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<\/p>\nRIP Jordan<\/p>\n
Jordan Burndred, who died aged 17 in 2015, with his mum Nicola.(Image: Stoke Sentinel)<\/p>\n
A mum who channelled the grief at losing her son into fundraising for charity has raised more than \u00a3104,000 in his name. Nicola Burndred, from Biddulph<\/a>, started fundraising just a week after the death of her teenage son.<\/p>\n Jordan Burndred died in October 2015, aged just 17. He had suffered a heart attack while on holiday in Turkey.<\/p>\n Nicola immediately felt the need to be strong for her other children and to do something for others. She organised a family fun day the following month.<\/p>\n Soon, the fundraising snowballed. Now she organises the likes of cake sales and tombolas alongside bigger events to drum up cash for Cardiac Risk in the Young in Jordan\u2019s name.<\/p>\n Your Heroes Awards 2026<\/p>\n The money has allowed Nicola to hold screening sessions in Biddulph and Newcastle-under-Lyme, enabling people aged 14 to 35 to have their hearts checked. It has also helped to get four defibrillators installed in North Staffordshire.<\/p>\n Now Nicola has been nominated in the Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year category of the Your Heroes Awards.<\/p>\n Her nominator said: \u201cNicola has raised more than \u00a3104,000 after losing her son. She raises awareness and funds for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. She needs to be recognised for her amazing efforts in helping so many young people. She\u2019s an inspiration to many.\u201d<\/p>\n University of Staffordshire<\/p>\n Nicola said it was a bittersweet feeling to be nominated for a Your Heroes Award.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cIt\u2019s important to keep talking about Jordan and Cardiac Risk in the Young because we need to keep raising awareness and encouraging people to donate. The screening CRY offers isn\u2019t available on the NHS.\u201d<\/p>\n The heart screening sessions that Nicola helps to fund cost \u00a37,500 per day. The next screening day is coming up in February. For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is the 20th Year of the Your Heroes Awards which celebrate people and organisations in North Staffordshire. To date it has told more than 2,000 heartwarming local stories. The awards campaign is organised at University of Staffordshire and The Sentinel will be sharing the nomination articles each day.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2_yha.png\")
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