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Posted by on Nov 15, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, CRY screenings, Dr Rupa Huq MP

MP visits Tom and Claire’s @CRY_UK screenings #Ealing #Acton #London

 

CRY screenings, Rupa Huq MP, Novemer 2015

Dr Huq (second right) with CRY team members (L-R) Gareth Jones, Jodie Egerton, Janice Long and Dr Harshil Dhutia.

 

Ealing Central and Acton MP Dr Rupa Huq visited Tom and Claire’s Fund’s free CRY heart screenings at the Florence Road Health Centre, Ealing, on Sunday, November 15.

Nearly 100 young people aged 14-35 attended the fully booked event.

Dr Huq said: “It was a really eye-opening experience to see for myself how a CRY screening works and impressive that such a diverse range of people from different cultural backgrounds were waiting to be tested. The message is getting out about the importance of screening and I would urge everybody in the age range to take the opportunity to be tested.

“It’s brilliant to have a CRY team working in Ealing and I can’t thank them enough.”

She added: “I’d also like to praise all those people who have supported Tom and Claire’s Fund over the years. Without their efforts, raising awareness and funds, these free screenings couldn’t take place. It was a pleasure to meet some of the fund’s supporters on the day.”

Paul Clabburn said: “Ellen and I are very grateful to Dr Huq for spending so much time at the screening and also for joining CRY’s All Party Parliamentary Group. We are also, of course, indebted to the CRY team for the highly professional but hugely welcoming way in which they go about their work and to Dr Evans and the team at the Florence Road health centre who have yet again hosted the event.”

Tom and Claire’s Fund has sponsored more than 1,200 free heart screenings since 2009. It will sponsor further screenings in 2016.

If you wish to be screened in the meantime, please click here.

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Posted by on Oct 20, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Donations, Fund-raising event

Diamond wedding raises more than £500 for @CRY_UK

CRY logo

More than £500 was raised for CRY at the diamond wedding anniversary celebration of Peggy and Gordon Prosser on October 11.

Peggy and Gordon expressed their grateful thanks to all who contributed to the grand total of £545 during a buffet luncheon for family and friends at the Cecil Ince Hall. West Clandon, Surrey.

The donations were in memory of a grandson, Tom Clabburn, who died of an undiagnosed heart condition aged 14 in 2007, and their daughter, Tom’s mother, Claire Prosser, who died on December 1, 2014.

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Posted by on Oct 19, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, CRY screenings

Book now for free @CRY_UK heart screenings in #Ealing in November #London

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The next free CRY heart screenings sponsored by the Tom Clabburn and Claire Prosser Memorial Fund will take place at the Florence Road Health Centre, Florence Road, Ealing, London, W5 3TX, on Sunday, November 15.

Anyone aged 14-35 is eligible. You can book here via www.testmyheart.org.

As ever, our thanks to Dr David Evans and the Florence Road team for making the premises available and to all of you who have run, jumped, baked, cycled, sold or done anything else that has raised the funds which allow these screenings to be free.

Please share the details on social media. In previous years, the screenings have always been over-scribed so book early!

Any questions, please contact CRY rather than us or the health centre. CRY’s contact details are here.

With thanks for all the ongoing support for CRY’s screening programme,

Paul and Ellen x

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Posted by on Oct 7, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Two down, one to go in Jamie’s marathon effort for @CRY_UK

Jamie Gavin, Chester Marathon

Jamie Gavin finished the Chester Marathon in 3 hours and 11 mins on Sunday, October 4, – keeping him on track to achieve his ambition of running three marathons in 10 months for Tom and Claire’s Fund.

Having already taken part in the Liverpool Marathon in June, Jamie’s final target is the London Marathon in April, 2016 – by which time he hopes to have raised £1,000.

A quite brilliant effort on his part.

Jamie said: “Thanks so much to everyone who’s supported and donated so far – it’s very much appreciated and fingers crossed we can reach our target before London in April.

“Claire was such an inspiration to me and to so many, it’s an absolute privilege to be able to run in honour of Claire and Tom’s memory – that thought kept me going on Sunday, and will keep me going all the way into London in April

You can support Jamie here.

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Posted by on Sep 15, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Big hearts conquer Great North Run for @CRY_UK

CRY Jane Kinghorn and Stephanie Marshall

Jane Kinghorn and Stephanie Marshall

Jane Kinghorn and Stephanie Marshall were among the 57,000 runners who took part in the Great North Run on Sunday, September 13, – and they successfully overcame 13 miles of dual carriageway and 18 degree heat in the shade to raise funds and awareness for CRY.

Jane said: “When I worked with Claire, her nickname was Prosecco so we designed foam hearts with Team Prosecco emblazoned on the back to run in. As you can imagine, this meant we had lots of support along the way.

“Thanks to everyone’s generosity we’ve raised £3,000.”

She added: “I was glad to do this for Claire and Tom but I’ll never run another half! Steph and I have just got to work out what our next fund raising adventure for CRY might be …”

Stephanie Marshall and Jane Kinghorn, Great North Run for CRY

A pair of big hearts.

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