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Children’s Hospice South West’s spectacular Santas on the Run will be returning to RHS Garden Rosemoor this December.

More than 350 people took part in last year’s festive 2k fun run – the first of its kind held at the gardens near Great Torrington – and this year’s event on Sunday, December 8 is expected to be even bigger.

Registration is now open, with 25% off early bird tickets on sale for a limited time only. Entry includes a free Santa suit as well as entry to Rosemoor and Christmas event village, with face painters, music and entertainment.

Money raised through registration and

Ian Russell, who lives near Chepstow and recently retired from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, set himself a huge challenge with the aim of raising funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and his local tennis club in Chepstow.

A keen walker, Ian decided to quite literally walk around Wales! He walked from Chepstow, up the Offa’s Dyke Path and then around the Coast Path – both official UK ‘Long Distance Paths’. The paths are officially 1068 miles but Ian ended up walking 1186 miles over 80 days. He took 2.7 million steps with 115,000ft of ascent (and descent).

Ian says he may’ve

On August 4 2019, Robert Pattison from Dulcote in Wells was one of 10 people who took part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 on behalf of local charity Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The event is a 100-mile cycling event for amateur cyclists, which begins at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with cyclists riding through London and out to the Surrey Hills of Leith Hill and Box Hill before coming back into London and finishing on The Mall.

This was Robert’s fifth time taking part in the event and he completed it in his best time to date - 6 hours 1 minute. He said, “It was my pleasure

The Bristol branch of Wiltshire Farm Foods recently presented local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), with a cheque for £1,000 - funds generated by the sale of special charity menu packs to its customers. The company, which cook and deliver frozen meals, has been supporting CHSW since 2013 through a commercial partnership agreement.

CHSW’s local hospice, Charlton Farm, supports families from Bristol and the surrounding area whose children have been diagnosed with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Located in North Somerset, Charlton Farm offers families short breaks and

Support Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) this year by taking part in Bristol’s biggest festive fun run, Santas on the Run.

The 2k course, which begins at Lloyds Amphitheatre and winds its way round Bristol Harbourside, is suitable for all ages and abilities and takes place on Sunday 8 December.

It’s a sponsored event with every Santa encouraged to raise as much money as possible to help CHSW care for local children and families at its hospice just outside of the city, Charlton Farm.

It certainly is an experience to be part of - thousands of people dressed in Santa suits, dogs dressed for

The Mayor of Lyme Regis has chosen Children's Hospice South West as his mayoral charity of the year.

Councillor Brian Larcombe MBE will be raising funds for CHSW throughout his term of office, with various fundraisers already being planned.

He will also be asking local businesses, shops and food outlets to have a collection tin on their counter, encouraging the public to give their small change to support the charity, which provides free care and support for more than 500 children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the South West.

Cllr Larcombe said: “I’ve chosen Children

Law firm TLT recently presented local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), with a cheque for £14,122.15 following a series of fundraising activities they took part in over the course of a year.

The team from Bristol raised the funds from dress down days, cake sales, and a summer and Halloween quiz. One team member took part on the London Marathon while other staff bravely abseiled more than 200ft down its Bristol office building, which alone raised £6,811.19 in sponsorship.

Andrew Glynn, Senior Partner at TLT, said “We are extremely pleased to have supported Children’s Hospice South

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted that it’s festive fundraiser Santas on the Run will be returning to the Eden Project on Sunday 8 th December with Ocean Group as headline sponsor.

The annual fundraising event for CHSW, which runs Little Harbour children’s hospice at Porthpean, used to take place in St Austell town centre, however moved to the Eden Project in 2015 which has seen the event grow in popularity and funds raised. Last year the event saw 500 Santas sprinting around Eden and together they raised £17,000 for Little Harbour.

Kiley Pearce, Events Fundraiser for CHSW said

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.

Mum Victoria Tanner has done a few things to raise money for CHSW over the years, including jumping out of an aeroplane, but this time Megan wanted

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).

Like so many people in their younger days, Emily was a keen sportsperson at school; she particularly enjoyed taking part in the 400m hurdles and played county-level hockey. Going to University was a turning point whereby Emily found other uses for her recreational time - and 10 years later she’d had three children and realised taking part in sports was a distant memory!

In May 2018 Emily began playing club hockey again and started