If appropriate, talk to your supervisor, manager or HR team to suggest that they set one up. It’s simple to get it in place. Or please get in touch with your local corporate fundraiser. We are happy to speak to them to suggest that they introduce one.
Unfortunately we cannot claim Gift Aid on funds raised through the raffle, but if you choose to make a donation with your ticket purchase, we can claim Gift Aid on that.
Our in person event at The Lost Gardens of Heligan will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone. We will be lighting the paths with candles bags in special areas around the route and some areas will be lit with Heligan’s beautiful lighting.
The event will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety and there are street lights on the route. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone.
The walk will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone but much of the route will be lit with Powderham Castle's beautiful lighting.
Absolutely! If it’s a staff fundraiser you’re planning, register your event and have a look at our fundraising tools page for inspiration!
If your company would like to get involved in other ways or you would like to donate a percentage of sales of a product towards our work, get in touch with Corporate Fundraising Team.
Unfortunately, if the back marshal or train has already departed you will be unable to take part in the run for health and safety reasons. So please ensure you arrive in plenty of time to register and attend the warm up and safety briefing at the times given in your fundraising pack.
If there is space at a following wave time at the Eden Project or Plym Valley Railway, we may able to fit you onto the next wave.
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. JustGiving) gets automatically sent through to CHSW and added to your total, so no need for paper forms!
Yes, you can. You can give make a donation online.
You can also call us on 01271 325 270 to donate using a credit or debit card.
You can create a free online fundraising page, personalise it with a photo and share it with friends and family by message, email or on social media. They can donate quickly and securely online with a credit or debit card. Create your page now at JustGiving page and save yourself the hassle of collecting the money! We will also supply you with a sponsor form so you can do it the old fashioned way!
Generally, entry fees are non-refundable, however, under exceptional circumstances it may be possible. Please see our event terms and conditions for more information.
The paint is 100% natural and water-soluble and will not cause any damage to the environment. However, we still put in a clean-up team to remove the paint on the ground after the event.
Your sponsorship money needs to be paid to Children’s Hospice South West ten weeks before the date of departure. This is because the charity has to pay the tour operator costs in advance, and have to ensure that every person we pay for has raised all the money. Some people find it difficult to ask for the money up front, but it is a lot harder to get the money in after the event. Your sponsors will understand about this.
As a charity we receive less than 16% of our funding from government and statutory organisations.
Taxation rules change frequently. Your solicitor can provide Will tax-planning advice or arrange for the services of an accountant or tax adviser. A Will can allow you to take tax into account and maximise how much you leave to others. For example there is currently no inheritance tax payable on a gift left to charity in your will and if you leave 10% of your estate to charity, your IHT liability reduces from 40% to 36%.
The prize fund for each weekly draw is £1,425. This is made up of 14 guaranteed prizes totalling £1,225 and a £200 Bonus Rollover.
The 14 guaranteed weekly prizes are 1st prize: £1,000, 2nd prize £100 and 3rd prizes 2 x £25, 5 x £10, 5 x £5
The Bonus Rollover starts at £200 and if the prize is not won it rolls over by £200 each week until it reaches £10,000 when it is guaranteed that week.
It's not a race! The route will approximately take 1hour to 1.5 hours to complete. There will be front walking marshals that will set the pace but they must not be passed by any participants for strict health and safety reasons.
This year we have the addition of memory points along the route to stop and make a memory whilst remembering your loved ones. We anticipate the event to be finished by 9.30pm.
We will have musical entertainment along the route, so please do take your time and enjoy the walk whilst remembering happy memories of your loved ones. We anticipate the event to be finished by 9.00pm.
We will have music and memory points for you to enjoy as you walk the route. We anticipate you will finish by 9.30pm at the latest.
We are dedicated to making the most of short and precious lives, providing the best possible hospice care for life-limited children and their families from the South West. We couldn't continue this work without you. Read some inspiring stories to see the life-changing impact of our work. Thank you again for your support.
Dogs are allowed into the Eden Project but are not permitted to take part in the event and will need to remain with family or friends who are spectating during the race. They cannot come into the event village which is situated inside of The Gallery.
Due to not being able to board the train carriages, dogs are unable to take part in the event.
Yes! We welcome dogs at this event (just make sure to clean up after them)
Yes! You can read our most recent Annual Report and Impact Review, which is accessible in our Publications section.
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. JustGiving) gets automatically sent through to CHSW and added to your total, so no need for paper forms!
We ask every Incredible Hiker to commit to raising the suggested minimum sponsorship of £1,000. Your registration fee covers the cost of your event support, hotel stays, food and Team Hike apparel.
You can complete it anywhere! Your local swimming pool, lake, sea or river. Anywhere that you can make a splash!
Unfortunately, there will be no facilities of this nature at RAF St Mawgan so please arrive with limited personal belongings or leave them with friends/family who are coming to watch. CHSW cannot accept responsibility for any belongings left unattended.
Yes - we promote the events run by our preferred tour operators. Those tour operators will run several events a year, according to their own schedules. However, if you cannot make the dates they have on offer, we could look at an alternative tour operator for you so that you can still do your dream challenge - just get in touch with us and we will try our best to find a suitable event date for you.
Yes. We can train you for most of our roles. Volunteering can be a great way to develop your skills while boosting your CV.
Yes, you can donate to as many causes as you like as long as they are charities registered in the UK but with only one deduction in your pay.
Ticket numbers are drawn randomly on the date of the draw, once a ticket is drawn it is removed from the draw, therefore it is not possible for 1 number to win more than 1 prize. Prizes are allocated in the order of the tickets drawn from 1st prize to 3rd prize.
The British weather is notoriously unpredictable, so we will be keeping an eye on the forecast. If the weather is deemed unsafe, we will postpone the event and alternative date will be arranged and you will be notified by text and email. If you cannot make the alternative date, a refund will be offered, or you can offer your event fee as a donation.
If achievable, the format of the evening may change to allow it still to go ahead in some form.
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.
Our Charlton Farm Santa run only has one wave and start time.
If we have space on an alternative wave time at our Eden Projet or Plym Valley Railway Santa runs, we'll try to to accommodate your request.
Please call Little Harbour on 01726 871 800 at least one week prior to the event to request a change.
Read our comments policy.
You should receive all your purchases within fourteen working days of placing your order. Working days are Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays.
If you have not received your order and it is after the expected date of arrival (allowing a couple of days for postal delays) then please contact us so we can look into this for you and, if appropriate, send a replacement. We can change the delivery address of any replacements if required.
You will need to be 18 years at the time of the event to be able to take part.
No, it's not essential. We would love it if you could raise money for Children's Hospice South West but we also understand you may already have a charity you would like to support.
Rainbow Run is a 5k fun run event with a difference! There’s no prizes for being the first to cross the finish line, this event is all about making memories with your friends and family whilst raising money for Children's Hospice South West.
Along the route you can walk, jog, run or even skip your way through paint stations where marshals will shower you with bright powder paints. Creating the most amazing, vivid colour explosion you'll ever see so when you finish you'll be well and truly rainbowed!
For questions regarding Rainbow Run Cornwall, please email Kiley.
Once a family starts to visit our hospices, our Care Team are available to help them think about the choices they may wish to consider when their child nears the end of their life. An end of life care plan is a document that outlines you and your child’s wishes for their end of life care, including management of pain, other symptoms and provision of psychological, social, spiritual and support for the family into bereavement.
The end of life phase begins when a judgement is made that no more treatment is possible, to ensure care helps children who are no longer receiving curative treatment to live as well as possible until they die. Including care during and around the time of death, and immediately afterwards. Enabling supportive and palliative care needs of both child and the family to be identified and met throughout the last phase of life.
Families may wish to come to the hospice for care towards the end of their child’s life. We would always view these stays as a priority. Families may also wish to stay at home or in a hospital and then come to the hospice after their child has died. Whatever the family decides our care team can offer support, advice and practical help whether at home or in the hospice.
Not necessarily, this will depend on what your criminal record is for and the role you are applying for. We reserve the right to make a decision on a case by case basis.
You can donate through Payroll Giving:
Your payroll department will be able to tell you if your employer has signed up.
Based on the 2023/2024 financial year, the odds of winning 1 of the 12 prizes is 1 in 1,305. Odds for our 2024 Raffle will depend on the amount of tickets sold.
Any money you raise on an online giving platform is automatically transferred to CHSW after the event.
You will need a licence from your local authority for an event that includes any of the following activites:
For more help and advice please contact your local community fundraising team.
Please bring with you your coin collection and gingerbread coin collection houses on the day to hand in at registration. Please make sure you write your names on these so that we know who the money has come from, and we can allocate it to your fundraising total.
We recommend you don't send in cash through the post. Please remove your coins from your coin collection and then donate for them on our online donation page along with any other sponsorship you've collected.
You can send your sponsor forms and coin collection card along with a cheque to:
You can also add any offline sponsorship to your online Just Giving page that you may have set up. You can bank the money you have collected and then make a payment on your own donation page. All money raised on an online giving page automatically is sent through to us - you don’t have to do a thing!
Unfortunately it is inevitable that, with so many runners, some people will get injured in training for a race. What happens next depends on how you got your place and what race you are doing.
If you are using your 'own place' to run for CHSW (i.e. you obtained it directly from the organisers of that race) you simply need to let them know you can no longer take part. They will decide whether you can defer your place to the following year. We'd also appreciate it if you could let us know so we know how many runners to expect on the day.
If you have a guaranteed charity place, which you obtained by paying a registration fee with CHSW, then you must let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to take part in your event. We cannot automatically defer your place to next year's event, and all registration fees are non-refundable.
Please email enquiries@chsw.org.uk or call us on 01271 325 270. Tell us your name and the time, date and value of your donation, and we’ll be able to help.
A full kit list and advice on what else you should bring is available on the Ride for Precious Lives web page.
Yes, all participants running the Marathon need to be 18 or older. All participants running the Half Marathon need to be 17 or older. 10k participants must be 15 or older.
Each Final Mile participant will need to have a parent/guardian or teacher with them
Unfortunately, dogs are not permitted on-site at RAF St Mawgan and you will be asked to return home if you do bring a dog with you.
You need to be a minimum of 18 years old at the start of the challenge, in suitable physical condition to undertake the challenge as set out in the itinerary and be fully aware of the possible risks inherent in adventure travel.
Everyone taking part is asked to have a medical form (supplied by Children’s Hospice South West) completed and signed by their doctor to confirm your suitability to take part. All participants must also have adequate personal travel insurance. 15-17 year olds may also participate in any challenge with the agreement of their parent or guardian and if accompanied by a parent or guardian on the challenge who is of legal age, (18 years of age or older). The parent or guardian will have to complete the booking form for anyone who is under 18 at the time of booking and sign the following parental responsibility form.
We welcome referrals from family members whose child has been diagnosed with a life-limiting condition, or professionals. With your families permission we will then contact your professional support team (GP, consultants, key workers etc) to gather up-to-date information about your child's current needs and likely future prognosis. To make a referral please contact us.
Once a Will has been made, it is important to keep it up to date and account for any changes in your circumstances. For example, you may now have had a child or grandchild, you may have moved home, or your financial situation may have changed. It is also advisable to reconsider the contents of your Will regularly to make sure that it still reflects your wishes.
Raise a smile Lottery tickets can be purchased through the CHSW website by regular play Direct Debit payment only. One-off play tickets are available from CHSW Charity Shops. One-off play tickets purchased after Thursday 5pm will be entered in the following week's draw.
You can find Children’s Hospice South West on JustGiving.
Yes of course! If you are in any doubt as to whether the route will be suitable, please do get in touch. A named carer can also assist a disabled entrant for free, please call your local fundraising office to register their details.
Please let us know if you are taking part in a wheelchair by adding this to your registration so we can ensure there is availability on the train for your chosen wave.
The route is fully accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs, although there are slight inclines on the route, and two or three small speedbumps.
Yes you need to have a Discus account and in order to leave a comment you will be required to login. You can login using your social media or Disqus accounts.
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.
Single rooms are limited and subject to availability, these will also incur a single room supplement. Please email Kate if you would like to request a single room.
All other rooms are twin/triple share. If you would like to share a room with someone you know, you can enter their name on the registration form. If you don’t indicate your preferred buddy, we will allocate your room with another member of ‘Team Hike’. Women and men who are unknown to each other will not be placed in the same room.
To show us and your supporters you have completed your splash, we recommend adding all offline donations to your JustGiving, which will track your online donations. We'd also love to see photos of your challenge so please add them to your page! You can also share this on the Be Incredible Facebook page so we can see your incredible efforts!
Take part in our in person event at RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall on Saturday 21 June 2025. We have limited numbers at this event so register early to be covered in paint at one of the 8 paint stations along the 5k route.
Babies, children and young people from 0 to 21 years with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. We offer support for all the family.
Medical care from specialist doctors, including out of hours cover, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
Our services include:
It's very easy: All you need to do is visit our volunteer opportunites page to search and register for volunteering positions.
Your first Payroll Giving contribution is made on your next pay day. However, if you are signing up towards the end of the month – after your employer’s payroll has been processed – your first contribution will be made the following pay day.
Between April 2023 and March 2024, an average of 53p in every £1 went directly to fund care for babies, children, young people and families. 22p was used to fund prizes and 24p covered the cost of running the CHSW Raffle.
Unfortunately dogs are not able to take part this year due to limited space in the event village and low lighting which may result in leads becoming a trip hazard.
If you have an assisstance dog that you will be beinging to the event, please call Charlton Farm office on 01275 866 600 to let us know.
Yes you can! Just take a look at our YouTube channel where you'll find lots of short films to help you highlight and promote our work and your fundraising.
You will receive a medal at the finish line.
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You will need to be 18 years at the time of the event to be able to take part.
No, please contact us if your query concerns a guide dog.
Not at all, you can walk or run the 5K route as it is not about speed but more about having as much fun as possible! The race is not timed, so the more competitive Rainbow Runners amongst you should self-time for anyone desiring a personal best.
Due to the amount of paint used at the paint stations only children aged 5 years and over can take part in this event. All children aged 16 and under must have a participating adult also register to run with them. If you have younger children, they must remain in the event village with another adult or guardian.
We offer short breaks away for the whole family, for respite and relaxation. Mums, Dads, brothers and sisters can all come and stay at our hospices.
We provide one-to-one specialist care for the child. This allows the family the chance to have a break away from the worries of caring, and to be together as a family. In this respect, what we provide is completely unlike any other care available.
Yes, we welcome volunteer expertise and ask that you complete our enquiry form with a brief description of your professional background.
There is no minimum or maximum limit.
The CHSW Raffle is a fun and engaging way for Children's Hospice South West to raise much needed funds. Each ticket gives you the chance of winning 1 of 12 fabulous prizes.
Entries close on Tuesday 3 September. The draw takes place at midday on Wednesday 18 September.
No problem. Please get in touch with your Event Fundraiser and they will support you with any queries or help you need.
"All proceeds from the event will go to Children's Hospice South West"
The Children's Hospice South West registered charity number must also appear on all printed materials. This can be in small print and must appear as follows:
"CHSW is a Registered Charity No. 1003314"
Please refer to our T&Cs regarding refunds.
The London Marathon is one of the most popular events in the UK and there is a huge demand for places. We aim to allocate our London Marathon charity places as fairly as possible however we only have a very limited number of places available and unfortunately we are not able to guarantee a place to everyone who applies. To give yourself the best possible chance of getting a Team CHSW charity place, please sign up here and give us as much information as you can about why you would like to run for us, how much you realistically think you can fundraise and how you plan to do so.
You can set up a regular gift online. If you have any problems please call us on 01271 325 270.
Your luggage will be transferred between each hotel across the 3 days. We ask you bring no more than 1 overnight bag and 1 day bay. You will be provided with luggage labels for each.
You can defer Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k places to next year for an admin fee of £5 Please email runbarnstaple@chsw.org.uk
However, individuals cannot transfer to another CHSW event or transfer their place to another runner. Race distance changes or deferrals to 2027 must be received by 23 September 2026.
Unfortunately, we're unable to transfer your place and registration fees are non-refundable.
If you're unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances, please contact Little Harbour on 01726 871 800, and upon the discretion of the fundraising manager, a refund will be made minus the deduction of a £5 admin fee.
Please see our full terms and conditions regarding date or venue changes made by CHSW due to circumstances outside of our control.
Group sizes range from 12 – 30 depending on the challenge. You will come across a wide mix of people on an event like this, and you are likely to make some life-long friends. All ages take part and from all backgrounds.
We offer a range of fun and innovative volunteering opportunities to all of our corporate partners.
If you would like to find out more about corporate volunteering at work we'd love to hear from you. Drop us an email and we'll be in touch shortly.
We would like to know who our generous supporters are. It gives us the opportunity to acknowledge the important decision you have made. Letting us know also helps us to plan for the future and keep you informed about our ongoing work.
The Raise a smile Lottery is a weekly lottery which helps to raise funds for Children's Hospice South West to provide hospice care and support for babies, children and young people living with life-limiting conditions and their families.
It's one of the simplest ways of supporting CHSW regularly and each ticket gives you the chance of winning 1 of 15 prizes including the Bonus Rollover. Weekly draws normally takes place every Friday.
Of course! This event had in previous years been a women-only event, however for the last few years everyone is invited to join us and this will remain for all future memory walks so everyone has the opportunity to celebrate the memories they have of their loved ones.
In Clevedon and Cornwall, the event is open to anyone 12 years old and over. In Devon, the event is open to anyone 5 years old and over.
There are plenty of ways you can get your fundraising started for minimal costs. Local companies may sponsor your event, donate goods or lend you their services for free. Take a look at our fundraising ideas page for simple ways to keep costs low.
After signing up you will be sent a confirmation email with details of all your registrants. At a later date, you’ll receive your fundraising pack in the post. This will contain your runner number and all the information you will need for the event.
We also like to keep in touch via email and phone fundraising hints and tips and occasionally any last-minute information changes such as route changes. Please provide a valid email address when signing up.
You can login using your Facebook, Twitter, or Google account by selecting the desired login option under the Login menu or by clicking the corresponding icon. Please note that a pop-up window will appear when attempting to login. If you have a pop-up blocker activated in your browser you will need to allow pop-ups in order to login.
You can set up a team fundraising page on JustGiving following the steps on their website. We recommend that you set up an individual page which links to this team page so we can clearly identify any funds that have been raised on your behalf.
We will look after your luggage each day and transfer it to thehotel . We ask you bring no more than 1 overnight bag and 1 day bag. We will be provide you with luggage labels for each.
There are lots of ways to pay in your sponsorship.
We recommend you do not send any cash in the post. Please pay the money raised into your bank account and then make a donation on our online donation page.
You can send your sponsor forms and a cheque to your local hospice:
Little Bridge House
CHSW, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ
Little Harbour
CHSW, Little Harbour, Porthpean Road, Porthpean, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6AZ
Charlton Farm
CHSW, Charlton Farm, Charlton Drive, Wraxall, North Somerset, BS48 1PE
You can also add any offline sponsorship to your online Just Giving page that you may have set up. You can bank the money you have collected and then make a payment onto your own donation page. All money raised on an online giving page automatically is sent through to us, so you do not have to do a thing!
Yes- you can bring friends and family to watch you from the event village. Please issue them with the pass that will be enclosed in your postal fundraising pack!
Children’s palliative care is an active and total approach to care, from the point of diagnosis or recognition, throughout the child’s life, death and beyond. It embraces physical, emotional, social and spiritual elements and focuses on the enhancement of quality of life for the baby, child or young person and support for the family. It includes the management of symptoms, provision of short breaks and care through death and bereavement. (Definition: Together for Short Lives)
Yes, for some roles. We have a responsibility to protect the babies, children and young people we work with, so we will carry out a DBS (formerly CRB) or disclosure check where needed. This can sometimes take up to a month, but is not a difficult process and you will be given help to complete the forms if necessary.
Payroll Giving is taken straight from your gross (pre-tax) pay so there is no need for us to claim any tax back through Gift Aid, which saves us additional 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.
If you have any concerns, 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. All complaints and disputes will be dealt with in accordance with the Complaints Policy.