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The entirely fictious fundraiser called Jail & Bail took place on Friday (March 25) in Bristol in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Eight businesspeople found themselves arrested for (comedy) crimes, tried, and ‘sent down’ by Judge Downsy.

Jail & Bail is a hugely entertaining courtroom event which sees fundraisers arrested, charged with their (entirely fictitious) crimes and then placed on trial.

Having been found guilty, the reprobates were taken into custody, photographed and banished to the cells at the old Bridewell Police Station, now known as The Island.

The culprits

Six representatives from the local community were arrested, put on trial and locked up for their fictitious crimes on Friday when they took part in Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Jail and Bail fundraiser in Bodmin.

Passers-by had to look twice as they saw the six being marched through Bodmin town centre on their way to their mock trial at Bodmin Jail. Put on trial were Simon Jones from Wildanet, Gareth Looker from Looker Marketing Communications, Darren Buckley from Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, Kevin Hicks – Grand Worshipful Master of the Mark Master Masons and Mike Bee and Spencer

The UK’s biggest celebration of silent and classic screen comedy – Slapstick – is adding a new event to its 2022 programme – this time reuniting and honouring the stars of the mould-breaking Saturday morning TV show, TISWAS.

Bob Carolgees, John Gorman, Sally James and Chris Tarrant (AKA The Four Bucketeers) will be at St George’s Bristol on Saturday 16 April (8pm start) to share their memories of the anarchic series with Andrew Kelly, Director of Bristol Ideas and a boyhood fan of the show.

The reunion is happening 40 years to the month in which Tiswas ended its nine-year run, having made

Mark Bullen, who has lived in Wrington for 31 years, has written a booklet about the village with all proceeds benefiting local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The Little Book of Wrington Curiosities provides the story behind forty or so ‘objects’ that can be seen during a walk around Wrington and its immediate vicinity.

Mark said: “Subjects in the booklet range from the death from the bite of a rabid cat, to a pony trapped in snow drifts rescued by the village voluntary Fireman; from a tall, solitary ‘stench pipe’, to a plastic buddha bought from H&M; from memorials to John

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has received thousands of pounds in grants from Freemasons in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

Provincial Grand Lodges in the three counties chose to give £4,130 to support the charity’s three hospices – Little Bridge House in North Devon, Charlton Farm near Bristol, and Little Harbour in St Austell.

The money from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) was presented to CHSW, Chief Executive and Co-founder Eddie Farwell at Little Bridge house on Monday morning by Devonshire Provincial Grand Master Ian Kingsbury, who was accompanied by Charles Yelland, one of

A South Gloucestershire shopping and leisure centre brought festive joy to families supported by Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and raised vital funds for the local children’s hospice, Charlton Farm.

The Mall at Cribbs Causeway is a firm favourite with out-of-town shoppers and over the Christmas period it comes into its own with lots of seasonal activities for families to enjoy.

Last Christmas the centre teamed up with CHSW to offer families free visits to its Grotto and ice-skating sessions.

CHSW cares for children who are unexpected to reach adulthood. The charity looks after the

In a year when the country continued to be in and out of lockdowns, Cornwall was filling up fast with visitors and the power of charitable giving which grew so greatly in 2020 was starting to dwindle as people got their lives back, there was one person who stayed steadfast to their target throughout: Fred Thomas AKA Skinners Brewery mascot Betty Stogs.

Since the start of his time in the community as Betty Stogs Fred was always keen for charities to benefit from his appearances, whether telling Cornish tales, singing songs or carrying a collection bucket he has raised thousands of pounds for

Year 8 Gordano School student, Cian Redman, set his sights high by climbing thousands of metres to raise money for Children's Hospice South West (CHSW).

Cian set himself a challenge to climb the hight of Mount Everest back in November and after 3 months has achieved his mission by climbing a total of 8,849 metres. Along the way he has been supported by friends, family, and members of his rugby team - Gordano Sharks u13s.

Cian took on his final climb during the half-term break by scaling Pen Y Fan and Snowdon to complete the height target. His friends and fellow Gordano students, Xander

Porthleven-based Arthur Roberts is travelling around Cornwall telling tales of his travels and showcasing his photography while also raising vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Following various trips to, and exploring around, Norway to photograph birds, other wildlife and the countryside in general, Arthur is now keen to share his stories and photographs to local groups looking for a speaker for upcoming meetings or gatherings.

Arthur has supported CHSW for many years after visiting its Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell and will donate any fees from his talks

The Great Charity Pot and Print Fair is a national online fundraising event which has been created to raise much needed funds for many different local charities.

It's a chance for talented UK ceramicists and printmakers to come together to sell their work to raise money for their chosen charity. The 1st event in January 2021 saw 100 potters joining together to raise £17,800 for 60 different charities.

The Great Charity Pot and Print Fair 2022 will take place online on 5th – 6th March 2022.

It includes over 150 wonderful generous potter and Printmakers from across the UK raising funds for over