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Falmouth man Ben Eddy has raised £2838 for two charities after his Mullet-ON challenge; a year of growing his hair into a mullet and bringing smiles to many around him.

After cutting his hair short in December 2020 Ben set himself the challenge to grow his hair into a mullet in the hope that it would bring a smile to people’s faces as well as raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

Lusty Glaze is “overwhelmed” by local generosity in aid of Children’s Hospice South West 

The annual toy amnesty held by Lusty Glaze Beach in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has hit record donations this year. 

Successfully completing its fourth year, the team at Lusty Glaze encouraged people to ‘swap toys for tea’ by asking them to bring any unwanted children's items down to the beach throughout January in exchange for a free cup of tea or coffee. 

A challenging mud obstacle race supporting two local charities is coming to Weston-super-Mare in April.

Organised by Weston Lions, the aptly named Mud Master will be held at Puxton Park on Sunday 3 April. 

Hundreds of trees have been planted in North Devon in support of the region’s two hospice charities.

Last year, the Bratton Fleming-based company Birch Meadow Landscaping invited people to buy a tree for a minimum £4 donation to Children’s Hospice South West and North Devon Hospice.

At the weekend, Birch Meadow owner Edward Prouse and his team planted 200 trees donated through the scheme and presented cheques of £500 to each charity.

Hartnell Taylor Cook has announced its support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) in its centenary year. 

The commercial property consultancy with offices in Bristol and London, are proud to be supporting this charity which is close to their hearts. Its 98 employees in the firm will be supporting both CHSW and GOSH throughout 2022. 

Last week children at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School, Summercourt, were delighted to hand over a cheque for £1,300 to Alice Merrett, Area Fundraiser at Children’s Hospice South West, and collect their certificate for becoming a member of their Business Club 2022.

Vaultex, a provider of end-to-end cash management solutions and seamless cash services, has recently become a member of the Children’s Hospice South West Business Club. 

The Business Club was set up as an opportunity for local businesses to build connections and share knowledge whilst supporting the vital work of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). 

In the wasteland that was Saturday morning kids’ TV during the mid-1970s, the BBC reigned supreme with its typically boring, Blue Peter-style, public service-oriented Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, in which Noel Edmonds invited the nation’s nippers to phone in and, you know, swap stuff. 

A handmade, oak rocking horse has been donated to Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell after hours of work by one man creating it from scratch.

John, 77, a retired heating engineer had always been a keen woodworker and on moving to West Putford Holsworthy, eleven years ago met and had lessons from a professional wood turner living in the same hamlet.

Mike Brown from Plymstock but currently living in Mystic, Connecticut, USA, is cycling 17.1 miles a day from the 1st Jan until 8th July (188 days); the equivalent distance from Mystic to Charlton Farm children’s hospice near Bristol and here’s why.