Fundraising stories

Fundraising in memory of Nolan

Matt and Lauren are devoted to fundraising in memory of...

A couple from Taunton who had aimed to raise £10,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) in memory of their son, have smashed their target. Matt and...

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Mile by mile for Keira

Lesley, whose 5-month old daughter Keira has been diagnosed...

Lesley Milner, mum of Keira aged 5 months, is hoping to raise £35k for a host of charities that have supported them since Keira was diagnosed with a brain...

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The Long Run Home

Paul will be pounding the streets during the weekend of 6-7...

Next year Paul Dennett, a father of three from Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire, turns 44 and plans to mark the occasion by running 112 miles from...

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Luke Compton pictured crossing Tower Bridge in the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon for Children's Hospice South West

Dad’s special reason for taking on second London Marathon

Bereaved dad Luke Compton is re-lacing his running shoes to...

Luke Compton, said his ‘world fell apart’ the day 18-month-old Kaleb passed away in June 2015, and that running has been his way of dealing with grief. Since...

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Phil Cycles Coast to Coast for CHSW

I wanted to take the time to write a little recap of my...

Phil Jolly from Cornwall took on the Chase the Sun cycle on 22nd June cycling over 200 miles and rasied £809.73 for Children's Hospice South West. Here's his...

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Arthur Roberts pictured in Norway on one of his previous trips

Arthur's Photography Challenge in Svalbard

My first knowledge of CHSW was when its charity shop in...

In the past, I ran a small business producing greetings cards of Cornwall. On finishing this I wondered what I might do with my remaining stock. I wanted the...

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