Ukulele Players to support children's hospice
Weston’s own ukulele band, the Weston Ukulele Players & Strummers (WUPS) has announced local charity Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as its Charity of Choice during 2019.
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Weston’s own ukulele band, the Weston Ukulele Players & Strummers (WUPS) has announced local charity Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as its Charity of Choice during 2019.
From August 2019 until August 2020, accountancy and business services firm, Albert Goodman, will be sponsoring CHSW’s £50 Challenge initiative (in our Charlton Farm region).
The initiative sees workplace teams given an initial £50 and tasking them to grow the funds in just 50 working days. Cake sales, raffles, quizzes and workplace fun and games are all encouraged but firms are being challenged to be as creative as possible.
Nerys Daniels from Regil in Chew Valley organised and hosted a hugely successful event to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), which supports her son Toby aged 3.
Called ‘We are Family’ the evening included a sparkling reception, 3-course meal, music and entertainment and an auction. The auction prizes were all ‘inclusive’ meaning they suited families with children who may have complex needs.
On 3rd August two teams from Marshall Volkswagen Barnstaple entered this year’s Birdman competition organised by Illfracombe Round Table and have raised over £2000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) while doing so.
Living in a historic house can be a privilege and a blessing, but towards the part of the year when the nights are longer and sunlight a rarity, it can become a little on the cold side.
Children’s Hospice South West will be opening the charity's newest shop in Bradley Stoke at 10.30am on Friday, August 16.
The new shop, based in the Willow Brook Centre, will offer a range of goods, including women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories, as well as children’s toys and games and homewares.
The town centre shop, based in Colliers Walk, has undergone a major refurbishment and customers are being invited to see the bigger and better shop for the first time when the doors open at 10.30am on Friday (August 9).
A North Devon grandmother is in training for an ‘enormous’ 205-mile cycle challenge across the West Country in memory of her younger sister and ‘best friend’.
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is on the hunt for some brave souls to take part in their brand-new fundraising event coming to Plymouth - the Firewalk.
The Firewalk is a sponsored event giving participants the chance to push their boundaries and walk along a path of hot coals at temperatures of 1200˚F in front of the beautiful Kitley House Hotel.
Plymouth based HellermannTyton Ltd, a multi-national cable management business, have recently handed over a donation of £2737.30 to local charity Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).
CHSW was chosen as the charity they would support for a year after a company-wide vote.