We welcome referrals from family members whose child has been diagnosed with a life-limiting condition, or professionals. With your families permission we will then contact your professional support team (GP, consultants, key workers etc) to gather up-to-date information about your child's current needs and likely future prognosis. To make a referral please contact us.

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.

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

Yes, of course! The route takes place on paths, which are in places narrow and uphill so you may require assistance. One named carer will be welcomed to join you to provide assistance on the night.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Please call Little Harbour fundraising office on 01726 871 800 to discuss further. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Please call the Charlton Farm fundraising office on 01275 866 600 to discuss further. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Devon

Along the 3k route the terrain is on paths that are very uneven in places so assistance is advised. Please call the Little Bridge House fundraising office on 01271 325 270 to discuss further. 

If you are organising a fundraising event for Children’s Hospice South West we will include details of your event in our supporters calendar.  Email details of your event to website@chsw.org.uk.

Please read our Santas on the Run participant safety brief to ensure you are fit to take part in this event.

Absolutely! Whatever event you are taking part in we would love you to join Team CHSW. Phone your local hospice or email event@chsw.org.uk and we'll send you a fundraising pack and CHSW running top.

You can download a sponsor form from our fundraising tools page.

Yes!  There are several pricing options available on the Skydive Buzz website so if you self-fund your jump, all sponsorship raised would go to CHSW.

No! Anyone of any age can be registered, even the dog because you are completing the event in your own time, at your own pace, on your own terms.  

Eden Project

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.

Charlton Farm

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.  

There are lots of ways to pay in your sponsorship.  

We recommend you do not send any cash in the post. Please pay the money raised into your bank account and then make a donation on our online donation page. 

You can send your sponsor forms and a cheque to your local hospice: 

Little Bridge House 

CHSW, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ  

Little Harbour 

CHSW, Little Harbour, Porthpean Road, Porthpean, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6AZ  

Charlton Farm 

CHSW, Charlton Farm, Charlton Drive, Wraxall, North Somerset, BS48 1PE  

You can also add any offline sponsorship to your online Just Giving page that you may have set up. You can bank the money you have collected and then make a payment onto your own donation page. All money raised on an online giving page automatically is sent through to us, so you do not have to do a thing!  

Take part in our in person event at RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall on Saturday 15 June 2024.We have limited numbers at each event so register early to be covered in paint at one of the 7 paint stations along the 5k route.   

Children and young people from 0-21 years with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. We offer support for all the family. 

Medical care from specialist doctors, including out of hours cover, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

Our services include: 

  • Highly specialised clinical care
  • Short breaks/respite
  • Emergency care
  • End of life care
  • Sibling support
  • Counselling
  • Complementary therapies
  • Pre and post bereavement support for all family members
  • Telephone support?  Is this offered? Contact/key worker support?
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Multi-sensory therapy
  • Play – music and art/messy play activities

It's very easy: All you need to do is visit our volunteer opportunites page to search and register for volunteering positions.

Your first Payroll Giving contribution is made on your next pay day. However, if you are signing up towards the end of the month – after your employer’s payroll has been processed – your first contribution will be made the following pay day.

Yes, the Raise a smile Lottery and CHSW Raffle is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 4991. View the full Terms and Conditions.

Please read our Moonlight Memory Walk participant safety brief to ensure you are fit to take part in this event and conditions of walking on the evening.

You can make a donation online, either as a single donation or a regular direct debit. 

If you don’t wish to give online, you can give a credit/debit card donation over the telephone by 01271 325 270 (Monday-Thursday 9.00am-5.00pm and Friday 9.00am-4.30pm) or please send us a cheque, made payable to Children's Hospice South West, Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2PZ.

We no longer provide Santa suits as a part of the registration fee to reduce the impact of single-use Santa suits on the environment, with many suits ending up in landfill each year. We have reduced the entry fee to reflect this change.

We also want to give our participants the opportunity to choose whether they want to dress as Santa, a reindeer, penguin, snowman, Christmas tree, or elf....this year you can decide! There will be on the day competitions for the best dressed!

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We deliver to mainland UK and BPFO only.

Absolutely!  Perhaps you could get your boss on board, or ask if your workplace could match the amount of money you raise.

 

 

Rainbow Run is not a race and therefore everyone gets a medal as they cross the finish line!

The ride is designed to offer a challenge to cyclists of all abilities. You will need a good level of fitness in time for the event, each day you will cycle between 60 to 90 miles incorporating several hills. As long as you start training early enough, even new cyclists can take part. Our training plan offers you some ideas to be event ready. You can also download the route and incorporate some of the local sections in your training plan.

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.  

Unfortunately, the route is not wheelchair accessible.  

Not at all, you can walk or run the 5K route as it is not about speed but more about having as much fun as possible! The race is not timed, so the more competitive Rainbow Runners amongst you should self-time for anyone desiring a personal best. 

Due to the amount of paint used at the paint stations only children aged over 5 years can take part in this event. All children aged 16 and under must have a participating adult also register to run with them. If you have younger children, they must remain in the event village with another adult or guardian.

We offer short breaks away for the whole family, for respite and relaxation. Mums, Dads, brothers and sisters can all come and stay at our hospices.

We provide one-to-one specialist care for the sick child. This allows the family the chance to have a break away from the worries of caring, and to be together as a family. In this respect, what we provide is completely unlike any other care available.

Yes, we welcome volunteer expertise and ask that you complete our enquiry form with a brief description of your professional background. 

There is no minimum or maximum limit.

The purchaser's name and full address. If you buy tickets for someone else (over 18 years old), you can add their details during the process. It's useful to add a daytime phone number and email address too, as we try to contact winners by phone first, followed by email.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

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.  

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

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. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Devon

The walk is a 3k route around the Powderham Castle grounds.

  

Yes you can! There are two ways to do this, either by donating all of the money raised to us, or by donating proceeds or a percentage. Either way, please contact your local community fundraising team.

The British weather is notoriously unpredictable so keep an eye on the forecast and bring waterproofs. If the weather is deemed too dangerous for the event to go ahead, we'll contact you via phone and email, and will update our Santas Facebook event pages to communicate with you.  

Santas on the Run, North Somerset 

Santas on the Run, The Eden Project 

 

If you are concerned that this might happen, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can offer help and guidance. Give your local community fundraiser a call and we'll try and help you avoid this. Our fundraising ideas page and your fundraising pack will give you lots of great ideas on how to reach your target.

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 will need to make your own travel arrangements to get to registration at the start on Friday morning and to travel home from the finish on Sunday. 

Yes- we ask you register yourself and the members of your group who are taking part as we are limiting places at the event venues. Only children aged 5 and over can take part in this event. We are not accepting on-the-day sign-ups. Register early for a discount on our full-price tickets.

We have limited capacity on single supplement rooms and this option is only available to the first 15 riders who pay the single supplement of £50. If part of a Team we will prioritise you share with another member within your group or alternatively you will share with another participant. Woman and men who are unknown to each other will not be placed in the same room. 

Unfortunately, we're unable to transfer your place and registration fees are non-refundable. 

If you're unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances, please contact Little Harbour on 01726 871 800, and upon the discretion of the fundraising manager, a refund will be made minus the deduction of a £5 admin fee. 

Please see our full terms and conditions regarding date or venue changes made by CHSW due to circumstances outside of our control. 

Group sizes range from 12 – 30 depending on the challenge. You will come across a wide mix of people on an event like this, and you are likely to make some life-long friends. All ages take part and from all backgrounds.

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 would like to know who our generous supporters are. It gives us the opportunity to acknowledge the important decision you have made. Letting us know also helps us to plan for the future and keep you informed about our ongoing work.

Raise a smile Lottery tickets can be purchased through the CHSW website by regular play Direct Debit 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.

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.  

You cannot change the logo in any way and you must ensure that you represent CHSW correctly. Commercial organisations are not permitted to use the CHSW name or logo without our prior written consent.  Please contact your local community fundraiser in the first instance. 

Unfortunately, there are no facilities, and we cannot accept liability for anything you leave behind. Please bring only what you need. 

You can set up a team fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving following the steps on their website. We recommend that you set up an individual page which links to this team page so we can clearly identify any funds that have been raised on your behalf. 

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.

Yes, you can reserve a DVD of your jump for £140; photographs for £140; or a DVD and photograph package for £185.

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 or fundraising pack email please email Kate and she will check 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 call the following numbers to get you up and running: 

Yes please. We would like you to let us know that you (and any members of your school or swimming group) are taking part so we know how many of you wonderful people are supporting CHSW, ensure you receive information relative to the event and support with your fundraising.