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Charity Golf Day above par and raises over £6,000 for local children’s hospice

21 September 2023 CHSW Fundraising, Corporate

On Thursday 7 September, Brunel Wealth raised over £6,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) at its charity golf day at Celtic Manor Resort.

40 players including Brunel Wealth team members, clients and families supported by CHSW took to the greens following a breakfast and played 18 holes of golf.

In the afternoon, attendees enjoyed lunch, sponsored by LGT Wealth Management and took part in an auction, bidding for donated prizes such as a Cooking Class at Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant, an overnight stay and breakfast at the Kingham Plough in the Cotswolds and signed sport memorabilia

Bike show raises over £1000 for local children’s hospice

20 September 2023 chsw

David Ball and the Christian Motorcycle Association held a fantastic bike show on the church grounds in Lawrence Weston and raised an amazing £1,038 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). Supporters from the local community came to see the wonderful array of bikes, trikes and off-roaders that fled from far and wide, some travelling from Swindon especially for the gathering. For the first event in the Lawrence Weston community, it was a resounding success.

Childrens Hospice South West rely on voluntary donations to continue to care for local children with life-limiting conditions and their

Football legends raise over £1000 for local children’s hospice 

06 September 2023 CHSW Fundraising

13 teams of golfers braved the summer rain and enjoyed a charity golf day and raffle as well as live music at Knowle Golf Club in aid of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). The golfers arranged by the Bristol City Former Players Association (FPA) raised over £1000 for the local children’s hospice.

The Bristol City FPA was founded by Neil Palmer in 2021 with the aim of recognising, and celebrating any Former City player ranging from 1 appearance to 646, all of which have paved the way for those that wear the shirt today. FPA Team Member - Chris Johnson said: “It was absolutely fantastic to

A celebration of years of support from Bath Friends Group

07 August 2023 CHSW Events, Fundraising

In Children's Hospice Week, our new volunteers in the Bath and North East Somerset area put on a cream tea in New Oriel Hall, Larkall to say thank you to those who had supported the Bath Friends Group in raising over £170K for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Bath Freinds Group was founded by Gertie Hockedy in 1994. Gertie had supported CHSW over the years and enjoyed hosting lunches in her home to raise vital funds for the local children's hospice. Members of the Walcot & Larkhall Townswomen’s Guild were the first to join the group, which was the reason why the cream team was held in

Panning for gold at Little Bridge House

27 July 2023 CHSW Care

Alisha and her family had a wild time during their stay at Little Bridge House recently. The Sibling Team had arranged a whole host of activities around the theme of 'Wild West' including panning for gold, which had been kindly donated by local business, Ilfracombe's fossil shop, 'Bones To Bones'. The children also got to meet local police who had taken time out of their day to meet them!

The Sibling Team have a variety of themed days planned throughout the summer, including Italian, Middle East, Australian, and (British) festival. On the surface these may just seem like fun days for the

Newquay charity gig row re-scheduled for August

21 July 2023 chsw Fundraising

Newquay Rowing Club is once again looking for teams to take part in its sponsored gig row in Newquay harbour to support Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

After it was cancelled due to weather conditions in July, the new date for the event is on Sunday 27 August.

The event offers groups of friends, colleagues, sports teams or family to give gig rowing a go in this friendly sponsored charity event. To take part teams are required to supply three novice rowers and the other three rowers and the coxswain in your gig will be supplied by Newquay Rowing Club.

Alice Merrett, Area Fundraiser for

Jo's 3 Peak Challenge raises thousands

15 July 2023 chsw Fundraising

Jo Retallick from Cornwall, completed the 3 Peaks Challenge for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) in July.

The 3 Peaks Challenge is a mountain challenge event that involves climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours. The 3 peaks are Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales.

Jo started off with Ben Nevis, which stands at 4,413ft. She started the climb at 6am and reached the summit in 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Jo said:, “The views were insane, and this was my favourite mountain by far!”

Next was Scafell Pike in the Lake District (3

Under 11’s football club select local children’s hospice logo to print on football kits

12 July 2023 CHSW

Ashton Boys U11 football team were donated a sum of money by a member of the public and are now proudly wearing Childrens Hospice South West (CHSW) logo on their away kit.

The U11 team play in the Hanham Minor League who train at Greville Smyth Park and the mini park next to Compass Point School on South Street in Bedminster were in desperate need of funding for their team away kit.

Terry Hosier, a member of the local community had spotted team coach Kelly Hennessy out in all weathers drawing out the pitch lines at the teams main pitch at The Clanage, Bristol. Terry said: “I was so inspired

Gearing up for cycling challenge to support CHSW

30 June 2023 chsw Events, Corporate

Global leader of vacuum and abatement, Edwards Vacuum are marking 10 years of being Gold sponsor of Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) annual, sell-out 205 mile cycle event, Ride for Precious Lives in July.

Ride for Precious Lives is a 205 mile, 3 day, cycling challenge which sees over 100 cyclists take on the challenge. The event will take place on 7-9 July and encompasses all three of CHSW’s children’s hospices across the South West region. The avid cyclists will take to their saddles at Little Harbour in Cornwall, and will visit Little Bridge House in Barnstaple along the way and will

The Fisherman’s Friends net bumper haul for children’s hospice

01 May 2023 chsw Fundraising

When The Fisherman’s Friends staged their first major benefit concert at the Hall for Cornwall late last year, their catch of the day was a whopping £22,200 for one of their favourite local charities.

This week the chaps took time out from their busy spring UK tour to head back to the Truro venue to hand over this bumper haul to the Children’s Hospice South West – a cause that has become especially close to the Port Isaac shanty group’s hearts. 

The charity’s Little Harbour hospice at St Austell provided expert care, advice and support for Seth Dickenson, one of the Fisherman’s Friends’ most