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A Devon charity set up in memory of a Dawlish teenager has donated £20,000 to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The money raised by supporters of Richard’s Wish has funded the refurbishment of one of the family rooms at CHSW’s Little Bridge House children’s hospice. It will also help fund bereavement and sibling support, and pay for equipment to support the fundraising team.

The ‘quiet room’ is one of the many havens at the hospice, near Barnstaple in North Devon, where families can relax while enjoying vital respite stays.

Richard’s Wish was set up by the family of 17-year-old Richard

Children’s Hospice South West’s Little Bridge House hospice has been chosen to receive a grant of £940 from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire Freemasons.

The grant comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) and will be used to help provide respite care and support for the children and their families at the hospice in Fremington, North Devon.

Contributions from Freemasons to hospices have exceeded £13million in England and Wales since 1984, with £600,000 given this year. Seven hospices in Devon received a share of £7,635.

The Devonshire Freemasons have been long term

Staff, volunteers and customers at Children’s Hospice South West’s Brixham charity shop have been celebrating a successful first five years in the town.

The shop in Fore Street opened in February 2015 and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to support local children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

More than 26,000 bags of donated goods have been sorted, with 54,000 pre-loved items given a new lease of life. Volunteers have donated nearly 26,000 hours to support the shop.

The shop, which also has its own vintage and retro area downstairs, is so well supported by people

Children’s Hospice South West will be opening the charity's newest shop in Exmouth at 11am on April 9.

The town centre shop, based at 35 The Parade, next door to Iceland, will offer a range of goods, including women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories, as well as children’s toys and games and homewares.

It will be open seven-days-a-week, 9am-5pm Monday to Saturday, and 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sundays. Every item sold will help the charity to offer vital care and respite to more than 500 children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the South West.

Area retail

Syntegon Processing & Packaging based in Bristol is a global packaging machinery manufacturer. On top of the day to day challenges the Syntegon team set themselves a challenge to cycle from Land’s End to John O Groats on static exercise bikes located in the office. The challenge was to raise money for local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Over the course of five days the team cycled 1,500km and raised £2,734.

Robert Kiely, Director of Syntegon in Bristol, says raising money for local charities is very important to the business and the employees: “Children’s Hospice South West

Plymouth singer songwriter Blake Sonnet has penned and recorded a song to motivate those running the London marathon in April, including old school friend Nicola Hague who inspired him into creating the track.

Nicola and Blake went to school together in Plymouth and Nicola is running the London marathon in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) which supported her family when her son Ethan sadly died just before his third birthday. Ethan suffered with Tay-Sachs, a disease for which there is no treatment or cure. Ethan, along with mum Nicola, dad Simon and older brother Callum, used

The Exeter office of private and commercial bank, Arbuthnot Latham will be supporting Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as its charity of the year for 2020 and 2021.

The team, based in Southernhay Gardens, said they were looking forward to working with CHSW and had a number of fundraising events planned, including a business breakfast, local gin and wine tasting evenings, and a quiz night.

Rob Salisbury, Head of the Exeter office, said: “We are proud to have Children’s Hospice South West as our chosen local charity. Little Bridge House puts children and their families at the heart of all

Bristol-based independent financial advisors, Grosvenor Consultancy, chose to support Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as their Charity of the Year in 2019.

Throughout the year Grosvenor staff members held countless company-wide events with some taking part CHSW’s own events including the 5k Rainbow Run as well as the gruelling 205-mile cycle challenge, Ride for Precious Lives. Several of the team were brave enough to take part in a skydive, whilst one accomplished his first marathon. Director, Tom Burley, was ‘locked up’ and made to raise £999 bail to be released in the charity’s Jail &

A concert by the Devon Philharmonic Orchestra at Exeter Cathedral has raised £756.65 for Children’s Hospice South West.

The orchestra, formerly known as the EMG Symphony Orchestra, held a collection during the performance on November 2.

Audiences enjoyed an evening of classical music in the majestic surrounds of the cathedral, with conductor, Leo Geyer and soloist, Philippa Mo.

The performance featured Ligeti’s ‘Lontano’, Dvorak’s Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) opened a new shop at Unit 2 Townsend Road on 14 th February at 10am.

The ribbon was cut by CHSW’s Director of Finance, Jonathan Webber. Also in attendance were the Retail Area Manager, Rhian Timms, and CHSW’s Head of Retail, Chris Judd. The youngest customers were from First Steps Nursery in the town who enjoyed being part of the opening and exploring the children’s section of the store!

The shop is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday and stocks a wide variety of good quality pre-loved items including, ladies’ clothing, shoes