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Children’s Hospice South West has launched a new fundraising appeal in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The charity has had to cancel or postpone many of its fundraising events planned for the coming weeks and months and is looking to find alternative ways of raising the £11million-a-year it needs to run its three hospices in North Devon, North Somerset and Cornwall.

It is asking everyone to ‘ Be Incredible’ and do ‘whatever they can, however they can to help local children and local families who rely on the charity.

Director of Fundraising, Paul Courtney, said: “These are uncertain times

A family from North Somerset has been supporting Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) in a variety of ways.

Mum of two, Emily, had the inspired idea to run 10k each day throughout February half term and raise funds for CHSW’s Charlton Farm hospice. Her daughters, Ella 10 and Lilah 8, also embraced the challenge which they completed on a treadmill at their home in Failand.

By setting up an online fundraising page and raising sponsorship, the girls were able to hand over £1,140 to the charity which provides a home from home where children with life-limiting conditions and their families can

Female golfers at Bridgwater’s Enmore Park Golf Club have raised nearly £4,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The club’s outgoing ladies’ captain Wendy Walker chose to support CHSW as her charity of the year and money was raised at coffee mornings and ladies’ opens, as well as at a charity fun golf day.

Wendy, pictured presenting the fundraising cheque for £3,956.20 to CHSW community fundraiser Laura Robertson, also took part in a sponsored cycle, which was well supported by the ladies and other members of the club.

Laura said: “Well done to the ladies from Enmore Park Golf Club for

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) held its annual Jail and Bail fundraising event at Devonport Guildhall in Plymouth on Friday 13 th March which raised an amazing £10,700.38 for the children’s charity.

7 local businesses took part in the event which involved individuals getting arrested and put on trial for fictitious crimes including telling bad jokes, dad dancing and excessive talking.

Prisoners included; Caroline Wilson from Big Ant Group, Darren Butcher from MRIB Insurance Brokers, Jade Scott from Your Partnerships Plymouth, Nicola Kelly and Danielle Hill from Collaton Safety

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