Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 29, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, CRY London Bridges Walk, Fund-raising event
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 21, 2015 in 2015, CRY London Bridges Walk
Help to prevent 12-a-week.
CRY’s ninth annual Heart of London Bridges Walk takes place in a week’s time, on Sunday, June 28.
Tomorrow, Monday, June 22, is the last day for registration but you can still turn up on the day and register at the event. Full details here.
Hope to see you there!
Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 3, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, BBC, Claire Prosser, Life After Tom, Tom Clabburn
Life After Tom on BBC iPlayer Radio.
Claire’s BBC Radio 4 documentary, ‘Life After Tom’, is now available on BBC iPlayer Radio.
You can find it here.
The programme, written and narrated by Claire, was first broadcast in October, 2008, and describes how she navigated the first 12 months after Tom’s death.
That it is now available on demand is due to the efforts of Claire’s friend – and producer of the programme – Linda Pressly.
Having listened to it again, it seems to me to have withstood the test of time and therefore stands as a fitting tribute to Claire, both as a mother and as a journalist.
PC, June 3, 2015.
Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 2, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, Fund-raising event
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 28, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, CRY London Bridges Walk
Team Tom 2014
We’d be thrilled if you could join Team Tom VIII for the 9th annual Cardiac Risk in the Young London Bridges walk, taking place on Sunday, June 28.
You can register for the event here .
Don’t worry if you can’t fund-raise, the event is as much about raising awareness as cash. After eight years of walking, CRY understand that it’s not easy to keep trying to obtain sponsorship.
So enjoy a stroll through the centre of town to mark CRY’s 20th anniversary year and wear the CRY T-shirt.
Claire believed it was an important way to promote the message that the loss of 12 young lives a week was unacceptable. She was determined never to miss a Bridges Walk. It would be lovely if you could help us keep that commitment alive.
Posted by PaulClabburn on May 19, 2015 in 2015, Awareness, CRY screenings
A BBC Radio Five Live hour-long special on young sudden cardiac death and cardiac screening will be broadcast tonight at 8.30pm. Details here. The blurb suggests it will be available on the BBC iplayer after broadcast.
The show will be hosted by Mark Chapman and CRY Patron John Inverdale. It will include “… interviews with people who have lost relatives to the condition …” as well as CRY’s founder and chief executive, Alison Cox, and CRY’s consultant cardiologist, Professor Sanjay Sharma.
Posted by PaulClabburn on May 16, 2015 in 2015
Supporting CRY: Debbie, Elaine, Alison, Isabel, Sue and Faith.
A book sale for Tom and Claire’s Fund raised £806 for CRY outside Munson’s coffee shop, Ealing, on Saturday, May 16.
Organiser Sue Howells said: “Claire’s friends were delighted with the amount raised and to continue the book sale tradition that she had begun.
“After a cloudy, chilly start, the sun shone and brought out plenty of buyers. I’m very grateful to all those who contributed so generously and to all who helped.”
Our thanks too, to Sue and to all those who gave their time on the day.
Posted by PaulClabburn on May 16, 2015 in 2015, Book sale
A new and nearly new book sale in aid of Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY will be held today, May 16, outside Munson’s coffee shop, 73 Saint Mary’s Road, South Ealing, W5 5RG, between 10am-3pm.
