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To mark the 30th anniversary of Children’s Hospice South West, Nexus Recruitment Group, official sponsors of Bristol City Football Club, and live events company, TourLife, are hosting a charity football match at Ashton Gate on Friday 21st May.

The teams playing are TourLife versus Nexus – both of whom will consist of a mixture of celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment.

These include Bristol City FC past players: Scotty Murray, Cole Skuse, Kevin Amankwaah, Rob Edwards, Joe Burnell, Danny Coles, Tony Thorpe, and Louis Carey. Ex-rugby players are also getting involved, including

An eight-year-old boy from Barnstaple has completed a marathon-sized fundraising challenge for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Leo Withers ran the equivalent of 26.2 miles in 10 days after reading about the charity and how it helps local families in the North Devon Gazette.

The Fremington Primary School pupil started on May 1 and covered the distance with daily after-school runs near his home in Sticklepath, and in his garage on his dad Alex’s treadmill.

Alex said Leo was also inspired by 11-year-old Max Woosey from Braunton, who has raised thousands of pounds for North Devon Hospice

Five year old Amelie Cox from Ivybridge has read 106 books as part of her own charity readathon to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

After enjoying completing a sponsored readathon so much at her school; Stowford Primary in Ivybridge, Amelie decided she would set herself the challenge of reading even more books at home in a second charity readathon.

Delighted with her enthusiasm for books and reading, Amelie’s parents spoke to her about the work of various charities she could support with her second readathon.

“We gave Amelie a shortlist of five charities to choose

As part of World Book Day back in March, the children and families of Beansprouts Childcare in Weston-super-Mare held a sponsored ‘listen’ to raise money for books for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

All the children, aged 1-4, enjoyed sharing books with their families over the period of one week.

An incredible £700 was raised and Amanda King, who is the registered childminder at Beansprouts Childcare and also an independent Usborne Organiser at Beansprouts Bookshop, was able to send nearly £800 worth of brand-new books to the children and families at CHSW’s Charlton Farm hospice in

Jason Gribble from Redruth has set himself a mammoth swimming challenge in memory of his Grandad; John Gribble.

Jason’s grandad John died in February 2021, John was a very generous man and supported various charities through giving regular donations. When it came to his funeral John’s wife chose Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) to receive any donations that were given however, due to the pandemic, numbers at John’s funeral were restricted. John’s family felt strongly that they wanted to raise some more funds this year to top up their donation to CHSW.

Despite having two slipped discs

Kelly House's gardens near Launceston will be open to the public every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday until 27th June and will be taking the opportunity to educate its visitors about the poisonous plants and flowers that may be found in a country garden.

No pre-booking is required and entry costs £5 for adults, which includes a free takeaway cup of tea or coffee, and children can visit for free. Gates will be open 10.30am – 4.30pm, pre-ordered picnics are available for visitors, and dogs are also welcome to enjoy the gardens.

£1 from every adult entry will be going straight to Children’s

Keen painter and charity fundraiser Maureen Crofts from Perranporth is supporting a cause close to her heart through the sale of her paintings.

Maureen will be donating the proceeds from the sale of her pieces to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), which supports Maureen’s grandson Toby through it’s Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell. Toby has a life limiting brain disease and along with his family receives care and support from the team at Little Harbour, a cause Maureen is keen to raise vital funds for.

“I have been painting for the last 30 years and am completely self

Iconic UK surfwear company Saltrock has continued its support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) by designing a very special limited-edition T-shirt in celebration of the charity’s 30th anniversary.

The North Devon-based lifestyle clothing brand raised £10,000 for the charity last year with a range of rainbow-themed T-shirts that sold out within a matter of weeks.

This year, its team have fused CHSW’s logo with Saltrock’s own classic Tok character to create a new design they hope will raise £20,000 to help the hospice continue to provide vital care and respite to local families across

Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell is thanking supporters who donated Easter Eggs and other Easter gifts for the children and families it supports.
The hospice received donations of chocolate eggs as well as activity packs, sensory toys and treats for the staff.

One donation was organised by Rob Selby, from Indian Queens, who was inspired to collect items to give to the hospice knowing that families supported by the charity would be facing another Easter with lockdown restrcitions.

Rob said “As a father of three and a former childcare practitioner, caring for children has

Many have struggled to keep themselves entertained throughout lockdown, especially during the winter months, however a challenge on the Isles of Scilly has not only kept residents busy but also fit.

Sea swimmers Beth Guy and Erica Swain from St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly set up the Lighthouse Challenge as something for residents of the islands to challenge themselves to do over the winter, with the hope to also raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The challenge had three options, each with varying distances, to complete by cycling, running or walking and sea swimming. The