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Posted by PaulClabburn on Oct 4, 2024 in 2024, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Donations, Ealing, Fund-raising event

Kavi smashes his target for @CRY_UK

Kavi Luchowa with sisters Tara and Surya. — Kavi with sisters Tara and Surya.

Kavi Luchowa raised more than three times his target amount for CRY when running in memory of Tom at the Ealing Half-Marathon.

Having aimed to raise £300, Kavi’s total currently stands at more than £1,000. There’s also the promise of more to come with his employer, Smartodds, having said they will match the amount raised up to £1,000.

Kavi, a friend and teammate of Tom’s when they played together for Hanwell Town, said: “It was really great to take part and the support of the crowd and volunteers on the way around was incredible.

“It was topped off by raising a lot more than I expected – I will definitely be running again next year despite my legs being in pain!”

Two of Kavi’s sisters, Tara and Surya, also took part to raise awareness for CRY.

Ellen Clabburn said: “It was a fantastic atmosphere and I managed to spot Kavi in the last mile as he sped past. He did brilliantly and didn’t even seem to be out of breath at the end!

“We’re so grateful to Kavi and his sisters for taking part and promoting CRY, it’s a wonderful effort.”

Kavi’s fund-raising page is still open here.

Kavi has smashed his fund-raising target.

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Posted by PaulClabburn 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.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Jan 13, 2023 in 2023, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY screenings, Ealing

February Ealing @CRY_UK screenings fully booked

The Tom and Claire Fund sponsored heart screenings at Trailfinders in Ealing in February were fully booked within an hour or so of being put online by CRY.

The same thing happened with our screenings last year. Demand is great.

If you missed out, you can register your interest for a CRY cardiac screening here. You will be notified of forthcoming family screenings and can specify which region of the country you are interested in.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Nov 9, 2021 in 2021, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY screenings, Ealing

More than 80 young people have @CRY_UK heart screenings in #Ealing

CRY screening 2021 — Left to right: Ellen with Trailfinders Operations Manager Reuben Hill, Trailfinders youth rugby chair Phil Regan and members of the CRY screening team.

More than 80 young people had their hearts tested by CRY on Sunday at the first Tom and Claire’s Fund free screenings since 2019.

CRY had to halt all screenings during lockdown and has only recently restarted. Numbers attending were limited because of COVID restrictions but CRY were able to screen 83 people aged between 14-35. Five people were referred for further tests.

The event took place at a new location for us, the Olympic Pavilion at Trailfinders Sports Club in Vallis Way, Ealing.

Paul Clabburn said: “We really appreciate the effort Trailfinders put into hosting the event. Operations manager Reuben Hill was instrumental in making the day happen, from initially showing us around the facilities to making sure that everything was in order on the day. Trailfinders are a community focussed club and we hope this will be the first of many screening events we hold with them.

“We are also extremely grateful to the brilliant CRY team who were as friendly and professional as ever and managed to screen far more people than we expected. We also want to thank anyone who has donated to our Fund. None of this could happen without people putting their hands in their pockets.”

CRY team members in the Olympic Pavilion. — Members of the CRY team inside Trailfinders Olympic Pavilion.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Sep 6, 2021 in 2021, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Ealing, Fund-raising event, The Andrew Carter Memorial Mile

Running for Andrew raises more than £900 for @CRY_UK

The start of the Andrew Carter Memorial Mile. — 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.”

Posted by PaulClabburn on Nov 18, 2019 in 2019, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Ealing, Fund-raising event

Fundraisers Jules and Clive take a long and winding road for @CRY_UK

Clive and Juliet.

Cycling four hundred kilometres in five days in temperatures higher than thirty degrees centigrade is the challenge Clive and Juliet Matthews have set themselves as they raise money for Tom and Claire’s Fund.

The pair, from Ealing, are aiming to cycle from Mumbai to Goa between November 30th and December 4th, 2019. You can support them here.

“We will be thinking about Claire and Tom every day that we’re training and cycling,” said Jules, who continues to recover from injuries after being hit by a car in 2015. “I am still very nervous when crossing a road so this is a nerve wracking challenge for me, apart from the fact that my fitness is seriously lacking!”

The couple, who are covering all the costs themselves, will be cycling about seven hours a day. The hot and hilly route will take them south through India.

Clive, who has gone through rigorous checks that his heart is strong enough for the testing conditions, having had a few issues of his own in the past, said: “I love challenges, and this couldn’t be for a better cause. I just hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew in the sub-continent.”

Paul Clabburn said: “It’s not the first time Jules and Clive have helped to raise money for the Fund and we’ve extremely grateful for their efforts. They have been great supporters of our family and I hope this latest challenge is a wonderful experience.”

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