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A young rugby fan from North Devon is raising thousands of pounds for ‘healthcare superheroes’ by selling rainbow-themed rugby shirts and balls that he designed during lockdown.

Eleven-year-old Ryan Mahajan has raised £5,000 for charity since June last year after watching the news and being inspired by the incredible efforts of frontline healthcare workers.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted to be one of two local charities to benefit from an upcoming quiz night being hosted by Shaun Wallace, AKA The Dark Destroyer, from ITV game show The Chase.

Shaun will be the quiz master for the Cornwall Channel Big Quiz which will be run via zoom on Saturday 24 April and will raise funds for CHSW and Cornwall Air Ambulance. 

Healthy competition paired with a local charity needing donations inspired aircrew at RNAS Culdrose at Helston to set up their very own Gr-814 British Bake Off competition.

814 NAS The Flying Tigers embraced the competition which saw weekly baking challenges set and then judged by the squadron’s Commanding Officer, Cdr Chris Wood. 

Check out this incredible lot! It’s a year this week since we launched our Be Incredible with Children's Hospice South West Facebook Group and we have been truly humbled to see the many amazing ways that people have rallied for our hospices in such unprecedented times.

AnnaLaura Smith-Gilpin, her partner and sons are almost halfway through their challenge of walking 201km in March, raising money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). 

Fresh spring air and a sturdy pair of walking shoes are helping a retired Tiverton primary school teacher to take on a special charity walking challenge this month.

Liz Guppy from East Worlington is marching through March in a bid to raise as much money as she can for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Liz, 70, has challenged herself to walk 100 miles – a minimum of four miles every day for 25 consecutive days – on local paths and countryside lanes around her home. 

Karen Lane from Trewoon near St Austell has completed her 38 day challenge: Stricly Come Biking, all in the name of charity.

For 38 consecutive days Karen donned a different ballgown and cycled up to 35 miles each day on her static bike. The challenge sparked great support from Karen’s friends, family and dance students from The Dance Factory who have all helped her raise over £1400 for Children’s Hospice South West.

Exeter Chiefs players delighted Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) children and families by holding a virtual story time session.

Players Jack Maunder, Joe Simmonds and Tom O'Flaherty joined 13 families at home via video call, as well as care teams at the charity’s three children’s hospices, for a special reading of Jack’s motivational new children's book, Bounce Back Jack!

Martin Abrahams from Thornbury is taking on a year-long challenge to mark the 30th anniversary of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Martin and his family are supported by CHSW’s Charlton Farm hospice and have been since their youngest daughter, Jessica, died in January 2017, aged 6. 

Peter Colley from Nailsea wanted to do something to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) during the pandemic and decided he would have a sponsored ‘isolation buzz cut’.