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In a year when the country continued to be in and out of lockdowns, Cornwall was filling up fast with visitors and the power of charitable giving which grew so greatly in 2020 was starting to dwindle as people got their lives back, there was one person who stayed steadfast to their target throughout: Fred Thomas AKA Skinners Brewery mascot Betty Stogs.

Since the start of his time in the community as Betty Stogs Fred was always keen for charities to benefit from his appearances, whether telling Cornish tales, singing songs or carrying a collection bucket he has raised thousands of pounds for

Year 8 Gordano School student, Cian Redman, set his sights high by climbing thousands of metres to raise money for Children's Hospice South West (CHSW).

Cian set himself a challenge to climb the hight of Mount Everest back in November and after 3 months has achieved his mission by climbing a total of 8,849 metres. Along the way he has been supported by friends, family, and members of his rugby team - Gordano Sharks u13s.

Cian took on his final climb during the half-term break by scaling Pen Y Fan and Snowdon to complete the height target. His friends and fellow Gordano students, Xander

Porthleven-based Arthur Roberts is travelling around Cornwall telling tales of his travels and showcasing his photography while also raising vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Following various trips to, and exploring around, Norway to photograph birds, other wildlife and the countryside in general, Arthur is now keen to share his stories and photographs to local groups looking for a speaker for upcoming meetings or gatherings.

Arthur has supported CHSW for many years after visiting its Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell and will donate any fees from his talks

The Great Charity Pot and Print Fair is a national online fundraising event which has been created to raise much needed funds for many different local charities.

It's a chance for talented UK ceramicists and printmakers to come together to sell their work to raise money for their chosen charity. The 1st event in January 2021 saw 100 potters joining together to raise £17,800 for 60 different charities.

The Great Charity Pot and Print Fair 2022 will take place online on 5th – 6th March 2022.

It includes over 150 wonderful generous potter and Printmakers from across the UK raising funds for over

One of the UK’s most colourful fundraising fun runs; Rainbow Run is returning to Cornwall and Devon this summer.

Rainbow Run Cornwall is returning to RAF St Mawgan near Newquay on June 18 and Rainbow Run Devon will be at a new venue; Escot Park in Devon on 19 June. The event is returning this summer after a two-year break due to the pandemic, and early-bird tickets are on sale now with a 25 per cent discount.

Anyone over the age of five can take part and participants will get covered in powder paint as they walk, jog or run through different coloured paint stations along the 5km route.

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Wreel Collective, a new innovative business based in Portishead, has pledged to support Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Its Founder, Mike Etheridge and Operations Director, Lydia Eastwood, were motivated to help the local charity after seeing an advert about its work with children with life limiting conditions and their families.

Lydia said: “As a forward-thinking creative agency we wanted to find a local charity to partner up with and share ideas. After seeing CHSW's heart-warming TV ad, we were inspired by the work they do, and felt passionately that we wanted to support them in

On Saturday 2 April a very special Easter-themed Forest School event is being held at Hidden Woods near Farleigh Hungerford in conjunction with Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Hidden Woods is an award-winning woodland activity centre based in 80 acres of ancient woodland just a stone’s throw from Bath and Frome. It has teamed up with CHSW as both organisations have synergy in their values and mission.

At its local hospice, Charlton Farm, CHSW seeks to enrich children’s lives; children who have been diagnosed with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. The charity puts the

Members of Snap Fitness gym in St Austell have raised over £200 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) with a recent power lifting competition.

The event was held on 29 January with around 20 competitors, each making a donation to take part in any, or all, of the three categories with many achieving personal bests.

One of the competitors was Snap Fitness regular Andrew Wheeler, who is passionate about supporting the charity as he visits Little Harbour children’s hospice at Porthpean with his daughter Ivy-Rose.

Ivy-Rose has a rare genetic condition called Phelan-Mcdermid syndrome and was

A small idea that came about 10 years ago from Peter Sweet from St Austell has turned into some serious income for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and its Little Harbour hospice at Porthpean.

Peter, 82, has raised over £44,800 since 2010 for the children’s hospice including £8700 last year.

Peter does daily and weekly collections of scrap metal from homes and businesses around St Austell and the local area. He then delivers the scrap to Henry Orchard & Sons scrap merchants where it is processed, at the end of each year Peter then donates all the money made from the scrap to Little

The Children’s Hospice South West charity shop in Honiton is offering brides-to-be the chance to pick up a dream wedding dress with a dream price tag.

The shop in the High Street currently has around 25 second-hand dresses in stock, as well as range of bridesmaid dresses, children’s wedding outfits and accessories, including shoes and veils.

Manager Lynne Whitehall and her team have created a special wedding section in the shop and are selling the pre-loved dresses for just a fraction of the price of a new-bought dress.

“We really do have some beautiful dresses at the moment and I would