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A young girl with complex medical needs has donated her long locks to a charity that provides real hair wigs to children and young people with hair loss.

Megan Killey, 20, from Halwill Junction near Okehampton, is also hoping that her new-look short hair style will raise money for Children’s Hospice South West, the charity that has supported her and her family for the last 19 years at its Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple in North Devon.

Emily Parry from Melksham is taking part in the Bath Half Marathon in 2020 for the second year in support of local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

An outdoor activity instructor from Honiton is getting ready to walk the entire length of the South West Coast Path this month in memory of his niece.

Paul Boddington, aged 49, is hoping to complete the rugged 1,014km coastline hike from Minehead to Poole in 30 days to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West.

He will be setting off on Sunday, September 15, walking between 20 and 40 miles each day and mainly camping overnight or staying with friends.  

A team from Kitley House Hotel in Yealmpton near Plymouth will be taking part in Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Firewalk which is happening at Kitley House Hotel on Thursday 7^th November.

The Firewalk is a sponsored event which will give people the chance to push their boundaries and challenge perceptions by walking along a path of hot coals at temperatures of 1200˚F while raising vital funds for CHSW.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is bringing a Firewalk to Cabot Circus in Bristol on Wednesday 20 November and is inviting brave individuals to take on the challenge.

South Devon artist Jenny Brown is taking part in the Devon Open Studios event this month in support of Children’s Hospice South West.

Oils and watercolour painter, Jenny, from Ipplepen near Newton Abbot, is one of 250 artists opening their doors to the public all over Devon from September 7 to 22.

Her study of light and colour is depicted in a variety of subject matter including landscapes and seascapes, floral and figure painting. 

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has teamed up with fashion retailer New Look to offer town shoppers an extra big thank you for helping the charity.

New Look has launched a new customer discount initiative to support hospice care by encouraging more people to donate goods to local hospice shops, and CHSW is one the shops chosen to pilot the scheme until 14th September.

A Taunton author is hoping a new book inspired by his severely disabled daughter will help bag a £20,000 literary prize to help the two charities that have supported him and his family.

Paul L Arvidson, a full-time carer for 10-year-old Eleanor, affectionately known as ‘Nenna’, has published thriller The Wheels of Cady Grey on Amazon.

Two schoolchildren have conquered the second of two UK mountains and scaled a mammoth fundraising target for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Brother and sister Bodie and Gracie Blake climbed Scafell Pike, England’s highest peak, during their Easter holidays this year and spent time in their summer holidays climbing to the top of Ben Nevis – the UK’s highest.

It's the August bank holiday this weekend and that can only mean one thing – the Minis and their drivers are gearing up ready for the 24th chapter of The Legendary Grand Tour.

How incredible is that, I never thought it would get past 10.

Last year was very special and a massive surprise, when we won the Pride of Britain, Regional Fundraisers award 2018.