At the finish line we will have cleaning stations with soft brushes so that you can give yourself a good dusting off to remove most of the powder. You won’t be 100% clean but you will be able to remove most of the paint.

We recommend that you leave a towel in your car to cover your seat or spare clothes to put on top of your running gear to ensure you get as little paint as possible on your seat.

CHSW cannot be held responsible for any damage or paint getting on participants vehicles, public transport or private property.

If you opt for the minimum sponsorship method of payment, about half of the sponsorship target will be used to pay the costs of the trip, although this varies slightly for each event. If you opt for the self-funder method of payment, 100% of your fundraising will go towards Children’s Hospice South West.

Your deposit is not included towards the sponsorship target, but does go towards covering the challenge costs.

Equipment, disposable medical equipment, medicines (correctly labelled with the child’s prescription), nappies/pads and toiletries for personal use.

The majority of UK visas allow people to volunteer, although there may be restrictions to the number of hours you can volunteer. If you are unsure if your visa allows you to volunteer we recommend you contact the UK Border Agency. We may request verification of this.  Please note that Tourist/ Visitor visas and Student Visitor visas (usually students visiting for six months or less) do not allow people to volunteer.

Winners must verify their details and claim their prize within 6 months of the draw date, after which CHSW will treat the prize as a donation.

Only persons aged 18 years or over and resident in Great Britain (England, Scotland or Wales) are eligible to enter the Raffle. CHSW Staff and their families are permitted to enter the Raffle. CHSW Directors as well as CHSW staff and employees of service providers who are directly involved with the administration of the Raffle are not eligible to enter.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall is a private event being held by Children’s Hospice South West and only registered participants of the walk can access the venue on the night. 

Online giving websites are an extremely effective way to easily boost your fundraising total. They work by allowing sponsors to log on to a fundraiser's unique page and sponsor them using a credit or debit card. The money from online fundraising pages (e.g. Just Giving / Virgin Money Giving) gets automatically sent through to CHSW and added to your total, so no need for paper forms!

No. Our Trustees govern the Charity on a voluntary basis.   Read more about our Board of Trustees.

In order to confirm your charity place in a race, you'll need to confirm your details with the race organisers. As a participant in the event, you'll need to agree to their terms and conditions and let them know you’re running with a charity place. If you don't complete this second stage of the registration process by the specified deadline, you won't able to take part on the day. This second part to the registration process is at no extra cost.

Long-term donations enable us to plan for the future and ensure money is available where it is needed most, so we can be there for as many families as possible.

Regular gifts mean a consistent, predictable income so we can plan and budget better, making us more efficient. It’s also more cost effective. More of your money goes to our work as they generate less administration and carry cheaper bank charges.

There are benefits for you too. A regular gift is a hassle-free way to donate, while knowing that you are helping us make the most of short and precious lives.

Make a donation.

As places are limited for this event to a capacity of 120, we ask each rider to commit to raising the suggested minimum sponsorship of £1,250 for Ride for Precious Lives 2025 and Ride for Precious Lives 2026. Your registration fee covers the cost of your hotel stay, food and cycling jersey. If you do not think you can commit to raising this sponsorship please call Kiley on 01726 871 800 to discuss prior to registering. 

Yes, we can update your details, please contact us.

Rainbow Run is not a race and therefore everyone gets a medal as they cross the finish line!

Yes. We can put you in touch with the tour operator directly who may be able to reschedule your flight home and help you plan a holiday if required. Please note that there will be extra costs for extending your stay and you will need to plan this well in advance.

Our hospice teams have engaging and challenging activities for corporate teams. If you're interested in volunteering in a group as part of your company's corporate social responsibility programme, please contact your local corporate fundraiser or complete our enquiry form.

Yes, there are three types:

A Residuary Legacy is a percentage or share of the balance of your estate once all other payments and gifts have been made. A lot people prefer to give a residuary gift because it keeps in line with inflation and does not lose value over time.

A Pecuniary Legacy is a fixed amount of money.

A Specific Legacy can include specific items like personal possessions, land or shares.

A computerised randomly selected weekly draw takes place every Friday. Should the Friday fall on a bank holiday, the draw will be run  the day before or the next working day.

Unfortunately there are no facilities and we cannot accept liability for anything you leave behind. Please bring only what you need and are able to carry for the night.

To claim Gift Aid on your fundraising, we must have the first name or initials, last name, full home address and postcode of each individual donor/sponsor. So please encourage them to tick the Gift Aid box on your sponsorship form when they sponsor you. Without these details we legally can't claim Gift Aid - so be strict with your supporters!

Santas on the Run is a fun 2k run, walk, or jog at either the Eden Project in Cornwall, Plym Valley Railway in Plymouth (3k), and Charlton Farm in North Somerset. We don't provide Santa suits but you can decide if you want to twinkle in tinsel, rock it like Rudolph or sleigh it like Santa - dress up in your festive gear and complete a challenge of your choice all while raising seasonal smiles for babies, children, young people and families that are supported by our 3 hospices. 

You can change your display name, which appears next to their comments, as well as your bio, website, and location within your Disqus profile settings.

Yes! You can buy our selection of Christmas cards, calendars and diaries in our online shop.

Christmas cards and goods are also sold in all of our shops and in our Hospice reception areas.

CHSW are working in partnership with a third-party provider to ensure you will be walking with an experienced guide and support crew who will provide support and first aid across the 3 days; otherwise known as ‘Hike Support.’ CHSW staff will also be on hand to offer emotional support, encouragement along the way as you reach each stop. 

If you are taking part with your school or swimming group,  please ask everyone to register online and include your school name within the group.  

Once you have registered, you will receive an email on the next working day. This will include links to set up your Just Giving pages and information about the event. You will also receive other emails from us to support you with your fundraising along with a call from one of our fundraisers. Your runner numbers & Fundraising pack will be sent via post.  

We have 8 specially adapted bedrooms at both Little Bridge House in Devon, and Charlton Farm in Bristol. At Little Harbour in Cornwall there are 6, which are used for hospice stays.

At each hospice we keep 1 of these bedrooms free for emergency or end of life care.

Once you’ve applied we’ll contact you with the next steps as quickly as we can and keep you updated throughout the application and selection process.  

If you’re selected, we'll want to get you started as quickly as possible but this will depend entirely on the role and what checks we need to do beforehand. If the role requires a DBS check (we’ll flag this in details about the opportunity) the process can take longer.

Payroll Giving is taken straight from your gross (pre-tax) pay so there is no need for us to choose to claim the tax back through Gift Aid – saving us admin costs.

If you are a 40% or 45% taxpayer, Payroll Giving is the only way we can automatically receive all your tax on a donation.

Read the CHSW Raffle full terms and conditions. The purpose of which are to ensure you are informed about the terms and conditions of entering the CHSW Raffle, and to promote social responsibility in gambling

Setting up a dedication a part of this event is optional. You are welcome to take part and remember your loved one by personalising your memory box and candle bag. However, if you decide you would still like your loved ones name/s to be a part of the  memory ceremonies, please:

  • Email Kate for Moonlight Memoiry Walk Devon
  • Email Hollie for Moonlight Memoiry Walk Clevedon
  • Email Kiley for Moonlight Memoiry Walk Cornwall

Collecting sponsorship from companies is a great way of increasing your sponsorship. Many companies offer a Matched Giving service where they match all the sponsorship raised by the staff. 

Eden Project and Plym Valley Railway

We will be sending out your runner number, fundraising pack, sponsor form and coin collection card from the beginning of October onwards. You are welcome to download any of these fundraising tools prior to this by visiting the 'how to fundraise' tab on the Santas on the Run Eden webpage.

Charlton Farm

We'll be sending your fundraising pack and runner number out in the post at the beginning of November. Your fundraising pack will also be available to download, and includes a sponsor form, coin collection card and gingerbread house collection box. You can download this by visiting the 'how to fundraise' tab on the Santas on the Run North Somerset webpage.  

If you set up an online fundraising page, your donors will be prompted to fill in the Gift Aid details on their individual donation.

Please encourage your sponsors to complete their last name, initial and full address on your sponsorship form if they would like their donation to be Gift Aided.

Yes we can. Every time we sell something belonging to you, we can raise 25% more from the government through Gift Aid - at no cost to you.

Find out more about Gift Aid.

 A decision will be made each day if conditions are deemed unsafe to cycle. This will consider wind, torrential rain, thunder and a temperature above 28C or any condition that it is considered dangerous to continue - then we may decide to abandon the event for that day. But a little rain won’t stop us! 

Yes, we would appreciate as many volunteers as possible to help with things such as course marshals, water stations, bag drop, registration and pacers.

Please contact either Cyra or Neville. 

 

You will leave Rainbow Run looking very colourful, and we recommend a few showers to rinse off the paint. If you have stubborn colours in your hair washing up liquid works a treat to rid the colours. If your hair is very light, or colour treated, you may wish to wear a hat or headscarf to minimise the paint contact.

  • Return flights
  • All travel arrangements on the event
  • Accommodation as stated on the challenge itinerary
  • All food and refreshments on the event
  • Camping equipment (where applicable) excluding sleeping bags
  • Guiding team and medical provision
  • Transport of your luggage between camps/accommodation

We are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If you die without a Will in England or Wales the law will decide who gets what. If you have no living family members, all your property and possessions will go to the Crown.

Unfortunately we cannot claim Gift Aid on funds raised through the lottery.

Yes, the CHSW Raffle is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 4991. Read the full Terms and Conditons.

Unfortunately, we are unable to take registrations on the night. You must sign up online before the registration closing date in order to take part in the event. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Moonlight Memory Walk Devon

We ask that you pay in your full fundraising amount within one month of your event.

Please let us know if you are not going to be able to pay in your money on time for any reason.

Absolutely. Getting your company involved in fundraising is a brilliant way to motivate your workforce as staff members across all levels can work towards a common positive goal. CHSW runs a very successful Charity of the Year (COTY) programme, as well as a Give as You Earn scheme. 

The race pack containing your race number will be sent by the event organisers. Please visit the FAQs section on the event organiser’s website for more details. We'll send a separate race pack containing your CHSW running vest, if you have given us your size. 

Yes, setting up a gift online is also completely safe. Any personal information you enter onto our online Direct Debit pages (including, name, address and bank account details) is encrypted before being sent to us.

Your information is saved in a secure environment using industry standard practices. You are then covered by the Direct Debit guarantee. We will write to you to confirm the details of your gift, and give you at least 21 days before taking the first payment. You can amend or cancel at any time.

By signing up to Ride for Precious Lives you will be communicated with via email once a month and invited to bi-monthly Zoom meetings to support your training, fundraising and answer questions about the weekend.

You will also receive support via phone from your Area Fundraiser and Kiley, Event lead of Ride for Precious Lives.

You will also be offered to join a Private Facebook Group for those who are only taking part your event – this group is great to get support from your fellow Ride for Precious Lives riders.

 

Yes, the RUN Barnstaple races have a Certificate of Course Accuracy and from 2025 will be registered and licensed by England Athletics Run Events  

Rainbow Run is a fundraising event for Children's Hospice South West and your registration fee helps cover the cost of the event. We are therefore asking all participants to pledge to raise as an individual a suggested £25 or to raise £70 if taking part as a family which would fund vital care at our hospices. Visit the fundraising tab for colourful ideas to raise as much as possible and set up a Just Giving Page. 

Injuries and illnesses happen - they're part of life. If you are unable to take part in your challenge, the most important thing for you to do is to let us know as soon as possible. Depending on when you pull out, we might be able to give your place to somebody else, so that Children’s Hospice South West does not lose out. We will also be able to advise you on who to alert to the fact that you will have to pull out - you may need to tell the challenge tour operator, and you may need to refer to the terms and conditions of your booking - especially for overseas adventures. 

If you are unable to take part in your chosen challenge, and you have already raised sponsorship for your challenge, you will need to get in touch with everyone who has supported you to let them know that you are not actually doing the challenge they have sponsored you for. You should give them the right to request a refund on their donation. If you do not take part in your challenge, then we will not still ask you to pay in the minimum sponsorship requirement. Any registration fees you have paid are, however, non-refundable. 

Volunteering with Children's Hospice South West is a great way to:

  • boost your CV
  • learn new skills and put existing talents to use
  • get involved in your local community
  • make a difference to someone's quality of life
  • increase your confidence and self-esteem
  • meet new people

We’ll do our best to let you get involved as much as you'd like, and hope you have fun along the way!

In the UK, inheritance tax is currently paid to the government at a rate of 40% if your estate is worth more than £325,000. However, the rate might be reduced to 36% if 10% or more of your estate is left to charity.

Most gifts left to Children's Hospice South West are exempt from inheritance tax because we are a charity. You can find out more by contacting HMRC or a solicitor.

Please call 01271 313 311, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm. At all other times please leave a message on our answerphone or complete our online enquiry form.

We recommend you dress up warm with a coat and comfortable trainers. Previous participants to our Clevedon or Cornwall events can wear one of their old Memory Walk T–shirts or collect a new one on the evening.

Bright, glowing the dark clothing, light-up accessories and fairy lights are very much encouraged! 

Gift Aid is a government scheme that allows charities to reclaim the tax on your donations. This means that every £10 donation you give under the Gift Aid scheme is worth £12.50 to CHSW - at no extra cost to you.  

Yes please!   

For the Eden Project and North Somerset events, we ask you register yourself and the members of your group so you'll receive all the support and information you need.  We will not be accepting on the day registrations. Please sign up for the location and wave time you would like to attend. 

Plym Valley Railway

Eden Project, Cornwall

Charton Farm, North Somerset

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We take all major debit and credit cards except American Express, and online orders can also use PayPal.

You will need to make your own travel arrangements to get to registration at the start on Friday morning and to travel home from the finish on Sunday. 

Just email Hollie and she will help you with any questions you have!  

Unfortunately, if the back marshal has already departed you will be unable to take part in the event.   

Please arrive by 2pm at the latest to give yourself enough time to park, sign in at participant registration and be present for the safety briefing and warm-up.

Each of our hospices has a special room called ‘Starborn’ in which, after a child has died, they can be laid for up to 7 days. Starborn is kept at a regulated temperature where the appropriate measures are taken to prepare the body for the funeral. This allows families to be in an environment where they can say goodbye to their child properly, surrounded by loved ones, with support from members of the Care Team who have looked after their much loved child during their stays.

We don’t offer internships at CHSW. But if you’re interested in volunteering, you can find a list of current roles on our volunteer opportunities page.

When opportunities for paid roles arise they are advertised in our jobs and volunteering section.

Yes. If you receive an occupational pension and your pension provider deducts tax through the PAYE system, you are still eligible for the scheme. Simply ask your occupational pension provider to make a donation from your pension before tax has been deducted.

If you would like to check your tickets, please call 01271 313 311, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm. At all other times please leave a message on our answerphone or complete our online enquiry form.

A dedication is where you can add the name and a photo of loved ones you are remembering. You can also leave a special message for them. This is free to do and we welcome you to set up more than one dedication in memory of more than one person. 

Set up your dedication

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Moonlight Memory Walk Devon

If you set up an online fundraising page, your donors will be prompted to fill in the Gift Aid details on their individual donation.

Please encourage your sponsors to complete their last name, initial and full address on your sponsorship form if they would like their donation to be Gift Aided.

Of course!

Please call the following numbers to get you up and running: 

Own place refers to a runner obtaining their own place in an event (eg. purchasing your race place directly with the race organisers). And of course we would love you to use your place to run for CHSW.

CHSW and its recycling partners can help turn mobile phones, gadgets and computers into money - to go towards supporting our work.  Find out more on how and what to recycle with CHSW.

Have a look at our training page for advice and information on getting ready for the Ride for Precious Lives. By training hard you will be sure you’re ready for the challenge ahead! 

There will be a finishers medal.

We are selling CHSW running vests for £9, please purchase these at the point of registration.

 

CHSW will have photographers taking photos on the day and filming the rainbow craziness. If you want to get shots right in the midst of the action we recommend covering cameras/phones with plastic wrap or bringing a disposable camera.

When you have completed your registration and paid your deposit, you will receive an event pack that will detail exactly what is involved in signing up to the trip, for example:

  • Your spending money
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Payments for visas
  • Vaccinations and medical forms (where required)
  • Airport taxes where applicable
  • Optional tours and meals on your free day
  • Personal items from the kit list
  • A tip for the local guides and porters
  • Your travel to and from the UK departure airport

It costs more than £14 million a year to keep our 3 hospices open and raise the funds to continue to be there for babies, children, young people and families (to fundraise).

A residuary legacy is the gift of the remainder of your estate (or a percentage of the remainder) after all other gifts to friends and family have been distributed and all outgoings have been dealt with.

A residuary legacy is especially valuable to CHSW because the growing value of your assets protects it against inflation.

A pecuniary legacy is a fixed sum of money that tends to decrease in value over time because of inflation. For example, a legacy of £1,000 written into a Will in 1980 would now be worth less than £380. However, it is possible to index-link a pecuniary legacy, to ensure that the legacy maintains its intended value.

Based on the 2024/2025 financial year, the odds of winning the guaranteed weekly 1st prize of £1,000 is 1 in 22,264. The chances of winning any of the other 13 prizes is 1 in 1,713.

Please call 01271 313 311, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm. At all other times please leave a message on our answerphone or complete our online enquiry form.

As we are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, CHSW is committed to the highest standards of fundraising practice and ensure our activities are open and fair, honest and legal.  Read our Fundraising Promise

Find out how to contact us with comments or complaints.

The race pack containing your race number will be sent by the event organisers. Please visit the FAQs section on the event organiser’s website for more details. We'll send a separate race pack containing your CHSW running vest, if you have given us your size. 

If you are interested in being part of our team check out our job and volunteering page for more information. You can apply by downloading an application form from our website.

Unfortunately, we're only a small team and can't get to every event our supporters take part in. If we're attending the event, we'll let you know where we'll be on the day, six weeks before event day. Your friends and family are welcome to join us! 

Cheques should be made payable to Children's Hospice South West and sent to us at:

Children's Hospice South West
Little Bridge House
Redlands Road
Fremington
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 2PZ

Please note we do not recommend sending cash through the post.

South West Splash is our brand-new fundraising event where you come up with a water-based challenge or fun activity.

You could swim every day for a month, or your child could swim a length of the pool. You could learn to surf until you drop, or kayak a marathon. Your child could learn to dive or simply handstand in the pool. Whatever the challenge, it doesn’t matter! There is nothing too small or too big, so get those swimming costumes, shorts or wet suits on and make a huge difference.

Ticket sales for all RUN Barnstaple events close on Wedneday 24 September at 5pm. There will be no on the day ticket sales.

No. Rainbow Run is all about having fun. you can run, walk, jog or skip - there are no prizes for being first across the finish line.  

Our overseas adventures are all run by tour operators on our behalf, as the tour operators have the experience, insurance and ATOL protection necessary to run these kinds of challenges. Therefore, registration fees should be sent directly to the appropriate tour operator when you complete your booking form. 

Please note also, that the terms and conditions of your booking are with the tour operator rather than with Children’s Hospice South West - we will only stipulate fundraising terms and conditions, and do not have any control over insurance, travel arrangements or anything else to do with the trip itself. If you would like more information about this, then just get in touch.

With our college partner we are able to offer NVQ units in Retail Skills and Customer Service through our shops. Contact your local CHSW shop manager or find out about NVQs at CHSW Shops.

Payroll giving is a tax efficient and easy way to support us. You choose the amount you'd like to donate and then each payday, your gift will be deducted automatically from your gross salary (after National Insurance but before tax).  This means the tax you would have paid on your donation is also given to Children's Hospice South West.

It’s very easy to arrange. Email your local corporate fundraiser and we'll make sure that your company operates a scheme that allows you to give to us straight from your pay. We can then notify your Payroll Department that you would like to set up a regular donation to us in this way.

If your company does not operate the scheme, then we will contact you to let you know. We can help suggest to them to get one set up.

Regular play winners will be notified by their preferred method of contact and a cheque sent by post. One-off play ticket winners will need to contact the Lottery Team on 01271 313 311 where their tickets and details will be verified. Once verified a cheque is sent by post. Weekly winning numbers are also published on the CHSW website.

Unfortunately, places are non-transferable to another participant. 

Places are non-refundable. Upon medical evidence refunds maybe given at the disgression of the Fundraising Manager. 

In the unlikely event that CHSW has to cancel the event, all participants will be contacted about a registration fee refund and any sponsorship money received by CHSW can be refunded on the request of the sponsor.  

Thank you so much for raising money for Children’s Hospice South West, we really appreciate your support! Please send us a cheque made payable to CHSW to: Children’s Hospice South West, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ.

It would be great if you could also let us know how you raised the money (and be sure to include your name and address so that we can send you a thank you letter!).

Unfortunately, some emails can end up in your junk folder - please check this first. 

If you still have not received either your confirmation email or welcome information email, please contact our event fundraisers:  

If you sign up over the weekend, please note you won't receive your welcome information email until the Monday morning.  

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We would always advise that you order using credit/debit card or Paypal via our secure website, as prices and stock availability may change in the time it takes for us to receive and clear funds from your cheque. If cheque or postal order is your only method of payment however we would be delighted to accept your order.

Please ensure order requests contain your full name, delivery address and a contact telephone number in case there are any problems fulfilling your order, and send this along with a cheque made payable to Children's Hospice South West to the following address: CHSW, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ.

The current selling price of items will be applied to your order based on the date payment is received.

Members of Hike Support will make a decision each day to ensure conditions are deemed safe to walk. They will consider high winds, torrential rain, thunder high temperatures or any conditions where it is considered too dangerous to continue. We may have to decide to abandon the event for that day. But a little rain won’t stop us! 

No! Anyone can take part, because you are completing the event in your own time, at your own pace, on your own terms.

The event will go ahead if it is raining. If the weather is deemed unsafe, a decision will be made 48 hours prior to the event and you will be notified by email. We will also update the Rainbow Run Cornwall Facebook event page.