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Hayle based builders merchants; Cornwall Building Supplies, has recently donated £200 to Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Little Harbour hospice in St Austell after running a ‘Hammer Hold’ competition.

John Barkle from Wells in Somerset has presented local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), with a cheque for £1,528.

The fantastic donation was the result of sales of John’s first book, ‘Memories of a Village Grocer’. 

100 cyclists from across the south west, and further afield, recently completed a 205 mile charity cycle raising more than £170,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) making it the biggest fundraising year for the event.

Eight-year-old Bella from Bedminster in Bristol has begun her biggest fundraising challenge yet – a 30-mile walk to mark the 30th anniversary of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Swashbuckling shanty group, The Pirates of St Piran, have recently donated £1000 to Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell.
The money was raised through their gigs prior to the pandemic as well as sales of the 6 CD’s which they have released. 

Two friends recently took on a mammoth cycling challenge riding from Bristol to St Austell in just one day all in the name of raising vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Richard Jones from Perranporth and friend Matt Proom from Bristol set themselves the challenge of cycling the 150 miles from Bristol Children’s Hospital to Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell to raise funds for CHSW in memory of Joel Erents who died aged 10 and was supported by Little Harbour.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) was delighted to receive a cheque for £685 from Clevedon United Junior FC’s recent fundraising event.

The football club held its first ever golf day last month at Mendip Spring Golf Club. Two teams of twelve, representing parents and coaches, battled it out for a claret jug trophy, kindly donated by Brunel Engraving Company.

In glorious conditions, the coaches team came out on top to be the inaugural champions.

People across the peninsula are being invited to tuck into a cream tea and raise a few pounds for their local children’s hospice.

The Big South West Cream Tea takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend and organiser Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is asking supporters to join in by holding their own cream tea fundraiser with friends and family. 

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is delighted to announce that its Moonlight Memory Walk will be returning on 2 October.

Cornwall Training and Consultancy, based in St Austell, will be making a donation to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) each time the charity’s supporters book a training session with them.