsor forms and other resources.

If you would like to join our fundraisers, CRY also offers a range of fundraising challenge events, including parachute jumps, white water rafting and a selection of trekking and cycling events.

Visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/charityfundraising-challenge-events for more information or contact the CRY office for a fundraising ideas pack.

The urgency of CRY’s mission and the quality of our work has compelled many high-profile personalities to give their time to become CRY Patrons. For more information visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/about-us/patrons

Sir Ian Botham OBE Honorary President of CRY

“It is not just athletes who are at risk of these heart disorders – it can happen to anyone. The problem has been swept under the carpet for too long and there have been too many excuses. I am a parent and a grandparent and I want to know that my kids and grandkids will be screened as a matter of course. It’s the only way we can prevent these sudden deaths occurring.”

Current Patrons of CRY:

Rob Andrew MBE

Clive Clarke

Evans

• John Barrowman MBE

• Jack Clifford

• Jeremy Bates

• James Cracknell OBE

• Baroness Ilora Finlay

Michael Hoey

KSG

• John Inverdale

• Rob Key

McDowell MBE

MBE

Scott

There are many different ways you can donate to CRY. Online and cheque donations are the most popular methods, and we also accept credit/debit card donations over the phone.

For further information please call the CRY office on 01737 363222 or visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/donate

All your help is greatly appreciated.

Our Mailings

1. CRY Update magazine

Postal mailing of CRY’s regular (three issues a year) news and events magazine. Includes reports from the CRY CEO and Founder; supporters’ fundraising; articles about screening, myheart, research, pathology, raising awareness initiatives, massparticipation fundraising events; and much more.

2. CRY enewsletter

Monthly email newsletter; 3 emails per year with links to the online version of the Update magazine; plus occasional emails about major CRY events and initiatives.

• Ben Brown

• Nick Easter

• Simon Halliday

• Tom James MBE

• Gary Longwell

• Lee Mears

• Pixie Lott

• Bill Neely

• Sir Steve Redgrave CBE

• Roger Taylor MBE

Townsend MBE

Walliams

•

• Jonny

• Kathryn Harries

• Pat Jennings

• Emily Maitlis

• Lawrence Okoye

• Vincent Regan

•

OBE

• Graeme

• Phil Packer

• Joe Root

• Professor Gaetano Thiene

• Andrew Triggs-Hodge MBE

• Alison Waters

• Matt Wells

• Andy

• Gregor

• Andrew Trimble

• David

• Sir Clive Woodward

OBE

If you would like to subscribe to – or unsubscribe from – either of these mailing lists, please let us know:

• Complete the online form; www.c-r-y.org.uk/subscribe

• Call the CRY office; 01737 363222

• Email the CRY office; cry@c-r-y.org.uk

Our Mission

When Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) was founded in 1995 it was the first organisation to draw attention to the range of conditions that can cause young sudden cardiac death (YSCD).

Every week in the UK at least 12 apparently fit and healthy young people die of undiagnosed heart conditions.

These conditions include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and other diseases of the heart muscle, as well as electrical heart disorders which can lead to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS).

CRY aims to reduce the frequency of YSCD through raising awareness amongst the general public and medical community, providing expert cardiac pathology, improving early diagnosis through screening, supporting young people diagnosed and funding research.

1 in 300 young people CRY tests will have a potentially lifethreatening heart condition.

CRY believes cardiac screening should be available to all young people aged between 14 and 35.

CRY also works to guide and support families and close friends affected by YSCD.

We provide information to explain what the coroner does, bereavement support, help with NHS referrals and advice on the procedures that usually follow a YSCD.

symptoms of a heart defect.

CRY publishes a range of medical information written by leading cardiologists that is easy to understand and made available to the public free of charge.

In 80% of cases of young sudden cardiac death there are no prior

We are very proud that over 80p in every £1 we spend goes into supporting CRY’s key aims.

Without the fantastic support we receive this wouldn’t be possible.

Due to the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on fundraising in 2020/2021 CRY reduced the number of research fellowship grants awarded.

For detailed information about cardiac conditions and CRY’s range of literature visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/ medical-information CRY is grateful for grants

Foundation • Tudor Foundation Inc

Vernon N Ely Charitable Trust

Tel: 01737 363222

Fax: 01737 363444

cry@c-r-y.org.uk