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Fred Thomas, AKA Skinners Brewery mascot Betty Stogs, has had a busy start to the year training for, and taking part in, the London Marathon all in aid of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). Jaws dropped recently when Fred’s fundraising total for the local children’s charity was revealed as £41,649.78p.

Fred has supported CHSW, alongside many other charities, with fundraising since he started bringing the character of Betty Stogs to life. “I said I would only be Betty if I could collect for charity when I was in character and that’s when my support for Little Harbour began, back in 2007 when

Little Harbour hosted the start of Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) annual Ride for Precious Lives today.

72 cyclists left Little Harbour in St Austell; one of the charity’s three children’s hospices in the south west, embarking on a 205 mile cycle and hoping to raise around £75,000 for CHSW.

The route will take the riders three days and will cover Cornwall, Devon and Somerset dropping in at CHSW’s Little Bridge House hospice in Barnstaple on Saturday and finishing at Charlton Farm children’s hospice near Bristol on Sunday. The event has received generous sponsorship from main event

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is opening a shop at 4 Horseshoe Lane in Thornbury on Tuesday 16 July at 10.30am.

It will be a great place to find good quality, pre-loved items, from clothes, accessories and homeware to collectables, books and media.

Whether you shop in the store, give your time to volunteer or donate pre-loved items to them - you'll be helping to make a difference to local families whose children are not expected to reach adulthood.

The shop will be taking donations of ladies’ clothing, shoes, jewellery & accessories, children's clothing, toys, games & books, men’s

A charity providing hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families has benefitted from a local housebuilder’s donation.

Children’s Hospice South West has been chosen as one of the recipients of the David Wilson Homes Community Fund, which was launched earlier this year.

The David Wilson Homes Community Fund donates £1,000 each month to a charity or organisation which improves the quality of life for those living in the region. The new initiative is part of the company’s pledge to strengthen its ties with the areas in which it is building new homes.

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East Devon sea shanty singers The Jurassix have presented a £1,255 fundraising cheque to Children’s Hospice South West.

The money was raised during a number of recent performances by the shanty band, whose members all hail from the Jurassic Coast.

The Jurassix formed in 2011 and members meet for practice sessions at Whitford Village Hall near Axminster.

They regularly perform at village fairs and regattas across East Devon and West Dorset, including at Beer Regatta, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Branscombe Village Fare, Chardstock Village Fair and Whitford Fair.

Band member Alan Folkard said: “It’s

Dave Fear from Bristol has been raising funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) since 1992 having been introduced to the charity and inspired by the late Bob Woodward OBE.

Since that time, he and his wife Hillie have raised over £270,000 from organising and hosting Charity Golf Days at Henbury Golf Club where they are both members.

On many occasions, Dave has secured sponsorship for the event from the Premier League thanks to his ties with former Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, along with countless contributions from local companies who sponsor a hole on the course.

This year’s

Phillip Hornibrook from Stoke in Plymouth has fully embraced supporting the charity chosen by his workplace as Charity of the Year for 2019 by taking on a year of challenges.

Phillip has worked for T amar Telecommunications as a Technical Engineer for the past four years and when the company chose to support Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as its Charity of the Year and he visited Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell he was instantly inspired to get involved in helping to raise vital funds.

Phillip has already completed the Tamar 10k in March and Britain’s Ocean City half

Children’s Hospice South West is inviting businesses to get ‘nifty with your fifty’ and take on its new-look £50 Challenge this autumn.

The charity is giving workplace teams an initial £50 and tasking them to see how much money they can raise in just 50 working days, from September 16 to November 22.

Cake sales, raffles, quizzes and workplace fun and games are all encouraged but firms are being challenged to get creative and help make a big difference to their local children’s hospice.

CHSW corporate partnerships fundraiser Sarah Nuttall-Worsley said: “Whether you are a team of two or 200

The Co-founder and Chief Executive of Children’s Hospice South West has added his voice to calls for improved statutory funding for children's hospices.

Eddie Farwell said the cost of providing specialist care for life-limited children continued to rise and the demand on services was increasing.

The charity, which needs around £10million a year to run its three hospices – Little Bridge House in North Devon, Charlton Farm in North Somerset and Little Harbour in Cornwall – receives around 15% of its funding from central government via the CCG and NHS England.

Speaking during Children’s Hospice

Exeter’s Westpoint showground was given a colourful makeover on Saturday as families from across the region took part in Children’s Hospice South West’s Rainbow Run.

Around 1,000 people took part in the charity’s flagship summer fundraising event, raising thousands of pounds for the charity’s Little Bridge House hospice in North Devon.

Jayne Jarrett, events fundraiser at CHSW said: “We care thrilled that so many people decided to support our charity by taking part in this year’s Rainbow Run.

The event was blessed with fantastic weather and the atmosphere on the day was very special, with lots