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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

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.

He hopes to raise £5,000 for the charity, which provides respite for more than 500 children with life-limiting conditions and their

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.

Laura Goodchild, Business Development Manager at Kitley House Hotel is one of the brave employees taking part in the event. Laura said

The team here at Kitley are very passionate about

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.

The Firewalk will give people the chance to push their boundaries and walk along a path of hot coals at temperatures of 1200˚F. Sponsorship raised by participants will go towards helping CHSW support over 220 families in the area whose children have been diagnosed with life-limiting conditions. CHSW’s Charlton Farm hospice, just outside of Bristol, provides short breaks, respite and emergency stays for the whole family, as

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.

Jenny will be exhibiting at The Orangery at Dainton Park Golf Club, with a donation from sales of paintings going to CHSW, which offers respite to more than 500

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.

The high street store will be offering a 20 per cent discount voucher to anyone who drops in a full bag of donations at the CHSW shop on Colliers Walk, Nailsea.

Under the scheme, running in partnership with national charity

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.

The heroine in the story, Cady Grey, is a fictionalised teenage version of Nenna, a wheelchair user with complex medical needs.

Paul, from West Bagborough, said: “Nenna is a SWAN, meaning she is currently undiagnosed. Most of her symptoms have a life-limited

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.

They initially set out to raise £200 but were able to raise £1,180 for the charity, which offers respite to children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

Bodie, aged 11 and Gracie, aged nine from Ideford, visited the

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.

I do not look upon it as my award; it belongs to everyone who takes parts, not just the Mini owners, but our crew members and motorbike marshals, as without them, the event would never happen.

Another group that we cannot forget is the people

A Barnstaple man is attempting to become one of the few people to have windsurfed to Lundy Island.

Joe Mitchell is a keen surfer and sailor but only took up windsurfing this year and hopes to complete the tricky 40-mile-return open sea crossing from Westward Ho! to raise £2,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Joe, who has been busy training since May, hopes to complete the challenge before he turns 50 at the end of October and says he is now ready to go as soon as there is a suitable weather window.

He said: “The idea is to learn to windsurf, and to then to windsurf to Lundy Island