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Posted by on Mar 28, 2026 in 2026, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, Fund-raising event, Hannah Dunn, Tim Dunn, Tom Clabburn, Worthing Golf Club

Dunn it – Tim tees off in support of @CRY_UK

Worthing Golf Club’s new men’s captain, Tim Dunn, has chosen Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY as his charity for the year.

Tim’s stint as captain kicked off on Sunday, 22nd March, with a ‘drive-in’, a traditional ceremony in which the captain hits a ball off the 1st tee to start his year. A large crowd of members, family and friends watched.

“I am looking forward to a very exciting twelve months ahead,” said Tim, “CRY means a great deal to me due to the loss of my wife’s cousin’s son, Tom, from an undiagnosed heart condition.

“I am therefore delighted to support this amazing charity and hope I can raise sufficient funds to host a screening session at the golf club for members, children and grandchildren.

 “You can donate via my fundraising page here.”

Tim’s wife, Hannah, said “I am thrilled that Tim has chosen to raise funds for CRY during his captaincy.

“The charity is very dear to me as I sadly lost my cousin’s son, Tom, due to his undetected heart condition, and later lost my cousin, Claire. So, this is in loving memory of them both, Tom Clabburn and Claire Prosser.

“I have previously raised funds for CRY by skydiving and abseiling, which was both terrifying and exhilarating. My efforts this year will be a little more sedate!”

Paul Clabburn said: “Ellen and I are deeply touched that Tim is supporting CRY, and we also appreciate the work Hannah is putting in behind the scenes.

“We have fingers and everything else crossed that Tim has a bumper year and manages to fund a screening at the club. It would be a wonderful achievement.

“Whatever happens, we’re very grateful to both Tim and Hannah for doing so much to raise awareness of undiagnosed heart conditions and cardiac screening.”

#cardiacriskintheyoung #CRY #12aweek

Friends and family turned out to support Tim
Worthing Golf Club is raising funds for both CRY and GuildCare, a social care charity based in Worthing.
Tim gives his acceptance speech.

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Posted by on Jun 15, 2025 in 2025, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY London Bridges Walk, Fund-raising event

A week to the walk! @CRY_UK

There’s one week to go before this year’s Cardiac Risk in the Young Heart of London Bridges Walk on Sunday, June 22.

The event is one of CRY’s biggest opportunities to raise awareness of the 12 young people aged 14-35 who die every week in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions.

Since the first CRY walk in 2007, those taking part have also raised nearly one million pounds for the charity.

You can register for this year’s event here.

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Posted by 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.

Kavi during the half-marathon.

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.

#cardiacriskintheyoung #12aweek #ealinghalfmarathon #ealingfeeling #london

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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 Nov 27, 2022 in 2022, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY screenings, Fund-raising event, Tom Clabburn

Tom’s 30th birthday and @CRY_UK heart screenings

Tom Clabburn

If Tom hadn’t died from an undiagnosed heart condition in 2007, today, November 27, would have been his 30th birthday.

Instead, he became one of the 12 young people aged 14-35 who CRY estimates die each week from an undiagnosed heart condition.

That’s almost 10,000 young people who have died since Tom.  

CRY has carried out more than 200,000 heart screenings and the evidence suggests:

One in every 300 will have a potentially life-threatening condition.

One in every 100 will have a less serious condition that might cause problems in later life.

Tom’s Fund has sponsored free CRY heart screenings in west London since 2008. The support has been incredible and is greatly appreciated. It’s made possible the testing of more than 3,000 young people, the purchase of screening equipment and contributions towards CRY’s research programme.

Both the demand for screenings and the cost of holding them is rapidly increasing. Economic times are tough and there are many charities out there but if you could find a way to support the Fund we’d be extremely grateful. Whatever amount you can donate, thank you, it all helps. Please click here.

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