Chesterfield Canal tripboat cruises on August bank holiday raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young charity

By Gay Bolton
Published 22nd Aug 2023, 14:12 BST
Updated 22nd Aug 2023, 14:12 BST
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Enjoy the bank holiday aboard a Chesterfield Canal tripboat and help a good cause.

Chesterfield Canal Trust is running cruises on its Madeline boat, leaving from Hollingwood Hub, on Monday, August 28. Tickets are £7 for adults and £5 for under 16s. Book online at https://chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk

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

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

Money raised from fares on the Madeline tripboat on Monday, August 28, will go to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. The boat is named after Madeline Siddall who died from cardiac arrest in 2011 at the age of 15.Money raised from fares on the Madeline tripboat on Monday, August 28, will go to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. The boat is named after Madeline Siddall who died from cardiac arrest in 2011 at the age of 15.
Money raised from fares on the Madeline tripboat on Monday, August 28, will go to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. The boat is named after Madeline Siddall who died from cardiac arrest in 2011 at the age of 15.

Twelve young people die from Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD) each week. With 80 percent of these, there will be no warning. It is the third highest killer of young people under the age of 35, yet there is no national screening programme to help detect the heart defects that cause it.

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