Dogs are allowed into the Eden Project but are not permitted to take part in the event and will need to remain with family or friends who are spectating during the race. They cannot come into the event village which is situated inside of The Gallery.
Yes! We welcome dogs at this event (just make sure to clean up after them)
Dogs are of course allowed to join you if you are taking part virtually!
If you have not done any exercise for some time we recommend you visit your doctor before starting your training. Our tour operators provide training guidelines when you sign up.
Please let us know by contacting us in one of the following ways:
Email: enquiries@chsw.org.uk
Telephone: 01271 325 270 (Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm)
Write to us at: Children's Hospice South West, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ
We will be sending out your runner number, fundraising pack, sponsor form and coin collection card from mid October onwards. You are welcome to download any of these fundraising tools prior to this by visiting the 'how to fundraise' tab on the Santas on the Run Eden webpage.
We'll be sending your fundraising pack and runner number out in the post at the beginning of November. Your fundraising pack will also be available to download, and includes a sponsor form, coin collection card and gingerbread house collection box. You can download this by visiting the 'how to fundraise' tab on the Santas on the Run North Somerset webpage.
You can make a regular gift or one-off gift to us online. Any donations you make through our website are safe and secure. We will not sell or share your data with any other organisations for fundraising or marketing purposes unless they’re working on behalf of CHSW. Thank you for your support.
Or you can send a cheque payable to ‘Children's Hospice South West’ to:
Children's Hospice South West, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ.
You can also call us on 01271 325 270 to donate with a credit or debit card over the phone.
There will be substantial parking at the event on grass. Please car share where possible to reduce the amount of traffic in and out of the park and estate.
You can donate through Payroll Giving:
Your payroll department will be able to tell you if your employer has signed up.
It is important the Raise a simle Lottery and CHSW Raffle are a fun way to support Children's Hospice South West, but that they never have a detrimental effect. CHSW is committed to ensuring the Lottery and Raffle are operated in a secure, fair and socially responsible way. For more information please read our Social responsibility in gambling Guide.
A residuary legacy is the gift of the remainder of your estate (or a percentage of the remainder) after all other gifts to friends and family have been distributed and all outgoings have been dealt with.
A residuary legacy is especially valuable to CHSW because the growing value of your assets protects it against inflation.
A pecuniary legacy is a fixed sum of money that tends to decrease in value over time because of inflation. For example, a legacy of £1,000 written into a Will in 1980 would now be worth less than £380. However, it is possible to index-link a pecuniary legacy, to ensure that the legacy maintains its intended value.
No. Please contact us if your query concerns a guide dog.
Unfortunately, we're unable to transfer your place, and registration fees are non-refundable.*
*Should the event date be changed; your registration will be automatically transferred to the new date, or a refund offered on request.
If you're unable to take part due to extenuating circumstances, on authorisation by the Fundraising Manager, CHSW will refund any monies relating to your registration fee, after a deduction of a £5 admin fee. Any documentation sent to you (i.e. running number) must be returned before the refund is processed.
In the unlikely event that CHSW has to cancel the event, all participants will be contacted about a registration fee refund and any sponsorship money received by CHSW can be refunded on the request of the sponsor.
Yes! We allocate any children a different colour so our paint throwers know to adapt their paint throwing style to suit a younger audience, to make it safe and fun for everyone. On the day, please start in the coloured group matching the colour of your youngest team member.
Sometimes emails can end up in your junk box, so please check this first. If you still have not received either your confirmation email or welcome email, please email Kiley to check your registration was successful.
If you sign up over a weekend, please note you will not receive your welcome email until the following Monday.
Yes other users will be able to follow comments you make on other stories.
The prize fund for each weekly draw is £1,425. This is made up of 14 guaranteed prizes totalling £1,225 and a £200 Bonus Rollover.
The 14 guaranteed weekly prizes are 1st prize: £1,000, 2nd prize £100 and 3rd prizes 2 x £25, 5 x £10, 5 x £5
The Bonus Rollover starts at £200 and if the prize is not won it rolls over by £200 each week until it reaches £10,000 when it is guaranteed that week.
Our volunteering opportunities don't require a formal interview. We will ask you to complete a volunteer registration form to find out more about you. An informal meet and greet session will then be arranged. This gives us an opportunity to tell you more about our work and role, and to learn about your interests and skills.
As your sponsorship is paying towards the charity-funded skydive, you will need to be transparent with your donors. We are unable to claim Gift Aid on the first £400 raised towards your skydive. Therefore, to make things simple we advise the following:
• When setting up your online fundraising page please do not allow Gift Aid to be claimed
• Do not allow donors on your sponsorship form to tick the Gift Aid box
• Add this clear statement to your online giving page and sponsorship form: £200 of the sponsorship raised will be funding the Skydive and the remaining sponsorship will support care at Children’s Hospice South West.
The event will go ahead if it is raining. If the weather is deemed unsafe, a decision will be made 48 hours prior to the event and you will be notified by email. We will also update the Rainbow Run Cornwall 2024 Facebook event page.
It's really easy to pay in your fundraising money. Visit the Cook Eat Give webpage for information on all the ways you can pay in your money.
Please make sure you donate via the Cook Eat Give donation form and not to the main donation page. This helps us keep track of our campaign and how much money we've raised. Please feel free to copy and paste this link to your guests in an email for ease: [insert link here to the CEG donation page].
Unfortunately, some emails can end up in your junk box - please check this first.
If you still have not received either your confirmation email or welcome information email, please contact our event fundraisers:
If you sign up over the weekend, please note you won't receive your welcome information email until the Monday morning.
If you set up an online fundraising page, your donors will be prompted to fill in the Gift Aid details on their individual donation.
Please encourage your sponsors to complete their last name, initial and full address on your sponsorship form if they would like their donation to be Gift Aided.
We have eight specially adapted bedrooms at both Little Bridge House in Devon, and Charlton Farm in Bristol. At Little Harbour in Cornwall there are six, which are used for respite breaks.
At each hopsice we keep one of these bedrooms free for emergency or end of life care.
CHSW will have photographers taking photos on the day and filming the rainbow craziness. If you want to get shots right in the midst of the action we recommend covering cameras/phones with plastic wrap or bringing a disposable camera.
By signing up to Ride for Precious Lives you will be communicated with via email once a month and invited to bi-monthly Zoom meetings to support your training, fundraising and answer questions about the weekend.
You will also receive support via phone from your Area Fundraiser and Kiley, Event lead of Ride for Precious Lives.
You will also be offered to join a Private Facebook Group for those who are only taking part your event – this group is great to get support from your fellow Ride for Precious Lives riders.
Participants who register are not obliged to raise sponsorship, however this will not qualify you to receive a medal. Alternatively, you can make a donation of the suggested minimum £30 when you register online.
Online giving websites are an extremely effective way to easily boost your fundraising total. They work by allowing sponsors to log on to a fundraiser's unique page and sponsor them using a credit or debit card. The money from online fundraising pages (e.g. Just Giving / Virgin Money Giving) gets automatically sent through to CHSW and added to your total, so no need for paper forms!
Moonlight Memory Walk is open to anyone over the age of 12 years old. Event participants aged 12 to 17 years must be accompanied by a participating adult.
Your accommodation for Thursday night is not included in the registration fee.
Yes, have a look at our training guides provided for advice and information on getting ready for Incredible Hike. By training hard you will be sure you’re ready for the challenge ahead!
Then, unfortunately, you are not able to make a Gift Aid declaration. If you want us to make a note of this on your records, please let us know by contacting us in one of the following ways:
Email: enquiries@chsw.org.uk
Telephone: 01271 325 270 (Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm)
Write to us at: Children's Hospice South West, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ
If attending the event at Heligan, you'll be required to follow the guided 2k route that has been marshalled. You can choose to complete this route one or twice to complete 4k.
The walk is a 5k circular route, that you will need to walk to get back to the event village. However, if you do find that you are struggling with the distance, then please do talk to one of our volunteer marshals on the route, and we can sort out a shorter way back for you.
The walk is a 3k route around the Powderham Castle grounds.
Unfortunately, we are not able to claim Gift Aid on any purchase you make from us. However, if you are a UK taxpayer, we can, with your permission, claim Gift Aid on any donation you make to us, or have made to us in the past four years. Please remember to tick the Gift Aid box when you make a donation to us.
Dogs are allowed into the Eden Project but are not permitted to take part in the event and will need to remain with family or friends who are spectating during the race. They cannot come into the event village which is situated inside of The Gallery.
Yes! We welcome dogs at this event (just make sure to clean up after them)
Dogs are of course allowed to join you if you are taking part virtually!
We will provide you with a kit list when you sign up.
We offer a range of fun and innovative volunteering opportunities to all of our corporate partners.
If you would like to find out more about corporate volunteering at work we'd love to hear from you. Drop us an email and we'll be in touch shortly.
We will be sending out your runner number, fundraising pack, sponsor form and coin collection card from mid October onwards. You are welcome to download any of these fundraising tools prior to this by visiting the 'how to fundraise' tab on the Santas on the Run Eden webpage.
We'll be sending your fundraising pack and runner number out in the post at the beginning of November. Your fundraising pack will also be available to download, and includes a sponsor form, coin collection card and gingerbread house collection box. You can download this by visiting the 'how to fundraise' tab on the Santas on the Run North Somerset webpage.
Yes – if you pay UK income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the amount we can claim back from HMRC. Find out more about Gift Aid.
You can wear whatever you like! Regular running shorts and vest, a tutu or even fancy dress outfits.
You'll be able to purchase a white Children’s Hospice South West t-shirt for £5 when you register on the day along with fancy dress and sunglasses available to buy from the merchandise stand.
The coloured foam may stain your clothing, so bring something you don’t mind getting stained so we do recommend to wear old clothes and trainers!
You'll also want to wear something that will help protect your eyes while running through the bubble stations and paint stations. Sunglasses will be available to purchase for just £2.
If you’re bringing kids with you, consider bringing some little swim goggles for them since the bubbles will probably be taller than they are!
There is no minimum or maximum limit.
Read the CHSW Raffle full terms and conditions. The purpose of which are to ensure you are informed about the terms and conditions of entering the CHSW Raffle, and to promote social responsibility in gambling
Taxation rules change frequently. Your solicitor can provide Will tax-planning advice or arrange for the services of an accountant or tax adviser. A Will can allow you to take tax into account and maximise how much you leave to others. For example there is currently no inheritance tax payable on a gift left to charity in your will and if you leave 10% of your estate to charity, your IHT liability reduces from 40% to 36%.
This event is aimed at runners of all speeds and levels, so we don’t want to encourage this to be a walking event. The marathon route needs be completed by the cut off time of 7 hours, the half marathon cut off is 6 hours. If during the race, you foresee a problem and believe you will not too able to complete in time, you will need to tell the nearest marshal who will assist you.
No problem. Please contact your event fundraiser.
We suggest all Rainbow Runners wear sunglasses to prevent paint drifting into your eyes. It is the adult's responsibility to ensure children in their group wear sunglasses during the event.
We will have sunglasses for sale on the day for £2.
Rainbow Run is not a race and therefore everyone gets a medal as they cross the finish line!
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The Raise a smile Lottery is a weekly draw so there are 52 draws per year, £52 divided by 12 months gives equal monthly payments of £4.34
Consideration will be given to short term work experience placements at your local CHSW shop but levels of work cannot always be guaranteed. If you are interested in arranging a placement or having a placement yourself please complete the enquiry form on our contact us page.
For questions regarding Rainbow Run Cornwall, please email Kiley.
It's so easy! Cook up your chosen meal, enjoy with your guests and invite your guests to pay what they feel your meal is worth.
Unfortunately, some emails can end up in your junk box - please check this first.
If you still have not received either your confirmation email or welcome information email, please contact our event fundraisers:
If you sign up over the weekend, please note you won't receive your welcome information email until the Monday morning.
If you set up an online fundraising page, your donors will be prompted to fill in the Gift Aid details on their individual donation.
Please encourage your sponsors to complete their last name, initial and full address on your sponsorship form if they would like their donation to be Gift Aided.
Each of our hospices has a special room called ‘Starborn’ in which, after a child has died, they can be laid for up to seven days. Starborn is kept at a regulated temperature where the appropriate measures are taken to prepare the body for the funeral. This allows families to be in an environment where they can say goodbye to their child properly, surrounded by loved ones, with support from members of the care team who have looked after their much loved child during their stays.
The paint is 100% natural and water-soluble and will not cause any damage to the environment. However, we still put in a clean-up team to remove the paint on the ground after the event.
South West Splash is our brand-new fundraising event where you come up with a water-based challenge or fun activity.
You could swim every day for a month, or your child could swim a length of the pool. You could learn to surf until you drop, or kayak a marathon. Your child could learn to dive or simply handstand in the pool. Whatever the challenge, it doesn’t matter! There is nothing too small or too big, so get those swimming costumes, shorts or wet suits on and make a huge difference.
Absolutely! Please email Kate and we can send these out to you. Just let us know how many you require.
Online giving websites are an extremely effective way to easily boost your fundraising total. They work by allowing sponsors to log on to a fundraiser's unique page and sponsor them using a credit or debit card. The money from online fundraising pages (e.g. Just Giving / Virgin Money Giving) gets automatically sent through to CHSW and added to your total, so no need for paper forms!
Unfortunately it is inevitable that, with so many runners, some people will get injured in training for a race. What happens next depends on how you got your place and what race you are doing.
If you are using your 'own place' to run for CHSW (i.e. you obtained it directly from the organisers of that race) you simply need to let them know you can no longer take part. They will decide whether you can defer your place to the following year. We'd also appreciate it if you could let us know so we know how many runners to expect on the day.
If you have a guaranteed charity place, which you obtained by paying a registration fee with CHSW, then you must let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to take part in your event. We cannot automatically defer your place to next year's event, and all registration fees are non-refundable.
It's not a race! The route will approximately take 1hour to 1.5 hours to complete. There will be front walking marshals that will set the pace but they must not be passed by any participants for strict health and safety reasons.
This year we have the addition of memory points along the route to stop and make a memory whilst remembering your loved ones. We anticipate the event to be finished by 9.30pm.
We will have musical entertainment along the route, so please do take your time and enjoy the walk whilst remembering happy memories of your loved ones. We anticipate the event to be finished by 9.00pm.
We will have music and memory points for you to enjoy as you walk the route. We anticipate you will finish by 9.30pm at the latest.
Unfortunately, your place is non-transferable. If you cannot now take part please let us know.
We ask every Incredible Hiker to commit to raising the suggested minimum sponsorship of £1,000. Your registration fee covers the cost of your event support, hotel stays, food and Team Hike apparel.
Then, unfortunately, you are not able to make a Gift Aid declaration. If you want us to make a note of this on your records, please let us know by contacting us in one of the following ways:
Email: enquiries@chsw.org.uk
Telephone: 01271 325 270 (Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm)
Write to us at: Children's Hospice South West, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ
Our in person event at The Lost Gardens of Heligan will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone. We will be lighting the paths with candles bags in special areas around the route and some areas will be lit with Heligan’s beautiful lighting.
The event will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety and there are street lights on the route. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone.
The walk will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone but much of the route will be lit with Powderham Castle's beautiful lighting.
Yes! You can buy our selection of Christmas cards, calendars and diaries in our online shop.
Christmas cards and goods are also sold in all of our shops and in our Hospice reception areas.
Yes of course! If you are in any doubt as to whether the route will be suitable, please do get in touch. A named carer can also assist a disabled entrant for free, please call your local fundraising office to register their details.
The route is fully accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs, although there are slight inclines on the route, and two or three small speedbumps.
Children’s Hospice South West works with an excellent (ATOL protected) tour operators called Charity Challenge, Action for Charity, Dream Challenges, Discover Adventure and Action Challenge all based in the UK.
These tour operators arrange the details of your trip and use a local ground agent to arrange accommodation, meals, transfers etc. The trips are well organised and you will be well looked after, so all you have to concentrate on is the challenge ahead.
Our team of dedicated volunteers help run our charity shops across the South West, both behind the scenes and on the shop floor. Our retail roles consist of:
Of course!
Please call the following numbers to get you up and running:
Yes, you can. You can give make a donation online.
You can also call us on 01271 325 270 to donate using a credit or debit card.
We'd suggest a change of clothes and shoes as well as a towel so you can dry down after the event but it does depend how much time you spend in the foam.
Please note there is no bag drop facility at the event so please ensure you can store this in your car, or bring along a cheer squad who can look after them for you.
You can stop or change your donation at any time by informing your payroll department. If you're stopping your donation, it would be great if you could let us know too.
If you change employer, you will need to check whether your new employer runs a Payroll Giving scheme.
If you would like to check your tickets, please call 01271 313 311, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm. At all other times please leave a message on our answerphone or complete our online enquiry form.
Once a Will has been made, it is important to keep it up to date and account for any changes in your circumstances. For example, you may now have had a child or grandchild, you may have moved home, or your financial situation may have changed. It is also advisable to reconsider the contents of your Will regularly to make sure that it still reflects your wishes.
To change your marathon entry type please call 01271 325 270 before Friday 15 September.
For those changing from the half marathon to the full, there will be an admin fee of £5, payment to be made over the phone.
We cannot accept any transfers after Friday 15 September.
No problem. Please contact your event fundraiser.
Yes, absolutely! We needs lots of volunteers to make the event safe and fun.
Rainbow Run is not a race and therefore everyone gets a medal as they cross the finish line!
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Raise a smile Lottery tickets can be purchased through the CHSW website by regular play Direct Debit or by debit card payment only. One-off play tickets are available from CHSW Charity Shops. One-off play tickets purchased after Thursday 5pm will be entered in the following week's draw.
Yes. Many of our volunteers work full time. We aim to provide flexible roles which can be carried out around your other commitments, be they work, family or leisure.
For questions regarding Rainbow Run Cornwall, please email Kiley.
Absolutely! Perhaps you could get your boss on board, or ask if your workplace could match the amount of money you raise.
No. Rainbow Run is all about having fun. you can run, walk, jog or skip - there are no prizes for being first across the finish line.
If you set up an online fundraising page, your donors will be prompted to fill in the Gift Aid details on their individual donation.
Please encourage your sponsors to complete their last name, initial and full address on your sponsorship form if they would like their donation to be Gift Aided.
Many people support CHSW for lots of different reasons. If you would like to share your story/experiences we would love to hear from you. If you have any photos or news, then you can always post them straight onto our Facebook page to help inspire other supporters.
We provide emergency care for many families, and this can be for a number of reasons. It may be that the child is very poorly and the family would like the support that the hospice provides, both physically and emotionally.
An emergency may not necessarily be with the sick child. A parent maybe ill, recovering from an operation, or attending a family funeral for example, and may need additional assistance with their child during this time.
All participants must be aged 18 or over, unless they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (a minimum age of 14 then applies). A teacher or youth leader acting in loco parentis is not adequate. The parent or legal guardian must complete a Parental Consent Form prior to the event and will need to remain within sight and earshot of the minor – this will normally mean that they need to be with the minor whilst they prepare and accompany their child as is reasonably practicable during their participation.
We recommend an upper age limit of 70 years for participation, and for any individuals to consult their Doctor if they have an concerns about their health or ability.
Unfortunately, some of our emails can end up in your junk inbox- please check this first. If you still have not received either your confirmation email please email Hollie and she will check if your registration was successful. If you sign up over a weekend, please note you will not receive your fundraising pack email until the next working day.
Of course! Please just call your local hospice, and we will send a message to your local area fundraiser who make get back to you to help you!
Little Bridge House - 01271 325 270
Little Harbour - 01726 871 800
Charlton Farm 01275 866 600
You can decide to compete your hike anywhere! You can complete it around your own home or whilst out on your daily exercise or a devised special route.
The London Marathon is one of the most popular events in the UK and there is a huge demand for places. We aim to allocate our London Marathon charity places as fairly as possible however we only have a very limited number of places available and unfortunately we are not able to guarantee a place to everyone who applies. To give yourself the best possible chance of getting a Team CHSW charity place, please sign up here and give us as much information as you can about why you would like to run for us, how much you realistically think you can fundraise and how you plan to do so.
A decision will be made each day if conditions are deemed unsafe to cycle. This will consider wind, torrential rain, thunder and a temperature above 28C or any condition that it is considered dangerous to continue - then we may decide to abandon the event for that day. But a little rain won’t stop us!
All rooms are twin/triple share. If you would like to share a room with someone you know, you can enter their name on the registration form. If you don’t indicate your preferred buddy, we will allocate your room with another member of ‘Team Hike’. Women and men who are unknown to each other will not be placed in the same room.
You may still pay tax on a private pension plan or a savings account, or pay Capital Gains Tax if you sell property or shares. If this is the case, please tick the Gift Aid declaration.
Any money you raise on an online giving platform is automatically transferred to CHSW after the event.
We take all major debit and credit cards except American Express, and online orders can also use PayPal.
After signing up you will be sent a confirmation email with details of all your registrants. At a later date, if you’ve registered for the Charlton Farm or Eden Project event, you’ll receive your fundraising pack in the post. This will contain your runner number and all the information you will need for the event.
We also like to keep in touch via email and phone fundraising hints and tips and occasionally any last-minute information changes such as route changes. Please provide a valid email address when signing up.
Yes. The tour operators and ground agents are very experienced in organising challenges such as these and you will be accompanied by a tour leader, a doctor as well as English-speaking local guides and porters who are all there to ensure your safety and enjoyment of the trip. The routes we take are well established and known well by our guides. The tour operators will be aware of any rising political, health or safety issues affecting the countries our supporters visit.
We rely on the support of volunteers across all departments. From covering reception to serving refreshments in our hospices and helping in our shops, our volunteers enable us to raise funds and deliver our services. You can find available opportunities on our volunteering opportunities page.
Opportunities include:
