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Posted by on Mar 28, 2024 in 2024, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, Donations, Fund-raising event, Tom Clabburn

“Marathoning. The Triumph of Desire over Reason”

Jane Kinghorn and Stephanie Marshall.
Jane and Stephanie.

Jane Kinghorn will be putting the slogan to the test at this year’s London Marathon – albeit she does have a very good reason for taking part.

Here, in Jane’s own words, is why she will be attempting her first marathon and raising money for CRY’s general funds:

“I’m sure I’m just one of many to say I feel lucky to have been able to call Claire a friend.
I met her at the BBC just after Tom had died.
We moved from colleagues to chums – and what a friend she was.
Her energy and her wit unmatched.
Looking out for me – when her plate was already full. That’s why  I ran the Great North Run for Tom and why I’m attempting London for them both.
A good friend said Claire would be laughing out loud at the thought of me running London and with good reason.
61 is an odd age to attempt your first and last marathon,  especially when you haven’t run for a decade.
She’s worth every step.
We won’t be breaking  any records – we’re just hoping to cross the line before everyone packs up for home – then we can toast a glorious friend.”

Jane and her pal, Stephanie, are both running for CRY. You can read the full story about why – and sponsor them – here.

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Posted by on Dec 18, 2023 in 2023, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, CRY screenings, Ealing, Tom Clabburn, Trailfinders Sports CLub

The 2024 @CRY_UK #Ealing screenings – fully booked

CRY St George's launch event
An ECG bought by Tom and Claire's Fund in 2016.

UPDATE: As of this evening, Tuesday December 19, the screenings are fully booked

Our free CRY heart screenings for young people aged between 14 and 35 will be held at Trailfinders Sports Club in Ealing on Sunday, 4th February, 2024.

Booking opens on CRY’s site here tomorrow, Tuesday 19th December, from 3pm. Please note that in recent years the event, sponsored by Tom and Claire’s Fund, has been fully booked within 24 hours.

We are very grateful to Trailfinders for once more hosting the screenings.

If you have any queries, please contact CRY here rather than us or Trailfinders.

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Posted by on Jun 2, 2023 in 2023, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, CRY London Bridges Walk, Tom Clabburn

Walk for Tom, Claire and Gordon, too @CRY_UK

Gordon Prosser and family on the CRY 2017 walk.
Gordon at the 2017 Bridges walk with grandaughter Ellen and, behind, nephew Richard (left) and son Neil.

Tom’s grandpa, Claire’s dad, Gordon Prosser, who died on Saturday, May 27 aged 91, was a great supporter of CRY.

Gordon was a familiar sight on the Heart of London Bridges Walk. He first completed the circuit in 2008 when he was 76 and he continued to do so into his late eighties. He was said to have been the oldest person to have taken part. 

If you would like to take part in this year’s walk, on Sunday June 25, you can register here.

As with every other charity, the pandemic made raising funds and awareness that much harder and so we’d really appreciate as many people as possible signing up for Team Tom 16. Sadly, Gordon won’t be there to walk with us but I’ll still picture him striding along.

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Posted by on Dec 12, 2017 in 2017, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, Donations, Ealing

Munsons of #Ealing donate £250 to @CRY_UK

Munsons cheque presentation, December 2017

Neo presents the cheque on behalf of Munsons to Vicky.

Munsons Coffee and Eats have donated a cheque for £250 to Tom and  Claire’s fund.

The cafe, in St Mary’s Road, Ealing, have supported the fund for many years.

CRY supporter and family friend Vicky Pearson, who accepted the cheque on behalf of the fund, said: “Claire was a regular customer at Munsons, meeting friends and holding fundraising book sales.

“Munsons holds memories for many of us and to receive this donation shows what a special place it is.”

The money will contribute towards further heart screenings to be held in Ealing next year.

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Posted by on Dec 5, 2016 in 2016, BBC, Book sale, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, Fund-raising event, Tom Clabburn

BBC book sale raises £650 for @CRY_UK

CRY, BBBC book sale, December 2016

Left to right, Mariita, Ruth, Jacky and Anne Marie.

A book sale at the BBC’s New Broadcasting House headquarters raised £650 for Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY.

The event, on Thursday, December 1, the second anniversary of Claire’s death, was organised by her friend and colleague Ruth Akins-Arulanandam.

“We had a wonderful contribution of books from 5Live (Jessica Latimer) and we also had an unexpected top up of from the Victoria Derbyshire show (Monica Soriano),” said Ruth.

“The lovely Lorna Donlon bought in some gorgeous chocolate cakes which were sold within the hour.

“The book sale wouldn’t have happened without Gillian Dear who organised the space and helped collect the books in the lead-up to the event. On the day we had Suzanne Yates, Jacky Hems, Mariita Eager, Anne Marie Ballantyne, Madeline Ferguson, Dhruti Shah and Smitha Mundasad helping to sell as much as they could in aid of CRY.

“It was a day tinged with sadness as it has been two years since the passing of our dear friend Claire. This made us all the more determined to raise as many funds as we could in memory of Claire and Tom.

“It was lovely to spend the day with Claire’s friends and former colleagues, remembering her; she is missed by so many people. The sale came to a wonderful end when we realised how much we had raised in aid of CRY.

“Suzanne Yates also took the opportunity to take the remaining books to Oxfam on Marylebone high street, something Claire used to do herself at the end of a book sale.”

Ellen Clabburn said: “We really appreciate the effort made by Ruth and all those who helped. It was a lovely thing to do as Mum specialised in book sales for CRY. They are such a good way to raise both funds and awareness.”

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