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Posted by PaulClabburn on Aug 27, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Hannah’s leap of faith for @CRY_UK

Hannah: “Coming out of the plane is bonkers”.

Hannah Dunn, a cousin of Claire’s, jumped from 13,000 feet over Salisbury Plain in her first skydive – all in aid of Tom and Claire’s Fund.

If memory serves correctly, it’s the first time anyone’s ever thrown themselves into the ether for the Fund and you can watch the video of Hannah’s tandem skydive here.

“I’ve always said I wanted to do a parachute jump, so imagine my surprise at Xmas when I opened my present from my husband for a tandem parachute jump,” said Hannah, who has raised at least £1,200.

“I am so pleased to be able to give something back to CRY which I know is an amazing charity. This was in loving memory of Tom Clabburn & Claire Prosser.”

Hannah jumped with The Army Parachute Association, based at Skydive Netheravon, Wiltshire, on August 16.

Thanks to Hannah for a brilliant first for the Fund and you can still support her here.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 29, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, CRY London Bridges Walk, Fund-raising event

Wow! What a turn out for @CRY_UK London Bridges walk

Team Tom VIII – or most of them – walking for Claire and Tom. With thanks to David Bentley for the picture.

A huge ‘thank you’ to all those who walked in memory of Tom and Claire at CRY’s annual Heart Of London Bridges Walk on Sunday, June 28.

Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised but Ellen and I were astounded by the turn out – more than 60 people took part for Team Tom VIII. It’s one of our largest-ever groups of walkers.

Team Tom VIII helped CRY achieve a record number of walkers with more than 1,800 people taking part. To put that in context, when we first took part in 2008 – only CRY’s second Bridges event – there were around 600 walkers in total.

Raising awareness is a key purpose of the walk and the growing numbers reflects that the message is spreading. Anyone who has ever walked has played a part in that.

If you also raised funds, it’s hugely appreciated. On that note a special thanks to Ann Huybrechts and former BBC colleagues of Claire’s who were sponsored to the tune of more than £1,600. A brilliant effort. If there were others who raised money that we don’t know about, please contact us.

We were also touched by those, young and a tad older, who made the effort to greet the walkers at the finish. They included Jacob, below. It’s for people like him that CRY exists, to give young people the opportunity to be screened (OK, so he’s got 13 years and 49 weeks to go before he’s eligible but we like the picture).

Sleep easy: Three-week-old Jacob supports CRY’s campaign.

To all who walked, we can but say again: ‘Thank you’.

Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 2, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Charlotte and Elizabeth’s marathon effort for @CRY_UK

Charlotte Johnson and Elizabeth Adams at the Edinburgh Marathon.

Charlotte and Elizabeth: conquerors of the Edinburgh Marathon.

Charlotte Johnson and her mum, Elizabeth Adams, successfully completed the Edinburgh marathon on Sunday, May 31, and broke their fund-raising target while doing so.

It was a second marathon for Charlotte and a first for Elizabeth and the pair, who train and race together, have raised more than £800 for CRY and Tom and Claire’s Fund.

Charlotte, who finished in four hours and two minutes, said of the generosity of those who donated: “It kept us plodding along, especially against the 40mph gusts of wind in the final miles.”

She added: “I am so proud of my Mum and her super result, four hours, five minutes. I feel so lucky to have had such an optimistic, fun and strong running partner.”

Tom was in the year below Charlotte at high school while Claire was a friend of Elizabeth’s.

We very much appreciate the efforts of Charlotte and Elizabeth, which has done so much to help keep awareness of CRY in the public eye. Thank you.

Posted by PaulClabburn on May 11, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

George is one Tough Mudder for @CRY_UK

George completes the Ealing Eagles 10k.

CRY supporter George Pearson completed a 10-mile Tough Mudder endurance event and the Ealing Eagles 10k on successive weekends to raise money and awareness for Tom and Claire’s Fund.

George, who has raised more than £800, said after the Sunday, May 10, race in Gunnersbury Park, Ealing: “The 10k was hard, especially as I’d thought it would be a breeze after the Tough Mudder event the previous Sunday. It turned out to be as much of a struggle but was still well worth it.

“I finished 67th overall in 00:43:57, which was a personal best, so I was pleased with the result, really pleased!”

Reflecting on the two events, George said: “It’s been nearly 30k run over three hours on two Sunday mornings and along the way there has been tear gas, ice baths, log carries, electroshock therapy and lots and lots of mud.

“But to create awareness for what is an important cause and raise 160%+ of my target was an incredible part of what was also a fantastic experience. It’s the first of many fundraising journeys on my part, running for those who can’t.”

As ever, huge thanks to George for putting in the miles on behalf of the Fund.

Posted by PaulClabburn on May 9, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Book sale, Fund-raising event

Book sale for @CRY_UK in #Ealing on Saturday, May 16, 10am-3pm

Claire and Sue at Munson’s.

A new and nearly new book sale in aid of Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY will be held outside Munson’s coffee shop, 73 Saint Mary’s Road, South Ealing, W5 5RG, between 10am-3pm next Saturday, May 16.

The event is being organised by a friend of Claire’s, Sue Howells, who said: “Claire was passionate about books and about fundraising for CRY. A group of her friends and colleagues have committed to continue these events in her memory and, of course, in memory of Tom.

“She always valued the support of the local community and so to carry on the tradition of holding the sale outside her favourite coffee shop, Munson’s, seems very fitting indeed!”

Posted by PaulClabburn on Apr 29, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event

Runners smash targets for @CRY_UK

The four runners taking part in the London Marathon on behalf of Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY raised more than £2,500 between them – enough to fund the best part of a whole screening day.

Ben Brown, a CRY patron, and Lucy Thorpe took part in the main race while Juliette and Saul Westbrook competed in the mini-marathon. Each of the four comfortably beat their fund-raising target while also raising loads of awareness at the same time.

After crossing the finishing line in 3 hours 58 minutes, Ben tweeted that there was incredible support from the crowd and that it was “painful but good fun” while Lucy tweeted that she had “such a great run”, finishing in 4.44.44.

Huge thanks to all four for putting their bodies on the line.

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