Each year during may Waterhall Golf Club organises a gala golf weekend to raise money for the Sussex Heart Charity
We would like to say a big thank and well done to all the staff and members of Waterhall Golf Club and golfers from other local clubs that took part Your support has raised £3,770 .
Steve Brown Waterhall Club Captain 2011-12 presenting Andrew Cohen with cheque for £3,770 which was raised at the 2011 Heart Gala at Waterhall Golf Club
If you think you may be interested in taking part in this years event and would like more information please email: ms.gibson@btinternet.com
The Sussex Heart Charity has funded of the production of Cardiologics ™ a Cardiac and health workout DVD and manual,
Every year 200,000 people die of heart and circulatory disease in the UK. There are already 2.3 million people who have been diagnosed with diabetes and a further 500,000 who are blissfully unaware that they have this disease. In addition to these shocking facts – Government statistics predict that by 2050 nine out of ten people in the UK will be classed as obese.
This DVD is based on Phase IV pioneered by Richard Stantiford. The aim of our funding this project is to increase awareness of the benifts of improving and maintaining the general fitness of all those at risk and the wider population.
To purchase a copy of the Cardiologics Excercise DVD please go to www.cardiolife.co.uk
Many thanks and well done to all or our runners that took part in last years Marathon this was a fantastic success and the total raise so far from last years event was £6,230.
Toby Whitehead, Bijay Lama and Terry Ayres, pictured with Mayor of Brighton and Hove City Mrs Anne Anne Meadows and Mr Andrew Cohen
We Still have places available for the 2012 Brighton Marathon, if you are interested in taking part contact us directly on 01273 523026
Pictured above is Sussex Heart Charity Chairman Andrew Cohen receiving £530 cheque from Suzette Ford
Sussex Heart Charity was chosen to be part of the Waitrose Community Matters Scheme. Shoppers are given a token every time they shop at Waitrose and are then able to put the token to any one of the 3 charities nominated each month, this scheme is operated at all branches and is designed to help put a share of Waitrose profits back into loca charities in the community, the amount allocated from each (large) store per month is £1,000 this is then divided proportionally between the three nominated charities.
Suzette Ford nominated the Sussex Heart Charity because her partner Paul had recently suffered a cardiac event and had to undergo cardiac surgery. Suzette said ”Paul has made a fantastic progress, I had seen the leaflet about the charity in the cardiac unit at the Sussex Cardiac Centre and because of the care that he had received I wanted to put something back”. Thanks to this fantastic gesture by Suzette and the shopper at Waitrose we received a very generous £530.00 donation
Joanne is running the Brighton Half Marathon on February 19th 2012 in memory of her very dear friend Will Pitcher, and in doing so Joanne will be raising money for the Sussex Heart Charity Joanne said,
“I am running the Brighton Half Marathon to raise money for the Sussex Heart Charity, in memory of Will Pitcher who sadly passed away on March 8th 2011 of a suspected heart attack. Will was a best friend to me, and indeed many others. He was a beautiful, big hearted man always with a big smile on his face. He was adored by everyone who knew him and his passing at the tender age of 29 was a shock to friends, family, work colleagues and anyone who had had the pleasure of meeting him. My friends recently took part in the London to Brighton bike ride to raise money for the charity in his memory but I cannot ride a bike! I therefore decided to put my passion for running to good use instead. I hope I can make him proud.”
Joanne and Will
Good luck with your training Joanne and thank you so much for supporting the Sussex Heart Charity, Terry Ayres, Company secretary
If you would like to Sponsor Joanne please click on the following link
Thank you everyone for all of your support I started the walk on Sunday 10th July and finished 5 days later on Friday the 15th, fourtunatly we had good weather on most days, we saw some of the most beautiful scenery and enjoyed just a few beers. I would like thank Peter Oliver for his companionship and support on this adventure and of course all of you that have sponsored me and helped me raise almost £2,078.50 for the Sussex Heart Charity – Max Withers
Well done Max, we hope you enjoyed your walk, and thank you so much for taking on this personall challenge and raising funds for us, this will help us to continue our support of cardiac care in Sussex. Terry Ayres, Company Secretary, Sussex Heart Charity
Maxwell Withers picutres with (Sussex Heart Charity Chairman) Mr Andrew Cohen
Max and his walking companion, Peter Oliver, at the Start post
Halfway there and taking a well earned rest
At the Finish post
You can still sponsor Max if you wish all you need to do is click on the link below and follow the instructions.
Friends and family of 29 year old Will Pitcher took part in the London to Brighton Cycle ride and raised over £5,000 for the Sussex Heart Charity. Will sadly passed away on 8th March 2011. We would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone on the team a tremendous achievement, also a BIG thank you to Will’s family for their support and generosity.
Back row: Ed Markham, Oliver Kirkham, Yoddi Papa, Matt Hathaway, Del Rutherford, Rik Hasancebi, Louis Ellison and Jess Hamblett
Front row; Sean Dickens then supporters young Felix and Samuel Dickens and Mum Joanne.
The Sussex Heart Charity have agreed funding of £20,000 as requested by Dr Mark Signey. This will be used for the purchase of a lifestyle cardiac conferencing system for use in Worthing hospitals. Dr Mark Signy, Consultant Cardiologist , explained how the conferencing system works.
“The Lifestream conferencing system has been developed with the involvement of Eastbourne cardiac dept and Mr Jonathan Hyde (cardiac surgeon at Brighton) to allow full interactive conferencing between cardiac and cardiac surgical departments on different sites. This had previously been impossible to achieve satisfactorily with existing videoconferencing systems due to the inability to simultaneously transmit and play DICOM coded catheter films (DICOM is the industry standard for storing these images). The new system, via the NHS web, allows several departments simultaneously to videoconference and play the recorded films in real time thus allowing Multidisciplinary meetings to occur properly with participants on multiple sites. It is also quick and flexible enough to allow quick one off conferencing with surgical colleagues during complex cases in the cath lab.”
David Hildick-Smith requested funding of £50,000.00 - To fund half the time of a Research Registrar doing an MD thesis on patient foramen ovale and renal disease.
