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Anne’s Unexpected Lottery Win

16 October 2025 CHSW Lottery

Anne Skinner, from Worle in Weston-Super-Mare, never imagined that her regular donation to her local children’s hospice would turn into a winning ticket. She had no idea her monthly donation could lead to such a big win.

One afternoon, she picked up a phone call she’ll never forget. 

"I honestly thought I’d won a tin of biscuits," Anne laughs. 

Anne had in fact just won £5,600 in the Children’s Hospice South West Lottery.  

Care home team fulfil 'SuperGran’s' wish to re-visit children's hospice

08 October 2025 CHSW

The Kenwith Castle care home team enabled a resident to re-visit the children’s hospice she helped to found more than 30 years ago.

Eldey spoke to the care home team about her wish to go back to Little Bridge House with her husband Trevor. The facility in Barnstaple, which is operated by Children’s Hospice South West, provides hospice care and support for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families.

Gill Brown wins Regional Pride of Britain Award after raising almost £500,000 for Children’s Hospice South West

22 September 2025 CHSW

Gill Brown has been named Regional Pride of Britain Fundraiser 2025, following her extraordinary fundraising efforts which have seen her raise nearly £500,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Gill received the honour on Friday, 19 September, and will now go on to the national finals of the Pride of Britain Awards in October, proudly representing the West Country.

For nearly two decades, Gill has been the quiet force behind thousands of collections, events, and bucket shakes in support of CHSW.

25 years of pub quizzing raises thousands for children’s hospice

09 September 2025 CHSW

A pub in Holywell Bay near Newquay has raised £4000 for charity this year alone from running weekly pub quizzes.

The Truguth Inn has invited keen quizzers through its doors every week to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Little Harbour hospice in St Austell.

Steve Sutton, the owner of The Treguth Inn, said: 

Our Wednesday night quiz has been running for 25 years, and has always raised money for Little Harbour. All together, these quizzes have raised around £38,000.