Left to right: Tony Hill, CRY, Marcus Garratt, Trailfinders, Ellen Askew, CRY and Ellen.
A total of 99 young people aged 14-35 received free cardiac screening from CRY at the Olympic Pavilion, Trailfinders, Ealing, on Sunday, November 13.
Six people were referred for follow-up tests after the event, sponsored by Tom and Claire’s Fund.
Ellen Clabburn said: “We’re very grateful to Trailfinders for once again playing host. We knew it would be a busy day, the screenings were fully booked within ninety minutes of being online, but, as ever, the CRY team coped brilliantly.
“We’ll be back at Trailfinders early in 2023 for a further two days of screening. Keep an eye on our site for further information.”
The sun shone as runners taking part in the annual Andrew Carter Memorial Mile raised more than £425 for Tom and Claire’s Fund and Cardiac Risk in the Young.
The run is held annually in memory of Andrew Carter, who died aged 33 after suffering a cardiac arrest during the 2014 Ealing Half Marathon. The money raised supports heart screenings in Ealing sponsored by Tom and Claire’s Fund.
Sandra Courtney, one of the Ealing Half Marathon organisers, said: “Thanks to all the runners, joggers, walkers and volunteers who supported Ealing Half Marathon’s Andrew Carter Memorial Mile this September. Once again we had a beautiful morning in Lammas Park. We were joined by Andrew’s family and friends as well as others who wanted to take part.”
Paul Clabburn said: “We really appreciate that year after year people run in Andrew’s memory to raise money for CRY. We are also extremely grateful to Andrew’s parents for their ongoing commitment to the charity. We will hold more free heart screenings for young people in Ealing in November and we can only do so because of the efforts of all those taking part in events such as these.”
CRY’s 16th annual Heart of London Bridges Walk will be held in two months’ time on Sunday, June 26. You can register here.
We’ll be taking part again as Team Tom XV, hoping to raise awareness of CRY’s work. Twelve young people a week aged 14-35 die of undiagnosed heart conditions.
It will be great to be back on the start line at Southwark Park after a couple of years of COVID induced “virtual walks” in our local area. Hope to see you there!
Gathering at the start of the 2021 Andrew Carter Memorial Mile.
The Andrew Carter Memorial Mile took place on Saturday, September 4, for the first time since lock-down and raised more than £900 for Tom and Claire’s Fund and Cardiac Risk in the Young.
About sixty runners took part in the event, commemorating Andrew’s life, in Lammas Park, Ealing. Andrew collapsed from a cardiac arrest during the Ealing Half Marathon and died on October 1, 2014.
Sandra Courtney, one of the Ealing Half Marathon organisers, said: “It was a lovely day. Colin, Joyce and James, Andrew’s parents and brother, were with us again along with more family, his friends and colleagues from AIB Bank and lots more runners who just wanted to support a great cause.”
The money raised supports heart screenings in Ealing sponsored by Tom and Claire’s Fund.
Paul Clabburn said: “We are enormously grateful to all those who ran and donated and to Andrew’s parents and family. They have raised thousands of pounds over the years and played a huge part in ensuring that free heart screenings for young people can take place in Ealing.
“We have been told by CRY that screenings can start again this year, after being halted for the pandemic, and we are planning for an event to be held on November 7. Details will be published on this site nearer the time. Anyone aged 14-35 can apply.”
Heather Reid is a remarkable woman who has set herself an extraordinary challenge – to run 624 miles in tribute to all the young people who CRY say die suddenly from a ‘hidden’ heart condition every year in the UK.
Having lost her own 16-year-old daughter, Alex, in 2012, Heather has dedicated each mile of the final 120 miles to an individual who has died too soon. On Monday July 19, at our request, Heather ran in memory of Tom.
Heather said: “It was a privilege to run a mile in honour of Tom. Early on Monday morning I went for a very hot but beautiful run along the Chesterfield canal. It was a gorgeous morning and the birds were singing in full voice.
“The top photograph is where I paused after I had completed Tom’s mile in memory. It is Oneslide lock between a hamlet called Turner Wood and Shireoaks.
“It was so peaceful and a perfect place to take a few moments to think about Tom and also you, your family and friends.
“Throughout this year long challenge I have watched the seasons change. I have watched the trees turn, drop and become renewed again. I have observed this family of ducks hatch and grow.”
Picture by Heather Reid.
Later, Heather explained that she was approaching her penultimate week and added: “I can’t believe I am almost there now.”
Heather is from Thorpe Salvin, a village close to Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Since her daughter’s death, she and her husband John – supported by friends, family, the local community and Alex’s school and sporting friends – have raised awareness of young sudden cardiac death and the importance of screening and research.
We’re grateful beyond words that Heather included Tom in her endeavour and look forward to reading that she has successfully completed her trek. Bon voyage, Heather!
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