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59 year old dairy farmer Paul Richards from Hayle is rested and recuperated after becoming the first Cornishman to complete the Mongol Derby and raising over £22,000 for Children’s Hospice South West.

Paul completed the challenge in August which involved riding wild horses across 1,000km of Mongolian steppe. The ride took him 9 days and he experienced all types of weather and terrain along the way. Out of the 42 people who took part from 8 different countries only 30 completed the ride without assistance, Paul being one of them.

Mercian Potatoes and Cornish Mutual generously sponsored Paul

Croyde Ocean Triathlon and Exmoor Open Swim raise an incredible £9634.47 for Children's Hospice South West

Organisers of the Croyde Ocean Triathlon and Exmoor Open Water Swim were delighted to present Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) with a cheque for £9634.47 raised from participants of the 2017 events.

Josh Allan, Community Fundraiser at CHSW’s Little Bridge House hospice in Fremington said:

‘This is such an amazing amount of fundraising and it’s been a privilege to have been involved in such exciting local events. We’re overwhelmed with the amount of support we’ve had, and would like to

Stephanie Chapman from Perranporth has taken on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge as well as the London Walking Marathon all to help raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Stephanie completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge over the 1 – 3 September and then just three weeks later on 23 September completed the London Marathon Walk, 26.2 miles around the capital city whilst also managing to raise £3490 for CHSW.

After choosing to support CHSW with these challenges Stephanie decided that her main fundraising income would come from making and baking home cooked meals for the local

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) would like to thank Truscotts of Barnstaple for donating the use of a van for its Santas on the Run events in the area this December.

Santas on the Run is an event for the whole family and the charity has runs in Bideford, Holsworthy and Tiverton. Jayne Jarrett, events fundraiser for CHSW said:

‘This is such a kind donation, we have so much that we need to carry to these events – including several hundred Santa suits! – and the van will be such a help to our team.’

CHSW were put in touch with the company through long-term supporter of the charity, Rick Dean

A team of 5 from Rick Stein’s St Petroc’s Bistro in Padstow recently took part in the Cornish Cider Run and have raised £727.50 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) through doing so.

The Rick Stein’s team have been supporting CHSW with various fundraising events and the Boconnoc Cornish Cider Run was the chosen fundraising event that Samantha Bolwell, Susie Esor, Larissa Porter, Jamie Porter & Ash Gains wanted to take part in to do their bit for the charity.

The team took part in the 10k course of mud, water and over 30 obstacles on 16 September and completed the challenge together.

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Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is excited to announce it has opened a new shop in East Walk, Yate on Wednesday 8 th November

The new shop has something for everyone with a range of goods on offer, including quality women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories, as well as children’s toys and games, books, media and bric-a-brac.

CHSW’s Head of Retail, Chris Judd said:

‘We aim to be at the heart of the town’s community while helping to raise vital funds for CHSW. However you are able to support us in the store, whether that’s shopping with us, by dropping off donations or

Back in May three local men with an interest in fitness took part in an ultratriathlon in Bristol to raise funds for Charlton Farm, which is celebrating its 10 th Birthday this year.

Named ‘The Bristol Brutal’, the originator, Paul Dennett from Emersons Green said,

I wanted to do something to help Charlton Farm as it is a very special place which supported my friend Jim whose son Jack died at the hospice.

Along with his friends, Marc Thomas and Phill Edwards from Bradley Stoke, Paul covered 320 miles over 3 days on foot and by bike. Day 1 consisted of a 6.2 mile swim and 90 mile cycle. Day 2

It’s become a much-loved festive tradition; hundreds of bikers dressed in Santa suits, their motorbikes adorned with festive paraphernalia, paying a visit to Children’s Hospice South West’s Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple. This year the ride is taking place on Saturday 2 December, with bikers coming from all over the county.

It’s quite a spectacle watching the procession of motorbikes leaving Seven Brethren Bank, making its way through Barnstaple then onto Fremington for 1.00pm, and organiser, Carl Trick said:

‘Being born and bred in Barnstaple and with friends who have used Little

St Austell based Ocean Housing Group has generously offered sponsorship once again to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) for the charity’s upcoming Santas on the Run event.

The 2km sponsored fun run is happening at the Eden Project on 3 December and is a fun event to take part in with colleagues, friends or family of all ages, helping to get everyone into the festive spirit.

Sponsorship from the Ocean Housing Group helps towards covering the costs of the event meaning that even more of the money raised in sponsorship by those taking part can go straight to Little Harbour children’s hospice