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It’s become a much-loved festive tradition; hundreds of bikers dressed in Santa suits, their motorbikes adorned with festive paraphernalia, paying a visit to Children’s Hospice South West’s Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple. This year the ride is taking place on Saturday 2 December, with bikers coming from all over the county.

It’s quite a spectacle watching the procession of motorbikes leaving Seven Brethren Bank, making its way through Barnstaple then onto Fremington for 1.00pm, and organiser, Carl Trick said:

‘Being born and bred in Barnstaple and with friends who have used Little

St Austell based Ocean Housing Group has generously offered sponsorship once again to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) for the charity’s upcoming Santas on the Run event.

The 2km sponsored fun run is happening at the Eden Project on 3 December and is a fun event to take part in with colleagues, friends or family of all ages, helping to get everyone into the festive spirit.

Sponsorship from the Ocean Housing Group helps towards covering the costs of the event meaning that even more of the money raised in sponsorship by those taking part can go straight to Little Harbour children’s hospice

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is excited to announce it will be opening a new shop in The Cornmarket in Warminster on Wednesday 18 October at 10.00am. Anyone is welcome to come along and be one of the first customers to step inside!

The new shop will have something for everyone with a range of goods on offer, including quality women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories, as well as children’s toys and games, books, media and bric-a-brac.

CHSW’s Head of Retail, Chris Judd said;

We are really looking forward to opening the new shop in Warminster and we aim to be at the heart

The Mendip Friends’ Group has been supporting Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) for well over a decade and was deeply involved in the Babe Appeal – the campaign to raise funds to build CHSW’s Charlton Farm children’s hospice in North Somerset.

Charlton Farm is the second of three hospices to be built by CHSW and is celebrating 10 years since it opened its doors to families in North and Mid Somerset. CHSW looks after children from the point of diagnosis and offers short breaks for the whole family, helping them to make the most of every moment with their children, often over many years and

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) have recently thanked West Cornwall Youth Trust (WCYT) for their generous donation of £2000 to the charity.

This grant will go towards funding a residential trip for siblings of children who are cared for by the charity at its Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell. The trip will give siblings, many of whom are also young carers for their brothers or sisters, the chance to take part in a range of activities to build confidence, develop skills, make friends and share experiences.

Some of the funding will also go towards day trips for the children

On Saturday 4 November, Alex age 13, will be shaving off his beloved thick bushy hair to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as his family is supported by its Charlton Farm hospice in North Somerset.

Alex’s sister Josselin, age 11, has CHARGE syndrome and is deafblind, unable to walk or talk and reliant on 24/7 care for all her needs. She has an airway obstruction and uses CPAP ventilation overnight and is unable to eat or drink so is fed through a gastrostomy tube. She has a severe learning difficulty, scoliosis and weak bones.

Josselin’s family is able to stay together at

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted to receive £111,199 from KFC’s Add Hope Foundation. The Add Hope Foundation enables each KFC restaurant to support a local children’s charity, with 100% of funds raised going directly to the charity. Money is raised through product promotions (it donates 10p from every Kids’ Meal), scratch cards, donation boxes or through customers donating via their Colonel’s Club loyalty cards. KFC’s South West franchisees nominated CHSW to be the beneficiaries of these funds. Kate Fisher, Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser at CHSW, said

‘We are delighted to

Kevin Bresnan from Midsomer Norton took on a challenge to walk 50 miles non-stop from Weymouth to Wells. Kevin was inspired to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West’s Charlton Farm as it provides respite stays for him and his son Caleb who has a life-limiting condition called Alagille Syndrome.

The whole family is able to come at stay at Charlton Farm, not just Caleb, for short breaks throughout the year. Kevin wanted to set himself a challenge to raise funds for the hospice as a way of saying thank you for the support he and his family receives.

Kevin said, ‘I got the train to

West Country accountants and financial planners Old Mill are sponsoring Children’s Hospice South West’s 2016 £50 challenge in a bid to raise £25,000 for the North Devon based charity.

The £50 Challenge is an annual event where local businesses compete against each other to turn a £50 start-up investment into as much money as they can over a three month time frame – April to June – with all money raised going directly to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Old Mill – who are the current record holders – will fund the £50 start up investment for all teams taking part, co-ordinate the