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Dartmouth’s Royal Avenue Gardens will host the ‘biggest ever’ Dartmouth Art & Craft Weekend this month.

The 16^th annual event on June 29-30 will showcase 40 stalls exhibiting a huge variety of arts and crafts, and offer visitors the chance to talk to artists and crafters as they work.

There will be entertainment from a wide range of musical and dance performers, as well as plenty of homemade cakes, cream teas, sandwiches and teas.

Dawn Barnard, 45, from St Blazey has worked as a carer at Little Harbour children’s hospice at Porthpean in St Austell for almost three years. Inspired by the families she works with as well as people she knows through her gym Dawn has set herself a huge challenge of competing in a bodybuilding competition while raising funds for Little Harbour. She has had to commit to a strict regime of training along with a strict diet, all while putting time into her fundraising for Little Harbour as well.

The annual 85-mile Cotswold Classic Car Run will be taking place on 1 September 2019 in memory of Roger Cook, a classic car owner and enthusiast and a long-term member of the Classic and Historic Motor Club.

A trio of cyclists from Cavanna Homes’ head office in Torquay will be riding 205 miles across three counties to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Barbican Kitchen, situated above Plymouth Gin Distillery on the Barbican in Plymouth, has recently donated £336.58 to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) following its two month Dine and Donate campaign.

During January and February customers were encouraged to donate with the Barbican Kitchen’s annual “Dine and Donate” set menu.

Nathan Davies, General Manager at Barbican Kitchen speaks highly about supporting CHSW.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is launching a brand new walking event in North Somerset. Called the Summer Ramble, it’s a 5-mile sponsored walk around the grounds of its Charlton Farm hospice, taking in Priors Wood, part of the Gordano Round foothpath, and finishing with a lovely view of the hospice from the surrounding fields.

Coombe Trenchard House and Gardens near Okehampton is hosting its annual English Country Garden Festival this year on 1^st and 2^nd June. The show will once again be supporting local children’s charity Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is pleased to announce three local companies are sponsoring its Rainbow Run, which is taking place on Saturday 8 June at the North Somerset Showground.

Tickets for Children’s Hospice South West’s 5km Rainbow Run are selling fast and the Fundraising Team from Little Harbour children’s hospice are keen for participants to understand what their support means to the charity.

The Rainbow Run is now in its 6^th year and is a fun 5km run, jog or walk around RAF St Mawgan where those taking part get covered in different coloured powder paint along the way.

The very special Narnia sensory garden at Children’s Hospice South West’s Little Bridge House has been given a fabulous new look thanks to two talented local craftspeople and a host of generous CHSW supporters.

A stunning new stained-glass mosaic mirror designed and created by Silverton-based glass artist Sue Smith has been installed at the hospice in Fremington.