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A group of ladies from Keynsham have been knitting chicks and selling them in the local area for 21 years.

The Keynsham Chicks, co-ordinated by Margaret Thompson, kindly give the proceeds to the local children’s hospice - Charlton Farm in Wraxall. Once knitted and stuffed with a chocolate eggs, the chicks are sold all over the local area and beyond during Easter.

The ladies are already planning a Christmas knit this year to raise even more money for the vital work we do

An annual Charity Golf Day at Carlyon Bay Golf Club has taken place for the seventh year and raised £17,400 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

This year the event saw a record number of 40 teams take to the course as part of the Golf Day which was held on 17^th May to help raise funds for local children’s charity CHSW which runs Little Harbour children’s hospice at Porthpean.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

RAF St Mawgan was covered in all colours of the rainbow on Sunday at Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) 6^th annual Rainbow Run sponsored by Ann’s Cottage.