CRY Update 98

CRY Update 98

Editor

Dr Steven Cox Chief Executive

Deputy Editors

Emma Hartnett Publications Manager

Oliver Sparrow 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 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. Thank you for your help.

Contributors

Alison Cox MBE Founder

Professor Mary Sheppard Consultant Cardiac Pathologist

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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.

Inside Update 98

Meet Our Representatives

News from the Chief Executive

CRY Online

CRY Screening Report

Centre for Cardiac Pathology (CRY CCP) Report

Support

CRY News:

- Research News

- Great North Run 2025

- CRY Heart of Durham Walk 2025

- Ocean Outdoor

- MP drop-in session for CRY APPG

- Raising Awareness Week 2025

Our Fundraisers

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 Supporters taking on the 12 A Week Challenge. Page 32.

2. CRY Supporters at the CRY Heart of Durham Walk. Page 27.

3. Ocean Outdoor Advertisment in Manchester. Page 29.

4. CRY Runners at the Great North Run. Page 22.

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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: updatemag@c-r-y.org.uk

7. CRY Supporters at the CRY Heart of Durham Walk. Page 27.

8. CRY Supporters at the CRY Heart of Durham Walk. Page 27.

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10. 13-year old CRY Supporter abseiling down the National Lift Tower in Northampton in memory of Robert Poyser. Page 63.

11. MP drop-in session. Page 30.

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13. CRY Supporter taking part in the 'Quadra Tom' event in memory of Tom Petley. Page 62.

CRY Supporters taking on a Snowdon climb in memory of Mia Jennings. Page 50.

CRY Great Cake Bake prize winner and CRY Supporter. Page 33.

CRY Supporter running the Chelmsford 10K in memory of Charlotte Adams. Page 33.

CRY Supporter running in the Cheddar Gorge Half Marathon in memory of Sam Parkinson. Page 61.

Meet Our Representatives

CRY Representatives

CRY’s Representatives help to raise awareness in communities around the UK by attending events in an official capacity on behalf of CRY.

We receive many different requests for a CRY Representative, but this could include attending another supporter’s fundraising event for a cheque presentation or speaking about CRY’s work. Whether it is giving talks, answering questions, or being a face of the charity. CRY representatives help to raise awareness and support the efforts of other CRY families and members of the local community.

Our representatives will attend events to do some of the following activities:

▪ Talks or speeches to clubs/schools/businesses

▪ Cheque presentations

▪ Host information stands

▪ Run a stall

Some of CRY’s volunteer Representatives have also set up their own ‘Walk & Talk’ groups as a way for families to connect with one another in London, Gloucestershire, North

Volunteer for CRY

We recognise the valuable contribution each individual makes, and without volunteers some of our services and events could not be offered.

Our aim is to make sure you have a rewarding experience volunteering with CRY, and have the opportunity to meet new challenges, develop your skills, gain a great sense of achievement and contribute towards CRY’s aim of saving young lives.

Ways to help:

▪ Raise awareness - in your local community, at school or work with CRY posters and literature.

▪ At events - marshalling, checking supporters in and looking after stalls.

▪ Photography - at major fundraising events like the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk.

If you would like to volunteer for CRY, please fill out a form here: www.c-r-y.org.uk/cry-volunteers/ or email events@c-r-y.org.uk for more information.

Staffordshire and South Cheshire, and Devon. For more information visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/walk-talk

All CRY Representatives are listed on the CRY website alongside stories of how they got involved with CRY. To read more please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/about-us/cryrepresentatives/

All of CRY’s Representatives have been long-term volunteers for CRY. If you would be interested in volunteering for CRY, please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/cry-volunteers

News from the Chief Executive

Dr Steven Cox CRY Chief Executive

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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 2025 as well as information about some of CRY’s events in this period.

September

CRY Supporters on BBC Radio Cumbria

September 1

CRY Supporters Lesley Mease and Donna Parker were interviewed by BBC Radio Cumbria as part of their joint screening event in memory of Lesley’s son, Wilson Shepherd and Donna’s daughter, Vicky Parker.

Joining BBC Radio Cumbria’s breakfast show, Lesley was interviewed about her raising awareness efforts for CRY, and fund raising to screen local young people in Barrow. This was closely followed by an interview with Donna Parker, live from the screening event.

AJ Bell Great North Run 2025

September 7

I would like to thank all 72 of the CRY runners who took part in the Great North Run on September 7. Thank you to friends and families for coming along and cheering on the team, along with our fantastic volunteers. Everyone’s support was invaluable on the day, raising incredible awareness for CRY in the North.

Turn to page 22 for the full write-up and photos from the day.

Football magazine, MUNDIAL, interviews Dr Steven Cox and Professor Aneil Malhotra

September 8

Grassroots football magazine, Mundial, featured an in-depth article including an interview Professor Aneil Malhotra and myself, as part of a longer report about CRY’s history, and those who were instrumental in the early days of the charity.

The family of John Marshall, and long-time CRY supporters – John’s sister Hayley and his mother, Maureen - were interviewed as part of this article, recalling their early work with the charity, and the legacy built in John’s memory since then, raising over £100,000 and screening more than 1,500 young people.

ITV Border Scotland interview with CRY supporters Rodger Hill and Sharon Duncan

September 15

Following a weekend of heart screenings in Dumfries, ITV Border Scotland broadcast a lengthy report featuring interviews with CRY supporters, Rodger Hill and Sharon Duncan, filmed at the screening event in memory of their son, David Hill.

Professor Aneil Malhotra

CRY Supporters Maureen Marshall and Hayley Crosbie

News from the Chief Executive

David’s family and friends have been raising awareness and funds for CRY in Scotland since his death 2022. Over 1,200 young people have been screened in David’s memory, with further screening events booked into 2026.

Dr Steven Cox and CRY Supporter Sue Carter featured on ITV Meridian News

September 18

I was interviewed on ITV Meridian as part of a piece with CRY Supporter, Sue Carter, after her first heart screening day, and a Pride of Britain Award nomination for her fundraising and raising awareness for CRY.

Sue spoke about her mission to help save young lives after the death of her son, Ryan Carter, in 2019. More than 100 young people were screened at Sue’s first screening event, and with another event booked, even more young people in the community will have the opportunity to have their heart tested thanks to the funds raised for CRY in Ryan’s memory.

BBC Look North and BBC Radio Humberside reporter has cardiac screening at a CRY screening event in memory of Nathan Bryan

September 23

I was interviewed as part of a morning of programming on BBC Radio Humberside that included an interview

with CRY Supporter, Gill Ayling, and was the lead story on the morning of September 23. Gill spoke of her campaigning and petition for the UK Government give all young people the choice to have their hearts screened; and her fundraising in order to bring CRY screening events to young people in the North of England, in memory of her son, Nathan. At the time of writing 37,332 have signed the petition. Please turn to page 18 for more information and a link to sign.

BBC Reporter, Grace McGrory, attended the screening, and was not only screened herself, but she did so live on air. This extensive coverage showed first-hand what happens at a CRY screening, and the dedicated work of the CRY team, and supporters like Gill.

World Heart Day – CRY coverage in the Sunday Mirror, Sunday Express, Irish Mail and Scottish Mail on Sunday including interviews with CRY supporters and Doctors

September 29

Seventeen-year-old triathlete, Scott Owen, was identified with Wolff Parkinson White syndrome at a CRY screening. Scott was a fit and healthy endurance runner, with no history of heart problems when he was screened. Scott’s mum, Gail Owen, was interviewed as part of coverage across the Express, the Sunday Mirror, Irish Mail and Scottish Mail on Sunday. Gail spoke about her and Scott’s running club fundraising for local screenings, how they navigated Scott’s diagnosis, and his return to training following treatment.

CRY Supporters Gill and Steve Ayling

News from the Chief Executive

An ECG is one of the most powerful tools in cardiology. It can identify people like Scott with conditions which would never normally be picked up.

Coverage in the media like this raises important awareness for screening and giving young people the choice to have their hearts screened. CRY screening days, and the families that fund them, are vital to continue CRY’s mission and help save young lives.

October

CRY Heart of Durham Walk October 5

Thank you to the incredible 252 supporters who joined us on October 5 for the annual CRY Heart of Durham Walk. We are deeply grateful to everyone who joined us on the day to walk in remembrance of those who have died of young sudden cardiac death, and support those diagnosed with a heart condition.

This event is an important date in the CRY calendar, and we are so grateful for the support and awareness raised each year.

To read the full write-up, turn to page 25.

Midlands Today and BBC Radio Stoke interview CRY Supporter, Nicola Burndred, marking the 10th anniversary of the death her son, Jordan October 7

CRY Supporter, Nicola Burndred, has been fundraising for CRY for the past ten years to help prevent other families going through the tragedy of a young sudden cardiac death, and to create a legacy for her son, Jordan, who died in 2015.

I was invited to take part in an interview on Midlands TV News alongside Nicola. Nicola spoke about the past ten years of fundraising to support local screenings in memory of Jordan. Nicola said,

"That's what has kept me going over the years. I've got something I can chuck myself into to keep Jordan's memory and legacy alive."

The Burndred family – supported by their friends and wider community – have raised over £100,000 in the last decade, leading to 1,200 young people having their hearts tested, with more screening sessions booked for 2026.

Scott and Gail Owen

News from the Chief Executive

Pride of Britain Awards announce CRY Finalists on ITV

Calendar News

October 23

In a live announcement show on ITV Calendar News, CRY Supporters Gill and Stephen Ayling received the news that they had won the area award for Humber, putting them through to the national finals of the Pride of Britain Awards, and would be attending the televised event in London.

It’s incredible that so many families, like Gill and Steve’s, are raising funds and awareness to give back and prevent further tragedies in their communities.

Sunday Times article features CRY Supporter Hilary Nicholls

October 26

A full-page feature was published in the Sunday Times in October leading on from an interview with CRY Supporter Hilary Nicholls. Hilary spoke about the death of her daughter, Clarissa Nicholls, and her campaigning work since then to advocate for screening to be available to all young people. ‘Clarissa’s Campaign’ has already raised thousands to go towards screening Cambridge students, and the awareness raised after Clarissa’s death has had a huge impact on the community.

Several young people also gave comments for the article after being directly impacted by the awareness raised by Clarissa’s death, with one young man going on to find out they had a heart condition.

Hilary said, “I will do whatever I can to prevent what has happened to my family happening to others”.

November

Ocean Outdoor Adverts

November 17

In the lead up to Raising Awareness Week 2025, CRY was

approached by Ocean Outdoor, a premium Digital Out of Home media operator, with the opportunity to have nine high profile advertisement spots in Central Manchester.

CRY’s Comms team quickly mobilised to develop this powerful campaign, highlighting the shocking statistics surrounding sudden cardiac death in young people. This campaign has really made a big difference in a small amount of time, reaching out to an audience of over 900,000.

We’re incredibly grateful to the team at Ocean Outdoor for considering CRY for this campaign, which led to a notable spike in website visits, particularly from across the Manchester area. CRY was introduced to Ocean’s Head of Operations through one of our supporters, Stephen Peters - a bereaved father from Cheadle, who’s 25-year-old son, Ben tragically died in November 2022.

Read more about this collaboration on page 29.

Full page feature with myheart member Kaitlin Lawrence published in the Daily Telegraph and followed up by an online report on the Netball Super League website

November 20

myheart member and former national netball player, Kaitlin Lawrence was featured in a full-page article in the Daily Telegraph, speaking of her diagnosis with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). Kaitlin has been pivotal in campaigning for cardiac screening to be introduced in the Netball Super League next season, as

News from the Chief Executive

well as raising incredible awareness of the importance of screening and CRY’s mission.

Quickly following the article, The Netball Super League (NSL) confirmed that all athletes will undergo cardiac screening ahead of the 2026 season. To deliver the programme, the NSL is working in partnership with CRY.

Kaitlin said, “Being diagnosed with a heart condition was a shock, but it’s also given me a new perspective. I want other players to know that a diagnosis doesn’t have to be the end - it can be an opportunity to be safer, better informed, and supported. I’m really pleased to see the NSL taking steps to make cardiac screening standard, so every athlete can play with confidence in their health.”

By sharing her story, Kaitlin is a powerful advocate of cardiac screening – particularly amongst athletes. And, as a campaigning charity (now testing the hearts of more than 30,000 young people every year) we’re delighted to be working with the Netball Super League to deliver screening to its players and are so impressed by their commitment to providing greater access to this simple but potentially life-saving test.

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This year an incredible £3,920 was raised by 30 supporters who took part in the CRY Great Cake Bake, and we are very grateful to you all. Whether you baked for your office, school, neighbours or friends and family, thank you for participating in this year’s event and making it truly special!

Read more on page 33.

December

November 8-16

It was another impactful and busy Raising Awareness Week for 2025. The 12 A Week Challenge took place from November 8 to November 16. Each of the 12 miles or activities completed symbolised the 12 young sudden cardiac deaths that occur each week in the UK.

Read more on page 32.

December 2

As part of the re-launch of the Cardiac Risk in the Young

Amanda Hack MP, CRY Campaigner Hilary Nicholls, CRY Consultant Cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma, and Liam Conlon MP at the drop-in session

CRY Staff at the CRY Head Office Great Cake Bake

News from the Chief Executive

APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) CRY held an MP drop-in session at Westminster on December 2, 2025. The event aimed to re-engage with parliamentarians across all parties to show CRY’s aims to play a greater role in informing key decision-makers around the world about the importance of cardiac screening in young people.

The session was jointly hosted by Amanda Hack, MP for Northwest Leicestershire, and Liam Conlon, MP for Beckenham and Penge. Over 30 MPs attended.

Read the full story on page 30.

myheart member Kaitlin Lawrence on BBC Woman’s Hour and BBC World Service: Global Health News

December 11 and 21

Following on from the Telegraph piece in November, on December 11, myheart member and former national netball player, Kaitlin Lawrence, joined BBC Woman’s Hour presenter Anita Rani to share her story about her diagnosis, and raising awareness for others living with an inherited heart condition. BBC Sports presenter, Gabby Logan, was also a guest on the same episode. The powerful clip was shared across Radio 4’s social media.

To listen to the episode, please visit BBC Sounds and search for 'Woman's Hour Kaitlin Lawrence'.

On December 21 Kaitlin was also featured on BBC World Service: Global Health News with a powerful short film, talking about her experiences, diagnosis and campaigning to have screening for all young people.

Not only is Kaitlin raising important awareness for CRY’s screening programme, but that of the myheart network, a support network for young people living with a diagnosis. CRY offers support to all young people aged 14-35 who have been diagnosed with a heart condition.

To read more, please visit: www.myheart.org.uk

Communicating the impact of CRY’s research

CRY’s research continues to transform the way we understand the causes and prevention of young sudden cardiac death. This issue we are proud to announce the latest in CRY’s research reports, a unique study that has been ten years in the making.

Funded by CRY, a team of 25 researchers based at City St George’s, University of London, and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, analysed outcomes from more than 104,000 young people aged 14 to 35 who’d had their hearts tested though CRY’s nationwide screening programme, across a period of 10 years (2008-2018).

The unique study was the first of its kind to use a systematic follow-up of all screened individuals in order to obtain the most complete data as possible.

To read more about the report, turn to page 16.

Anita Rani, Kaitlin Lawrence and Gabby Logan at the Woman's Hour studio

CRY Online

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 posted a memorable photo.

During this four-month period CRY’s Facebook page had a 80% rise in engagements, click-throughs and impressions. An absolutely incredible testament to the number of supporters that engaged with Raising Awareness Week, World Heart Day, and the many screening and key messaging posts across CRY’s social media. Instagram received nearly half a million views across posts, stories and adverts, with nearly 2,000 new followers and a 25% rise in overall reach. This is a fantastic indication of the impact CRY social media has in raising awareness of YSCD and CRY’s vital work.

December was a busy month for LinkedIn, with general engagement and interactions up, and both screening and MP support for CRY making up the majority of most interacted with posts. December 2 was the MP launch event for the CRY All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) – read more on page 30 – garnering over 1,000 engagements, comments, shares and high numbers of click-through, meaning people taking direct action, whether engaging with their local MPs, or sharing CRY’s key messaging.

Raising awareness was in the spotlight again throughout the period. Over on Instagram posts for World Heart Day, CRY’s adverts with Ocean Outdoors, the Great North Run,

CRY Screening and Raising Awareness Week were among the most popular.

A screening post, with quote from CRY Supporter, Jess, highlighted the importance of CRY’s screening programme, and mission to allow all young people the choice to have their hearts screened. Awareness around these posts is so important, and every comment or interaction means more people will be able to engage with CRY’s aims.

Ocean Outdoor Advertising kindly gifted prime space in Manchester to CRY in memory of Ben Peters, providing an incredible opportunity to raise awareness of our vital work

in preventing young sudden cardiac deaths and supporting affected families (read the full story on page 29). Our social media posts showing off the incredible big adverts also drew lots of attention with high engagement, boosting this fantastic initiative even further.

Finally, posts and stories following Team CRY in the Great North Run were top performers throughout September. Not only does the event raise important awareness of CRY’s work in the North of the UK, but supporters and their friends and families posting photos from training to race day are a great way to support CRY and raise awareness in the lead up to big events like this. We are so thankful to every individual who takes on an event in memory of a young person or in support of CRY.

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 spread awareness about CRY a little further. So, if you’d like to follow along, here’s where you can find us:

CRY Screening Report

Between September and December 2025, CRY screened 10,611 people

7,002 young people were screened at family screening events in memory of: Andrew Macleod, Daniel Hughes, Graeme Blenkinsop, Robert Rowan, David Hill, Alex Reid, Jonathan Hayman, Andrew Murch, Michael Yorston, Mia Jennings, Jonathan Leigh, Christopher and Steve Phillips, Adam Lewis, Aaron Dixon, Richard Waight, Jamie Loncaster, Ben Hammond, Clarissa Nicholls, Sara Pilkington, Jude MacDonald, Vicky Parker, Wilson Shepherd, Clayton Olson, Ella Bury, Ceri Palmer nee Howells, Graeme ‘Tinka’ Bell, Lee Wilson, Isabelle Tudisca, Thomas Hardman, Charlie Craig, Liv Gow, James Nicholas, Harry Faulkner, Anthony Fitzgerald, Kieran Joyce and Harry Dubois.

1,370 young people were screened at Shiplake College, Winchester College, Woodlands School, Worcester Warriors Championship Rugby, The Perse Upper School, Epsom College, Shrewsbury School, Dr Challener’s Grammar

School, Sedburgh School, Millford School, Bishops Stortford School and Southam College.

473 young people were screened at sports screening events with: Coventry Rugby Championship Club, Cambridge Rugby Championship Club, Harlequins Women, Arsenal FC Academy, INEOS Cycling, Bridlington Rugby Club, Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club, Paddle UK, High Legh Park Golf Club, Saracens Rugby and the London City Lionesses.

What happens at a screening?

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 will often be taken on the same day. 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 and Professor Michael Papadakis.

470 young people were screened at the CRY National Screening Centre in Leatherhead in memory of Oliver Thompson, Richard Brember, David Williams and Jennifer Bucknell

1,296 young people were screened with thanks to: Knutsford First Responders, Young Windy Screening Fund, The Beat Goes On, Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation, Grace Trust, Rolls Royce, UKH Foundation and the JD Foundation.

At CRY, we believe all young people aged 14-35 should have the opportunity to have their heart screened. If you would like to read more about CRY's screening programme, please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/screening or www.testmyheart.org.uk for more information.

The CRY screening team and doctor at a screening in memory of Thomas Hardman

Staff and CRY Supporters at a screening in memory of Ella Bury

CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology (CRY CCP) Report

By Professor Mary Sheppard

Professor Mary Sheppard, Consultant Cardiac Pathologist

Dr Joe Westaby, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Histopathology

2025 has been our busiest year yet at the CRY Cardiovascular Pathology Laboratory. We have had a high number of heart referrals this year, totalling 754 cases, with cases including splenic samples for genetic testing also increased up to 466.

The heart cases referred come from all regions throughout the UK, with the majority referred from London, South East and North West of England. Both Professor Sheppard and Dr Joe Westaby reported a cause of death (COD) in all these cases.

Lauren Moran, Research Technician

Tia Lazaro-James, Laboratory Technician

Christopher Ford, Laboratory Technician

Departmental News

Professor Sheppard continues to work on and publish many research projects, with three papers published in this quarter:

"Clinical care of family members of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy”

"Lymphocytic myocarditis: A histopathologic definition and classification from the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology and Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology. II: Surgical and autopsy specimens”

“Antemortem Underdiagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis in Sudden Cardiac Death Victim”

These papers focus on aspects of sports and pathological diagnosis of sudden cardiac death in the young, and are a direct result of our CRY-funded database.

This quarter both Professor Sheppard and Dr Westaby have attened 3 international conferences:

•Paediatric Cardiomyopathy, ECP, Vienna, Austria 2025

•Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy, ECP, Vienna, Austria 2025

•Frontiers in Cardiovascular Pathology: The use of a national registry to solve diagnostic problems, USCAP, Boston, USA 2025.

In October Professor Sheppard was the local organiser for the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology (AECVP) 11th biennial meeting in London. This event brought together leading pathology, cardiology, and related fields experts to discuss the latest advancements in diagnosis, imaging, and innovative therapies for cardiovascular diseases.

During this meeting Dr Westaby gave a lecture on ‘the normal and obese heart’ and Professor Sheppard presented the Michael Davis Distinguished Achievement award.

Professor Mary Sheppard (centre) and collegues at the European Cardiovascular Pathology biannual meeting.

CRY Support

Support after a young sudden cardiac death: Walking in memory of a young person

CRY’s annual walks in London and Durham give families the opportunity to come together to remember young people who have died suddenly.

The late International opera star Kathryn Harries first had the idea for a walk in 2006, the year she became a CRY Patron. Then, on 7th July 2007, she completed a 32mile walk along the Thames path, heading across all of the bridges from Hampton Court to Tower Bridge on her way.

A week later on July 15th, Kathryn was joined by over 400 CRY supporters from all over the UK for another walk. This time, they walked for eight kilometres across eight bridges from Westminster to Tower Bridge. The eight bridges on the route signified the eight apparently fit and healthy young people dying every week from undiagnosed heart conditions, which was believed to be the figure at the time. (Now, of course, as CRY research has shown that this weekly figure is 12, the routes for the walk have expanded.)

This 2007 event became the first annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk. Without Kathryn’s initial idea, passion and involvement, it might not have begun – we will always be grateful for her support with this event.

In the years since, this has become CRY’s flagship event and the main occasion on our calendar each year. The

number of walkers we’ve had attending has continued to increase, and as a result the event has continued to develop at new venues, with new routes, and new parts of the day including the CRY Family Picnic.

The time after the walk has become a chance to gather, eat, take part in activities and listen to music; alongside this we still have space for quieter moments of reflection, talking to our support team and a message wall for thoughts and memories.

“When you first walk in and see all the pictures of young adults on the big screen with messages from their families, you could feel the emotion. I realised that I’m not on my own. Everyone was so friendly. It made me realise how many families have also gone through the same thing and how important it is to create awareness”

Andrea Joyce in memory of Kieran Joyce.

“The first time is the hardest, but you will be strengthened in the company of others who understand how you feel. While none of us ever wanted to join the CRY community we are so grateful that they are there for us.”

Diana Hunt in memory of Matthew Hadfield.

“Really worth doing if you have recently lost a loved one to an undiagnosed heart condition… walking in solidarity with other families and realising you’re not the only one to go through such a loss, taken part twice and it helped me and my daughter a lot.”

Andrew & Caitlin Quew in memory of Gemma Quew.

Kathryn Harries at the Bridges Walk in 2007

The following is a re-print from CRY Founder Alison Cox MBE. Alison’s previous columns for the Update can be found here: www.c-r-y.org.uk/alisons-columns/

“It is significant that CRY’s Heart of London Bridges Walk has become such a massive feature in the CRY calendar that we start preparing for it immediately after the previous one has finished.

“The power of our families coming together for what has always been our most important and well attended event cannot be exaggerated. Knowing that they will have the opportunity of walking and talking with others similarly affected provides a secure blanket of relief that their catastrophic grief will be understood.

“A place where the vaccum of loss needs no explanation. Where tears will be commonplace. Being able to share the repercussions of the ‘new you’ that they have become allows an outpouring of the person they were. Now are.

“Being able to write a personal message on the massive CRY bereavement board and read the stories of others suffering like themselves, can relieve the pain.

“Coming to terms with the young sudden cardiac death of an apparently fit and healthy child, sibling, partner or friend can be catastrophic and impossible to understand. There is no logic or science of reasoning that can be applied. Death is instant, without warning.

“The brutality of the loss is best spoken of, and none better than to another with a similar situation to come to terms with, it needs no interpretation and the warmth of understanding each other can hugely help them to understand themselves.”

CRY Support

In addition to CRY’s flagship walks each year, some of CRY’s Representatives have set up their own Walk & Talk groups in London, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and South Cheshire and most recently, Devon.

Walk & Talk is a small voluntary group, established by CRY Representatives Jeff and Sandra Markham, who meet once every two months. The walks are not for fundraising, or raising awareness, but just a social gathering for CRY families and CRY individuals to give the opportunity to meet with others who have been affected by a young sudden cardiac death.

The London Walk & Talk group is run by Sandra and Jeff Markham, with walks based around the London parks.

The Gloucestershire Walk & Talk group is run by CRY Representatives Linda and Geoff Goodwin, which are often based around the Severn River and canals.

The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Walk & Talk group is run by CRY Representatives Dave and Sue Hughes.

The Devon Walk & Talk group is run by by CRY Representative Jenny Thomas.

If you would be interested in receiving further information about Walk & Talk, please email the CRY support team at cry@c-r-y.org.uk, who will put you in touch with the Walk Leaders. The Walk Leaders would keep you in touch with any upcoming walks in case you would like to join them.

If you would be interested in joining us this year for the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk, to register please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/heart-of-london-bridges-walk/

CRY Founder Alison Cox MBE

Alison and CRY CEO Dr Steven Cox at the Bridges Walk in 2019

The first North Staffordshire & South Cheshire group meeting

Gloucestershire Walk & Talk meeting

CRY Research News

Whenever a donation is made to CRY’s core funding, approximately 21p in every pound will go towards CRY’s research programme. Some families have chosen for all of the funds they raise to go directly to research; and many families who are raising funds specifically for screening, also provide support to the research programme when possible. Thank you to everyone who is helping to support CRY’s research, your support means we can work to train the next generation of specialist cardiologists in inherited cardiac conditions, and transform our understanding of the causes and prevention of young sudden cardiac death.

In 2025, between September and December we have received further contributions from the following memorial funds:

•Scott Cowan

▪ Tom Day

▪ William Lane

▪ Rosie Mitchell

▪ Aiden Poxon

▪ Suanu Saro-Wiwa

▪ Natalie Stewart

For more information on CRY’s most recent research publications go to: www.c-r-y.org.uk/research. Here you will see interviews with CRY Research Fellows, links to the research publications (either the abstracts or the full articles) as well as links to short films and presentations by our experts including Professors Sanjay Sharma, Mary Sheppard and Michael Papadakis explaining the ongoing impact of CRY’s research.

Major research paper underpins the calls of leading cardiac charity CRY, which first pioneered and funded an internationally acclaimed screening programme 30 years ago. The screening outcomes of more than 100,000 young people were analysed over a 10-year period.

The largest-ever study of cardiac screening in young people has found that heart checks (using an electrocardiogram, ECG, a simple and yet very effective

diagnostic tool) are routinely identifying potentially life-threatening conditions, requiring life-saving treatment.

The much-anticipated report also suggests that repeat screenings are necessary to identify and protect more young individuals at risk, with the data indicating that a small but significant percentage (0.08%) of the cohort [when followed up over a period of 6 years] went on to

experience a serious cardiac event, advocating that more regular screening is required to identify conditions – and that a ‘one off’ test is not always sufficient.

Funded by Cardiac Risk in the Young, a team of 25 researchers – based at City St George’s, University of London and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – analysed outcomes from more than 104,000 young people aged 14 to 35 (with a median age of 23) who’d had their hearts tested though CRY’s nationwide screening programme, across a period of 10 years (2008-2018).

The unique study was the first of its kind to use a systematic follow-up of all screened individuals in order to obtain as complete data review as possible.

The ‘game-changing’ results of this hugely important paper – published in the prestigious Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) – provide the most comprehensive overview to date of the benefits (and limitations) of cardiac screening in the general population, showing the sensitivity of current testing protocols stands at an impressive 77% with a very low ‘false positive’ rate of just 2.1%.

And, at a time when the UK’s National Screening Committee finds itself under scrutiny for its rejection of proposals to support the implementation of preventive screening programmes for other disease areas (e.g. prostate cancer), charity campaigners and bereaved families hope this new paper will bring further evidence and armoury to the ongoing battle for greater investment into the prevention of young sudden cardiac deaths, and greater access for young people to cardiac screening initiatives.

A key finding from the paper, entitled, “Outcomes of a charity-led Cardiac Screening Programme for Young Individuals in the United Kingdom”, concurred with previous data published by CRY funded researchers that one in 300 young people screened and evaluated by CRY’s cardiac experts (specially trained in the interpretation of ECG tests) were identified with heart conditions that could have fatal consequences, if left unmonitored and untreated.

Young Sudden Cardiac Death: It’s Not Just an Issue Affecting Athletes

Historically cardiac screening programmes in asymptomatic individuals have focused on elite athletes [based on the widely acknowledged belief that whilst sport does not cause young sudden cardiac death, it can exacerbate the potential dangers of hidden heart conditions]. However, CRY has been providing screening services in the general population since 1997 and always advocated screening should not be limited to just athletes.

Interestingly, this study found no significant difference in prevalence between athletes and non-athletes This clearly raises questions about current screening policies, which –whilst having been largely adopted by most sporting bodies – do not include the general population. Indeed, the majority of participants in the study were not competitive athletes (just 9%) – yet serious conditions were still detected across the cohort.

Professor Michael Papadakis, Lead Researcher & Professor of Cardiology at City St George’s, University of London and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said;

“This study shows that cardiac screening can save lives. Across a decade of screening in a general population of 14–35-year-olds we identified hundreds of young people with dangerous heart conditions who were able to receive treatment before tragedy struck. But it also highlights that a single screening is not enough. Some conditions develop later, and others are very difficult to detect early. So, if we want to further reduce sudden cardiac deaths in young people, we need to develop even stronger and even smarter prevention strategies.”

Professor Papadakis added that current studies focus on expanding numbers and follow-up, with the team hoping to report on 300,000 individuals in the next 2 years. He highlighted the potential role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in detecting ECG features suggestive of disease that the naked eye cannot see — with AI having the potential to

Professor Michael Papadakis

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considerably enhance the power and accuracy of ECG as a screening tool, as well as massively upscaling a nationwide screening programme and significantly reducing the associated costs.

Dr Cox announced a major push to expedite CRY’s research into AI and machine learning, with CRY’s 2030 strategic vision seeing the launch of an AI Cardiac Screening and Research Project, translating our knowledge and expertise from the last 30 years. He noted that with the advent of wearable smart devices, screening will become accessible to all in the near future — but the AI and machine learning (ML) technology is only as good as the data which feeds the algorithms.

"This long-awaited and substantial research paper has clearly shown that young lives can be saved through screening. However, it has also highlighted the importance of repeat screening, as not all deaths are prevented by a one-off screening between the age of 1435. This research has clearly demonstrated it is no longer a question of IF screening saves lives, but now about how many lives screening saves and how to prevent more tragedies.

We now have the evidence to support our proposition that screening in young people, in the general population, needs to be repeated – as occurs across much of elite sport, with routine cardiac screening being carried out every 1-5 years. Future CRY-funded research will determine the best frequency for screening."

Professor Sanjay Sharma - CRY Consultant Cardiologist for 30 years; one of the world’s leading experts in sports cardiology and inherited cardiac conditions, said;

"Looking back across the past three decades — since the inception of CRY in 1995 — it is hard to imagine that we would reach such a pivotal moment; a study of this magnitude, with the potential to have an impact for so many years to come.

This research has shown that screening can identify young people at risk, some of whom have subsequently received implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) that have saved their lives by correcting dangerous heart rhythms, while others have been identified early enough to undergo

lifesaving heart transplantation.

"When we began this journey, few believed it would be possible to prevent sudden deaths in young people but today, the importance of our research is clear, and it points to a future in which many more young lives will be saved.

"And, it should never be forgotten that this seminal piece of work – along with CRY’s impressive portfolio of research is only possible due to the exceptional and tireless fundraising efforts of bereaved families across the UK who somehow manage to see beyond their own grief to do all they can to prevent other families from going through a similar, devastating experience. Thank you."

How you can help

This research makes the case unequivocally: screening saves young lives. But currently, there is no governmentfunded cardiac screening programme for young people in the UK. A parliamentary petition is calling on the Government and the UK National Screening Committee to change that.

This petition was created by Gill and Stephen Ayling in memory of their son, Nathan Bryan. Their advocacy honours Nathan’s memory and all those lost to Young Sudden Cardiac Death — and could save countless young lives. The petition calls on the Government to:

▪ Fund population cardiac screening for every young person when they reach age 14, using a review of family history and ECG, followed up where necessary with echocardiogram.

▪ Launch a national cardiac awareness campaign to stop needless deaths — because 12 young people aged 35 and under die suddenly from heart conditions in the UK every week, many showing no symptoms.

At 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for debate in Parliament. Every signature brings us closer to a world where no young person dies from an undiagnosed heart condition.

For the latest news and updates on CRY Research, please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk /latest-news/

To sign the petition, please scan the QR code

Dr Steven Cox

Professor Sanjay Sharma

CRY Research

"AI has the potential to considerably enhance the power and accuracy of ECG as a screening tool to identify young individuals at risk of cardiac arrest – as well as massively upscaling a nationwide screening programme and significantly reducing the associated costs."

Professor Michael Papadakis

From Evidence to Innovation

This research proved screening saves lives. It also revealed where we need to do more. 86 young people went on to be diagnosed with conditions in the years following the initial screening which means a one off screening is not enough.

That’s why CRY is launching the AI Cardiac Screening & Research Fund, a major investment in artificial intelligence and machine learning to support the specialist cardiologists when reviewing ECGs, to bring us closer to a time when cardiac screening will be accessible to every young person.

Power the Future of Cardiac Screening

Ground-breaking research proves cardiac screening identifies life-threatening conditions in 1 in 300 young people – and provides life-saving interventions for 41% of them. Now, CRY is investing in artificial intelligence to make screening even more effective and accessible to every young person.

CRY’s research shows that screening saves young lives, but it also highlights that a single test between ages 14 and 35 is not always enough. As technology advances, AI and machine learning will play an increasingly important role, not only through wearable monitoring, but also by helping us screen more young people efficiently and making our specialist expertise accessible to anyone interpreting ECGs in young individuals. However, these tools are only as effective as the data used to train them.

That is why CRY is investing in a major new AI Screening and Research Project as part of our 2030 Strategic Vision, using more

than 30 years of expertise and real-world screening data to expand access, support clinicians, and help prevent young sudden cardiac deaths.

How AI Will Save More Lives

Every week in the UK, twelve apparently fit and healthy young people die suddenly from undiagnosed heart conditions. CRY’s research has shown that screening

CRY Research News

works: one in 300 young people assessed through our programme are identified with potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions if left unmonitored or untreated. More than 40% (41%) of those diagnosed go on to receive significant risk-reducing interventions, including implantable defibrillators, pacemakers, cardiac ablation procedures, and in some cases heart transplantation.

Screening saves lives, but a single test between the ages of 14 and 35 is not always enough. As technology advances, artificial intelligence and machine learning will play an increasingly important role, not only through wearable monitoring, but also by helping us screen more young people efficiently and making specialist cardiology expertise accessible to anyone interpreting ECGs in young individuals.

AI and machine learning have the potential to transform preventative health and screening, supporting CRY’s vision that every young person should have access to screening, not just once, but routinely throughout their lives.

These technologies, however, are only as powerful as the data used to train them. CRY holds a uniquely valuable dataset, demonstrated through our latest research following more than 104,000 young people. As our programme continues, this will grow to more than 300,000 individuals with long-term follow-up. This expanding resource will form the foundation for the next generation of preventative cardiac screening in young people.

That is why CRY is investing in a major new AI Screening and Research Project as part of our 2030 Strategic Vision, using more than 30 years of expertise and real-world screening data to expand access, support clinicians, and help prevent young sudden cardiac deaths.

How Donations Will Be Spent

By supporting research you are helping to develop world-leading AI screening tools, expanding research, and making cardiac screening available to more young people.

Developing AI Algorithms

Creating advanced ECG interpretation tools that capture CRY’s expert knowledge and make it accessible to clinicians worldwide.

Research and Discovery

Using AI and machine learning to uncover hidden patterns, generate new insights into cardiac risk markers, and guide future interventions.

Wearable technology and repeat testing

Supporting research into easy, routine retesting between screening appointments to ensure ongoing protection.

Building and maintaining the database

Growing and curating the world’s largest dataset of young people screened for cardiac conditions, which underpins AI learning and long-term research.

Training and support

Helping clinicians and screening programmes use AI tools effectively, ensuring expert guidance is available wherever screening takes place.

Every pound donated contributes to saving lives, improving screening, and preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through cutting-edge technology and research.

To see the latest updates and to donate directly to the CRY AI Screening & Research Fund, please scan the QR code or visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/ai-cardiacscreening-and-research-project/

Donations in action - The CRY Research Fellow Programme

We are extremely grateful to the family and friends of Amy Osborne for donating £80,000 through the Amy Osborne Memorial Fund to support the first year of the CRY Fellowship for Dr Dan Tardo.

Dr Tardo has played a pivotal role in working with CRY’s team to take the first steps in advancing this programme, helping lay the foundations for AI-driven cardiac screening that will transform how young people are screened in the future.

In this video Dr Tardo talks about his fellowship and his work in CRY Research and AI. Click to watch or visit the CRY YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/cardiacriskintheyoung

Key Findings at a Glance

From “Outcomes of a Charity-Led Cardiac Screening Programme for Young Individuals in the United Kingdom” — JACC, February 2026

▪ Journal of the American College of Cardiology ▪ 10-year study (2008–2018) ▪ 25 researchers

104,369 Young People Screened

Aged 14–35 (median age 23), tested through CRY’s nationwide programme across 10 years. The UK’s largest-ever study of cardiac screening in young people.

77% Screening Sensitivity

The ECG-based screening protocol demonstrated 77% sensitivity for detecting conditions associated with sudden cardiac death, with a very low false positive rate of 2.1%.

1 in 300 had hidden heart conditions

Potentially life-threatening conditions that could have fatal consequences if left unmonitored and untreated — identified by CRY’s specialist cardiac experts.

0.08% Developed Conditions post screening

A small but significant number who had a normal result at screening were later diagnosed with cardiac conditions — reinforcing the case for repeat screening.

41% received life-saving treatment

Of those diagnosed, 41% received significant risk-reducing interventions: implantable defibrillators, pacemakers, cardiac ablation surgery, and heart transplantation.

9% Were Competitive Athletes

The vast majority of participants were non-athletes, yet serious conditions were detected across the entire cohort. Risk is equal regardless of athletic status.

▪ The screening outcomes of more than 104,000 young people (aged 14–35) were analysed over a 10-year period

▪ Young sudden cardiac death is a significant cause of death in young people (similar to suicide and road traffic accidents) — it does not just affect the older population

▪The non-invasive, inexpensive ECG is flagged as being a ‘highly sensitive’ screening tool

▪ Over 40% of those diagnosed received a significant intervention (including corrective heart surgery) to reduce their risk of sudden cardiac death

▪ This study publicly calls into question the UK’s current cardiac screening policy

▪ Major research paper underpins the calls of leading cardiac charity, which first pioneered & funded an internationally acclaimed screening programme 30 years ago

Great North Run

Great North Run 2025

72 CRY runners completed the Great North Run for CRY in 2025. Weather conditions held out for most of the day, with the rain and wind only starting in the afternoon. Despite this, the CRY team did amazingly well to make it round the course to the finish line, raising incredible awareness for CRY in the North.

It was lovely to meet and congratulate the CRY runners at our charity marquee after the race - many of whom came back to see us along with their fantastic supporters.

We would like to thank the friends and families of the Team CRY runners for joining us. The cheering for the team was invaluable.

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

Great North Run

This year the CRY team consisted of:

Aaron Myers (in memory of Dan Cook), Abbey Brown (in memory of Andrew), Abbey Swinburne (in memory of Dan Cook), Alexander Gibb, Alice Masterman (in memory of Nigel Masterman), Andrew Wilson (in memory of Dan Cook), Ashley Spencer (in memory of Thomas Hardman), Ben Reed (in memory of Dan Cook), Ben Lloyd, Carl Jukes (in memory of Jack Rae), Charlie Youll (in memory of Dan Cook), Charlotte Pine (in memory of Sam Ashcroft), Christine Fenlon, Claire Elliot (in memory of Dan Cook), Claudia Hogg (in memory of James Poynton), Corinne Thompson, Dan Chapelhow (in memory of John Chapelhow), Dave Fernandez, David Mills (in memory of Sophie Clarke), David Hubszer (in memory of Dan Hughes), Dean Cook (in memory of Dan Cook), Dee McCulloch (in memory of Adam Everingham), Dora Pascoe (in memory of Umayr Ali), Edward Doyle, Eileen Masterman (in memory of Nigel Masterman), Elizabeth Riley (in memory of Dan Cook), Elizabeth Nixon (in memory of Niamh Herlihy), George Havercroft (in memory of Gavin Findley), Harry O’Hare, Heather Darby (in memory of Neil John Darby), Jacqueline Wilson (in memory of Dan Cook), James Griffin (in memory of Benjamin Russell), Jane Pine (in memory of Sam Ashcroft), Jay Corbett (in memory of Dan Cook), Jody Barford (in memory of Linda Barford), Jonathan Conley (in memory of Dan Cook), Joshua Smith (in memory of Robert Daniel Smith), Joshua Elliot (in

memory of David Elliot), Kallum Findley (in memory of Gavin Findley), Kevin Nicholas (in memory of James Nicholas), Lauren Ellerd-Elliott (in memory of Joshan Carr), Leanne Williams, Lesley Nicholas (in memory of James Nicholas), Maggie Moran (in memory of Cameron Slater), Mark Nugent (in memory of Dan Cook), Max Chapman (in memory of Mike Harper), Maya Lama (in memory of Cameron Slater), Megan Rowley (in memory of Jonathan Devereux), Meghan Mills-Amissah (in memory of Miriam Lee), Michael Peeke-Vout, Olivia Brown (in memory of Ella Green), Orla Forsyth (in memory of Umayr Ali), Owen Nicks (in memory of Robert Burns), Peter Youll (in memory of Dan Cook), Phil Barnfather (in memory of Jack Shields), Richard Kershaw, Richie Carr (in memory of Dan Cook), Robert Bass (in memory of Kevin and Pat Paterson), Robin Perkins (in memory of Dan Cook), Rosin Brown (in memory of Mia Jennings), Ryan Grimshaw (in memory of Neil John Darby), Sara Hedley (in memory of Morgan Evans and Calum Mackintosh), Sarah Cowlard, Sophie Rowley (in memory of Jonathan Devereux), Stephanie Evans (in memory of Owen Raine), Stephen Manson (in memory of Dan Cook), Sven Lehm (in memory of Harry Mullington), Thomas Perkins (in memory of Dan Cook), Toby Caisley (in memory of Sam Ashcroft), William Corbett (in memory of Dan Cook), Zoe Mills (in memory of Sophie Clarke).

Heart of Durham Walk

CRY Heart of Durham Walk 2025

Thank you to our incredible supporters who joined us on Sunday, 5th October, for the annual CRY Heart of Durham Walk! This year marked the 30th year of CRY as a charity, and the 16th year of the walk. We are deeply grateful to all 252 walkers and volunteers who joined us on the day, many of whom travelled from far to come together to remember those who have died of Young Sudden Cardiac Death.

Several members of our CRY team attended and helped set up the event, including Ben Robinson, Cara MacMillan, Lily Burke, Tilly Parker, and Shannon Skehan. As always, it was a strong team effort, with Ben driving the CRY team from Surrey to Durham, bringing all the equipment needed for the day. With the kind support of the staff at Durham Amateur Rowing Club, who generously host the walk each year, we were able to set up on the morning of the event, ensuring everything was ready for our first walkers bright and early.

From 9:30 am, walkers began arriving at the Rowing Club, greeted by a riverbank lined with vibrant green trees and

a path dotted with fallen leaves. Our photographer, Doug Moody, was on hand to capture the morning as supporters and their furry companions – many proudly sporting CRY T-shirts – enjoyed breakfast and warmed up with hot drinks from the café.

Heart of Durham Walk

CRY volunteer Marie Miller assisted at the ‘On-the-Day Registration’ marquee, where walkers could register, pick up their CRY T-shirts, and collect route maps or download the digital version.

With everyone gathered, Cara from the CRY team opened the Durham Walk with a warm welcome and introduced the organisers, Jeff Morland and Steve Percival, who kindly volunteer their time. Jeff and Steve, who began the walk in 2009 in memory of Jeff’s son Levon, spoke about the significance of the day and the vital importance of raising awareness to help prevent further tragedies. Steve then read aloud the names of each young person our supporters were walking to remember, pausing briefly after each name to give families and friends time to clap and cheer in celebration of their loved one’s life or to observe a moment of silence.

After the speeches, participants set off at 11 am, guided by CRY volunteers Jeff and Steve, along with David Crow and David Jewell. The walkers followed a route that meandered through Durham’s cobbled streets up to Durham Cathedral, where supporters were invited to light a candle and reflect. From there, they crossed historic bridges, passed through the bustling marketplace and made their way back to the rowing club.

Our CRY volunteers, Pat and Dorothy, warmly welcomed walkers back and handed out medals, while CRY staff member, Tilly, photographed supporters as they returned from the walk and shared quiet moments together. Supporters then took time to rest and enjoy refreshments from the Rowing Club café.

CRY volunteer Marie, then generously assisted at the merchandise stand, where supporters could pick up everything from eagerly awaited Christmas cards to fluffy teddy bears for the children.

Supporters also had the chance to write messages for their loved ones on the message wall. The online version of the wall will remain open until next year, while any handwritten messages pinned to our message wall were collected to be displayed at the CRY head office.

CRY’s Heart of Durham Walk is a unique experience for everyone. While some families have joined us for many years, 2025 also welcomed many first-time attendants. We hope the walk provides all attendees with a meaningful opportunity to remember their loved ones, share cherished memories, and connect with one another.

We deeply appreciate everyone who attended, coming together to remember loved ones lost to Young Sudden

Heart of Durham Walk

Heart of Durham Walk

Cardiac Death and to support those living with inherited cardiac conditions.

We would like to thank Doug Moody, a local photographer who, each year, captures beautiful photos of our walkers.

Thank you to the Durham Amateur Rowing Club for providing us the venue at a discount, and whose generosity is greatly appreciated.

Thank you to Durham University Cricket Club for allowing us to use their car park and the Durham Safety Advisory Group and Asset Management Team for approving the route.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the amazing volunteers who helped make the day such a success. Whether you were marshalling along the walk route, taking photos or handing out water to keep everyone hydrated, your support was invaluable. Your efforts made the day run smoothly and created a welcoming and safe atmosphere for everyone involved.

This year’s participants were walking and volunteering in memory of:

Jack Balfour, Lewis Barry, Andrew Callender, John Chapelhow, Joseph Clark, Dan Cook, Charlie Craig, Thomas Day, Adam Dearnley, Ben Forsyth, Ashley Goodwin, Edward Greed, Dean Graham Henderson, Emma Hurlbut, John Ibbotson, Damien Jewell, Eleanor Keeler, Jake Lister, Alan Lumley, Pat McLaughlan, Stephanie McLean, Amy Moore, Levon Morland, David Page, Kevin Paterson, Benedict Peters, Laurence Portaluri, Alexandra Reid, Charlotte Richardson, Christopher Rushton, Mike Scott, Jack Sheilds, Robert Daniel Smith, Hannah Stanton, Jono Stead, Benji Walker, David Wallace, David White and Anja Wilson.

Ocean Outdoor

Ocean Outdoor offers CRY invaluable ad space in Manchester

As CRY marks its 30th anniversary year, raising awareness around our core mission – the prevention of sudden cardiac death in young people – has never been more important. Since 1995, the charity has grown from strength to strength, now testing a staggering 30,000 young hearts every year and becoming an influential and leading international research organisation.

However, with pressure mounting on Government and key decision makers to review current screening policy, it’s vital that CRY can shout as loudly and widely as possible about the importance of our work and the impact of our nationwide cardiac screening programme.

So, when the team at Ocean Outdoor – a premium Digital Out of Home media operator – approached CRY with an invaluable opportunity to take over nine high profile ad spots in Central Manchester – CRY’s Comms team quickly mobilised to develop the artwork to create this potentially powerful campaign, highlighting the prevalence of the issue and the shocking stats surrounding sudden cardiac death in young people.

Introduced to Ocean’s Head of Operations, Len Lavelle, through one of CRY’s supporters, Stephen Peters (a bereaved father from Cheadle, who’s 25-year-old son, Ben tragically died in November 2022), we were undeniably overwhelmed by the offer of being able to utilise such a high-profile campaign, reaching an audience of over 900,000.

CRY’s CEO, Dr Steven Cox, said; “In the lead up to our annual ‘Raising Awareness Week’ this campaign has really made a big difference in a small amount of time and taken

our remit of raising awareness to an exciting new level.

“It was the bond of friendship between two dads –Stephen Peters and Len Lavelle, who I know was a true pillar of support to his friend following Ben’s devastating and sudden death – that was the catalyst to this campaign. We’re incredibly grateful to the team at Ocean Outdoor and its in-house charity team for listening to Len and considering CRY and then working so quickly to pull off this amazing initiative, which has already led to public donations and notable spike in website visits, particularly from across the Manchester area”.

Nick Shaw Ocean Outdoor, CCO UK adds: “It’s hugely encouraging to hear how impactful CRY’s Out of Home campaign has been in raising both funds and awareness, and we hope more people will come forward to be screened as a result.”

Every week in the UK, around 12, ‘apparently fit’ young people (aged 35 and under) die suddenly from a hidden heart condition.

Stephen Peters, concludes; “It was just so typical of Len, a good friend for so many years, to be both quick witted in seeing the opportunity with Ocean and caring enough to make the effort to see it all through. Thanks to his and Ocean’s team efforts, CRY were given a wonderful opportunity to get the message out there that screening saves lives. Seeing the billboards up and running in our city was a proud moment.

"A very fitting tribute to our beloved son Ben and testament to our and Len’s wonderful family. Thanks Len."

MP Launch Event

MP launch event for the Cardiac Risk in the Young All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) showcases renewed commitment to shaping policy

CRY’s 30th anniversary year has provided an incredible platform for reflecting on the achievements, progress and milestones met over the past three decades. However, it’s also presented a huge opportunity to look ahead to new areas the charity wishes to explore and campaigns that CRY wants to champion in 2026, not least the re-launch of the Cardiac Risk in the Young APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group).

So, the first step in this process was to hold an MP drop-in event in Westminster on Tuesday December 2, to re-engage with Parliamentarians from across all parties and to showcase CRY’s intentions of leading the conversation, and playing a greater role in informing key decision-makers around the importance of cardiac screening in young people, aged 14-35.

Jointly hosted by Amanda Hack, MP for North West Leicestershire and Liam Conlon, MP for Beckenham and Penge – this inaugural event generated impressive support, with over 30 MPs attending (or represented by policy assistants) and many others reaching out to CRY ahead of the event to express their interest in joining the APPG and lending their support to our revigorated campaign.

CRY was also delighted to be joined by influential and hugely respected members of its wider team, who took the time out from their busy schedules to meet and greet MPs, answer questions about CRY’s work and all they hope to achieve – and to ensure that all those who visited left with a greater understanding of our ongoing mission to prevent young sudden cardiac death.

Thanks go to CRY’s Consultant Cardiologist, Professor Sanjay Sharma, one of the world’s leading experts in sports cardiology and inherited heart conditions; CRY Trustee, James Brown; and Dr Saran Marwaha, Consultant Cardiologist at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – who had previously spent 3 years as part of her specialist training on the prestigious CRY Research Fellowship Programme.

And, just as vital to the success of the event, were the efforts of the inspiring community of CRY families who contacted and encouraged their local constituency MPs to attend, advocating for the charity and explaining ‘why we do what we do’, whilst highlighting the importance – and impact – of MP involvement and engagement.

An APPG gives campaigning organisations a formal presence in Parliament, creating a dedicated forum for MPs and Lords to discuss and champion the cause across party lines, demonstrating that protecting young lives isn’t a partisan issue.

This isn’t new territory for CRY – the Cardiac Risk in Young APPG was originally established in 2002 and chaired for over 20 years by Kevan Jones, playing a vital role in raising awareness, shaping policy, and promoting life saving research and cardiac screening.

Following Kevan’s move to the House of Lords, and a dramatic change in the makeup of the House of Commons at the 2024 General Election, the APPG is being relaunched after this brief hiatus, with its formal IGM (Inaugural General Meeting) held in midJanuary. CRY is massively motivated by the potential of the group and practical policy changes it can push for, such as:

• Greater access to cardiac testing for young people in the UK, through a National Screening Programme

• Better integration of screening into NHS services

• Improved bereavement support protocols for families

• Enhanced training for sports coaches and teachers to recognise cardiac symptoms, with policies and procedures in place for the prevention of Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD)

YSCD is often invisible in public health discussions – but an APPG will help keep the issue on the parliamentary agenda and in the media mindset, challenging the misconception that heart conditions only affect older people.

Dr Saran Marwaha

MP Launch Event

APPGs can also conduct inquiries and gather evidence from families, medical professionals, and charities such as CRY, producing reports and holding events and round tables that influence government policy and public understanding.

Amanda Hack MP, concludes; “It was a pleasure to sponsor the Cardiac Risk in the Young drop-in at Parliament with my colleague, Liam Conlon MP. I was first made aware of CRY around ten years ago through the efforts of a friend of mine who was fundraising for the charity. The work that CRY does to detect and prevent young sudden cardiac deaths is so important, and I’ve seen first-hand the incredible support they provide for bereaved families.

“In January, I will be re-formulating the Cardiac Risk in the Young APPG and it will be a privilege to carry this work forward in Parliament.”

Current members:

Fleur Anderson MP, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Andrew Bowie MP, Ruth Cadbury MP, Liam Conlon MP, Sir Nic Dakin MP, Mims Davis MP, Jim Dickson MP, Richard Foord MP, Helen Hayes MP, Paul Holmes MP, Kim Leadbeater MP, Graham Leadbitter MP, Brian Leishman MP, David Mundell MP, Jo Platt MP, Mark Pritchard MP, Mike Reader MP, Cat Smith MP, Greg Smith MP, Cameron Thomas MP, Martin Vickers MP, Chris Vince MP, and Sir Gavin Williamson MP.

The Cardiac Risk in the Young APPG was originally launched in 2002 and was proudly chaired for more than 20 years by Kevan Jones, until he was appointed to the House of Lords. Over two decades, the APPG played a crucial role in:

▪ Giving bereaved families a voice in Parliament

▪ Promoting expert-led research and the importance of cardiac screening

▪ Supporting debate and awareness around young sudden cardiac death

▪ Ensuring policymakers recognised the importance of early cardiac screening and referral pathways to inherited cardiac condition specialists

▪ Highlighting the need to establish a national pathway for cardiac pathology, ensuring specialist investigation and answers for families affected by sudden cardiac death With new momentum and parliamentary support, we can continue this vital progress.

If you would like to see more information about what the APPG does, or further details on how you can help engage your local MPs, please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk/appg

Amanda Hack MP, CRY Campaigner Hilary Nicholls, CRY Consultant Cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma, and Liam Conlon MP at the drop-in session

Raising Awareness Week

Raising Awareness Week - CRY 12 A Week Challenge 2025

The 12 A Week Challenge took place during Raising Awareness Week, running from the November 8 -16 2025. Each of the 12 miles or activities completed symbolised the 12 young sudden cardiac deaths that occur each week in the UK.

55 participants began clocking up miles through various activities, including walking, running, horse riding, swimming, hiking, cycling, and jogging.

Throughout the week, participants shared their progress, photos, and updates across social media celebrating their achievements and reflecting on their personal reasons for joining. For many, the challenge was deeply emotional, with each mile or activity serving as a tribute to those lost to sudden cardiac death.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the 12 A Week Challenge. Your dedication has been extraordinary, an impressive total of £5,487 was raised by completing over 600 miles of activities. We are immensely grateful to everyone who participated and to the friends and family who supported them.

This years participants were:

Rebecca Higginson (in memory of Colin Higginson), Laura Pottle (in memory of David Brown), Sarah Fogaty (in memory of David Brown), Debbie Garcia (in memory of Seli Diane Garcia), Carolina Muchnik (in memory of Victoria Ema Pastor), Rachael Roche, Michelle Bourne (in memory of Harley Curtis Brandon), Leanne Bond (in memory of Jodie Louise Harries and Natalie Bond), Lisa Dowling (in memory of Anthony Dowling), Debbie Clifton (in memory of Chloe Bailey), Samantha Coulton-Foran, Kelsey Darwick, Jessica Nelson-Reed, Lorna Affleck and Bex Phillipson (in memory of Wilson Shepherd), Bal Singh (in memory of Sukhwinder Singh), Dave Corringham, Wendy Osborne (in memory of James Markham), Jo Vallans (in memory of Tom Vallans), Donna Faulkner (in memory of Harry Faulkner), Pierre Jolivet, Ann Mackintosh (in memory of Calum Mackintosh), Katie Woodhouse (in memory of Leuan Woodhouse), Kat Wood (in memory of Paul T Sykes), Sue Fisher (in memory of Phil Standing), Linda Sturman (in memory of Matthew Sturman), Clare Perry (in memory of James Colman), Andrea Peppiatt (in memory of Jonathan Peppiatt), Claire Brough, Jacqueline Anderson (in memory of Joe Robbins), Asif Baakza (in memory of Shamil Hamid), Scott Date, Carmen Evans (in memory of Sol Evans), Katie Roddie, Tracy Beckett (in memory of Wayne Kenny), Chloe Hobbs, Heather Brogan, Stephanie Barden, Nyle Reece, Glen Hornsby, Malcolm Terry (in memory of Ryan Mark Terry), Suzanne Rowan (in memory of Robert Rowan), Mark Clarke (in memory of Karen Clarke and Marvin Clarke), Laura MacMillan (in memory of David MacMillan), Tiffany Field (in memory of Therese Field), Alan Fitchet, Amy Walker-Weston, David James, Hannah Moneagle (in memory of Craig Moneagle and Calum Mackintosh), Jenny Amor (in memory of Paul Amor), Rebecca Merrick, Mathew Quinn, Jenny Bourne (in memory of Harley Brandon), Andrea Burford (in memory of George Bosompem Twum) and Sarah Pickard (in memory of Charlie).

Raising Awareness Week - CRY Great Cake Bake 2025 Raising Awareness Week

Although the official event took place on Friday 14th November during Raising Awareness Week, bakers from all over joined in throughout November and December, whipping up some delicious treats!

This year an incredible £3,920 was raised by 30 supporters who took part in the event, and we are very grateful to you all.

This year, we were delighted to see so many people getting involved, and two cake sales stood out as our prize winners; at their college, Dylan and Lynne Rumsby, Gill, Lauren and Amy Heywood, Suzy Kellett, Ruth Oake, and Clare Evans organized a cake sale, bringing together friends, colleagues, and fellow students to support a great cause. Meanwhile, Hayley Brember ran a fantastic cake sale at her office, creating a wonderful opportunity for her colleagues to join in and contribute to this year’s event.

This year’s competition prizes were generously provided by Brothers Ice Cream, who contributed an ice cream hamper, and Greggs, who provided vouchers.

Thank you to everyone who took part this year; your creativity and effort was amazing, and we are truly grateful to you all for your very kind support.

We would also like to thank the generous bakers who donated their recipes: Kim-Joy (@kimjoy), for her Viennese

Whirl Snakes (and Other Variations); Ren Behan (@renbehan.), for their Fluffy Breakfast Buns (with Fruit Preserves); Samiyah Bakes (@samiyahbakes), for her Dubai Chocolate Brownies; Angela Zahar (@angela_zaher), for her Za’atar Swirls; Jo Pratt (@cookwithjopratt), for her Rich Chocolate Truffle Cake.

This years bakers were:

Debbie Anderson (in memory of Danny Broomfield), Tracy Beckett (in memory of Wayne Kenny), Hayley Brember (in memory of Richard Brember), Debbie Christopherson (in memory of Mia Jennings), Susan Davis (in memory of Stevn Warner-Davis), Tricia Dearnley (in memory of Adam Dearnley), Catherine Ellerd-Elliott (in memory of Joshan Carr), Clare Evans, Kerrie and Freddie Garnham, Holly Greer (in memory of George Lavery), Lara Harper, Gill, Lauren, and Amy Heywood, Suzy Kellett, Lorraine Kingscott (in memory of Luke Chapman), Suzanne Lambert, Joeley Lambert, Marie Lipman (in memory of George Lavery), Ruth Oake, Helen Peake (in memory of Matthew Notley), Kay Rawlinson in memory of Craig Rawlinson), Dylan Rumsby, Lynne Rumsby, Lesley Sheridan (in memory of Paul James Sheridan), Karen Stead (in memory of Jono Stead), Magda Tageldin (in memory of Anthony Fitzgerald), Joshua Valente (in memory of Jaspar Cook), Congleton Leisure Centre, and the CRY staff at the Leatherhead Head Office.

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 2025.

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The Our Fundraisers section appears in the Update magazine to acknowledge those who have held or taken part in a fundraising event for CRY, often in memory of a loved one. Thank you to everyone who has kindly donated to CRY in this period - your donations are vital to CRY and our aim to prevent young sudden cardiac

InMemoryof Charlotte Adams

• Rebecca Bome took part in the Chelmsford 10k and raised £675.

“Charlotte died 10 years ago and even though each year goes past, it never gets any easier. Nothing means more to me than keeping this awareness going and my sister’s beautiful memory alive”

• Blackwater Sailing Club sent £453.28 from their summer Cadet Week fundraising, through a raffle and a tuck shop.

• Rebecca Bome sent a donation of £566 raised from a quiz night.

InMemoryof Umayr Ali

• Ella Gurney completed the Edinburgh Marathon and raised £1,926.25.

InMemoryof Frankie Annis

• Amy Tridgell donated £200.

deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families.

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 Dan Annison

• Stuar t McCracken donated £500.

• Abigail Hughes took part in the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run and raised £425.

InMemoryof Patricia Arnold

• Catherine Waddison sent £350 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her mother.

InMemoryof Peter Baddoo

• Heather Proctor took part in the Easter 50 Ultra Challenge and raised £425.

• Harold Augutus took part in the Great South Run 2024 and raised £2,200.

InMemoryof Adrian Badon

• The Inner Wheel Club of Leeds sent £1,250 through various fundraising activities.

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InMemoryof Ashwin Bali

• Gildeas Solicitors took part in Tough Mudder Scotland 2025 and raised £6,691

“The team at Gildeas Solicitors traded their suits for sports gear as they took on one of the UK’s toughest endurance events – Tough Mudder Edinburgh – in support of CRY.

“On Saturday 7th June 2025, a determined group from both Glasgow and Edinburgh offices powered through 5 kilometres of mud, grit, and relentless obstacles including eight-foot walls, ice baths and the notorious cage crawl.

“Taking part in Tough Mudder was no walk in the park. It tested every ounce of stamina and teamwork our solicitors had – but it was nothing compared to the daily challenges faced by families affected by sudden cardiac death. Every muddy step we took was in the hope of saving lives and sparing others from such devastating loss.”

InMemoryof Kieran Ball

• The Droppingwell Pub raised £420 in memory of their colleague.

InMemoryof Katie Barons

• Gina Hunter-Marsden, friends and family remembered Katie in commemoration of her 30th birthday and raised £727.

InMemoryof Tom Barrow

• John Barrow donated £300.

InMemoryof Graeme Bast

• Claire held a Men’s Memorial Tournament and raised £1,353.59.

• Stuart Harris sent a donation of £1,240.

InMemoryof Carol Beattie

• Heather Owen took part in Belfast Marathon and raised £1,823.30.

InMemoryof Graeme (Tinka) Bell

• Kelly Dunn donated £100.

• Gemma Cannell sent £155 representing donations received from a screening day.

InMemoryof Ian Bestwick

• Kay Bestwick donated £100 raised at Christmas craft stalls at The Navigation Inn and The Windmill Café, from the sale of her home-made crafts.

InMemoryof Alex Bews

• Jade Mottram and Ellie Gannon took on a Snowdon challenge consisting of a 17km cycle, 14km hike and a 4km kayak which raised £1,314.88.

• Ellie Gannon and Jade Mottram took on a Snowdon challenge consisting of a 17km cycle, 14km hike and a 4km kayak which raised £689.85.

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InMemoryof James Black

• Jason Wainwright donated £100.

• Pat Black donated £100.

• Uncle Spud and Auntie Kellie donated £200.

• Alison Allen donated £100.

• Giles Wright donated £100.

• Andrew Kerr donated £100.

• The team at Muckle LLP donated £2,000.

• Joanna Mulcaster and Anne Walker sent donations totalling £120.

• Jennifer Brown donated £500.

• Joanna Unthank donated £100.

• Emma Wilkinson donated £100.

• Ed Groom donated £200.

• Nicholas Brown donated £100.

• Richard Bloomfield sent a donation of £100.

• Andrew Black sent £340.70 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his son.

• Daniel Wood donated £100.

• Gemma Saleh donated £100.

• Sarah Nash donated £100.

InMemoryof Daniel Joshua Blackman

• Hazel Blackman sent donations totalling £1,870 raised from her life laundry eBay sales.

• Adam Rowlinson donated £120.

InMemoryof Steven Blair

• Gar y Dixon donated £720.

• Susan Blair sent a donation of £250.

InMemoryof Nathan Blake

• Joan Ellis-Jones sent a donation of £250 in suppor t of the Ring of Kerry fundraiser.

• Helen Blake sent donations totalling £1,105.95 from sponsorship of The Ring of Kerry fundraiser completed by Dominic, Jack, Josh, Aaron, Jamie and Jimmy.

• Niamh O’Donovan donated £135.

InMemoryof Matthew Bond

• Demi Nightingale fundraised through the Matthew Bond Cricket Day 2025 raising £950.

InMemoryof Sarah Booth

• Invest Northern Ireland raised £100 from their weekly premiership score predictor league.

InMemoryof Jack Boulton

• Chris Pollard donated £100.

• David Boulton sent £227 representing personal donations for the Jack Boulton Memorial Trophy held at Saltford Golf Club.

• David Boulton sent £179 raised from the entry money and donations for the Jack Boulton Memorial Trophy held at Saltford Golf Club.

“Thank you to all the players and supporters for making

the Jack Boulton Memorial Trophy another special day. We had a record entry of 38 teams, making 152 players across all sections of the Club.”

InMemoryof Christopher Bradley & Jack Cummings

• The University of Lancashire Rams held a midnight lift at their gym and raised £415.

InMemoryof Shaun Brattesani

• Family took part in a memorial walk around Polkemmett Park and raised £775.

InMemoryof Richard Brember

• Gordon Brember sent a donation of £357.95.

• Bracknell RFC sent a donation of £1,811.75 in support of screening.

• Julia Dudley donated £100.

• Hayley Brember donated £145 from a work cake sale.

InMemoryof Emma Broad

• June Atherton donated £250.

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InMemoryof Danny Broomfield

• Danielle Robinson donated £200.

InMemoryof Steffani Broughton

• Martin Evans completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,945.

InMemoryof Connor Brown

• John and Sharon donated £150 in memory of their neighbour, Joan Kelly.

InMemoryof Dominic Brown

• Patricia Huffer donated £150.

InMemoryof Katrina Brown

• James Brown took part in CRY’s 100k Heart Month Challenge and raised £1,480.

InMemoryof Leanne Brownhill

• Lynne Brownhill sent a donation of £300 raised at a Northern Soul event at Stanton Lacy village hall hosted by Lee Jennings and Kevin Butcher.

InMemoryof Nina Buck

• Eleri Buck raised £220 from a charity quiz night.

“We recently held a charity quiz night

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in loving memory of Nina Buck, raising funds and awareness for CRY.

“The evening brought together family, friends, and supporters for a fun and engaging night of trivia, all in honour of Nina. Thanks to everyone’s kindness and generosity, we’re delighted to share that the event raised £220 for CRY.

“A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended, donated, or lent their support. Your involvement ensures that Nina’s memory continues to inspire and make a positive impact.

“One moment from the night will stay with me forever: a gentleman approached to thank me for helping save his son’s life. His son had been screened by CRY, uncovering an underlying heart condition. It was a powerful reminder of exactly why this work matters—and something I will always carry with me.”

InMemoryof Jamie Bucknell

• Hollie Graham completed the York 10 mile race in memory of her cousin and raised £429.

InMemoryof Jennifer Bucknell

• Phillipa Jennings donated £100.

InMemoryof James Bugden

• David Knapman donated £100.

InMemoryof Jordan Burndred

• Bradley Elliott sent a donation of £150 from the ‘football lads’.

• Nicola Burndred sent donations totalling £2,000 raised from a fun day event.

“October 7th marks 10 years since we lost Jordan, so we decided to hold a fun day in memory of Jordan.We raised £2,000 despite the bad storms and having to move inside, the day turned out to be an action packed great day”

• Darren Young donated £100.

• Zuto sent a donation of £250 from their Zudonate pot, following a nomination from Jacob Simpson.

• David Williams sent a donation of £298 raised from a tombola stall at the Biddulph Christmas Lights.

“Jordan’s grandparent’s braved the cold and went to do a stall at Biddulph lights switch on.”

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InMemoryof Ella Bury

• Karl Gooch donated £100.

InMemoryof Nathan Butler

• Nathan Butler Cricket Memorial Tournament at Porthill Park Cricket Club raised £13,545!

“Once again we held the annual Nathan Butler Cricket Memorial Tournament at Porthill Park Cricket Club on 24th August 2025. It was a glorious hot sunny day, friends and family worked tirelessly and the community all came out to support us, to make this a fabulous fun filled day which was enjoyed by everyone. The happy winners of the tournament were Porthill Old Boys!

• Angela Butler sent a donation of £110 raised from a collection pot at Porthill Park Cricket Club.

• Sentridge Control sent £650 raised from their Annual Charity Golf Day through a raffle and donations.

• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council sent a donation of £5,000 from the ICCM Recycling of Metals Scheme.

InMemoryof Yasmin Caldera

• Emma Gouriet donated £250.

• Nick Phillips donated £100.

• Danny Heyes donated £100.

• Jenni Sennett donated £100.

• Olivia Wingrove donated £100.

InMemoryof Madison Campbell

• Ashleigh Killen and RDS team climbed Mount Snowdon and raised £1,176.11.

InMemoryof Joshan Carr

• Catherine and Steve Ellerd-Elliott sent a donation of £600 raised at a bingo bight.

• Matthew Lane sent a donation of £1,905 raised from a dance music night.

• Vimi Carr sent a donation of £1,636 raised by Lauren Ellerd-Elliott who completed the Great North Run.

• John Coleman donated £100.

• Alexandra Mueller and Fleur Kirkland took part in Battersea Park Half Marathon and raised £2,954.20.

InMemoryof Jim Carruthers

• Alex Carruthers took part in the Paris Marathon and raised £1,360.

“On 13 April 2025, I will be taking on the Paris Marathon. After many months of training, race day is fast approaching and nerves increasing ahead of my first marathon! I’ve decided to take on this race and fundraise for CRY in memory of my dad, Jim Carruthers. In December 2021, Jim suddenly and unexpectedly passed away, aged 57, due to heart failure and a long-term heart condition. Dad had managed an unsuspecting heart condition for several years and, as a keen runner himself, he remained fit and running frequently.When he was first diagnosed, the NHS’s fantastic cardiologists set about investigating the cause of his condition, but could not find a definitive cause. Ever since my first ECG I became aware of the work that CRY do.”

InMemoryof Ryan Carter

• £2,000 was raised at the Netley Marsh Steam an Craft show thanks to Steve White, Gary Amey, Mr Dovey and all else involved

• Totton and Eling Carnival sent a donation of £250 in support of screenings.

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• Sue Carter sent a donation of £1,500 raised from a craft table fundraiser day.

InMemoryof Rory Cheetham

• Elizabeth Heywood and Fraser Cheetham took part in the Hackney Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,689.17.

InMemoryof Toby Chenery

• Rumburgh Morris sent £450 raised during their summer dance performances through audience collections, having chosen CRY as their charity of the year.

• Janet Mann donated £100.

• Saxmundham Sports FC donated £125.

• Claire Chenery sent donations totalling £100 from a bucket collection on the bar at Chinnys.

• Veena Parmar donated £100.

• Roy Whitmore bequeathed a legacy gift of £5,000 in his will in support of the local community.

InMemoryof Anthony Child

• Kim Ray sent a donation of £1,660 raised from a Line Dancing Event.

InMemoryof Isabella Clark

• Amy Weeden sent a donation of £100.

InMemoryof Karen Clarke

• Edward Barlow sent a donation of £290 raised from a 5km Charity Run Event.

InMemoryof Sophie Clarke

• Zoe Ellison donated £150.

• Chris, Jude and John took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge and raised £1,239.50.

• Rachael Franklin and Walkers Transport organised a charity walk and raised £1,820.46.

InMemoryof Ben Coleman

• Nicky Trangmar took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £635.

InMemoryof Angela Colligan

• Elaine McDermott and the Kiltwalk Queenz took part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk 2025 and raised £723.

InMemoryof Stephen Connor

• Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods Cricket Club raised £133.62.

InMemoryof Dan Cook

• Nadia El Menabawey sent a donation of £350 raised from an annual dance show and raffle.

• Dean Cook sent a donation of £13,647 raised from the Dan Cook Memorial Golf Day.

• Josh Kaid donated £250

• Stuart Manning donated £500

• Joseph Cohen donated £250

• Charlotte Kirkham took part in the London 100km Ultramarathon and raised £1,068.44.

InMemoryof Tavy (Octavian) Cottle

• Guidewire sent a donation of £364.12 on behalf of JJ McAllister and the boys of Raglan.

• Chung Hang, Hugo, James and Seb completed the Three Peaks Challenge and raised £3,535.45.

InMemoryof Bruce Cousins

• Jackie Cousins sent a donation of £101.

• Jackie Cousins sent £160 representing sale proceeds from donated clothes.

InMemoryof Christopher Cowe

• Ross Cowe sent a donation of £125 raised by the Grey Horse in Balerno who donated money from their wreath making event.

• Lindsey Middleton donated £200 from the Big Balerno catch up.

• Claire Loan sent a donation of £100 made on behalf of Prizes with Purpose competition winner Sarah Lowson.

• Laura, Sharon and Fiona took part in a skydive and raised £2,115.

InMemoryof Freya Cox

• Maddie Briggs completed the Hackney Half Marathon and raised £1,771.38.

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InMemoryof Charlie Craig

• Matt Ellis sent a donation of £335.60.

• Rob Watson donated £240.

InMemoryof Jonathan Crowhurst

• Holly Bunning took part in the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £1,014.

InMemoryof Jack Cummings

• The JOFs sent a donation of £400 raised from their annual sea swim day.

• Brenda Cummings sent donations totalling £700 raised from item sales.

InMemoryof Kiam Cummins

• RICS Matrics Cornwall held their annual 5-a-side Football Tournament and raised £105.

InMemoryof Adam Dabell

• John Dabell sent a donation of £600 raised from the 21st Adam Dabell Memorial Football Match.

“On the evening of Thursday 2nd October, East Grinstead Town Football Club were host, once again, to the 21st annual ‘Adam Dabell Memorial Cup and Trophy’ football

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match between Imberhorne and Sackville Schools/Sixth Forms – in celebration of the life of our son Adam and to raise voluntary contributions to the charity CRY.

“In front of a large crowd of mainly our town’s wonderful young people, Sackville took the Cup and Trophy this year, beating their Imberhorne friends 2 – 1 in another gripping game.

“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, both sides entertained us all with 90 mins of terrific Football.

“A fantastic effort from both teams! Thanks also once again to the young fans who cheered encouraged and showed respectful support throughout.

“Another hugely successful evening for both schools and indeed the local Community as a whole; physical and skilful. Imberhorne are currently still leading 11 : 9 in the overall head to heads but things are hotting-up. Watch this space!

“Mims Davies our MP and John Belsey, 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.

“In thanking, as always, Richard Tramontin and EGTFC for their kind support of this annual memorial event in memory of Adam, Mims, John 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 21 years since the death of Adam to an undiagnosed heart condition.

“Voluntary contributions on the night of the match, plus donations from friends and Adam’s family, raised £600 for CRY for which we are very thankful.”

InMemoryof Kenneth Danforth

• Amy Day sent £270.12 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her father.

InMemoryof Edward Murray-Davidson

• Helen Macleod took part in the Manchester Marathon and raised £897.

InMemoryof Llion Davies

• Ellie Davies sent £1,255 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband.

InMemoryof Adam Dearnley

• Tricia Dearnley sent a donation of £120 from Mary.

• Tricia Dearnley sent a donation of £22 raised at a cake bake at the 1st/2nd West Bridgford Squirrel Scouts.

• Tricia Dearnley sent a donation of £100.52 raised from a cake bake at the 4th West Bridgford Methodist scout group.

InMemoryof Matthew Dewhirst

• Sue and Chris Dewhirst sent a donation of £275.15 raised from the Delabole Coffee Morning.

• Lewis Suckling raised £280 from completing the Cheddar Gorge Half Marathon, Hike the Welsh 3000s and the Loch Ness Marathon.

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InMemoryof Aaron Dixon

• Ian Storey completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,586.

• Follies of Tarporley donated £850.

• The JD Foundation donated £2,074.

• Samuel Stafford sent a donation of £3,590.44.

• Green Contract Services donated £200 in support of screening.

• Richard Barham donated £110.

• RBF Cargocare Ltd donated £500.

• Donna Mills and friends completed the Ullswater Way walk to support life-saving heart screenings in Penrith and raised £3,812.

• Storeys of Cheshire took on a 24 hour challenge of non-stop padel tennis and raised £2,844.50.

InMemoryof Sam Dodd

• Lancaster and Morecambe College cycled the distance from their college to Dortmund’s football stadium and raised £1,953.71.

InMemoryof Sam Dodd & Matthew Hesmondhalgh

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent £110.46 from collections at Focus Hair Garstang and £364.31 from collections at The Wheatsheaf, Garstang.

InMemoryof Adam Donnelly

• David Williams completed a John O’Groats to Land’s End Cycle and raised £2,850.90.

InMemoryof Harry Faulkner

• Julian Craxton sent a donation of £200 raised from the Junior Squash Tournament at Radlett.

• Julian Craxton sent a donation of £220 raised from the Radlett November Junior Squash Tournament.

InMemoryof Conor Feeney

• Maria Feeney and Team Feeny took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £455.

InMemoryof James Ferguson

• Andrew Cairns donated £500.

• Paul Douglas donated £100.

• Matt Dodds donated £100.

• Rachel Ferguson donated £200.

• Judith Carroll donated £1,000.

InMemoryof Glyn Fisher

• Kevin Jacobs completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £595.

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InMemoryof Marcus Fisher

• India Hobro sent a donation of £1,000 from her South West Coast fundraising.

• For Marcus - Walking the South West Coast path raised £500.

InMemoryof Anthony Fitzgerald

• Blackheath Football Club donated £2,500.

InMemoryof Katie Fleet

• Sue Stockton donated £100.

• Jessica Wall donated £110.

• Andra Bonfield donated £470.

InMemoryof Andy Forbes

• Matthew Wilde and the Tesco supply chain team took part in their walkathon and raised £2,762 - a half marathon around Welwyn Garden City.

• Matthew Wilde sent £522.40 representing a match giving donation in support of the ‘Tesco Supply Chain Walkathon’.

InMemoryof Ben Forsyth

• Andrew Duncan took part in Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2025 and raised £1,252.44.

InMemoryof Darcey Fryatt

• Zara Sands and Callum Bulley completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,110.

• Zara Sands donated £400.

InMemoryof Andrew Gard

• Marian Tanner sent a donation of £410 raised from the sale of hand-made cards and a golf club bazaar.

InMemoryof Rockwell Gayakaya

• The Reading Knights fundraiser totalled £819.

InMemoryof John Gibbons

• Tom Gibbons held a golf charity day and raised £103.70.

InMemoryof Emily Giles

• Elizabeth Ashley, Sue Harris took part in the Parish Wharf Leisure Centre’s Spinathon and raised £1,025.

InMemoryof Maureen Glassett

• Julia Chaloner sent a donation of £500 at the bequest of her mother.

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InMemoryof Ashley Goodwin

• Linda Goodwin sent donations totalling £1,150.99 raised as follows; £476 from a coffee morning, £500 donation from Mark Aggleton, £44.12 from a collection pot in Cafe au Chocolat Tewkesbury and £130.87 from Facebook and marketplace sales.

InMemoryof Liv Gow

• Lucy Thomas completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £2,143.

• Darren Shillington took part in the Manchester Marathon and raised £1,001.

• Michael Bradshaw sent a donation of £200 raised from auction items.

• Ian Shard and the Team at LBT Brick & Facades Ltd donated £1,100

• Neil Allen sent £700 representing cash donations raised at the Cara Group charity golf day.

• The Brickability Group Foundation sent a matched donation of £1,100

• Neil Allen sent a donation of £21,357.51 raised from the Cara Group charity golf day.

“We want to personally thank each and every one of you for making the Cara Group Charity Golf Day such a memorable and successful event. Whether you donated a prize, entered a team, sponsored a hole, bought raffle tickets, or bid in the auction — your support was truly overwhelming.

“Together, we raised just shy of £25,000, which is

absolutely staggering for a first-time event. I honestly didn’t know what to expect, but this has far exceeded anything I could have imagined.

“As I mentioned on the day, my goal was simple: to bring people together, have a great time, and raise awareness and funds for CRY in memory of Liv. Thanks to your generosity, we can now fund three full screening days at £7,000 each — potentially screening 300 young people. These screenings could provide reassurance or early detection of underlying heart conditions, which is lifechanging.”

• Urenco Ltd donated £250.

• Ben Wolstenholme donated £100.

• Cara Group teamed up with the Greenhays site team from Willmott Dixon to run the Great Manchester 10k and raised £2,000.

• Rebecca Sutherland, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £125.

• Connor Marsh, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run and raised £100.

• Connor Farrelly, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £110.

• Anton Levinson, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £225.

• Peter Bennett, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £280.

• Dane Green, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £340.

• Joe Rabbett, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £410.

• Alexis Crawley ran the Edinburgh Marathon, while her dad Dave, ran the Edinburgh Half Marathon and together they raised £4,057.30.

• Mitchell Thomson, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £100.

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• Calum Thompson, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £170.

• Steve Darkin, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £210.

• Pat McGowan, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £1,100.

• Benn Broadhurst Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k. Benn also completed the Leeds Marathon 2025. and raised £501.

• Thomas Gow, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £125.

• Lily Pringle, Cara Group and the Greenhays site team completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £675.

• Nickey Russell completed the Bob Graham Round and raised £2,875.

• Pupils and staff at Wirral Grammar School for Girls participated in their A Mile A Day In May challenge and raised £3,939.

InMemoryof Jordan Grant

• John Grant completed the Manchester Marathon 2025 and raised £1,165.

• Chris McMahon completed the Manchester Marathon and raised £505.

• Lewis Grant took part in Chester Marathon 2025 and raised £3,000.

InMemoryof Adam Green

• Philip Brindley sent donations totalling £477.61 raised from his beard shave.

• The Sunday Tickle Group donated £100.

• Amanda Gray donated £100.

• Tom Green sent a donation of £3,586 raised from an annual cake bake and coffee morning.

InMemoryof Ella Green

• Katie, Ruby, Beth and Rhian took part in the AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run Half Marathon and raised £3,774.34.

• Anna McCallion completed the Leeds Marathon 2025 and raised £1,806.

InMemoryof Colin Greenwood

• Dan Greenwood sent a donation of £595.25.

InMemoryof Joe Grew

• Alison Grew and Team Mallard took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £880.

• Andrew Slater and Team Mallard took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £310.

• Helen Grew and Team Mallard took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £270.

• Joanne Gleed and Team Mallard took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £255.

InMemoryof Kayleigh Griffiths

• Ross Mutch donated £200.

• Leon Griffiths sent donations totalling £2,712 raised from a charity golf day and darts event in July and August 2025.

InMemoryof Matthew Hadfield

• Diana, Andy and Team Matt Hadfield took part in the Heart of London

Bridges Walk and raised £3,465.

“The group photo is of Team Matt in 2024. As always, it was wonderful for Matt’s family and friends to be together, to catch up with each other, and to share memories of the lovely man who we loved and lost. It has been 15 years now and it says a lot about him that Team Matt walks the walk, come rain or shine!”

InMemoryof Will Hammacott

• Mrs Hammacott sent £220 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband.

InMemoryof Ben Hammond

• Stephen Hammond sent donations totalling £20,128.72.

InMemoryof Danielle Hampson

• Jill Jackson sent a donation of £100 from the Tesco ladies Secret Santa.

InMemoryof Kyle Hancock

• Sally Ollerenshaw sent donations totalling £1,000 raised from a tractor run in memory of her husband, Malcolm.

• Ian Hancock sent donations totalling £1,500, raised by local pubs and businesses through collection pots and raffles at local village events and shows. Richard

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and Helen Plant donated £650 from donations in lieu of gifts at their diamond wedding anniversary celebration.

InMemoryof Thomas (Tam) Handling

• Brendan Handling sent a donation of £1,700 raised from a bowls tournament.

InMemoryof Jordan Hardwick

• Chloe Fowle completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,346.

• Vicky Newman completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £605.

InMemoryof Mike Harper

• Cameron Heap took part in the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run 10K and raised £570.

• Liam Rainbow took part in a team fundraiser, completing the Great Bristol Run and raised £580.

• Ailsa Gray completed the Great Bristol Run and raised £6,058.22.

• Robbie Hurling completed the Great Bristol Run and raised £1,033.06.

• Emily Boswell completed the Great Bristol Run and raised £210.

• Matthew Slater completed the Great Bristol Run and raised £240.

• Maddie Whetlor completed the Great Bristol Run and raised £525.

• Emma, Jake and Dan Vajzovic completed the Great Bristol Run and raised £1,170.02.

• Tracy Harper sent £116.16 representing donations from collection buckets at their screening event.

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• Debbie Marston sent donations totalling £125, in memory of June Bennett, from her friends and neighbours.

• Beth and Tim Argent donated £100 in memory of Lenice Hunter.

• Tracy Harper sent £388 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Mike’s Grandma, Lenice Hunter.

• Roy Harper sent £100 representing a donation in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Mike’s grandmother, Lenice Hunter.

• Funeral Donations rasied a total of £120 sent in memory of June Bennett.

InMemoryof Jude Harvey

• David Lloyd held a Giant Easter Egg Raffle and raised £192.

• Gary Harvey sent a donation of £35,000.

InMemoryof Jonathan Hayman

• Marion Hayman sent a donation of £144.24 raised by the students of Sidmouth College during their sponsored walk.

• Marion Hayman sent a donation of £309 raised by two Sidmouth fitness clubs, Ultrafit Training Club, led by Jack Pyne and Joshua Solman and Valley Activ, led by Rhys Thomas, who arranged a morning of fitness activities.

• Emily Gladstone sent a donation of £130 from a fundraiser by Harvey and Sam Gladstone.

• Michael Morton donated £100.

InMemoryof Freddie Haynes

• Nicole St Pierre completed the Brands Hatch Inflatable 5K and raised £382.18.

InMemoryof Matthew Hesmondhalgh

• Zoe Gornall completed CRY’s 100k Heart Month Challenge and raised £155.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent donations totalling £4,995 raised from The Milk Bottle Challenge.

• The Garstang URC donated £200 in memory of Dorothy Bicknell.

• Paula Hesmondhalgh sent donations totalling £795.50 raised in the following ways; £545 from an autumn pop-up shop, £105.50 from a stall at Whitechapel Farmers Market and £145 received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Mrs Doris Looker.

• Scorton Lodge No 5791 donated £250.

• Jane Mary Wilcox and the Knott End & Preesall Community raised £100 nominated by Mrs Mildred Wrathall.

• Jayne Perry completed the Manchester Marathon 2025 and raised £1,420.

• The Baines and John Sykes Dewhurst Charity donated £100.

• The Lavery family annual Christmas lights switch raised £400

InMemoryof David Hill

• St George’s Church donated £100.

• Michelle Regent donated £150.

• David Stewart donated £100.

• Rodger Hill sent a donation of £100.

• St George’s Church raised £196.

• Stuart Graham sent a donation of £100 on behalf of Finlay Carson.

• St George’s Church sent donations totalling £4,050 raised from the Brake the Cycle event.

• Sharon Duncan sent a donation of £140 from Moffat Promotions and Jan Hughes, raised from a spooky walk fundraiser in Jan’s woods.

• Rodger Hill sent a donation of £100 for the Red Bow Ball 2025.

“On Friday 5th December 2025, David’s family received donations from The Red Bow Ball, held at The Cairndale Hotel and Spa for a staggering £19,000, whilst the recent ‘Break the Cycle’ Challenge by St George’s Church presented a cheque for £4,050.”

InMemoryof Spencer Hillman

• Simon Moore donated £200.

InMemoryof Abby Hills

• Lee Hills completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £400.

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InMemoryof Martin Hodgson

• Kayleigh Hodgson completed the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £645.

InMemoryof Nicholas Holland

• Rachel Jones sent £700.70 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her grandfather, Neil Hamilton.

InMemoryof Jono Holmes

• Debbie Holmes and Team Jono took part in the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £2,055.

InMemoryof Emma Horrell

• Manchester RoadRunners organised the Emma Horrell Canal 10K 2025 and raised £733.90.

InMemoryof James Hounslow

• Jack Salmon donated £100.

• Jake Rogers donated £100.

• Ash Connell donated £250.

• Timothy Devlin donated £100.

• Danny West donated £250.

InMemoryof Rhea Hourigan

• Callum Corbett completed the Hamburg Marathon and raised £786.

• John Joy took part in the Summer Wolf Run at Stanford Hall and raised £727.76.

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InMemoryof Samuel Hovhannisyan

• Paul Hovhannisyan sent a donation of £1,000 representing an inheritance left from Samuel’s grandmother.

InMemoryof Daniel Hughes

• Donations for CRY made in memory of Joyce Mayer totalling £1,167.

• Pear Tree Nursery donated £1,000.

• David Hughes sent donations totalling £1,313.20.

• The team at Rolls Royce and a Royal Navy team raised a combined total of £5,377.38 from completing the Keswick2Barrow Walk.

“On Wednesday April 30th a team from Rolls Royce and BAE Systems took part in the Trojan Games hosted by the Royal Navy at Hawcoat Park, Barrow in Furness. The afternoon included games of rounders, bucket ball and a tug of war competition. Due to the bond of friendship that exists between CRY and HMS Achillies we took our Gazebo along and handed out leaflets etc to raise awareness.”

• The Rotary Club of Long Eaton donated £400

• Sarah Farrow donated £100 in lieu of buying Christmas cards and gift wrap.

• Dave Hughes organised a 10 year anniversary memorial bike ride, covering 3 countries in 3 days and raised £2,681.73.

InMemoryof Jordan James

• Melissa James sent a family donation of £200.

• Sarah Simpson sent a donation of £120 from Gary and the team at Oakmere Homes.

InMemoryof Josh Jenkins

• Lloyds Bank Foundation sent a Match Giving donation of £930 in support of Rahul Vegad and Lindsay Coupe’s fundraising efforts.

InMemoryof Geoff Jenkinson

• Frances Jenkinson sent £443.80 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband.

InMemoryof Mia Jennings

• Langley Methodist Church donated £750.

• Michael Heathcote donated £100.

• Astra Zeneca UK Ltd donated £7,000 in support of screening.

• Jacqui and Mike Crotch-Harvey sent a donation of £100 for the Beating the Bounds Walk.

• Everybody Health & Leisure sent donations totalling £42,958.03 in support of screenings.

• Everybody Health & Leisure sent donations totalling £1,369.48 raised from a screening, cake and candles sales and a Man City shirt.

• Lee Bradley donated £100.

• Lauren Parker sent a donation of £110 raised from a check point.

• St Johns Church, Sandbach Heath donated £185.

• The Kings School raised £2,839.25.

• The Pack Horse sent a donation of £172 raised from a Quiz and a bar collection pot.

• Sharon Heath sent a donation of £252.60 representing funds raised at the Everybody Staff Awards.

• Katie Harrop sent a donation of £120.

• Katie Harrop sent donations totalling £155 raised from a collection pot in the cafe.

• Simo Popovski sent a donation of £1,000.

• The Pack Horse sent a donation of £175 raised from a quiz.

• The Pack Horse sent a donation of £155 raised from a quiz.

• The Pack Horse raised £100 from a quiz.

• Astra Zeneca UK Ltd donated £3,000.

• Claire Hewitt completed a Snowdon walk/climb and raised £510.35.

• The Pack Horse donated £122 raised from a quiz.

• James Jennings sent a donation of £480 raised from the Gawsworth Santa and tractor in the village.

InMemoryof Stevie Jivani

• Margaret Bailey sent donations totalling £400.

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InMemoryof Aaron Johnston

• Mandy Bath took part in the Scone Palace Duathlon and raised £560.

InMemoryof Bryn Jones

• Mair Jones took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £851.

InMemoryof Aiden Joyce

• Lorraine Joyce sent a donation of £2,435 raised from a golf event.

• Lorraine Joyce sent a donation of £2,775 raised from a band night.

• David Turnbull sent a donation of £430 raised at a darts memorial event in honour of his son, Jason.

• Cameron Forbes sent donations totalling £530 raised from the Loch Rannoch Marathon.

• The Masonic Lodge Ben Cleuch 782 donated £1,000 raised from a bingo tea at a Lodge of Remembrance.

• Brenda Stewart donated £135.

• Lorraine Joyce sent a donation of £440 raised from a graduation party.

• Lorraine Joyce sent a donation of £378 from Bridge Inn and Tillicoultry Golf Club darts competition.

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InMemoryof Kieran Joyce

• Andrea Joyce sent £605 raised in the following ways; £275 donated from screenings in August; £250 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Dave Baker; and £80 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Billie Mac.

• Fluidmaster GB Ltd donated £400.

• In partnership with Kington Golf Club and their head pro Keith, the Central 6 Team set up a golf charity match for over 40 participants within Sky’s engineer population and raised £660.

InMemoryof Eleanor Rose Keeler

• Annette Keeler donated £150.

InMemoryof Alex Kelly

• Richard Kelly sent donations totalling £820 raised from a quiz night at the Victoria Tavern.

• Pat Perry sent donations totalling £120 raised from the Roding Valley Quiz.

InMemoryof Jennifer Kerwood

• Anthony Parsons donated £100.

InMemoryof

Andrew Key

• Danielle Riley and Jack Wright completed a skydive and raised £2,092.19.

“On Sunday the 20th July myself (Andrew’s Fiancee) and Jack (Andrew’s brother in law) took part in ‘Skydive for CRY!’. We did our skydive at our local parachute centre, Black Knights (near Lancaster, Lancashire) and had a

wonderful experience surrounded by friends and family to cheer us on. We set up a Just Giving page and raised just over £2,000. This money will go towards funding another screening event for young people in our community.

“Despite some bleak looking weather conditions, the sun shone on us in the morning and were able to take off for our jump! After some initial nerves, we set off to the UK’s highest altitude skydive, a staggering 15,000 ft! The skydive was amazing and such an exhilarating experience that we will remember forever. Thank you, Black Knights, for making the experience unforgettable and to the great instructors who made me feel safe and confident throughout the entire jump.

“It feels like a wonderful achievement and we are both proud to have raised money and awareness in Andrew’s memory.”

InMemoryof Bilal Khan

• Dexter of G-Research cut his own hair and raised £1,311.

InMemoryof Danny King

• Lisa Tancock sent a donation of £1,000.

InMemoryof Zoe King

• Paragon Bank team members Danny Izatt, Jo Doherty, Rikki Burbridge, Steven Paul, Patrice Sweeney, Jack Burton, Matt Phillips and Alan Woodward took part in the Nuclear Race and raised £230.

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InMemoryof Ross Klein

• Plumbcity Bedford sent a donation of £1,117 from various fundraising activities, having chosen CRY as their charity of the year.

InMemoryof Shyam Lakhani

• Dulari Lakhani donated her hair to the Little Princess Trust and raised £5,768.63.

InMemoryof Jannik Lam

• Birte Harlev-Lam and Team Jannik took part in the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £415.

InMemoryof Anthony Lane

• Holly Fairbrother and all at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Ltd, held the Anthony Lane Memorial Cup 2025 and raised £3,434.

InMemoryof Carli Lansley

• Karl Lansley sent a donation of £2,000.

• Lorraine Joyce donated £110.

• St Thomas More High School donated £537.79.

• Elizabeth Lock sent a donation of £460 raised through whisky tasting.

• Karl Lansley sent a donation of £3,000 in respect of screenings.

• Lauren Barlow sent a donation of £675 raised from a quiz night.

• Karl Lansley sent a donation of £11,000 in respect of screenings.

• Karl Lansley sent a donation of £2,000 in respect of screenings.

InMemoryof George Lavery

• Marie Lipman sent a donation of £200 raised by the Diocese bake sale.

• Marie Lipman sent a donation of £160 on behalf of the Diocese, raised from a Summer BBQ.

• Richard Handley donated £100.

• Ipswich Borough Council raised £226.88 from an annual cake sale.

InMemoryof Jake Lawler

• Joel Payne, Samuel Payne and John Gilbert took part in the Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride and raised £795.

“16 year old Sam, his dad Joel and family member John took on the Manchester to Blackpool bike ride on Sunday 13th July.

“They smashed their target of £500 and managed to raise a huge £795 for Jake’s CRY memorial fund. Well done Sam, Joel and John.”

InMemoryof Paul Leach

• Rachelle McGarrell sent a donation of £355 raised from a bake sale and raffle.

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InMemoryof Miriam Kate Lee

• Sam Tran donated £500.

• Nicola Lee sent a donation of £123 raised at East Carlton Country Park.

• Nicola Lee sent a donation of £185.87 raised from a quiz night.

• Nicola Lee sent a donation of £1,078.45 raised at the Ise Lodge garage sale.

• Nicola Lee sent a donation of £150 from friends.

• Warren Hill Crematorium donated £10,000 from the ICCM Recycling of Metals Scheme.

• Morrisons Supermarket sent a match funding donation of £2,000 in support Nicola Lee’s fundraising.

• Rita Kellett donated £100.

• Cerys Macwhinnie donated £500.

• Nicola Lee sent a donation of £311 from No.19 Wellness and Beauty from their advent calendar raffle.

InMemoryof Jonathan Leigh

• George Melton-Leigh completed CRY’s 100k Heart Month Challenge and raised £325.

• The Leigh family raised a fantastic £895 through raffle sales and donations during their screening weekend in memory of Jonathan. Over the weekend, they helped make a difference by supporting the heart screening of 212 young people, marking 20 years since Jonathan’s passing.

InMemoryof Liam Levett

• Andria Farren sent donations totalling £3,563.56 raised from a Jog on with Smarden event, in memory of Barry Turner and Liam Levett.

InMemoryof David Livesey

• Rae Livesey donated £1,000.

InMemoryof Mark Livingstone

• G & A Barnie Group donated £5,000 raised from a golf event.

InMemoryof Ruby Lockwood

• Dale Lockwood sent a donation of £600.

• Rosanna Drewery took part in Manchester Half Marathon 2025 and raised £400.

InMemoryof Jamie Loncaster

• Katie Burns completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,180.

• Gavin Button donated £100 received from an event that he spoke at.

InMemoryof Martyn Luckett

• Tanya Gillett sent a donation of £200 as part of the 40 miles in a day Tri.

• Denise Glover sent a donation of £250 raised through the Jog on with Smarden event in memory of Barry Turner and Liam Levett.

InMemoryof Jude MacDonald

• Anoushka Frain sent a donation of £980.80 raised from stalls at a screening.

• Ruth MacDonald sent donations totalling £509.26 from screening days.

• Granite Heart donated £700.

• Mairi Murray sent a donation of £2,850 raised from the Lewis Soup n Pudding Event.

• Anoushka Frain sent a donation of £3,181 raised from a Ladies Day event.

• Sam Murray sent a donation of £250 from Mann Judd Gordon for Lewis Soup & Pudding.

• Anoushka Frain sent donations totalling £876.36 from screenings.

• Ruth MacDonald sent a donation of £4,819 raised from a Ladies Day event.

• Ruth MacDonald sent a donation of £827.82 from a screening.

• Shaun Finch sent a donation of £1,000.

• The Trades Widows Fund Charity donated £3,500.

• Anoushka Frain sent a donation of £4,125.89 raised from wreath making.

• The Sportschallenge Trust (Aberdeen) donated £20,000.

• Jude’s family and friends took part in the Aberdeen Kiltwalk 2025 and raised £13,103.

InMemoryof Jude MacDonald & Callan Thain

• Lorraine Thain sent £2,134.71 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her son, Callan Thain.

InMemoryof Catherine MacFarlane

• Alex Findlay sent £1,000 raised by Army Veterans and family and friends.

InMemoryof Calum Mackintosh

• Mairi Crawford completed the Boston Marathon and raised £1,420.

“For decades now, I have thought about running Boston marathon. The mix of history of the event, and the challenge of having to qualify, have made it an appealing challenge. Turning 50, as I do this year, makes it a bit easier to get a qualifying place. I feel very fortunate to be this age and still fit enough to run 26 miles. But I must admit it hurts a lot more than it used to. My qualifying run was during Edinburgh marathon last year. It has been a very long time since I had run so far on road. Although it was a great event, it felt pretty demanding. As I hobbled to the reunion area, I thought I was really hurting. That was until I saw Ann and Iain Mackintosh. Ann is a colleague of Laurence and has had the joy of teaching both our girls. Their son, Calum, a brilliant young sportsman, should have been running the marathon. However, 6 months before, Calum died from young sudden cardiac death. Since his death, Calum’s family have set up a trust through CRY.”

• Calum Mackintosh Memorial Golf Day 2025 raised £7,006.70.

“What started as a suggestion in February to get some of Calum’s friends and family together for a fun day of golf just grew and grew. On a roasting hot day in July, 80 people took part in a 4 ball scramble at Carrbridge Golf Club, with bbq, huge raffle and a ‘sh1t shirt theme’ (or no shirt for some people). The winning team received a special golf caman (shinty stick), and the agreement

was to make it an annual event. All day the golf course rang out with laughter at how bad some people played, and memories and stories about Calum. The day raised £6,300, which was generously made up to £7,000 by Pitmain Estate.”

• Matthew Davies sent a donation of £1,026 raised by

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the young shinty players of Strathspey Camanachd through riding the Kingussie Bikeathon.

• Kirsten Marshall raised £100.

• Kingussie Parent Council sent a donation of £494.42 raised through a 2025 Bikeathon.

• Ann Mackintosh sent a donation of £200 from the Carrbridge Hotel.

• Ann Mackintosh sent a donation of £132, from the Inverness Culloden Rotary Club, following her talk.

• The Kingussie High School S6 students raised £186.40.

• Alan Mackintosh sent donations totalling £479 raised from programme sales at a production of Annie.

• Laggan Coffee, Bothy donated £223

• Ann Mackintosh sent a donation of £434 from Inverness Culloden Rotary Club.

• Niamh Byrne sent a donation of £253.05 on behalf of all the members and supporters of Glasgow University Shinty Club.

• George Reynolds sent a donation of £150 on behalf of Steven Ryles of Caley Sheet Metals, Inverness.

• Ruaridh, Iain F, Liam and Ann took part in Edinburgh Marathon and raised £12,814.31 as the team “Chasing Baikie for Cal”. They raced against “Chasing Baikie for CRY”, who included Iain, Jack, Josh and Hayden (Timmy).

InMemoryof Andrew Macleod

• Murdo Macleod sent £218.63 representing donations made at a screening event and from NI/ISL collection tins.

• Hebridean Housing Partnership donated £1,000.

InMemoryof Stuart MacLeod

• Karryn O’Dowd donated £200.

• Warehouse Gym STY donated £200

• Alison Macleod sent £2,860 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her brother.

InMemoryof Michael Lees Maddock

• Rachel Grimshaw donated £115.

• Dance Talent Studio raised £1,040 from their show productions.

• The Heartfelt Group sent a donation of £100 from Lois Wright.

• Myra Gregory donated £100 in memory of Stephen Gregory.

• Judith Beynon sent donations totalling £150 from penny jars.

• Ann Coles sent a donation of £250 raised from a Christmas coffee morning, with thanks to Antonietta Broadhurst, Julie Appleby and Joan Hodson for their support.

• Christmas Fayre at Cottam Community Centre raised £230.

“Chris and Ann from the Heartfelt Group held their annual Tombola in aid of CRY. It was very popular with a continuous queue all evening. There was also Name the Christmas Teddy. A huge thank you to all who donated prizes and to those who came along to support us. We made £200 to go into the Memorial Fund. Chris also knitted some mini Santa sacks containing Maltesers which raised £30.”

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InMemoryof Rose Maher

• St Benedict’s Catholic College donated £120.08.

InMemoryof Rowan Malin

• Helen Girling set up a justgiving fundraiser to raise money on Rowan’s birthday and raised £190.

InMemoryof Marie Manhire-Clark

• Samantha Knight took part in the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £335.

InMemoryof Jon Marett

• Isobel Holroyd completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1000.

InMemoryof Lewis Marsh

• Alexandra Langman donated £209.22.

• Gill Weston sent a donation of £7,000 for screening.

InMemoryof Ben Martin

• Swimarathon raised £1,351

“Lizzie and her Year 6 school friends raised money in memory of her dad. They aimed to swim as many lengths as possible for an hour, to raise awareness of CRY and save young lives.”

InMemoryof Dean Mason

• Ashmole & Co sent a donation of £360 in thanks to Karl for his support.

• Stephen Roberts took part in a Saundersfoot Triathlon and raised £1,115.

InMemoryof Paul Mason

• The Lodge of Harmony L220 sent donations totalling £2,220.

InMemoryof James McGowan

• Ellery McGowan and the 457 Years team took on the challenge of swimming the English Channel and raised £1,683.29.

InMemoryof Matthew McGuigan

• Cookstown Olympic FC held the Matty McGuigan Memorial Tournament which raised £3,706, also suported by Bell Contracts & Co Ltd who donated £100.

InMemoryof Neville McIntosh

• Libby McIntosh donated £179.20.

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InMemoryof Steven McKay

• Becky Ibbotson abseiled down Wakefield cathedral and raised £1,250.

InMemoryof Pat McLaughlan

• Morrisons Supermarket sent a match funding donation of £2,000 in support Michael McLaughlan’s fundraising.

InMemoryof Owen McMillan

• Grace Taylor sent £620 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Owen’s Papa, Davie Taylor.

InMemoryof Ian Meredith

• Jill Baldwin sent £172.66 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her brother.

InMemoryof Richard Merriman

• Nicola and Paul Merriman held a Rock and Roll 80’s party and raised £1,350.

“On the 19th of July we all rocked the night away for Richard’s 40th birthday. We had a projector showing pictures of his life, so he was with us. The band Mcvicar were amazing! They interacted with us and let us join in

with their band, was so much fun! It made our night very special! Lots of great raffle prizes, we had plenty of food and drinks, the bar staff looked after us all very well.

“Thank you to everyone who helped us and joined us on our special night, which helped us raise an amazing £1,350”

• Nicola Merriman donated funds she raised from selling a T-shirt signed by darts player Phil Taylor and raised £100.

• Nicola Merriman sent a donation of £100 raised from a T-shirt sale.

• Cherwell Masonic Lodge No 599 donated £200.

InMemoryof Steven Miastowski

• Richard Miastowski took part in the AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run 2025 and raised £290.

InMemoryof Richard Minford

• Gillian and Alison fundraised through a Tandem Skydive and raised £2,280.

“On the 27th June 2015 our world was turned upside down by the sudden passing of our eldest brother Richard, the heart of our family, just a few weeks after we celebrated his 30th birthday.

“A year before his passing he had fallen ill with what we thought was a persistent chest infection, it turned out he had contracted a virus that had weakened his heart and lungs. He was placed on a waiting list for a defibrillator to be fitted and was deemed unfit to continue his work as a lorry driver. This devastated Richard, he was always hard working, and had gotten so close to achieving his dream of completing his

self build and moving his children to the road that he grew up on, along with growing his hobby farm.

“Sadly he never got to fulfil these dreams and as he would have been turning 40 this year Alison & I have decided to do a tandem skydive in memory of him and to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing.

“Richard left behind a family he loved and his two young children, this last 10 years have been nothing short of heartbreaking and there isn’t a minute that goes by that we don’t think of him and how our lives would be so different if he was still here.

“This could happen to anyone at any given time and more needs to be done to prevent another young life being lost.”

InMemoryof Amy Moore

• Kirsty Norris donated £250.

InMemoryof Olivia Moorman

• Annette Moorman completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,335.

• George Moorman, Ben and Max completed a charity skydive and raised £1,423.

• George Moorman sent a donation of £3,987.87 raised from the Knights & Moorman Charity Football Match.

• Graham Langridge donated £100 in support of the dinner and auction.

• Frederick Boyle sent donations totalling £200.

• Lavinia Oreilly donated £290.

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InMemoryof Ben Morgan

• Ravens Wood School raised £102.59.

InMemoryof Matty Morgan

• Patricia Holman sent a donation of £120 made on behalf of book sale and gifts at Rowlands Pharmacy Westfaling Street Hereford.

InMemoryof Owen Morris

• Jake Morris and Team Remembering Owen took part in the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £654.

InMemoryof Paul Mulford

• Colin Mulford sent a donation of £150 from Addington Palace GC Tuesday and Thursday golfers.

InMemoryof Harry Mullington

• Lisa Mullington sent a donation £640

InMemoryof James Murgatroyd

• David Tidy donated £200.

• Richard Bradwell donated £100.

• Sam Lewis donated £100.

• Rose Murgatroyd sent a donation of £590 from family fundraising.

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InMemoryof Samuel Myers

• Sue Brown and three fabulous friends, Nikki, Sarah and Claire took part in the Manchester Marathon and raised £1,677.

InMemoryof Dan Nelson

• Donations received totalling £4,850.50 in lieu of floral tributes.

InMemoryof Clarissa Nicholls

• Roemer Lips completed the Paris Marathon and raised £1,408.

• Katrina Cole donated £200.

• Mark Leach donated £1,000.

• Lisanne Khoo donated £100.

• Charlotte Mulholland sent a donation of £800.

• Cristina White donated £1,000.

• Ursula Keeling donated £200.

• Nicole Frost donated £100.

• Kerry Freire donated £200.

• Deborah Karmel donated £100.

• Ingrid Southorn donated £100.

• Charles Ponsonby donated £700.

• Stephen and Joanna Kenny donated £100.

• Stuart McAlpine donated £2,000.

• Liz Harrington donated £100.

• Mary Payne donated £250.

• Hughie Wong donated £200.

• Mrs Eddis donated £200.

• Jonathan Harris donated £200.

• Rachel Oglethorpe donated £100.

• Paolo Mondadori donated £350.

• Richard Winter donated £400.

• Laura and Richard Levy donated £100.

• Serena and Ralph Cox donated £500.

• Neil and Tanya Dodgson donated £200.

• Liza Llewellyn donated £300.

• Jonna Leigh donated £100.

• Craig Cleaver donated £150.

• Juliet Foster donated £200.

• Janet Moody bequeathed a legacy gift of £7,000 in her will in support of a Hertfordshire screening.

• Amita and Martin donated £1,000.

• St John’s Cambridge Hockey Club donated £184.

• Jack Montagu sent a donation of £1,293.94.

• Hannatu Gentles donated £250 in support of Simon taking part in the Drake’s Trail Run.

• Craig Cunningham donated £125.

InMemoryof Roger Nutt

• Angela Nutt sent £120 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of her husband.

InMemoryof Sean O’Brien

• Aileen Hankin donated £200.

InMemoryof Ben O’Connell

• Ecclesiastical Insurance Office donated £1,000.

InMemoryof Andrew Oliver

• Helen Atkinson took part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk and raised £560.

InMemoryof Max Oliver

• Aran Martinson, Jack Scantlebury, Jordan Baker, Tom Banks, Tommy Cattell and Tom McCrone took part in Hackney Half Marathon and raised £5,198.30.

• Barkway Park Golf Club donated £200.

• Mullucks donated £3,500 raised from their annual charity lunch.

InMemoryof Dominic O’Loughlin

• Ian Lawrie sent a donation of £582.50 raised during the 29th Annual Clifton Rangers YFC Tournament from a Charity raffle.

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“We held our 29th Annual Clifton Rangers YFC tournament over the weekend (30th - 31st August). Over 160 teams from all over West & North Yorkshire attended with boys & girls aged from U7 to U18s.

“Feedback from everyone has been fantastic with over 3,000 people in attendance over the weekend.

“Alongside the Tournament was a charity raffle which raised £1,165 for Calderdale & Kirklees NHS Charity and CRY. Both charities carry particular significance to the club.

“CRY is a charity that is synonymous with the tournament beginnings 29 years ago. Player Dominic O’Loughlin sadly died from cardiac arrest whilst a Clifton Rangers player. The tournament was set up in his memory, to raise awareness and raise funds for the charity. Although links with the family have since lapsed the tournament in his memory has grown significantly and is now regarded as one of the best in the Yorkshire region.

“Chairman Ian Lawrie paid tribute to all the coaches, team secretaries and parents who made staging the tournament possible. Planning for the event started in February. The event was held in high spirits with some exceptional football played. Ian said “The tournament raffle helps us use the setting to raise money for CRY and another charity every year chosen by the club committee. We would like to thank everyone who bought a ticket to raise money for these fabulous charities””

InMemoryof Clayton Olson

• James Everett donated £100.

• Mark, Tanya, Sebastian and Ella Olson sent a donation of £300 raised from an annual charity walk.

• Sutton Valence School raised £545.08.

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InMemoryof Lucia Oram

• The Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust sent a Match Giving donation of £400 in support for Bradley Bank’s Giant Walk fundraising.

InMemoryof Osahon Osawe

• Zoe Stowell completed the Nene Valley 20 mile trail run and raised £1,060.

InMemoryof Amy Osborne

• J W Lockwood donated £250 in respect of a talk by Andrew Osborne.

• Suzie Penrose donated £100.

• £111,544.26 was raised through Andrew Osborne’s successful 3,000 mile solo row across the Atlantic Ocean in 2023. Since then, Andrew has been touring the UK with his inspirational talk and film about his endeavour. For more information visit www. rowforamy.com

InMemoryof Giovanni Pacini

• Mario Berzolla sent a donation of £1,800 from a fundraising evening, through a hog roast night which included a bar and raffle.

InMemoryof Thomas Padmore

• Helga Shield donated £100.

InMemoryof Vicky Parker

• Lisa Greig donated £100.

• Steve Parker sent £259 representing donations received at screenings.

• Steve Parker sent a donation of £100 from Matthew from Candy Corner and his customers.

• Donna Parker sent a donation of £160 raised from Danielle’s yoga session.

• Lesley Mease sent donations totalling £463.42 from a Pumpkin Patch fundraiser from the Milk Hut.

• Donna Parker sent a donation of £5,096.50 raised from completing the Keswick2Barrow Walk.

• Steve Parker sent a donation of £715.31 raised during a coffee morning held at the Newton pub Dalton-in-furness.

• Newby Bridge Lodge L4598 donated £1,000.

• Steve Parker sent £179.42 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Vicky’s Nanna Brenda.

InMemoryof Sam Parkinson

• Lewis Suckling raised £280 from completing the Cheddar Gorge Half marathon, Hike the Welsh 3000s and the Loch Ness marathon.

“1/3 of the fundraising complete! With £300 raised for CRY so far.

“I had a wonderful time in Cheddar Gorge this weekend. The route was unforgiving and a huge learning curve as my first foray into trail running. The route offered incredible views of the Mendip hills, my highlight was the view of the surrounding areas on top of Beacon Batch (and the 325m downhill section after). Thank you for the support, it carried me through those hills!”

InMemoryof James Paterson

• Heather Stanley completed the Peak District Challenge and raised £2,038.57.

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InMemoryof James Patterson

• Kelvin Wilson sent a donation of £2,553.64 raised from a charity golf day.

InMemoryof Jamie Paul

• Rebecca Browne and team Jamie Jam Jar took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £3,291.

InMemoryof Jenni Paul

• Kirsten and Chris set up a JustGiving fundraiser for wedding donations and raised £440.

InMemoryof Ben Peacock

• Jules Peacock donated 18” of hair to Little Wig charity and raised £1,160.

InMemoryof Ben Peters

• Ridge & Partners LLP sent a donation of £1,000 from their Community Investment Fund.

• Alan Pugh donated £100.

• Stephen Peters sent a donation of £7,900 raised from the gala dinner.

InMemoryof Danny Peterson

• Claire Peterson took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £210.

• Patrica completed the Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge 2025. She also took part in Heart of London Bridges Walk with her son, daughter and daughter in law and

raised £180.

InMemoryof Tom Petley

• Matthew Ladkin sent donations totalling £1,090 raised from Halloween party ticket sales.

• Tendring District Council sent a donation of £5,000 from the ICCM Recycling of Metals Scheme.

• Brian Petley donated £100.

• The Tendring All Stars sent donations totalling £8,262.23 raised from a charity football match.

• Brian Petley sent a donation of £350 raised from an American Car Show at The Museum of Power.

• The Chelmsford Drag n Street Rod Club donated £1,000 raised through raffles and pie and mash evenings.

• Helen Wright donated £175.

• Matthew Ladkin sent a donation of £258.37 raised from event ticket sales and a bootsale.

• Claire Mathieson completed a Quadra‘Tom’ and raised £735.

“I am taking part in 4 events this year and have decided to try to raise some vital funds for CRY in remembrance of the dearly missed Tom, son of my friend and friend of my son. My Quadra’Tom’ will start off by walking the Shropshire Way Half Mammothon with my sister. Next I will be running the Birmingham Half Marathon, followed by the Torquay 3000m Riviera swim on and finally the Manchester to Blackpool bike event”

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InMemoryof James Pettifer

• Loretta Pettifer fundraised through a football match raising £3,641.49 in commemoration of James’s anniversary.

InMemoryof Christopher & Steven Phillips

• The Heart of Weston donated £5,950.

InMemoryof Duncan Phillips

• Bethan Phillips completed the Swansea Sprint Triathlon and raised £1,543.68.

InMemoryof Jake Anthony Pickford

• Idris Davies School raised £4,534.46.

InMemoryof John Pirie

• Siobhan Pirie sent a donation of £12,700 which was raised from an online auction held by the team at Shetland Heart Screening.

• The Lerwick Ladies Darts Club donated £300.

InMemoryof Richard Ponting

• Rita Ponting sent donations totalling £1,355.79 raised in the following ways; £20.39 from a collection pot in Jolie Fleur, £232 raised from the sale of preserves at Tytherington Craft Fayre and £1,103.40 from her coffee morning.

InMemoryof Aiden Bradley Poxon

• Callum Carruthers completed the London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge and raised £305.

InMemoryof Robert Poysor

• 13 year old Phoebe abseiled down the National Lift Tower in Northampton and raised £2,778.70.

“On June 21st, 13 year old Phoebe McIntyre abseiled down the tallest permanent abseil tower in the world. Standing at a whopping 418 feet, Phoebe was raising money for CRY in memory of her mum’s school friend, Rob Poysor, who died aged 15.”

InMemoryof Alden Price

• Taylor Wimpey South Midlands raised £665.

• Todd Brewer held a 24-hour live stream DJ Set and raised £1,399.

InMemoryof Fabio Henrique Ramos

• Anilsa Ramos and Team Fabio took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £570.

InMemoryof Molly Redden

• Alex and Michelle Redden donated £380.

InMemoryof Damon Rees

• Talia Clark organised a Hero WOD at CrossFit Hull, Humber & Brough and raised £675.

InMemoryof Alex Reid

• Waterman Aspen donated £300 raised from their Somewhere Over the Rainbow Ball.

• Peter Chamley donated £150.

• Christina Booth donated £200.

• Heather Reid sent a donation of £17,152 raised at the Somewhere Over the Rainbow Ball in honour of Alex’s 30th Birthday.

• Heather Reid donated £1,113.

InMemoryof Thomas Reid

• Phil Makepeace sent donations totalling £250 raised from a NFL predictions league and NFL fantasy draft.

InMemoryof Dylan Rich

• Georgie Ellie York completed the Manchester Marathon 2025 and raised £2,251.

InMemoryof Amber Robinson

• Southam College raised £8,062.88.

InMemoryof Liam Rodgers

• Jason Westwood and Jackie Sigsworth sent donations totalling £2,163 raised

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from collection buckets at the Harlington Inn.

InMemoryof Stephen Rogers

• Grundfos Manufacturing organised the Grundfos Mighty Hike, a challenging 25-mile marathon hike from Bamburgh Castle to Alnwick Castle along the Northumberland coast and raised £1,175.

InMemoryof Hamish Ross

• The Rogart Nursery Sheepdog Trials donated £700.

• The Golspie Rowing Club donated £1,000.

InMemoryof Robert Rowan

• Beesotted Brentford Fundraiser raised £575.

• Marnie Archibald completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon and raised £480.

• Brentford FC raised £1,453.

• Colin Robertson sent £600 representing donations received in lieu of gifts at his 90th birthday party.

• Michael McFarlane sent donation of £440 from the Annual Rab Rowan Ryder Cup.

• Suzanne Rowan donated £100 in memory of Robert’s Birthday.

• Samantha Fisher donated £100.

• David Hobbs donated £100 in memory of Peter Scott.

• Suzanne Rowan sent £100 representing screening donations.

• Brentford FC donated £1,095.

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InMemoryof Tom Russell

• Clarissa Hearn sent a donation of £4,812.12 raised from a 24-hour tennis marathon in memory of Thomas Russell and Mark Hearn.

InMemoryof Finlay Rutherford

• Jill and John Robertson donated £215.

• Catherine Robertson donated £100.

• Rob Haggath donated £200.

• Catherine Duncan donated £300.

• Margaret and Gary Rutherford donated £200.

InMemoryof Luke Clayton Rutter

• Jill Rutter ran the Lap Windemere and raised £379.

• Craig Slater and the LUMPS 2025 team completed Lake District Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £440.

• Phil Webster completed the Lake District Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £305.

• Phil Webster completed the Lake District Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £115.

“The walk went well, even with horizontal rain, and hail we thoroughly enjoyed it and are talking about doing one next year. We must be mad. Meanwhile I’m still addressing stiff legs and some minor blisters.”

InMemoryof Jenny Samuel

• Philip Samuel sent £500 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his mother.

InMemoryof John Sanders

• Steve Murphy and Cheshire Mavericks held the Cheshire Mavericks Memorial Ride and raised £180.

• The Cheshire Mavericks Cycling Club sent a donation of £410 funded by a members awards night raffle receipts and £180 in respect of sponsorship from the Cheshire Mavericks Memorial Ride.

InMemoryof Ben Scott

• Marc Scott sent £542.80 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his brother.

• Clare Cannon donated £100.

• Scott Dodsworth donated £100.

• Anne-Marie McDonough donated £100.

• Nick and Helen Gill donated £100.

InMemoryof Mike Scott

• Marje Scott donated £100.

InMemoryof Tracey Dawn Sendell

• Dee Ambler sent a donation of £1,000 with the support of the Kingsford Pub.

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InMemoryof Matthew Seymour

• John Graham donated £100.

• Fiona Catto sent a donation of £100 in support of her son Max.

• Jonny and Lindsey donated £100 in support of Max.

InMemoryof Adam ‘Tizzie’ Shaw

• Gethin Ellis completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,100.

InMemoryof Wilson Shepherd

• Daisy Ives sent a donation of £1,008.94 raised from her sponsored skydive.

• Lesley Mease sent donations totalling £423 raised from craft fairs, Direct Debits (DLx) and from Wils bike helmet.

• Outsource donated £240 raised from their Bake Off event.

• Lesley Mease sent donations totalling £217 raised from the Dalton light switch on and Debbie Liddicott’s Tropic Night.

• Lesley Mease sent a donation of £5,096.50 raised from completing the Keswick2Barrow Walk.

“On Saturday 10th May, a huge team of 55 took on the yearly Keswick to Barrow (40miles) and Coniston to Barrow (21 miles) walk/run.

“Early start at 3am to get the bus to Keswick and a long day, with some finishing 9pm!

“One of our runners, Ethan Doyle who trained with Wilson, decided to run it for our two children, Wilson and Vicky. Ethan came 3rd overall, coming in at 5 hours and 16 minutes …. absolutely fantastic effort.

“We had two 10 year olds and one 11 year old also doing the Coniston walk of 21 miles.

“Lots of family and friends took part including Donna,

Vicky’s daughter Evie, Donna’s husband and sister, my sister, nephew and brother plus many many more relatives and good friends.

“We had 6 support stations manned by family and friends. Crucial service given to all participants on this very hot day.

“Well done to all our team, see you next year. Xx”

• Lesley Mease sent a donation of £700 with thanks to, Abby Steele, Alex & Joanne, Debbie L, Michelle W, Dana and Brian.

InMemoryof Jack Shields

• Suzanne Lanes sent a donation of £1,300 raised from a quiz night.

InMemoryof Evan Shonfield

• Sharon Shonfield and Team EVAN took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £300.

• Peter Shonfield donated £100.

InMemoryof Madeline Siddall

• The crew at the Chesterfield Canal Trust donated £620, from a collection whilst running cruises on their tripboat.

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InMemoryof Sukhwinder Singh-Digpal

• Sandeep Kaur Digpal and Team Sandeep took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £705.

InMemoryof Nick Sketchley

• Scott Jones sent a donation of £1,500 raised from the Nick Sketchley Memorial Golf Day.

InMemoryof Cameron Slater

• Richard Evans took part in Belfast Marathon and raised £1,420.

InMemoryof Ben Smith

• Caroline Smith sent £343.42 from a collection of various local donations and from the sale of items through eBay.

InMemoryof David Smith

• Sara Hamilton sent a donation of £4,650 raised from a family fun day in memory of David, including a 23 mile walk, craft stalls, penalty shootout and raffle.

InMemoryof Jordan Smith

• Court 5779 Forresters sent a donation of £100 in support of Joanna Rigler’s Channel Swim.

InMemoryof Robert Daniel Smith

• Linda Smith sent £451.80 received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Robert’s uncle, David Hancock.

InMemoryof Roger Smith

• Andrew Price sent a donation of £250.

InMemoryof Steven James Snell

• Samantha Carrol took part in Run Aintree and raised £325.

InMemoryof Conor Southwood

• Karen Southwood took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £1,593.

• Nichola Howard sent a donation of £200.

InMemoryof Timmy Spooner

• Alice Spooner completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £490.

InMemoryof David Staff

• Darwen Dashers Running Club raised £427.30.

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InMemoryof Phillip Standing

• Sue Fisher sent a donation of £200 raised from a collection at the Romsey Christmas Fair.

InMemoryof Paul Stephen

• Moira Whitaker donated £100 in memory of her brother Malcolm’s birthday and her nephew.

InMemoryof Michael Stretch

• Jane Whatmuff sent a donation of £192.56 raised from taking part in the Beating the Bounds event.

• Thomas and Sarah took part in the Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride and raised £2,495.

InMemoryof Lewis Stewart

• Graeme took part in a LondonEdinburgh-London Cycle and raised £2,655.

InMemoryof Kenneth Sutton

• Audrey Sutton sent £400 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes.

InMemoryof Paul Sykes

• Patricia Berry and Team Sykes 2025, took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk, and raised £425.

“On the 22nd June I walked my 18th out of 19 Bridges Walks in memory of Paul with my family, raising awareness of YSCD”

InMemoryof Harry Taylor

• Louise Rhoades donated £100.

InMemoryof Kelsey & Zac Taylor

• Ashley Taylor took part in the UWCB Wigan/Bolton/ St Helens/Warrington and raised £1,870.

• Joshua Hopwood took part in the UWCB Wigan / Bolton /St Helens /Warrington and raised £120.

InMemoryof Jack Thomas

• Kane Jones took part in Ironman Wales and raises £1340.

InMemoryof Nicholas Thomas

• Jenny Thomas sent a donation of £1,000 raised from her cream tea and raffle event.

“We held a charity afternoon tea on Saturday 31st August in our garden for 30+ family and friends with a raffle and auction. It was a lovely day and the weather was fantastic.”

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InMemoryof Will Thomas

• Simon Thomas donated £300.

• Mark Thomas donated £300.

• Simon Thomas donated £371.

• Mark Thomas donated £371.

InMemoryof Oliver Thompson

• Cheryle Thompson sent a donation of £100 from the Wembworthy FA Cup supporters.

InMemoryof Ryan Tilley

• David Tilley and Julie Hayes raised £129 from the sale of hats, gloves and scarfs at the Royal Oak Pub Christmas Market.

InMemoryof Joe Tiplady

• Jane Tiplady sent a donation of £475.09.

InMemoryof Ashley Trigg

• The Starlight Twirlettes donated £150.

• The Revelation Majorettes donated £100.

InMemoryof Curtis Tuck

• Sarah Tuck and Team Curtey T raised a total of £2,210 when taking part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk.

InMemoryof Isabelle Tudisca

• Sally Chittock donated £100.

• Essex Police Intake ‘R’ set up a JustGiving fundraiser and raised £579.50.

• Sarah McNicholas took part in Adidas Manchester Marathon 2025 and raised £1,232.12.

InMemoryof Barry Turner

• Andria Farren took part in Hackney Half Marathon and raised £745.

InMemoryof Thomas Vallans

• Troy Smith walked and cycled from coast to coast along the Trans Pennine Trail and raised £2,394.

• Beverley Barlow completed the Peak District Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £1,500.

• Joanne Vallans organised a fundraising Football Match and raised £3,730.

“We tragically lost our son Tom unexpectedly due to a heart condition we did not know he had. One day he was here and the next gone.

“We held the 3rd annual Football Match on 26th of July in the name of my son, Tom Vallans who we lost very unexpectedly on 27 July 2019. We did not know Tom had a heart condition, which after genetic testing we have found is Brugada syndrome.

“This year we bought our own kits with the very kind donations from 2 sponsors, Boxton Homes and SSC

Security Specialists. We now have these wonderful kits to use each year.

We also were supported by local business The Eclipse Bar, Owen Taylor Butchers and Luke Evans Bakery.”

InMemoryof Vincenzo “Chinni” Vetere

• Luigi and Lina Vetere donated £100, to remember their dearly beloved son and greatly missed brother to his siblings.

InMemoryof Richard Waight

• Kenneth Waight sent £130 representing screening donations.

InMemoryof Garth Walker

• Kathryn Walker sent a donation of £2,600 raised from the 9th Annual Garth Walker Memorial Bowls Tournament though a raffle, BBQ and cake sale.

InMemoryof Neil Ward

• Elaine Ward sent donations totalling £420, £370 raised from a Dronfield2gether event and £50 from a talk at the Rotary Club of Abbeydale.

• Dronfield Town Football Club donated £500.

• Brian King sent donations totalling £2,050, raised by

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his wife and a neighbour from a charity plant stall in the village of Sutton on the Hill, during the summer season.

• The Barlow Red Barrows donated £1,000.

• Kathryn Bullock donated £840 from the sale of her hand-made wreaths.

InMemoryof George Watson

• Stephen Froggatt sent a donation of £100 from the Unite DE 40 manufacturing & rail branch at the request of Ian Wilson.

InMemoryof Stacy Whittington

• Lynette Young and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £205.

• Michelle Hutchinson and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £275.

• Laura Faulkner and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £100.

• Joanne Horobin and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £178.

• Brett Arscott and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £405.

• Kaji Sherpa and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £253.25.

InMemoryof Emlyn Arthur Wibberley

• Putney Cricket Club raised £220.

InMemoryof Samuel Wilkinson

• Mike Wilkinson sent £130 representing donations received in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of his son.

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InMemoryof Aaron Williams

• Abigail Williams took part in the Mic Morris 10k Torfaen and raised £300.

InMemoryof Amy Williams

• Nicola Ashton and Team Walking For Amy took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £1,010.

InMemoryof David Williams

• Lucy Stock donated £500.

InMemoryof Anja Wilson

• Kevin Wilson sent donations totalling £1,098 raised by all the patrons and locals of the West End public house in Gomersal.

• John Paterson sent a donation of £200 from the team at Dr.PAWPAW.

• Kevin Wilson sent a donation of £2,000 raised from the Junction Lodge event held in Thornton West Yorkshire.

• Kevin Wilson sent a donation of £1,185.90 raised as part of ticket sales from a quiz night at The Raggalds (Queensbury).

• Paul Dobson donated £200.

• Tony Beckwith donated £250.

• Carly Wilson sent £188.04 representing donations collected at the Jon Palmer Accoustic Band gig.

• Stephen Parkinson sent £132.75 donated to 12 for 12 walk from Queensbury Rugby League Club raised via a bonus ball game.

• Trinity Sixth Form College raised £227.44 from their bake sale.

• Carly Wilson sent donations totalling £838.18 raised from the Raggalds quiz.

“On Friday 10th October we held our first Quiz at The Raggalds, Queensbury which will now be held annually. We raised £2,024.07 made up of £838.18 in raffle tickets and games on the evening and £1,185.90 from quiz ticket sales. The room was decorated with the CRY colours and autumn themed table decorations for Anja’s favourite season. There was a ‘can you beat Anja’ round, which included questions on Anja’s favourite subjects: biology, chemistry, Greek mythology, travel and literature.”

• Carly Wilson sent a donation of £1,210.66 collected during the Leeds Modernians Quiz and raffle.

• Jutta Schaefer donated £100

• Gemma Hudson sent a donation of £110 raised from the 12 for 12 walk.

• Alison Heppelstone donated £125

• Carly Burnett donated £100 alongside the BTHFT Neonatal team

• Louise Smith donated £635 from a sponsored walk.

• Kennedy Cooper donated £304 raised from a sponsored run.

• Carly Wilson donated £220.

• Carly Wilson sent a donation of £1,431.23 raised at a wreath making class and raffle.

• Ann Steer donated £250.

• Sue Dyer sent a donation of £150 alongside Ellison Construction Ltd in lieu of sending cards.

• Carly Wilson sent a donation of £441.52 raised from the Informatics bake sale.

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InMemoryof Lee Wilson

• Trevor Caves sent a donation of £250

InMemoryof Luis Wilton

• Kirsty Wilton sent a donation of £640 from family fundraising

InMemoryof Luke Mark Wistow

• Maxine Buttery completed the Lake District Triathlon and raised £455.

InMemoryof Ian Wood

• Will Royce and Jonathan took part in the Brighton Marathon 2025 and raised £1,291.

InMemoryof Sam Wright

• Kevin Wright donated £241.

InMemoryof Michael Yendall

• Shaun and Angela Robinson sent a donation of £1,438 raised at their garden party through a raffle and auction.

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• The ORR Mackintosh Foundation donated £10,000 to support the Ben Aldred myheart Fund.

• Steve Bacwcutt and his son James walked the Thames River Path from the QE2 Bridge to Tower Bridge and raised in support of the Ben Aldred Fund.

• Ollie Potts took part in the Manchester Marathon, in support of his friend Joe McEwan and raised £178.

“Every week in the UK at least 12 apparently fit and healthy young people die of undiagnosed cardiac conditions. One of those was almost my mate Joe, who’s just come back from walking the entire length of New Zealand to raise money for the same charity. In support of him, I ran the marathon for CRY.”

• Emma Morris completed The Big Shave and raised £1,208.99, in memory of her brother.

• The Catering Staff at St Joseph’s Hospital sent £120 representing donations in lieu of floral tributes, in memory of Mary McPoland.

• Natasha Anderson completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £850.

• Daniel Smith completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £710.

• Sarah Kingsley completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £741.

• Emma Rowley completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £980.

• Rebecca Urry completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 and raised £1,038.

• Jimmy Unsworth and team 10JSM completed the equivalent of a marathon to raise money for CRY totalling £305.

• Laura Harris took part in CRY’s 100k Heart Month Challenge and raised £500.

• Liz Watson sent a donation of £100 from First Friday Lunches, Biddenham.

• UK PHULL completed a non-stop relay from London to Edinburgh and raised £7,724.

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“We should probably explain this a bit. Six enthusiastic (read: amateur) runners will embark upon a quest to run a non-stop relay all the way from the big smoke of London to the marginally smaller smoke of Edinburgh. For those thinking that’s an awfully long way, you’re right. It’s actually 684 Km away (or 425 miles in old money). Which means 114 Km per runner, or 23 park runs each if you prefer. Sleep will also be something of a luxury. In short, it’s going to be one heck of a slog, and we’re going to suffer in new and exciting ways. To justify said suffering, we’re asking for donations to a seriously worthwhile cause.”

• Ned Stone took part in the ABP Newport Marathon Festival 2025 and raised £1,107.

• Jenny Bradley campaigned for CRY at her university and raised £114.

• Chloe Price and BAE College Apprentice Council bake sale raised £186.

• The sales team at Barratt Manchester have completed various fundraising events and raised £440.

• Gill Heywood and Dylan’s Disney crew took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £6,380.

• Henry Jones chose to support CRY as part of his Young Leaders in Cricket programme and raised £260.

• Davenies School, Beaconsfield raised £156 from a charity collection.

• Jake Smith donated £350.

• Woldingham School donated £250.

• Atherton and Tyldesley Botanical Gardens Association raised £600.

• Samantha Rickson and the Mighty Rickson’s took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk 2025 and

raised £640.

“In 2014 Scott went into cardiac arrest at the young age of 26. We discovered he had an underlying heart condition called Arrythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. A hospital stay of two weeks and an ICD implanted later we went to discover what life is like living with an inherited heart condition.

“5 years later, April 2019, we landed another week hospital stay after a 3 day Ventricular Tachycardia storm, with 3 ICD shocks (in front of our little girls) and 18 episodes of ATP we soon learned that Scotts condition has severely progressed.

“He has now been told to detrain and that gentle walks and some gentle yoga are as extreme as he can get. Exercise was a massive part of who he is and he identifies with a man who is incredibly fit and in top health. To be in a place at 31 years old and told that you can’t physically do any of the things that you cherish, if you wish to see your children grow, is a difficult pill to swallow but he has and he is doing it with such grace

“He then had an endo-epicardial ablation, (surgery both inside and outside of his heart) and three weeks post surgery Scott was hospitalised again w/a massive pulmonary embolism in both of his lungs. He was thrombolised and was put on blood thinner for 3-6 months. He was then put Amiodarone because his right ventricle hasn’t been strong enough to handle the embolism in both of his lungs.

“After 3 years of healing from this journey, we decided to change his medication. He is now taking Sotalol and has had a much better success at maintaining a more livable, balanced life.

“We hope we continue on this cool phase for as long as we possibly can.

“Please help us raise awareness of this uncommon cardiac condition. We have been raising funds for CRY for 11 years now and they have been the most beautiful charity to be a part of and always felt like our safe space. Love, Samantha X”

• Daisy Fane, friends and family took part in the Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £1,602.

• Jules Smokin’ Bean Coffee Truck kindly attended the Heart of London Bridges Walk and generously donated £110 towards the cause.

• Jonathan Randall completed the Hackney Half Marathon.

• Phoebe Finnigan completed the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon and raised £2,435.76.

• Benjamin Church completed CRY’s 100k Heart Month Challenge and raised £165.

• Toni Bedward, Harry, Conor and Hiddy completed CRY’s 100k Heart Month Challenge and raised £448.75.

• Clare Moses completed CRY’s 100k Heart Month Challenge and raised £195.

• Charlie Hogg completed the Great Bristol Run 10K and raised £185.

• Teresa Morgan and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £171.01.

• Lucy Whittington and The QHotels Collection team completed a 25km team walk and raised £356.29.

• Christopher Goodchild sent a donation of £154 raised from a collection at the Lynch/Mitchell Wedding.

• Nicholas Barber sent a donation of £100 from the Tebay Fell Race 2025.

• Informa sent a Match Funding donation of £250 in support of fundraising for the Walk the World Kent.

• Alice King donated £100.

• Roger Gray donated £750.

• Moorcrofts LLP raised £200 from their dress down fridays.

• Azets donated £100.

• Eastgate Engineering donated £1,000.

• National Grid donated £400.

• Eve Travers sent a donation of £472 raised by the UoN Medics Netball Charity Tournament.

General Fundraising

• Samuel True donated £100.

• The Rotary Club of Gloucester Severn sent a donation of £2,369.66 from their Dragon Boat fundraiser.

• Danny Lomas sent donations totalling £170 raised through pub quiz nights.

• Bookham Bees WI raised £658.

• Liz Bailey sent a donation of £500 raised from an annual 5-a-side football tournament held by AFC

“Our 9th Annual CRY Cup took place on 13th September, a 5-a-side football competition with participants from AFC Chellaston. 9 teams entered, with 57 players taking part. As part of the tournament, we also held a kids penalty shootout. Originally held around Christmas, the teams continue to have Christmas themed names. This year’s winners were ‘The Shepherds’ captained by our U11 Rockets manager Martin. The event was a great success with £500 raised for a great cause which we are proud to support each year! Chellaston.”

• Bonnor Sullivan donated £100.

• Ebeni Ltd donated £500.

• Dewi Billingham sent a donation of £232.13 raised from the Run Sandringham event.

• Katherine Griffiths donated £100.

• Navinder Lali donated £360.

• Leon Galler sent a donation of £100 raised from a Charity Run.

• Jennie Rechner donated £100.

• Megan Frost sent a donation of £200 raised from the TriClub Championships, involving 3 swimming clubs - Newport&District ASC, Wellington (Telford) SC and Telford ASC.

• The Staff at Little Barford Power Station nominated

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CRY to receive an award of £700.

• St Wilfrid’s Church PCC donated £237.

• Kathy Kielty sent donations totalling £500.

• Thomas and Benjamin completed a 30 miles (28.9 to be precise) canal walk from Berkhamsted to London and raised £941.86.

“We are doing this over the course of two days the 9th and 10th of July. We did this walk to raise funds for the Tilman house charity CRY. Having a diagnosed heart condition, I realise how fortunate I am and feel strongly about this cause.”

• Wellingborough School donated £2,182.84.

• Hannah Collins donated £100.

• The Chequered Cloth Lodge L5569 donated £1,600.

• Clyde & Co LLP donated £500.

• Kings Road United Reformed Church donated £112 raised from its monthly communion collection.

• Elite Island Resorts donated £1,702.40 raised from an auction.

• British Gas (Centrica) donated £500.

• Cognita Schools sent a donation of £5,274.

• Jonathan Dilley donated £300.

• The Barratt Foundation sent a matched donation of £300.

• Brett Racher sent a donation of £100.

• Matthew Wood sent a donation of £100.

• Christine Bloomfield sent a donation of £140 raised from the Baldwin Cup darts.

• Mark Edwards sent a donation of £311 raised from a charity quiz night.

• Impulse sent a donation of £6,663.40 from a silent auction that was held at the National Building & Construction Awards who support CRY.

• Crick United Reformed Church donated £100 raised from their coffee mornings.

• Sheryl Tomlinson sent a donation of £145 raised by herself and a colleague completing a local sponsored walk.

• Maggie Burrows sent a donation of £154.10.

• Neil Miles donated £100.

• Margaret Delaney donated £250.

• Chase Lane Primary School donated £375.

• Kate Axelrod donated £150 as a thank you to Professor Steve Peters.

• Northwich Air Cadets choose CRY as their charity of the year, completing fundraising activities throughout the year and raising £1,000

“Cadets from 146 (Northwich) Squadron chose CRY as their ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2025. Each year, they select a charity and in 2025 they planned a variety of events, with their efforts raising a fantastic £1,000! Event teams organised a quiz night, raffle, drill and music Showcase and a Summer Fair. Each event required cadets to attend planning sessions as well as advertise and run the events, helping them to develop teamwork and leadership skills whilst also learning about the great work that CRY does.”

• Joe Rogers donated £200.

• Brian Bradbury donated £100 in lieu of a fee to Yew Tree Genealogy.

• The Knights of St Columba Council 401 Chingford donated £400.

• Sarah Brooker sent a donation of £250 raised from a charity weekend.

• 17-year-old Steffan and Oscar took on the Welsh 3000s Challenge and raised £1,247.28.

• Chloe Carter donated £250.

• Rachael Robertson donated £150.

• Asim Arshad donated £200.

• Sarah Bennett donated £100.

• Daniel Bolton donated £100.

• Ruth Coxen donated £200.

• Hazel Macnamara donated £100.

• Roding Valley High School raised £407.46.

• Mary Ellen Dunne bequeathed a legacy gift of £197.51 in her will.

• Bloomberg LP sent a donation of £1,912.34 in recognition of their employee Stephen Ball’s participation in their Dollars For Your Hours program.

• Blemain Finance donated £473

• The Town and Country Club donated £100 raised from their monthly raffle.

• Moneypennys Competitions sent a donation of £437.50 from a competition with 10% of all ticket sales to go to charity’s of players choice.

• Sophie Aldrich donated £473.

• Class Legal donated £5,000.

• Phill Donkin donated £800.

• Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc donated £1,000.

General Fundraising

• Dawn Jansch donated £645.

• The Oracle Group donated £250.

• Jonathan Sprintz donated £250.

• Andrew Ohl donated £250.

• Air Products employees at the Stoke site have chosen CRY to receive their donation for 2025 of £1,800 from the CHASE scheme.

• Alice Perkins sent a donation of £460 on behalf of the Great Haseley community pub quiz fundraiser.

• Alastair Houghton sent a donation of £100 in respect of the King Edward VI Sports Day.

• Sopra Steria sent donations totalling £1,908.23 raised in the following ways; Back & Build FR 4 CRY, Back & Amp FR 4 CRY, Cat5 Team FR 4 CRY, Manchester HM - L Clare ( Sopra Steria), Les Pommes de Terre 4 CRY, The Alphabet Soup Squad 4 CRY, The Leftovers 4 CRY and The Salford One Day Challenge.

• The Sandbach Town Council donated £200.

• Alexander Burn donated £100.

• Cambion Electronics Limited set up a JustGiving fundraiser for their various events and raised £505.

• As part of his Bronze DofE activities, Ted Dolan walked, ran and peddled 183.4 miles from the 1st to 31st March and raised £433.29.

• ApconiX chose to fundraise for CRY as their charity of the year and raised £520.

• MMU Swim Team took took part in the AJ Bell Manchester 10k and raised £1,128.

• Sean Linnie and Wellacre Academy took part in the Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £300.

• The Freethinking Group took on the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £575.

• Emily Hill and Wellacre Academy took part in the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £115.

• Philippa Doherty and Wellacre Academy took part in the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £350.

General Fundraising

• Frazer’s fundraised through his “Big Haircut” and raised £1,172.68.

• Beth Morley and Wellacre Academy took part in the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £300.

• Rachael Ward and Wellacre Academy took part in the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £210.

• Roan and Kendra took part in Maldon Mud Race 2025 and raised £555.

• ER Chairman’s charity raised £100.

• Members of McCrory Construction took part in the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k and raised £2,001.30.

• Tradeweb Europe held their 10th annual charity Football Tournament and raised £5152.76.

• Joe Kirk ran the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon 2025 and raised £560.

• Caroline Guerra and her friend Nicole completed the Brands Hatch Inflatable 5K. They also fundraised in support of CRY’s Heart of London Bridges Walk and raised £270.

• Katy Dwyer took part in the Ironman 70.3 VeniceJesolo and raised £500.

• Sian Thomas completed the Hackney Half Marathon and raised £640.

• Liz Williams took part in a cycle from Lands End to John O’ Groats and raised £1,703.

• Innes Rock took part in Battersea Park Half Marathon and raised £2,999.83.

• Christopher Barton and the Irregular Beats team held a music night fundraiser and raised £1,540.

• Mike Parsons took part in the Great West Run Half Marathon 2025 and raised £3,190.20.

• Students and staff at Corfe Hills School took part in the Corfe Hills Hike – a 9km (5.6 mile) charity walk through the Broadstone area and raised £1,829.50.

• RobIsNow held a 24-Hour Stream and raised £260.02.

• Matt, Archie and Jack took on the Three Peaks Challenge, with the aid of David the driver and raised £2,526.79.

“The challenge went well. We battled through a snowcovered summit at Ben Nevis, down pours on Scafell pike and gale force winds at Snowdon, but we still managed to complete it in 22 hours and 57minutes. The fundraiser total is currently at £2,507, which we are really pleased with and hope that you at CRY are able to help others like Matt, (tallest one in the photos) and his family who lost their brother and son to a sudden cardiac disorder. David (Matt’s dad) was also our driver who did a Stirling job navigating us between the mountains, fueled by coffee and minimal sleep.”

• Sheffield RUFC Old Boys took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge and raised £1,503.67.

• Lucy Robinson swam the English Channel in a 6 person relay and raised £2,785.03.

• Johanne Gardiner completed the Lake District Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £1,250.

• Melissa and Oli took part in the Windermere Ultra 2025 and raised £922.

• Lizzie Kershaw took part in the Rotary Club Tour De Furness 25-mile charity cycle ride and raised £145.

• Sean Mickle completed the Lake District Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £370.

• The BDO Nottingham Tax Team took on the Peak District Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £2,717.

• A group of pupils from the Oratory School took on the Ridgeway Project, walking the Ridgeway National Trail in a 24 hour period and raised £1,637.75.

• Anthony Martin took part in a Race Against The Sun, cycling a distance of 200+ miles, setting off at sunrise and trying to arrive before

sunset and raised £615.

• Waterman Aspen completed the 5k Inflatable Challenge and raised £1,811.50.

• Emma Price and the Waterman Aspen team completed the Lincoln Inflatable 5K and raised £169.

• Susan Curley took part in Platt’s 12-Hour-Run and raised £3,610.

• Jake Hubbard participated in The Wall 2025 and raised £625.

• Ben Lloyd took part in Xterra Snowdonia Trail Marathon and raised £1,306.40.

• David Foss completed a 24 hour run around an athletics track and raised £1,223.39.

“On the 26th July, I embarked on a 24 hour run around an athletics track for the Rasselbock 505 race. I did have the initial target of 4 marathons in one day but it was about at the half way point that realised it wasn’t going get there, so I had to keep adjusting the target as i went round.

“It was between 1am-4am when It was toughest it had dropped cold, my family had gone and my feet were in agony. I just had to keep going very slowly around the track. I was spurred on by the other athletes and the thought of my family coming to see me at the end keep me going.

“It did get better, it was nice running as the sun came up, I finished on 300 laps which is 75 miles, I ran the last lap with my wife and 2 girls which was such a special feeling.

“I was pleased to have been able raise over £1,200 for a charity very close to my heart.”

• Shane Carroll competed in UWCB Northampton and

General Fundraising

raised £499.88.

• Ian Shepherd completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge and raised £230.

• Harry Cook participated in the Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £1,604.51.

• Katie Ackerley and her brother took part in Potter’s Arf Marathon 2025 and raised £845.

• The UAE Netball Club held a netball fundraiser and raised £3,016.71.

• The wedding of Imogen and Oliver raised £925.

• Catherine Macmillan and Emily took part in the South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge 2025 and raised £810.50.

• Edward Arthur James Bird bequeathed a legacy gift of £10,000 in his will.

• Doreen Brewitt bequeathed a legacy gift of £110,906.66 in her will.

• William George Cannon bequeathed a legacy gift of £5,473.83 in his will.

• Brenda Jean Heimer bequeathed a legacy gift of £20,000 in her will for research.

• Sheila Ryder bequeathed a legacy gift of £14,074.84 in her will.

Raising Awareness in the Media

Between September and December CRY featured in 183 print, national, online and magazine articles.

A selection of headlines from September - December in the press

Grieving parents help hundreds get hearts screened

BBC

A couple who lost their son to an undiagnosed heart condition have helped screen hundreds of people in the hope of sparing others from the pain they felt.

Published 23 September 2025

Town run in memory of woman’s sudden cardiac death

BBC

A family fun day is taking place to raise money for a heart screening event in memory of a young woman who died suddenly after going into cardiac arrest.

Published 27 September 2025

‘My perfect son died 10 years ago - I hope I’m making him proud’

BBC

Ten years ago, teenager Jordan Burndred travelled to Turkey with his mum, stepdad and little sister.

Published 7 October 2025

Mum urges heart screening after son’s sudden death

BBC

”The police told me it was a sudden death - the worst knock on the door that any parent dreads.”

Published 21 December 2025

Online...

Family torn apart after brothers died at 29

Birmingham Live (20 September 2025)

Jane and Paul were devastated when they lost two of their sons to undiagnosed heart problems - but despite the ‘never-ending heartache’, they have found a way to carry on.

Read at https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/family-torn-apart-after-brothers-32516913

Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ woman, 21, who died suddenly in tragedy

Manchester Evening News (2 October 2025)

Isabella Clark has been remembered as a “beloved” daughter and friend who “touched the lives of everyone she met”.

Read at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/tributes-paid-beautifulwoman-21-32593952

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

1. CRY Update magazine

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

If you would like to subscribe to – or unsubscribe from – either of these mailing lists please complete the online form here: www.c-r-y.org.uk/subscribe

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 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.

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

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 or donations from trusts and foundations. We would like to thank the following for the generous support they have given us:

▪ The Theodore Maxxy Charitable