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Fond arewell to HRUK FounderReaching his 90th birthday, was not just a celebration or David Watson, it was one or Heart

Research UK, too. Together, we toasted his 45 years o service to the charity he set up, as the

National Heart Research Fund, in 1967.

Cotts

SpcialPopl

Back in those days heart surgery

was risky and dicult. We could

put a man on the moon but little

was being spent on research

into heart disease and nding

better treatments or what was,

by ar, the biggest killer in the

UK. Mr Watson, a working heart

surgeon, was tired o telling

patients and their loved ones

that there was nothing more he

could do or them and decided

something had to be done. Hissolution was to start a charity

or the prevention, treatment

and cure o heart disease but,

most importantly, or research

into making heart surgery saer.

Now Heart Research UK, the

charity he ounded in 1967 has

played a major role in the ght

against heart disease.

We started our lovely day with a gathering o past

Trustees and riends, the current team and Board,

at the HRUK headquarters in Leeds.

Development o a pioneering heart valve

A 45 year-old maltgets a smile

The MBE awarded to him in 2011

Our sports ambassador 3 | Research grants 4 | Masterclass 5 | Project updates 6-8 |Childrens rehab 9 | Special people 10-12 | Geos bike ride 13 | Virgin London Marathon16-17 | HRUK in the Midlands 18-21 | Healthy curries 22 | Brownie badge 23 | Ben Nevischallenge 24 | Company help 26-27 | Healthy heart grants 28-35 | How you can help 36 |

Happy

90th

Birthday

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Adrian Purtell, our rst sports AmbassadorWe are very proud to announce our rst-ever Heart Research UK sports Ambassador, Bradord

Bulls Super League player, Adrian Purtell. Delighted, too, because Adrian has not only recovered

rom a heart attack in 2012, he is now back playing the sport he loves.

Rewind to the Super League Magic Weekend atthe Etihad Stadium in Manchester in May 2012

when Adrian complained o chest pains ater

playing in Bradords deeat against Leeds. He

became so unwell on the coach journey home that

it diverted to Huddersfeld Royal Infrmary on the

club doctors instructions. Once wired up to an

ECG, it confrmed Adrian had had a heart attack.

There was disbelie that a t young sportsman

like Adrian could suer a heart attack. Feelingalone in his hospital bed, he struggled to come to

terms with the news.

I didnt really know how to take it. Was Igoing to play again, was I going to live?The rst doctors I saw werent able togive me the answers I needed.

Adrian went through a series o MRI scans and

regularly saw specialists in London where he

was told there was slight scarring but the heart

was otherwise unctioning normally the sort o

news he wanted to hear. The next ew months

saw the 28-year-old Aussie on the road to

recovery and tness as he pushed himsel to a

position where the specialists gave him the all-

clear to pull on his Bulls shirt again.

As an athlete, Adrian was already looking ater

his body so he hasnt had to make dramatic

changes to his regime, apart rom cutting out the

snacking, and eating oily sh once a week.

His message to those who have been through a

similar experience is:

Just stay positive. From the start I wasupset at the prospect o not playingagain but I did come to the view that i ithappened it would not be the end o theworld as I was still alive.

The moment he stood on the touchline waiting

to come on or his rst start against Hull Kingston

Rovers at Odsal Stadium in March was very

emotional.

The crowd were antastic and gaveme a standing ovation which was a veryspecial moment or me,said Adrian.

His experiences make him the perect choice

to be our rst Heart Research UK Ambassador,

particularly, to help us educate

people to live more active and

healthier liestyles.

I can testiy to the excellenttreatment I received andit would be good to makesure that a great charitylike Heart Research UKhas the necessarysupport to continueunding medicalresearch thathelps tosave lives.

Adrian has been true

to his word and was

our star attraction at

the Yorkshire Helping

Hearts Ball. Hes also

on hand to support

many o our Healthy

Heart activities,

helping people to live

healthier, happier,

longer lives.

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HRUK Update On (NET) GrantsOur latest Novel and Emerging Technologies Grant was awarded to Proessor Andrew Taylor o

University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital or Children. This innovative project

shows how engineers and doctors are working together to tackle heart disease and congenitalheart problems.

Prossor Adrw Taylor

University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital or Children NHS Foundation

Trust/ 186,101 - 36 months

Produci ralistic modls o art dcts to improv outcoms or patits

ad or dvic tsti

T Projct

Rapid prototyping is an advanced engineering

technique that can create a three-dimensional

(3D) model rom digital images using a layer-by-

layer printing process. This versatile technology

has a wide range o uses, rom industrial design

to archaeology and orensics. It is also useul in

medicine in areas such as bone modelling, teeth

implants and cardiology. These models can helpwith surgical planning and allow medical sta to

practice and implants to be rened.

However, cardiac models produced so ar

have been over-simplied and made rom rigid

materials and so do not have lie-like properties.

Also, most o these models have been based

on adult patients, although children born with

heart deects and adults, who have had very

complex surgery or such deects as inants,would especially benet rom the additional

inormation provided by these models.

T Work

This project combines cardiology and

engineering and will create a library o realistic

3D cardiac models based on 60 dierent

conditions and heart deects that are present

rom birth. These detailed structural models will

be made available to surgeons and cardiologistsand are expected to bring a number o

important benets.

T Bts

Patients with congenital heart disease oten

need to undergo complex procedures to correct

the deect. These models will be unique to

each patient and will help clinicians to select

which patients are most suitable or particular

treatments. Also, the models may help with

surgical planning, allowing clinicians to establish

and rehearse the best way to carry out aprocedure, thus reducing time in the operating

theatre and improving outcomes or patients.

These models may also contribute towards the

development o better treatments, including

new devices and potentially surgical

procedures. They will also provide an important

educational and training tool or surgeons,

cardiologists, researchers and medical students.

ReSeARChgRAnTS

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Master ClassOur Unique Master Class Series

In 2012, we decided that, as well as unding medical research we would like to do our bit or

clinicians who are helping hearts - doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians and more to hone

their skills and improve their knowledge in their specialised elds. Thats when we came up with

our unique Master Class series, designed to ll gaps in existing training or oer additional, targetedcourses, all paid or by Heart Research UK and, ree to attendees.

Building on Master Class Success

Last years Heart Research UKs rst-ever Master Class was such a success that we ran another.

Again led by David Taggart, Proessor o Cardiovascular Surgery at the University o Oxord and

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at John Radclie Hospital. Trainee cardiothoracic surgeons,

rom across the country learned the latest techniques in coronary artery bypass surgery rom UK

and European experts. The beauty o bringing them all together is that they can now use their new-

ound knowledge o state-o-the-art techniques rom this Master Class in their own local hospitals all

paid or by Heart Research UK. Why? because we want more patients, locally, not just in centres o

excellence, to benet rom their local clinicians improved expertise.

We were delighted to welcome some o Europes most

respected lecturers, cardiologists and surgeons.

From Belgium, Pro Paul Sergeant, Leuven and Pro

Davide Glineur , Brussells; Pro Massimo Lemma, Milan;

Pro Giuseppe Tavilla, Nijmegen in the Netherlands; Mr

Joseph Zacharias, Blackpool and, o course the eight-

strong team rom John Radclie Hospital in Oxord

including the class organiser, Pro David Taggart. We

were also joined by Pro Steve Westaby who added

light relie at the end o the rst day with amusing

anecdotes and reminiscences rom his lie

as a pioneering heart surgeon.

Thanks to the trainees rom Bristol, Blackpool, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, our

hospitals in London, Manchester and Southampton who gave up their weekend to add to their

knowledge, skills and expertise.

Next Master Class

A new Master Class in 2013 at the Cardiac MRI Unit, at Leeds General Inrmary will, indeed, be a

rst as it will have live cases and hands-on scanning experience or all delegates. Led by Consultant

Cardiologists, Dr Sven Plein and Dr John Greenwood, the class on Cardiovascular Magnetic

Resonance or Coronary Heart Disease is a great opportunity or radiologists and cardiologists to

hear world-renowned specialists in their eld.

Placs ar r ad allocatd o a rst-com-rst-srvd basis. I you ar itrstd ijoii tis Mastr Class, visit our wbsit or cotact hl Wilso o 0113 234 7474.

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Project UpdatesHeart Research UK makes sure that the money donated by our supporters is being spent on

medical research projects. We get regular progress reports rom our researchers and, at the end

o their project, a nal report that spells out what they have and achieved. Here are the latest:

Research Training FellowshipsOver recent years, Heart Research UK has awarded special grants to high-calibre and talented

clinicians through Research Training Fellowships which give them the opportunity to enhance their

career by learning new techniques and gaining invaluable research skills. John Wild and Simon

Duggan give us their reports.

Ivstiati t s ivolvd i

abdomial aortic aurysm

Dr John Wild, University o Leicester - 49,000

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a

progressive ballooning o part o the aorta,

the largest artery in the body. It extends rom

the heart to the abdomen and it is within the

abdomen that this enlargement occurs. The wall

o the aneurysm is weaker than a normal artery

and may not be able to withstand the pressure

o blood inside. The main concern is that theaneurysm may rupture, causing severe internal

bleeding, which is atal in more than 80% o

cases. The risk o AAA increases with age and is

more common in men, aecting up to eight in

100 men over the age o 65. The reasons why

some people develop aneurysms are unclear.

Recently, large multinational studies have been

carried out where thousands

o people with a particulardisease have a set o DNA

markers examined and

compared to the DNA

o thousands o people

without the disease,

to identiy genetic

dierences.

These

studies,

known asgenome

wide association studies (GWAS), have been

used to discover a wide range o genetic markers

that have linked genes with particular diseases.

It is hoped that in the uture it will be possible to

use this marker, along with others, to calculate

the risk o a patient suering rom an AAA

and improve the monitoring o aneurysms, so

reducing the need or multiple hospital visits and

costly radiological scans. By identiying those at

risk at an earlier stage, patients may be given lie-

saving aneurysm repair surgery to prevent the

weakened aorta rom rupturing.

Rsults

This research has shown the importance o the

LRP1 gene in AAA and that this association is not

due to lower blood levels o LRP1 in people with

AAA. The Leicester team will now investigate

the link between the LRP1 gene and AAA and the

work has led to collaboration with other groups

in the UK, Denmark and New Zealand.

My ellowship provided me with an

excellent opportunity to conduct the

research and I am extremely grateul

to HRUK or all o their support in

allowing me to do this.

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Mr Simon Duggan, Bristol Heart Institute -

117,000

During atherosclerosis, at and cholesterol

build up on the lining o arteries in the heart.

This is called coronary artery disease and as

the disease progresses the arteries o the heart

become narrowed, restricting blood fow to the

heart muscle which can cause angina and, in

serious cases, a heart attack.

Treatments such as angioplasty and heart bypass

surgery can restore the blood supply to the heart

but, in doing so, can lead to unwanted, irreversible

heart damage known as reperusion injury.

Small structures inside cells called mitochondria

act as the powerhouses o the heart, burning

uels such as glucose to provide energy or the

cells and powering every heartbeat. However,

under certain conditions these reactions can

become unbalanced leading to harmul levels

o these reactive by-products a state known

as oxidative stress. Reperusion injury is partly

triggered by oxidative stress in heart cells which

in turn damages the mitochondria.

Coronary artery disease infuences the level o

oxidative stress in heart cells and, thereore, the

mitochondria but, until now, research has been

limited to studying normal hearts.

This project has been investigating this urtherwith a new experimental model which closely

mimics coronary artery disease in humans.

Rsults

Using special techniques to monitor heart cell

activity, Mr Duggan showed that, as coronary

artery disease progressed, there were signs

that the heart cells adapted and became more

resistant to reperusion injury compared with

healthy hearts. Interestingly, this adaptation in

diseased hearts was associated with changes in

the shape and activity o the mitochondria. The

research provided crucial inormation and givesus a better understanding o the changes in the

heart caused by coronary artery disease. In the

uture, this may lead to better treatments that

target the mitochondria, to protect the hearts o

patients undergoing heart surgery

and angioplasty.

I was honoured and grateul to

receive this prestigious HeartResearch UK Fellowship. I would

like to thank HRUKs generous

donors and, also, acknowledge

the continued guidance, support

and inspiration o my academic

supervisors Proessors Saadeh

Suleiman and Gianni Angelini.

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Developing a new technique or testing anti-arrhythmic drugs

Dr Christopher George at Cardi Universitys Wales Heart Research Institute was awarded a

230,000, Novel and Emerging Technologies Grant to develop a new way o screening anti-

arrhythmic drugs.

Wy t projct was dd

Problems with the heart rhythm, called

arrhythmias, can result in un-coordinated

heart muscle contractions. Depending on the

severity and type, cardiac arrhythmias can

lessen the quality or length o a persons lie.

In some cases, it can even cause sudden death.

Cardiac arrhythmias are extremely common

and can be treated by a range o drugs known

as anti-arrhythmics. However, sometimes thesedrugs are not very eective, and in some cases

they can actually make things worse. So why is

it proving so dicult to nd better drugs and

eliminate those that have harmul side eects?

The problem is that there are no good early

warning systems or testing whether anti-

arrhythmics will be eective or whether they

will make things worse in any given situation.

Thereore, to nd new and better drugs, we mustdevelop better ways o screening them.

In heart disease, the organisation o calcium

signals in heart cells becomes disrupted and

normal heart rhythm breaks down.

Wat ty did

Dr George and his team developed a test that

measures these calcium signals in normal and

diseased situations. They also studied howanti-arrhythmic drugs interere with the pattern

and organisation o the calcium signals. Using

sophisticated microscopes, they looked inside

large networks o heart cells that had ormed

beating units in the lab and measured the

patterning o the calcium signals ater they had

been treated with anti-arrhythmic drugs.

The team developed a way o analysing this

inormation to tell whether the calcium

signalling prole suggested that a

drug was likely to be sae or not.

how it will lp

This inormation puts us in a much better

position to identiy drugs that may cause

arrhythmias and damage the heart. Importantly,

we can use this knowledge to begin designing

new drugs that do not disrupt the calcium

signals. This may lead to new heart drugs that

are not only saer, but that will work much

more eectively to restore normal heart

rhythm in patients.

Dr George said: The NET grant rom Heart

Research UK allowed us to take impor tant

steps towards redening the way in which

we assess the ecacy and potential

hazards o cardiovascular drugs. The

award gave us the time and resource to

design new approaches or interpretingthe tell-tale signals that drugs produce in

populations o heart cells.

By decoding these signals, and looking at

the way in which signals rom multiple cells

weave together, we can now identiy whether

a drug is likely to be harmul or benecial,

even i the cells show no outward sign o

damage or distress. This new advance will

help develop the next generation o better,saer cardiovascular drugs.

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Currently, i an adult suers a heart attack or is hospitalised through heart problems,

they leave ully inormed about the type o diet, exercise and general liestyle regime

they should ollow as well as being oered a ull rehabilitation programme - but with

youngsters, this rarely happens. Here Richard Horn rom the Childrens Health &

Exercise Research Centre at the University o Exeter explains how a new project will

develop a rehabilitation toolkit or children who have undergone heart surgery or

who are living with a congenital heart condition, thanks to a 42,000 grant rom

Heart Research UK.

Improvi xrcis advic or you popl

wit a coital art coditioFor children and adolescents, taking part in

sports and other physical activities should be an

enjoyable part o daily lie. There is now a great

deal o scientic evidence that regular exercise in

childhood has many benets, including healthy

development o the musculoskeletal system,

body composition, coordination, fexibility, social

skills and psychological wellbeing. There is also

considerable evidence that a sedentary liestyle

carries long term risks to health. Clearly, it isimportant that all children, including those with

an underlying medical condition, are encouraged

to participate ully in sporting activities.

Unortunately, or many children growing up

with a heart condition, taking exercise may be a

source o stress and anxiety. How do you know i

a particular activity is advisable? What intensity o

exercise is sae? Is it possible to modiy, or opt out,

o sporting activities at school, without drawingattention to what many eel is private medical

inormation? Could exercise help to reduce the

symptoms caused by a cardiac condition?

Most people rely primarily on health care

proessionals, such as cardiac consultants and

specialist nurses, to provide them with advice

about exercise. However, several studies have

revealed a signicant mismatch between

the medical opinions o clinicians and theunderstanding o young people and their parents.

This breakdown in communication results in

many young people leading a sedentary liestyle,unnecessarily restricted rom participation.

Perhaps more worryingly, there is also evidence

that some children, unaware o recommended

restrictions, are taking part in physical activities

which are potentially harmul to their health.

My project is based at the Childrens Health and

Exercise Research Centre in the University o

Exeter, with links to the Bristol Royal Hospital or

Children and aims to improve the advice aboutexercise given to children with a congenital

heart condition. Having reviewed all the relevant

scientic literature to review the evidence

or promoting a physically active liestyle to

children with specic cardiac conditions, I

am also conducting a survey o health care

proessionals to assess the current inormation

about exercise and to determine what obstacles

may be preventing clinicians rom providingmore detailed, comprehensive advice. Also, I will

investigate the experience o patients and their

amilies, to develop a clearer understanding o

the current gap in provision.

For the vast majority o children, physical

activity at an appropriate level is not only sae,

it is positively benecial and should be seen as

an enjoyable part o everyday lie. By improving

the understanding o how an individuals heartcondition aects their ability to exercise saely we

hope to promote a more active liestyle and help

children to live healthier, happier, longer lives.

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Come dine with HelenHelen Khan, rom Bristol, has already raised over 500 or Heart Research UKs pioneering

research by putting on two dinners and encouraging online donations. Ater a series o heart

operations rom a young age, at 18, she was diagnosed with inective endocarditis, has had three

open heart operations and, at the age o 38, lives with an articial mitral valve replacement.

Dannys inspirationSports journalism student, Danny Roberts, attended our photocall with Adrian Purtell to announce

the rugby player becoming a Heart Research UK ambassador. Danny, whos studying at Leeds Trinity

University, has an avid interest in all things sport and is a rm believer in leading a healthy liestyle.

He currently writes reelance articles or Forty-20 rugby league magazine, appears on Bolton FM as

a rugby league correspondent and is the media liaison ocer at Westhoughton Lions RLFC.

Adrian Purtell isjust one o the many

amazing people

to overcome heart

problems and the rst

o, what I think will be

many, willing, high

prole ambassadors

or Heart Research

UK. Having met both

Adrian and Heart

Research UKs National Director, Barbara

Harpham, and Communications Manager,

Chris Child, I know that this partnership can only

inspire their many ollowers to lead

healthy liestyles.

In some cases, heart attacks can be reak

occurrences, as in Adrians case. However,

leading a healthy liestyle is something that

Heart Research UK is keen to promote and

something that I think we should all take heedo. Having a heart attack doesnt have to be

the end o lie as you know it, with charities

such as Heart Research UK leading the way in

researching how to help people suering heart

conditions, we can all rest easy knowing that

help is available to anyone that may need it now

or in the uture. Seeing Adrian overcome this

adversity to play or Bradord Bulls once more

is inspirational to all and, since meeting Heart

Research UK, I have been inspired day-in-day-

out to live and eat healthily and stay active.

I think Heart Research UK has taught me and

many others that i you live a healthy hear t

liestyle, you can avoid these occurrences.

Whilst writing this piece, Ive thought o a

phrase that, I believe, sums up Heart Research

UKs message: I you look ater your heart, your

heart will look ater you.

Having experienced open heart surgery and the antasticcare the Bristol team have taken o me, I have beeninspired to raise money or Heart Research UKs researchprojects. As a patient Ive seen such progress in cardiaccare over 20 years that was made possible with undingrom charities like Heart Research UK.

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Kilimanjaro challenge or our brave walkersFamily art attacks prompt call

Heather Laing remained positive ater her mother and grandmother suered heart attacks

by deciding to climb Aricas highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Heather, a doctor rom

Portsmouth, and her two school riends Carrie and Kate, set out on a trek o a lietime in

memory o Heathers grandmother, who died in 1990 when Heather was just two years old.

Heathers mother also suered a heart attack three years ago but, thankully, has made an

excellent recovery with no problems since.

The six-day trek took in the Rongai route up

Kilimanjaro and passed through armland to

orest to alpine moorland and harsh, dry desert

to reach the glaciers that led up to Uhuru.

Looking back, Heather described their adventure

as an amazing experience.

I loved every part o it and still smileevery time I think about it. Im lookingorward to the next adventure and wantto do the Inca trail in 2014.

Heather chose to support Heart Research UK

because she eels that, although research into

heart disease has progressed and brought about

more eective treatment, it still needs more

support than ever.

3,000 tart or Mlai

Prevention, treatment and cure o heart diseaseis close to home or Melanie Langer ater her

ather suered a atal cardiac arrest and other

members o her amily live with heart disease.

Inspired by Heart Research UKs work, Melanie

was excited by the potential o research to not

only save lives, but also improve the quality o lie

or those who are living with heart conditions.

Four years ago, Melanie set an ambitious goal to

raise 3,000 or Heart Research UK and, sincethen, she has been amazed at how many people

have got involved in her undraising. Peoples

response to this cause has been antastic and

I think the act that we have been able to raise

this amount speaks volumes or how HRUK is

highly valued,said Melanie.

Friends have been helping her reach her target

with lots o local events and activities. Even

the local gol course got involved, allowing theuse o their pitch and putt course or three

consecutive years to host an annual pitch and

putt tournament.

Melanie was also sponsored to climb Mount

Kilimanjaro earlier this year, close to the th

anniversary o her athers death. It was an

emotional experience,The journey to the

summit was challenging but to raising unds

or Heart Research made it a meaningul and

rewarding experience. Thanks, everyone, or

helping me to reaching the 3,000 target. Its

been a team eort and an achievement we can

all be proud o.

Heather (centre) with Carrie and Kate

Melanie at the summit

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Helping hearts in BrightonWere very grateul to John and Marie Carey who raised over 1 ,500 or Heart Research UK running

the Brighton Marathon. Johns ather unortunately suered with heart problems later in lie and

Maries mother is sadly terminally ill with chronic heart disease.

The Art o NigelNigel Jeavons rom Brentwood,Essex, is not just a ull-time kitchen

designer. In his spare time, hes

an accomplished artist who has

created a piece, You and Me,

currently being sold on Easyart.

nil ls its importat tocotiu lpi arts, asis atr ad radatrbot did rom art ailurat t a o 67. A rous50% o is sal royaltis isoi to hart Rsarc UK.His donation will really help us

to continue our work into the

prevention, treatment and cure o

heart disease. Have a look at this

and more o Nigels work on Easyart,

a site that prints it on demand ater

purchase, then directly dispatchesit to the customer. Look also on the

Saatchi websites.

Running 26.2 miles is a very, very long way but we wanted

to challenge ourselves as well as raising money or a charitywhich is important to us. Its not just the elderly who areaected by heart disease and we tragically also lost a dearriend, in the prime o his lie, a couple o years ago. Weunderstand that times are dicult or many o us at themoment, but even the smallest donation will go a long way tohelping und HRUKs pioneering medical research.

Tyr still taki doatios at:

ttp://uk.virimoyivi.com/MariCary1

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Geo Major bike rideSvt av or go

Geo Major never does anything by halves. The undraising adventurer has already raised money

or Heart Research UK on a ski-trek to the North Pole and back as well as cycling across Cuba and,

later this year, hes trekking across the Sahara Desert. So when he tackled a mini challenge in

between his North Pole and Sahara expeditions, we knew it would be something unusual a ride

across Yorkshire on a circular bicycle built or seven.

Geos our-day UK Mini Tour, travelled 160

miles across Yorkshire covering an average

40 miles per day over our legs - rom York to

Manchester and Boltons Hospice and back.

Geo was there the whole time and, along the

way, was joined by 24 other people, including

Heart Research UKs Chris Child, and Finance

executive, Karen Murphy, cycling rom York

to Wetherby with Liestyle Ocer, Katharine

Greathead, and PR Ocer Faye Keatley pedallinginto Leeds.

The 8,000 bike, known as the

Conerence Bike was donated

ree o charge or Geos

challenge by the Get Cycling

bicycle shop in York who

encouraged him to also

raise unds or their charity

o the year, Disability

Action Yorkshire, Muscular

Dystrophy and Heart

Research UK.

Geo started supporting Heart Research UK

because a amily member had a heart attack

but survived thanks to a triple heart bypass

operation that Geo believes would not have

been possible without the pioneering work o

Heart Research UK.

Although great progress has beenmade, heart disease remains one othe UKs most signicant health issuesbut I have seen, rst-hand, the benetsto my amily.

But it doesnt stop there. The bike ride is one o

his two challenges or 2013 and this tour is simply

a training exercise or two bigger tours that

Geo plans to complete on the seven-seater

Conerence Bike in the uture. In between hell

be doing a 105km trek on oot across the Sahara

desert in October. Good luck Geo!

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MAD Ball

Dina Patel, Store Franchisee and Sandy Patel, Field Consultant or SUBWAY stores in the Readingarea raised over 10,000 or the Heart Research UK and SUBWAY Healthy Heart Grant scheme

a magnicent achievement.

Their antastic undraising total was achieved

through the Make a Dierence (MAD) Ball held on

Saturday 2 May at the Hilton Hotel in Watord.

SUBWAY ranchisees, riends and amily were

all there in support, and generous donations

rom Barclays Bank and Tesh and Jit Patel,

SUBWAY Brand development agents, all helpedto make the night a huge success.

Dina Patel said:

We had a great evening and managedto raise a signicant amount o moneyor a antastic good cause. We havesome exciting plans ahead includinghopes to hold another ball next year.

Wed like to thank everyone involved.

Shadwell Primary School Big BakeAt the end o their Health Week, pupils at Shadwell Primary School in Leeds deserved a little treat

ater being so healthy and, at the same time, raised 505.70 in a homemade cake sale or Heart

Research UK. This is not the rst time that the school has helped raised money or Heart Research UK.

In previous years theyve also taken part in Heart Research UKs annual Sing or your Heart. HRUKs

Liestyle Ocer, Katharine Greathead regularly goes into the school to speak about Healthy Hearts

and how to keep them t and well, inspiring the children to support Heart Research UK.

Lincolnshire LionheartsIts a real honour to have been chosen by the

Lions District 105E in Lincolnshire as their

charity o the year. Heart Research UK holds a

special place in the Lions members hearts as

riend and ellow Lion, Tim Barker, sadly died

rom a heart attack two years ago. His death had

a proound eect on everyone and they havebeen working hard since 2012 to raise money.

Over 200 Lions attended the District Convention

where there were business sessions, workshops

and seminars, promotional stalls or the various

Lions programmes and initiatives, plus the Heart

Research UK stall manned by Heart Research

UK Fundraiser, Lynne Desborough. A Murder

Mystery- themed evening and a Banquet & Ball

were just some other highlights romtheir activities.

District Governor, Michael Philips and his wie,

Patricia, were also aected with amily heart

problems when their son, Christopher, suered a

heart attack, aged 40, and had two stents tted,

thankully making a complete recovery.

We became more aware o other riends,

young children and members o the Lions

amily with heart-related problems

and decided we would like to raise

unds or medical research. We

hope that unds raised rom the

District Governors wies appeal

or Heart Research UK will make

a real dierence.

Lions are members o Lions

Clubs International, the

worlds largest voluntary

humanitarian service

organisation with 46,000 clubs

and 1.3 million members worldwide.

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Viri LodoLodo Marato

It was a antastic day and lovely weather - or our 22-strong Heart Research UK London

Marathon Team. The runners were greeted on the day by blissul sunshine to complete their 26-

mile run with 36,000 others rom all over the UK and the world. The day was a great success with

all our runners nishing in good time and good health. Congratulations to all our runners, you did

HRUK and yourselves proud.

Kat MacKzi4 hrs 23 mins

Kat, 32, rom London took part in

her rst-ever London Marathon inmemory o much loved Teessideskateboarder and riend, SteveBingo Binks, who died rom asudden heart attack in 2011, aged

just 35. Kat wanted to raise money sothat others can avoid the same ateas Bingo.

I had an absolutely antastic time

running the London Marathon to raise

money or Heart Research UK and

can count the experience as one o

the best days o my lie! I am so proud

to have raised money through this

challenge and already want to do it all

next year.

Stuart Obbard4 hrs 30 mins

Stuart, 32, rom Kent, ran the

marathon or the rst time thisyear as a number o his relativeshave been seriously aected byheart disease and high cholesterol,including Stuarts dad who died o aheart attack in 2011, aged just 61.

I am eeling proud o mysel asI have now completed a lie goal

but it hasnt completely sunk in yet.

Everyone that came out to cheer

runners on did London and the

country proud. As the saying goes it

was The Great British Spirit. Would I

do it again? That is easy.... Yes!

Louis Pidr4 hrs 31 mins

Louise rom Mireld ran or the rst

time to combat her very strongamily history o heart problemsby staying t and healthy as wellas to give something back to HeartResearch UK.

I absolutely loved the whole day

rom the beginning to the end and

the atmosphere on the course was

amazing. The hardest bit was at 20

miles when my knee injury started

playing up but I had to push on with

it to the end as I had made a promise

to mysel I would run the whole way

to repay all the people who had so

generously donated to the charity.

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Maratorurs do us proud

Paul Laord5 hrs 33 mins

Paul, 31, rom Portsmouth ran

the Virgin London Marathon orthe third year in a row to raisemoney or Heart Research UKater heart-related illnessesstruck amily members.

The crowds really helped to pull

me through the last eight miles or

so when the going got really tough.

I made it to the end quicker than my

previous two years and I managed

to raise around 1600 or Heart

Research along the way. It was

one o my proudest days so ar,

without doubt..

Moika Tamics6 hrs 18 mins

Monika, another rst timer, whose

ather has suered with heartproblems or some time, hassupported Heart Research UK in thepast by running the Great North Run.

The London Marathon is a must i

you enjoy running. Until you have done

one, you dont really know what to

expect. I got injured quite early on and

it got worse by every km, but it was

an amazing experience and Im really

proud that I managed to nish.

Wll do toall o our otrrurs:

Sopi Amor5 hrs 21 mins

haj Atwal4 hrs 45 mins

Aa Atwal4 hrs 44 mins

Marti Cartr3 hrs 49 mins

gram Dari4 hrs 56 mins

nil Dwy4 hrs 55 mins

Kvi Joso3 hrs 42 mins

Daryl Jos6 hrs 16 mins

Maz Micalas4 hrs 41 mins

Simo adB Mortimr

4 hrs 17 mins

Ky Murray4 hrs 23 mins

Liam nola5 hrs 41 mins

Tomas Parso5 hrs 46 mins

Olivr Pratt4 hrs 11 mins

Drk Wilks3 hrs 41 mins

Tia Woods5 hrs 5 mins

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hRUKi t Midlads

Helping hearts record at Deutsche BankThis must be a Midlands record, said Barbara Dinsdale, HR UK Liestyle Manager, when more than

90 Deutsche Bank sta at the Birmingham Brindley Place and Baskerville House branches took the

opportunity to have a healthy heart liestyle check. It was all part o our long-standing relationship

with Deutsche Bank, and was a great way, over the two days, to help them celebrate Earth Week.

Its the sort o event that shows people just how healthy their current liestyle really is and , along

the way, teaches people about Heart Research UKs work. It was also a new experience and change

rom their normal oce activities or new members o the Midlands team - Joanne Taylor and Maisie

Hunspal - who helped with the one-to-one consultants, taking BMI measurements, blood pressureand completing questionnaires.

Chicken and eggat the Holiday InnOur new partnership with the Holiday Inn, Smallbrook

Queensway, Birmingham started with a surprise or

John Lloyd, Regional Manager o Heart Research

UK in the Midlands and Sheila Kelly-Trow rom Gem

Media. No, not the eggs, but meeting a giant chicken

who presented them with their Easter treats beore

fying o to meet other Birmingham VIPs.

Wedding BellsWeddings are about love and your heart so it not unusual tond Heart Research UK exhibiting at the Wedding Show hosted

by Smallbrook Holiday Inn. It was an ideal opportunity to raise

awareness o the charity, as well showcasing Mother o the Bride

outts rom HRUK supporter B.O.W (Beautiul Occasion Wear).

Britains top watercolour artist, Sue Howells also donated a

limited edition Love Your Heart print or the rafe which was

won by the DJ perorming at the event. He was so pleased that

he very kindly donated the prize back to the charity as well as

oering his services and rafe prizes at other HRUK events. We had another lovely oer, too, when

antastic magician, John Parkin, also generously oered his services at uture HRUK events.

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Community matters to WaitroseIn one month, two Waitrose stores raised nearly 1,000 or Heart Research UK to add to the

thousands already raised in our on-going relationship with local stores. A bag pack at Harborne

Waitrose by HRUK Midlands sta and volunteers on Good Friday, one o the busiest days o the

Easter period, raised a antastic 750.00. HRUK was also chosen, not or the rst time, or the

Waitrose Community Matters Scheme at the Sutton Coldeld branch in February, giving 200

or projects in the Midlands.

Ladies Lunch at ChamberlainsFamily-run Chamberlains restaurant warmly welcomed over 20 ladies to

a special Fish and Chip lunch with talks and rafe and, at the same time,

helped to raise a brilliant total o 848.00. Our latest event at their popular

restaurant was organised by Heart Research UK and Sheila Kelly-Trow rom

local magazine, Gem Media. John Lloyd, our Regional Manager explained

how Heart Research UK raises money locally and spends it locally and has

paid or a project at Birmingham Childrens Hospital. Guest speakers, up and

coming childrens author, Carmen Capuano, and personal stylist Libby Walton

rom Styling You, made it the perect Ladies Lunch.

A big thank you to Angela Houston rom

Floral Scenter o Station Road, Harborne or

donating a beautiul basket o fowers and to

Vivien Siberry-Scott rom Jewellers, Sutton

and Robertsons o Corporation Street,

Birmingham who donated a lovely pair o

cufinks or the rafe.

Look out or more HRUK events held at

Chamberlains over the coming year including a

Family Fun Day. For every healthy options meal

bought the grilled sh salad - Chamberlains

give a 50p donation to Heart Research UK.

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friends,isalsorunningtheBupaGreatBirminghamRun-

formerlytheBirminghamHalfMarathon-inOctober2013in

supportofHRUK.

Raised

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Heart and Soul or EthanFans travelled rom as ar away as Hartlepool to Calthorpe Old Boys Club in Digbeth, Birmingham or

their musical passion and raised money or HRUK and Ethans Git. Many even dressed up or their trip

down memory lane.

Organised by Andrew Marshall, ather o the late Ethan Marshall, who was just three when he died

rom heart problems, Heart and Soul was an enthusiasts perect night o Northern Soul. More than

100 guests, along with Andrew and other amily members and riends, danced the night away and

raised 2,000. Andrew was overwhelmed with their support and said how all proceeds rom the dance

would go towards projects at The Birmingham Childrens Hospital Cardiac Unit. John Lloyd, Midlands

Regional Manager, HRUK, said: It was a great way to remember Ethan. The generosity oall those who came along refected just how much they cared.

Father and son teamCongratulations to ather and son

Simon and Ben Mortimer rom

Birmingham who completed

the Virgin London Marathon

2013 in just over our hours

and 17 minutes. Simon,

a solicitor in Birmingham

City Councils criminal

prosecutions team, and his

son Ben, events assistant at St

Philips Chambers in Temple Row,

are hoping to raise 4,000 or

Heart Research UK. You can still

contribute on:

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Dinner atEmporio MariaEmporio Maria Italian restaurant in Harborne hosted a dinner.

A big thank you to all o its sta, GEM Media who arranged

the dinner and to everyone who came along to this really

enjoyable night that raised 511.

TaksMr & Mrs Martin and Vivienne Smith,Manchester 50060th birthday donation their son recently had surgery or aortic stenosis and an aortic mechanical

heart valve. We realise that without the research that a charity like yours carries outhe may not have been ortunate enough to have had this surgery,they said.

Thank you for the kind donations in memory of the following:Doroty Arold, 1000 | eddi Smit, 112.29 | gor nixo, 50

Trip to the LordsWe recently auctioned a trip or our to the House o Lords and it was won by Mrs Heidi Kubik with a

bid o 300. She was shown round by Baroness Frances D Souza the Lords Speaker who gave them

tea. In addition Heidi wanted to take her mum and donated a urther 100. Said Heidi: Baroness

de Souza was absolutely charming. We had a abulous day and learnt so much.

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Look watwv b up to

Curry can love your heartMost o us love a curry but does a curry really love us? Abdul Ghaoor, who runs Abduls Indian

takeaways in Wakeeld and Ponteract, recognised a gap in the market and wanted to change

perceptions o ast ood such as curries always being classed

as bad or you.

Curries have become a much loved part o the British diet so

we, at Heart Research UK, were delighted to support Abdul with

something that would encourage people to eat a healthier

version o their avourite Asian dish, especially healthier

options at his Indian takeaways.

Abdul didnt want to simply add less cream and

went through the process properly, developing a

range that delivered on taste and quality, while

also being healthier. He created our special

dishes, analysed by a ood scientist to ensure

they meet the requirements o reduced amount

o salt, saturated at and calories in his healthy

options range Lamb Nihari, Chicken Khyber,

Chicken Massala and Chicken Balti. Theyre a must

or health conscious curry lovers.

Hartley is a star perormerOur hearty mascot Hartley has been out and about getting himsel in the limelight over the

past ew months.

His rst outing was in a hal-time riendly matchwith other mascots including Towns Terrier at

the Hudderseld Town v Cardi City game.

Our thanks go to Lupton Fawcetts Samantha

Thorpe or being Hartley on that cold February

day. She really got into the spirit o the occasion.

Hartley joined the Castleord Tigers Healthy

Heart Grant recipients on the pitch at their game

against London Broncos. The clubs Community

Trust has been running a project to teachschoolchildren how to look ater their hearts.

Keighley youngster, Josh Hudson put his heartcondition to one side running the Sue Ryder

Mascot Gold Cup at Wetherby racecourse

dressed as our mascot Hartley. Josh has been

through a lot during his young lie having a series

o operations ater being born with the rare

transposition o the arteries in his heart. He is

one o the ew people to live past the age o eight

with this condition and hes still to have surgery

to correct a leaking heart valve. Well done and

thanks, Josh who raised over 100.

AbdulghafoorDeliveringtasteandqualityinahealthyway!

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We had a ballThis years Helping Hearts Ball,

held at picturesque Oulton Hall,

was a night o glitz and glamour,

raising thousands o pounds or HRUK.

Ater a champagne reception, National

Director, Barbara Harpham, welcomed the

guests and at the end o the meal our new sportsAmbassador, Bradord Bulls Rugby League player

Adrian Purtell, told everyone about his amazing

return to the eld ollowing his heart attack.

Brownies helping their heartsWe all know how important it is to get good healthy heart messages out there to young people

and Brownies up and down the country are discovering that youre never too young to look ater

your heart by completing their Healthy Heart activity badge.

Teaming up with Girlguiding UK, we helped to

create the Healthy Heart activity badge that

teaches the youngsters how to keep their hearts

healthy through good diet, exercise and not

smoking. Its the perect way to educate children

and also hope that they pass on good healthy

practices to their riends and amilies. More

than 20,000 Brownies across the country have

already completed the badge which has been

running or ve years.

T 6t Wtrby Browis i Yorksir

is o roup wic as just compltd t

bad. The 21 youngsters had to create healthy

heart posters, plan and prepare a healthy packed

lunch, understand the importance o exercise,

create healthy heart games and learn about

the dangers o smoking and the damage

it does to the heart. Group leader, Fiona

Jones, said she elt they almost had

a duty to help the girls live a healthy

liestyle to pass on good habits to

the next generation.

hilary Coopr Ci Commissior or

girluidi nort east elad said:

It is very important or all the Browniesto have an understanding o how theycan live the happiest, healthiest liepossible and this badge is a un way orthem to get the message and then tospread it to lots o people they know.

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How about a Ben Nevis challenge?At 1,344 metres (4,409 t) above sea level, inthe Scottish Highlands, close to the town o

Fort William, Ben Nevis has spectacular and

dramatic views o the Highlands & Western

Isles and were very excited to bring you

our very rst Ben Nevis Challenge on

11-13 October.

Theres no climbing involved, you will ollow

a path, over uneven terrain at times, risinggradually in places with steeper and rocky

sections and guides will be on hand throughout

the day to support and assist you.

Were delighted, too, that amous mountaineer,

Rebecca Stephens, the rst British woman

to reach the summit o Mount Everest, will be

supporting our walkers on their trek to the top

o Ben Nevis.

Climbi B nvis is a ral call, ot

somti to b tak litly but wat a

acivmt! By taking part, not only will you

be helping a very worthy cause but youll be

committing to an active and healthier liestyle in

the process. I am excited to be supporting Heart

Research UKs rst Ben Nevis Challenge and I

wish all the hikers the best o luck with

their adventure.

The weekend starts with a coach transer

between Glasgow and Fort William on the

Friday aternoon, then two nights hotel

accommodation in Fort William including all

meals and a celebration party on the Saturday

evening as well as ull support rom Heart

Research UK with t-shirts, sponsor orms and

undraising ideas and top tips.

All this or a non-reundable entry ee o 50 andyour pledge to raise a minimum o 500 (not

including Git Aid) or Heart Research UK - 200

o this to be raised by 15 September 2013.

go o, t your walki boots o ad put

your bst oot orward ad ristr ow

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summit o t ist moutai i t UK

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Cotact Ly, or urther inormationor to register, on0113 234 7474 or [email protected].

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HRUK SUBWAY Helping Hearts amily 5KsFollowing on the success o the rst HRUK Subway 5km

event in Belast last year, weve once again teamed

up with SUBWAY to bring you, not one but six, HRUK

SUBWAY Helping Hearts Family 5K un runs all over

the UK. Roundhay Park, Leeds, the home o HRUK, was

the rst in the series and hundreds o local amilies ran,

strolled and pushed prams all the way to the nish line, toraise unds or Heart Research UK.

Star guest, SUBWAY Famous Fan and Olympic gymnast,

Louis Smith, was also there to inspire local amilies to get

healthy and active.Ater the un run, competitors were

greeted by amily and riends to enjoy a ree amily un day,

entertainment, amily games, ace-paint and a picnic.

Followi t rst vt i Lds, t hRUK SUBWAY

hlpi harts Family 5K will b touri t UK

adi to Laarksir (7 July), Cardi (11 Auust)Maidsto (1 Sptmbr), Blast (8 Sptmbr) ad

Macstr(29 Sptmbr).

The races are open to the whole amily, whether you are a novice or just want to beat your personal

best. The events are ree or children and 5.99 or adults, with all money raised going towards the

Heart Research UK and SUBWAY Healthy Heart Grant scheme.

Start planning to Sing or your heartChristmas is a long way away but its never too

early to start planning what youre going to do

or Sing or your Heart 2013.

Our estive undraiser gets better and better

and thanks to last years wonderul singers and

music makers, we managed to raise almost

20,000. This year the target is 25,000 so

wed love to hear rom you and what youve got

planned. Cotact Katy o 0113 274 3434 or

[email protected] or a pack or

dowload rom www.artrsarc.or.uk/

sioryourart

Hundreds o talented perormers in choirs,

bands and music groups or individuals who just

want to eel good, rom all over the UK, cometogether at events to Sing or your Heart. Look

out or the smiling aces at Heart Research UKs

own events in stations and shopping centres in

Bradord, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Sheeld,

Birmingham, York, Nottingham, Newcastle and

many more organised by people like you up and

down the country.

Hull-based All For One Choir raised almost

4,000 at their Christmas concert last

year at Hull City Hall. Choir ounders,

Helen and Paul Garnett said: Weve

supported Heart Research

UK or ve years and look

orward to working with them

in the uture. In 2012, they

teamed up with the Fell

Family to raise money

or a HRUK project that

could help with Sudden

Death Syndrome which

sadly took the lie o Josh

Fell in 2011.

For mor iormatio or to ristr plas visit

S you tr!

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Golden Girl HannahThe sixth limited edition Damart Love Your Heart charity t-shirt celebrity model is Yorkshires own

double Paralympic gold medallist, Hannah Cockrot. We had a lovely aternoon on her photo shoot

or the Damart catalogue where she told us, Im really proud to be the ace o this campaign and

support the antastic work that Heart Research UK does. By buying this versatile t-shirt you, too, will

be helping a great cause. Please help make a dierence and buy one today.

The t-shirts were designed by sta

at the Yorkshire-based, home-

shopping and online ashion

brand, Damart, who has

supported Heart Research UK

or over six years. The shirts

are made o an innovative

cooling textile called Ocealis

and are on sale now. The

company was delighted

to be working with Heart

Research UK or a sixth year

and was inspired by Hannahs

Olympic achievements, said

Damarts Phil Anderson.

Damart hopes toraise as much moneyas possible as well asincreasing awarenessabout heart disease to helpour customers, sta and

people around the UK lookater their hearts and

lead a healthy lie,like Hannah.

All prots will go to

Heart Research UK and,

especially, to our childrens

rehabilitation project

to help youngsters live

healthier, happier,

longer lives.

Compay hlp

To order your limited edition Heart Research UK vest topvisit www.damart.co.uk or call 0871 423 0000.

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UKARMortgage service provider UKAR (UK Asset

Resolution), with oces in Crossfatts, Bradord,

Doxord, Sunderland and Gosorth, Newcastle

began working on becoming a Heart Research

UK Healthy Heart Mark employer in 2011. More

than 400 UKAR employees had one-to-one

healthy heart liestyle checks and the company

led activities such as Zumba exercise sessions,

healthy eating workshops and a lunch-time pay

and weigh club.

Health Champion, Vicky Young told us:

Weve had a tremendous response rom

colleagues since we decided to become a

Healthy Heart Mark employer. We will continue

introducing a number o initiatives to help all

colleagues have healthy hearts, as well as

improving their overall health during the year.

T ici o t cak or us is tat UKAR

wr so plasd tat ty votd, across all

tir tr sits, to mak hart Rsarc

UK tir omiatd Carity o t Yar i

2013. Tyr also collcti or our Trasur

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Healthy Heart Mark companiesIts always encouraging when large companies join our Healthy Heart Mark scheme or employers

to help their sta to live healthier liestyles. They show how companies can take responsibility

or looking ater their employees and make helping hearts part o going to work.

Bronze heart markaward or Drax

Drax based near Selby, owner and operator othe countrys largest power station, have earned

their bronze Heart Research UK Healthy Heart

Mark Employer Award. Here are a ew o their

activities or healthy eating, exercise and quit

smoking initiatives to improve the health

o their sta:

Fruity Friday to encourage sta to eat

more ruit

highlighting the benets o eating oily sh andintroducing it in the sta restaurant

a Walk to Work week and lunchtime walks

on-site yoga sessions

a gol team-building day

signing up sta to run the Escrick 10k event

supporting sta to quit smoking

Next stop - silver.

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Wakld - FatrstoRovrs Foudatio

Kick Start Your Heart, 9,900

Featherstone Rovers rst team players will be

helping to kick-start heart-healthy liestyles in

the Featherstone, Airedale, Ferry Fryston and

Knottingley, areas with high levels o childhood

obesity and high smoking rates. Children aged seven

to 11 years in 12 primary schools will learn about

their amazing heart muscle, the liestyle habits that

could put them at risk o heart disease and the small

changes they can make to keep their hearts healthy.

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Latst hRUKhalty hart grats

Celebrating 10 Years o Helping Heartsin the CommunityWeve been awarding Healthy Heart Grants or 10 years, given out over 1.2m and encouraged

people in local communities to reduce their risk o heart disease by changing their liestyles. What

better way to mark the milestone than by holding a special celebration to showcase our projects

and the contribution theyve made to helping hearts across the UK.

Lets not orget, too, SUBWAY who have, or the past our years,

worked with us and donated an additional 90,000 a year

or more Healthy Heart Grants, chosen regionally by their

ranchisees to help hearts in local communities, rom money

raised by SUBWAY sta and customers.

Along the way, there have been many success stories;

rom a man who gave up smoking and bought his mother

a gold watch with the money he saved, to children who

walk to school every day, to making sure people know the

healthiest oods and best exercise to keep the hearts o

those they look ater and care or, healthy. Heres to the

next 10 years.

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Macstr - Lacasir Couty Crickt Club FoudatioLankys Guide to a Healthy Heart, 9,300

Lancashire County Cricket Club Foundation (LCCCF) will be working to address the high health

inequalities in the Traord area surrounding the club. To help instil heart-healthy liestyle habits at a

young age, pupils rom 30 local primary schools will take part in a Heart Health workshop at the club to

learn about healthy eating and cooking, take part in a un coaching session and get the chance to ask

players questions about their health during a stadium tour.

Bury JisawHeart Smart, 8,000

Jigsaw, the only charity in Bury that provides sporting activities or disabled people, will work with over

50 young disabled people and their carers to improve and maintain their heart health. From shopping

trips, cooking sessions, nutritionist-led interactive inormation sessions to Heart Art workshops,

participants will have plenty o hands-on opportunities to acquire the skills to cook and eat or heart

health and the condence to maintain a healthy liestyle independently.

Lodo - Ctr o t Cll

In a Heart Beat, 9,300

Children and adults living in the Tower Hamlets community,

which has a high proportion o BME residents who are more

at risk o heart disease, will get the unique experience o

stepping into the Centre o the Cell pod, suspended above the

biomedical laboratories o the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary

University o London. In a Heart Beat workshops will be given

in nine schools and three community centres to urther

explore heart disease.

Cambrid, Ctr 33Happy Hearts, 5,000

Many young carers in the UK are responsible or shopping and

amily meal preparation but a lack o skills, nance and time can

easily lead to an unhealthy diet and lack o exercise. Centre 33 are

working intensively with 20 young carers, aged 8-18 who live in rural

South Cambridgeshire, to motivate them to lead heart-healthier

liestyles. Through un, interactive workshops on healthy eating,

exercise and managing stress, they are learning to prepare healthy

meals on a budget, try out dierent sporting activities, how to

manage stress and develop their own heart goals.

hrtordsir, Saracs Sport FoudatioJust Beat It!, 9,300

Mothers with children aged between six months and our years old are being encouraged to take

care o their hearts, and those o their children, through an eight week programme o workshops

held in ve Children and Community Centres in Hertordshire. Topics include The Heart at Workabout the heart and risk actors or heart disease Fuel Your Heart, on healthy ood or the heart

and practical cooking skills and Bigger and Stronger, where the importance o physical activity is

stressed and dance sessions (Jazz to Street Dance) - all provided to ease them back into exercise.

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Our Healthy Heart Grants

- helping to change peoples livesOur Healthy Heart Grants are all about getting more people across the country to stop taking

their heart or granted and make positive liestyle changes or a healthier, happier longer lie.

Here are a couple o recently completed projects that have inspired people to lead heart-

healthier liestyles:

Ful, Mov ad Lov Your hart i Kis norto,

Birmiam

Eight to 22 year olds living in the Kings Norton Estate in

Birmingham were inspired to take care of their hearts by

eating more healthily and exercising more through the

Love Your Heart project run by Kings Norton Catch 22.

The Fuel your heart cooking sessions were very popular

and 94 young people learnt to cook healthily, try new

recipes and entertain members of the community at a

celebration meal.

Young people also got the chance to get tter through

circuit training, skipping sessions and other sports in local

parks in the Kings Norton estates. Through this project, 44

young people have gained an AQA qualication in Cooking

and serving a meal or a peer group and Walking or

pleasure. A Love Your Heart community un run raised awareness o the project while giving young

people the chance to test their stamina. A local group, Friends o the Walkers Heath Park, is now

looking to set up a running group or local residents as a result o this event.

hart alt is ctr sta at Tciqust, Cardi

With the London Olympics in ull fow, last summer was the perect time orTechniquest, to deliver its Heart o a Champion show in its science theatre in Cardi.

The audience, across all ages, was taken on an interactive journey exploring the role

o the heart in an average person compared with that o a proessional athlete, whilst

raising awareness o their own heart health.

During the show, 9,300 people listened to heart beats, saw how

the heart pumps blood at dierent rates, learnt about getting

energy intake right and willing volunteers even took part in a

relay race through wide and narrow (diseased) arteries. A Heart

o the Champion trail was developed alongside which guided visitors to sixexhibits linked with heart health.

Feedback orms showed that the show was very well received with 71% eeling

encouraged to make heart healthy changes to their liestyles.

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HRUK & SUBWAY Healthy Heart project reportsIts always interesting to know what happens with the projects we give awards to, especially as our

intention in awarding the grant is to ensure that the project does have some positive eect on its

target community.

Disabld roup i Rotram ow a sadow

o tir ormr slvs

Disabled adults at Little Arches Residential

Home in Rotherham have shown exactly how aHeart Research UK & SUBWAY Healthy Heart

Grant o almost 10,000 can make a dierence

to their lives as they have become a shadow o

their ormer selves.

The Every Player Counts programme, run by

Rotherham United Community Sports Trust

(RUCST), involved disabled adults in the town

in sports, exercise and living a healthier liestyle.

RUCST launched the programme to tackle theshocking statistic that over 90% o disabled

people do not take part in any kind o sporting

activity. The specially adapted activity sessions

have ocussed on building tness through a

range o sports and exercise.

now, rsults tak rom tr o t

rsidts sow tat ty av lost almost six

stos btw tm, rducd tir waist

siz ad ac as lost ovr 10% o tir bodyat all actors tat will lss tir cacs

o tti art disas.

The residents, Jo, Christine and Sylvia are just

three o the 80 adults who have taken part in the

Heart Research UK and SUBWAY project in the

past year.

Sylvia Fox, 61, lost nearly three stones and15% body at during the project and is no longer

classed as a diabetic and no longer has to take

medication.

Jo Reed is 32 and has been living in LittleArches or two years and has lost nearly a stone

as well as reducing her body at by 10%. She is no

longer out o breath and can walk a lot urther.

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Ivrss Caldoia Tistl Commuity Dvlopmt TrustICT halty harts Scool Visits - Ivrss, 10,000

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Community Development Trust has been taking a programme o

heart-healthy activities to 40 rural primary schools in the Inverness area. Over our weeks, 10-11 year

old girls and boys have been getting their hearts beating aster through ootworx sessions - exercise

classes done to music based on the basic movement patterns placed upon the body during a game

o ootball.

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Tat Commuity Dvlopmt TrustT Kitc halty harts Ramsat, 10,000

Heart-healthier liestyles are being encouraged among amilies in the Thanet community through

healthy cooking workshops and amily sports days. Ten amilies at a time will take part in our-hours o

cooking activities, learning to prepare heart-healthy ood on a budget with less at, salt and sugar and

more ruit, vegetables and oily shas well as getting their hearts beating aster and learn about the

benets o exercise.

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Christine Hunt, 67, lost two stone andreduced her body at by 11% during the project.

She really enjoyed the keep t sessions and has

had the chance to take part in sports, something

that she has never done beore.

To help the residents control their portion

sizes, Little Arches owner, Angela Briggs, bought

smaller plates and provided them with lots o

resh ruit and vegetables a mixed, balanced

and heart healthy diet.

Leon Wormley, Disability Development

Ocer at Rotherham United Community

Sports Trust, says:

We are delighted that our programme has been

so eective and has really changed the lives

o the residents at Little Arches. The statistics

show that disabled people simply arent getting

involved in sports because o the barriers

they ace. We have broken these barriers in

Rotherham by adapting our sessions to meet

individuals needs and its great to see more

disabled people getting involved and taking part

in regular exercise to keep their hearts healthy.

Adele Gilmour, rom Scope Wales:

Overall the project has been a real boost to our

day- to-day work. It has enabled us to deliver a

programme o activities which, in the long term,

will support disabled people to make signicant

changes to their liestyles which should benet

their heart health.

Jane Coia, Cwmbran Centre Manager:

There was some excellent learning and

excellent results or us. We will continue to usethe heart health learning with service users and

not lose ocus o healthy hearts.

happy arts i Wals

Scope Wales was awarded a 9,500 grant ortheir Calon Hapus project which means

Happy Hearts in Welsh. In 2011 they delivered an

inspiring, tailored programme to help disabled

adults increase their activity levels, eat more

healthily and care or their hearts. The 12-week

rolling Happy Hearts programme was held at

Scopes three centres and, thanks to the whole-

hearted approach o the centre managers, over

100 disabled adults have benetted - twice

as many as originally planned. And theyre all

delighted with the results.

The Sully Centre in Penarth, held a weekly

Fit Club, with local physiotherapists,

which led to body at loss, reduced blood

pressure, improved lung capacity

and increased understanding o

a heart-healthy liestyle. Wheel

Chair Keep Fit classes, Boccia,

Kurling and swimming at the

Cwmbran Stadium energised

participants and heart rate

monitors helped them look at the

eect and benets o exercise.

Participants also cooked or a

healthy heart with a dietician

and the onsite tuck shop was

completely revamped to oer

healthier alternatives plussmaller portions.

Pictured with Chris Child and Faye Keatley rom HRUK are Paralympians Kyron

Duke and Rhys Jones who joined adults at the Cwmbran Centre

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Stepping out or heart healthWith the better weather and memories o last years wonderul Olympic achievements still resh,

nows the perect time to bring out the champion in you and give your heart and body the best.

Being physically active leads to a better quality o lie; it reduces your risk o heart disease, Type 2

diabetes, stroke and some cancers by up to 50%.

Regular exercise will:

strengthen your heart muscle, arteries

and bones

shed that spare tyre and help you

out-run diabetes

maintain and promote healthy blood

pressure and cholesterol levels

lit your mood and boost your energy levels

help you breathe better and sleep like a baby

Its reckoned that i an exercise pill wereavailable, the worlds health could be

quite dierent.

how muc? The UK Chie Medical Ocerrecommends daily activity totalling at least

150 minutes each week or adults. This could

mean 30 minutes on ve days, although several

chunks o 10 minutes or more also count. The

exercise needs to be at moderate intensity: this

means youre breathing aster, your heart rate isincreased and you eel warmer, even breaking into

a sweat on a hot or humid day.

Lts ot kid ourslvs. 40% o menand 30% o women sel-report doing

the recommended amount, yet when an

accelerometer was used to ollow how physicalactivity is really done, only 6% men and 4%

women were doing enough. Its all about putting

your heart into whatever activity you do so it

counts and benets your heart and body.

Lik it a bit viorous? I you enjoy squashor something a bit more intensive, you can get

the same benets by doing 75 minutes spread

across the week. But dont rest on your laurels,

push your tness levels and make sure you dontlounge around the rest o the time. Here are some

activities and their intensities:

Activity ery xpdd(Kcal/hour*)

Lit Strolling (2mph) 150

Hoovering 210

Modrat Gol walking, pulling clubs 260

Brisk walking (4mph) 300

Cycling (11mph) 360

Viorous Aerobic dancing 380

Swimming (slow crawl) 480

Running (8.5mins/mile) 690

*or a 60kg person; Department o Health 2004

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Dot sit o it even i you do therecommended amount o exercise, spending a

large amount o time sitting can increase your

risk o heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other

conditions. So beware o screen time make sure

your work and home environment help your heart.

Its never too early or too late to start

Early steps shed that post-pregnancy

weight and regain your tness by pushing the

buggy around or carrying your baby in

a specially designed sling,

Toddlers teach them that being active is un

and help them acquire the key skills theyll

need to enjoy sports later on like throwing,

kicking a ball, skipping along or swimming.

Children dont rely on school PE, get out and

about as a amily, sign up or a new activity

together and get on your bikes.

Active adolescence being active through

your teens and into adulthood can set the

pace or lie-long social and team building skills.

Team sports, ve-a-side ootball, hockey

or netball, will increase tness levels

- and bring new riends.

Golden years - research shows that men

and women aged around 50 who did the

recommended amount o weekly exercise

had lower markers or infammation, which

plays a key role in the development o many

conditions, including heart disease.

Move more to nd the tter you

Start small, maybe ve minutes at a time and

gradually lengthen the sessions. Push yoursel

to increase the pace and intensity.

Vary what you do so you dont lose interest and

involve more muscle groups.

Exercising with a riend or team may help you

stay on track.

Gadgets help. Music with a high tempo

beat can help you maximise your routine.

A pedometer or phone app can help you track

your tness progress and distance covered.

Focus on a challenge like the Yorkshire Three

Peaks, a hal or ull marathon or even a 5k

or 10k un-run i youre a beginner and raise

money in the process to help more hearts.

Rmmbr - back up your active liestyle with good quality,heart healthy ood rather than empty calories and dont undo all

that good work with smoking or drinking in excess. eati ruit ad

vtabls, xrcisi ad avoidi smoki could rduc your risko a art attack by 80%.

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Raised locally, spent locallyMore and more people are aected by heart disease every day. Every 20 mins someone has a heart

attack and 2.7 million people are living with heart disease with loved ones helping them cope. We

at Heart Research UK appreciate our supporters and thats why we spend the money they raise in

their local communities, hospitals and universities.

Tr ar may ways you ca lp.

Leave a lasting legacyOne o our most important sources o incomecomes rom people who have been kind enough to

remember Heart Research UK in their will. Legacies

help us to und pioneering medical research and

people to live happier, healthier, longer lives. I

you would like more inormation about leaving a

git in your will or competing a codicil orm, please

contact Michael Clark on 0113 297 6203 or email

[email protected]

Make a donationOne o the simplest ways to support Heart

Research UK is a one-o donation. Well respect

that you may just want to give once - and will

never give your details to others. You can make

a donation using a credit or debit card but i you

preer you can also contact us on 0113 234 7474.

Treasure Chest

This is not the usual give us your gold and silverrequest. Wed actually like you to give us your old,

unwanted jewellery - broken beads, old watches,

odd earrings, costume jewellery, or whatever you

have in your jewellery boxes or at the back o a

drawer. Its a great way to recycle and a popular way

o raising unds or HRUK. Well send you envelopes

or you and your riends or you can post it to Heart

Research UK, Freepost RLYL-AGUE-SSBZ, Suite

12D, Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB.

Beaverbrooks the Jewellers will also accept them in

their shops across the country.

Doatio i liu o fowrsMany amilies now request donations to charitiesin lieu o uneral fowers which does not mean

that there will not be any fowers at the uneral,

just that foral tributes are limited to immediate

amily and others are invited to make a donation

to charities, like Heart Research UK.

I Mmory FudsIn Memory Funds are a special way o

remembering a loved one. Oten relatives andriends want to continue giving over a number

o years and all donations are held in a separate

und, sometimes to be used or a specic

reason. For more inormation contact us on 0113

234 7474 or email [email protected]

or more details.

Rular iviA regular git is a great way to support us. It

means we can plan or the uture and just a smallamount each month really adds up. You can

set up a Direct Debit easily and securely online

on our website. Alternatively, you can arrange

a standing order rom your bank or building

society account via online banking or pick up a

orm rom your bank or building society.

Payroll iviis another option i youremployer operates a scheme. It is the easiest,

most cost eective way or you to regularlysupport Heart Research UK.

Heart Research UK, Suite 12D, Josephs Well, Leeds LS3 1AB

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