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Gill Brown has been named Regional Pride of Britain Fundraiser 2025, following her extraordinary fundraising efforts which have seen her raise nearly £500,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Gill received the honour on Friday, 19 September, and will now go on to the national finals of the Pride of Britain Awards in October, proudly representing the West Country.

For nearly two decades, Gill has been the quiet force behind thousands of collections, events, and bucket shakes in support of CHSW.

Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) charity shop in Falmouth is calling on the local community to help stock its shelves by donating their good-quality, pre-loved items. 

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is holding a community evening in a pub in Delabole.

On Wednesday 1 October, The Poldark Inn in Delabole is opening its doors to the local community to come and engage with CHSW.

This will be the perfect opportunity to find out more about the charity and how it’s service and support for local families is evolving. 

A pub in Holywell Bay near Newquay has raised £4000 for charity this year alone from running weekly pub quizzes.

The Truguth Inn has invited keen quizzers through its doors every week to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Little Harbour hospice in St Austell.

Steve Sutton, the owner of The Treguth Inn, said: 

Our Wednesday night quiz has been running for 25 years, and has always raised money for Little Harbour. All together, these quizzes have raised around £38,000.

Two CHSW Young Ambassadors from Royal High School, Ella and Flora will take centre stage at this year’s Strength In Style fashion show at Bath Abbey on Wednesday 24 September. They have been helping to promote the event over the Summer and have helped with the rehearsals.

Flora, a Year 13 student, explained, “It has been lovely to get our school textile department involved in this show. Knowing the amount of work that goes into the students’ pieces, it will be really special for my peers to be able to present their garments while learning about these amazing charities.”

Local children’s charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is celebrating a national initiative to increase awareness of sustainability this month as part of Sustainable September.

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools and Naturally Learning are proud to announce a joint initiative, the Cornish Early Childhood Conference 2025; a celebration of early years practice, designed to inspire, inform, energise and connect!

This two-day event offers early years professionals across Cornwall and the South West, the space to reflect, recharge, and explore what high-quality education looks like in practice.

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre Schools have been key supporters of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), and its Little Harbour hospice since 2017.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is holding its annual Moonlight Memory Walk at The Lost Gardens of Heligan on 8 November and is currently offering a 30% discount on tickets. 

The event is taking place at the well-known Cornish gardens on Saturday 8 November, and tickets currently cost £10.50.