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Children receiving care at Little Harbour in St Austell have received a donation of life-changing technology worth thousands of pounds from children’s charity Lifelites.

Many of the children using the services at Little Harbour have complex disabilities and life-limiting conditions, but the specialist technology which Lifelites has donated can give them the opportunity to do things they never dreamed of. It enables them to play, be creative, control something for themselves and communicate, for as long as it is possible.

The technology, along with training and technical support services

Cook Eat Give is a new foodie way to fundraise for local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). The idea is simple – invite your friends or family over, you cook, they eat, then donate!

In support of this new foodie fundraiser, THE PIG-near Bath, is holding a special online auction giving 18 people the opportunity to dine in its stunning Old Dining Room at its setting at Hunstrete House in Pensford. The long table is perfect for feasting, plus you will have a very private dining experience as the room will be available for your guests only. The dining experience includes a three

Victoria Walker, a jeweller based at Princes House in Truro, is delighted to have raised £4368.84 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) from raffling one of her bestselling lockets.

Victoria has been designing and hand making delicate, kinetic jewellery inspired by seed pods and flowers for the past 10 years. Her signature lockets feature tiny articulated flowers that move and emerge into bloom when revealed by the wearer.Victoria decided to make one of her sunflower lockets available to win in a charity raffle which she hoped would raise the amount the locket usually retails at; £1200

A charity car rally in North Devon has raised £500 for Children’s Hospice South West.

The event on September 1 set off from The New Inn in Fremington and took motorists on a 60-mile loop through Barnstaple, Braunton, Georgeham, Mortehoe and Combe Martin before finishing at Little Bridge House in Fremington.

All ages and makes of car were invited to take part, and all 27 participants were all presented with a rally plaque and finisher’s trophy.

It was the third rally organised for the charity by Yelland couple Diane and Bob Harrison, who visited Little Bridge House in Bob’s fully-restored 1960

A team of amateur cyclists from TT Electronics in Barnstaple has handed over a huge fundraising cheque to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Six members of the Roundswell-based engineering firm have been pounding the pedals this year to raise £6,301.52 for the charity’s Little Bridge House children’s hospice in Fremington.

They spent many months training and fundraising before taking part in July’s annual Ride for Precious Lives cycle challenge, a 205-mile three-day ride that called in at CHSW’s three children’s hospices in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

Ben Morris, Shane Rice, Matt Green

A Meze Day was held at the Green Olive, East Quay, Bridgwater on 18 September following a very generous offer by the Owner, Erdal to host this event. Tickets were available and thanks go to those who sold tickets and promoted the day.

To raise awareness of the event the Mayor, Tony Haywood, Geoff Searle from Sedgemoor Apple and Photographer Ash from the Bridgwater Mercury were in attendance, together with members of the local Children’s Hospice South West Friends’ Group.

Erdal put on a wonderful Meze, the food was excellent, everyone enjoyed the lovely variety, the unseasonably warm weather

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