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A much-loved Christmas market is returning to Taunton next month in support of Children’s Hospice South West.

The Rural Living Show takes place at the prestigious King’s Hall School on November 26 and 27, with more than 100 stands showcasing the best the region has to offer in high quality and unique artisan craft, homeware, fashion, textiles, art, design, fragrance and beauty.

There will also be live demonstrations, a food hall, and a Christmas craft stop, as well as activities for the children, including a reindeer treasure trail. There will also be opportunities for older visitors to get

The Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell has been presented with a tree from Her Late Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee tree sculpture.

The spectacular 21-metre-high ‘Tree of Trees’ sculpture, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, was made up of 350 saplings from British native trees and formed the centrepiece of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations outside Buckingham Palace in June.

The individual trees, set in aluminium pots embossed with Her Majesty’s cypher, have now been gifted to selected community groups and organisations across the UK, including three in Cornwall.

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Fearless fundraisers are being invited to take part in Taunton’s ‘hottest and shortest’ charity walk.

The Firewalk on Castle Green on November 24 is being held to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and will be led by two-time firewalk Guinness World Record breaker Scott Bell.

Scott, who is internationally known as one of the world’s leading experts on firewalking, will be on hand to help participants navigate a path of hot coals at temperatures of 1,200˚F in bare feet.

The event was originally scheduled to take place in March but the charity moved the date due to the

Stars from the world of sport took centre stage a special fundraising event for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) on Thursday.

The Sports Lunch at the Seat Unique Stadium (formerly Gloucestershire County Cricket Stadium) featured fascinating insights into top-level sporting careers and raised over £10,000 for CHSW.

Olympic weightlifter Sally Bennett; Bristol City legend Scott Murray; ex-professional boxer Glenn Catley; Bristol Bears player Sam Jeffries; and Gloucestershire cricketers Tom Smith and James Bracey all fielded questions following a drinks reception and two-course lunch sponsored

Construction industry professionals from across the South West have been gracing the greens to raise more than £9,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Thirty teams battled it out at the fourth annual Girling Jones Golf Day at the Exeter Golf and Country Club on September 22.

The Exeter-based construction recruitment consultancy is a huge supporter of CHSW and has raised thousands of pounds for the charity during the last 10 years.

Director Simon Girling said: “We had a truly excellent turnout for this year’s golf day; thanks to all our guests who helped make it such a cracking event

Alan Dowrick from Bodmin participated in The Dragons Back Race and raised £2461.90p for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The race, considered to be the toughest mountain race in the world, started from Conway Castle in North Wales, and ended at Cardiff Castle in the south of the country. It consisted of 6 days of running over rough terrain and Wales’ mountains, covering a total distance of 380km.

As well as running each day, the participants were expected to manage their kits, sleeping areas and ensure they had enough water and food to fuel them. Each day there were two checkpoints that

An illustration of Her Late Majesty the Queen buying a Hocking’s ice cream at Westward Ho! is helping to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Artist and cartoonist Colin Petty said he was inspired to create his print entitled ‘One Last One’ after seeing an image of The Queen and Paddington Bear after her death last month.

Colin, from Westward Ho!, said: “Someone suggested I do a similar image with the Queen and a North Devon landmark, so I created an image with an iconic Hocking’s Ice Cream van and emailed the company to ensure they were ok with being part of my project.”

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Local artists have unveiled 25 individually painted bear sculptures at a private exhibition in Barnstaple.

The five-foot-tall bears have been taking shape in artists’ studios throughout the summer but were shown together for the first time at a private exhibition at the Petroc Lifestyle Centre on Thursday ahead of a colourful public sculpture trail in and around North Devon next spring.

Invited guests were given the chance to meet the bears and some of the artists who have been busy transforming the sculptures for the Bear Hunt Art Trail, being held in support of Children’s Hospice South West

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is excited to announce that its annual Santas on the Run festive fun runs are returning this Christmas and can reveal two exciting new venues.

The Christmas themed 2km event will be returning to the Eden Project in St Austell on 4 December and then for the first time will be held at RMB Chivenor in Barnstaple and CHSW’s very own Charlton Farm children’s hospice in Wraxall on 11 December.

All events will provide the opportunity for participants to walk, jog or run a 2km route in any festive outfit they wish and is the perfect way to get family, friends or

This year Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is celebrating 10 years of providing care and support to local families at its Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell.

Little Harbour opened its doors in December 2011 following the success of the Precious Lives Appeal which saw £5 million raised by the local community in just four years to fund the build of the hospice on land at Porthpean which was kindly donated by local farming couple; the Late Howard and Shirley Rosevear.

Little Harbour was CHSW’s third and final hospice, following Little Bridge House in Devon and Charlton Farm in