Canal cruises for CRY

CHESTERFIELD Canal Trust will be running cruises on its trip boat Madeline from Hollingwood Hub on Monday 26th August.

All fares will be donated to CRY—Cardiac Risk in the Young—in memory of Madeline Siddall after whom the boat is named.

Information Centre

There will also be collection boxes and information leaflets in the trust’s Information Centre and shop.

Katey’s Coffee Shop will be open to book your seat, or you could just turn up and hope there are still seats available but cannot be guaranteed. These are at £7 Adults, £5 Under 16s. All fares will be donated to CRY.

On 7th July 2011, Madeline collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest. She was just 15 years old. There had been no warning signs, she appeared to be fit and healthy.

12 die each week

12 young people die of YSCD each week. With 80% of these there will be no warning. It is the third highest killer of people under the age of 35, yet there is no national screening programme to help detect the heart defects that cause it.

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is a charity that funds research into YSCD, bereavement  support, screening and much more.