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For anyone who says you cannot look glamorous while exercising in lockdown, Karen Lane is putting them to shame as she is currently two weeks into her Strictly Come Biking challenge.

Karen, usually known for teaching all styles of dance to all ages at Dance Factory in St Austell and Trewoon, has swapped the dancefloor for a static bike and has set herself a Strictly Come Biking challenge.

Karen aims to cycle at least 20km everyday on her static bike while wearing a different ballgown each day, all in the name of raising vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Karen is two weeks

Julie Cherry, from Par near St Austell in Cornwall, has recently raised over £270 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) after completing her triple January challenge; running everyday in January, Veganuary and Dry January.

Self confessed hater of all things PE at school, Julie only completed her first ever parkrun back in January 2020 but then started running more regularly throughout the year to get out more during the year’s lockdowns.

At the end of 2020 she decided she would take on RED January (Run Everyday in January) as a new year challenge, but the one challenge was not enough for

Key workers at a North Devon pharmacy have been going above and beyond during the Covid pandemic.

As well as ensuring customers have been able to continue to pick up vital prescriptions, staff at the Bear Street Pharmacy in Barnstaple have sold homemade face masks to raise hundreds of pounds for Children’s Hospice South West, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021.

Pharmacy manager Brenda Loder, who has worked at the pharmacy for 32 years, began making the masks at the start of the pandemic, selling them for £3 each and raising more than £700 for the charity, which runs the Little

Insurance broker, and title partner of Premiership Rugby, Gallagher, has launched a UK-wide initiative - ‘Tackling Tomorrow. Together’ – bringing to life stories of six UK businesses and a charity that have shown resilience, tenacity and pioneering spirit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To highlight the diversity of challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic, Children’s Hospice South West has been selected to participate in the programme in recognition of their efforts and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Children's Hospice South West is a leading charity caring for

Thomas Westcott has named Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as the company's first ever charity of the year.

The independent accountancy practice, which had 17 offices across Devon and Somerset, has chosen to support CHSW in 2021, the charity’s 30th anniversary year.

Partner and head of the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team Ian Huggett said the firm's 250 members of staff were being encouraged to take part in the charity’s events, as well as organise their own fundraising activities.

“We are delighted to confirm CHSW as our charity of the year,” he said.

“When deciding on

There is no doubt John Burge’s Christmas lights raised many smiles in his home-town of Worle. John once again transformed the front of his house in Spencer Drive into a vintage toy shop to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

John’s 'bigger and better' eye-catching design attracted much attention and was featured on a variety of television programmes and news reports over the festive period. His home also came first place in the Illumination Street Competition for the best small outdoor display.

John first began decorating his home for charity in 2011 and for the past few

Emily Morrison from Portishead has created some beautiful Valentine’s cards which she is selling with all proceeds to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Emily runs card-making business, Little Carbon Footprints, and is committed to using recycled, sustainable materials to create her designs. She was inspired to fundraise for CHSW having read about the work it does with local children and families.

She said: “I’m offering my Valentine's cards for a suggested donation of £2 or £3 depending on style, with 100% profits going to CHSW. I will need to charge postage, the price of the stamp, and

A painter and decorator from North Devon has taken up a special January running challenge to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Alex Davey, from Barnstaple, is running 5km every day this month to support the charity, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021.

The married dad-of-two said running every morning before work had been a huge undertaking, but he was determined to complete the challenge – despite blisters, cold and dark January mornings, and juggling the demands of running his own business.

Alex, 38, said: “This has taken a lot more discipline than I thought

Children’s Hospice South West has launched a brand-new initiative for companies based across the South West – the CHSW Business Club. The charity is encouraging others to join with them to show their support for CHSW’s work with local children and families in what is its milestone 30th anniversary year.

Sixteen businesses have kick-started the Club by becoming Founding Members. These include: Second Mountain Comms, The IT Storeroom, ABL (South West) Ltd, Moon Executive Search, National Friendly Financial Solutions (NFFS), Triangle Networks, Wise Coaching, Smarter Changes, Polymermedics Ltd, C

Ann Wilson, from Burton in Wiltshire, has shown great strength and determination during this difficult time. All through the first lockdown, and before she turned 82, Ann decided to raise money for three charities close to her heart by getting on her bike!

As someone who likes to remain active, Ann began with a target of cycling 820 miles ahead of her 82nd birthday. Ann said: “When the first lockdown came into force I couldn't go to the gym so decided to increase my cycling for exercise.”

“When the first lockdown came into force I couldn't go to the gym so decided to increase my cycling