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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

Staff from Tesco stores across Devon will be walking across the county and skydiving thousands of feet above it in a bid to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) next month.

A team of four will be setting off on a 100-mile walk from the Ilfracombe store on March 2, calling in on stores in Braunton, Barnstaple, Bideford, Crediton, Tiverton and Cullompton on route to Dunkeswell Airfield, near Honiton.

They will be joined by Tesco colleagues along the five-day hike to Dunkeswell, where around 20 will take to the skies for a mass tandem skydive from 15,000ft on March 6.

Kate

A brand new partnership was launched today between supermarket giant Morrisons and charity Together for Short Lives, that will benefit families caring for a seriously ill child from across the South West.

Together for Short Lives is the only charity supporting the UK’s children’s hospices, including Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). CHSW has three hospices which support families facing the heartbreak that their child will die young: Charlton Farm near Bristol, Little Bridge House in Devon and Little Harbour in Cornwall.

Together for Short Lives and Morrisons are set to raise vital funds

When the Covid pandemic hit, it affected the world in an unprecedented way. For charities, the loss in income was felt swiftly and over a sustained period of time.

Amanda Gallagher, Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser at Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) recalls how the landscape changed almost overnight.

“Before the pandemic, we’d enjoyed working face-to-face with companies – large and small – from across the south west in a variety of ways. Our corporate charity partners were coming on to our hospice sites to take part in volunteering days, we were running successful in-person events

Did your garden become your sanctuary during the pandemic? Did you spend many hours pruning and potting during lockdowns? If so, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is looking for people to open their gardens this year to help raise funds to support families that use its three children’s hospices; Little Bridge House in Barnstaple, Charlton Farm near Bristol and Little Harbour in St Austell.

Whether it’s an all-day event open to the public or simply an afternoon with friends and family, the opportunity to show your hard work to others while raising vital funds for CHSW is open to all.

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Cornish holiday letting agent Aspects Holidays have donated £3100 to Children’s Hospice South West, for their ‘ For all the times that matter’ awareness campaign.

The team at Aspects Holidays felt moved to donate to this incredibly important campaign, which helps to create special moments and lasting memories for children and their families who are supported by Children’s Hospice South West.

Children’s Hospice South West has three hospices in the region including Little Harbour in St Austell.

Little Harbour cares for children from across Cornwall and Plymouth who have a life-threatening or

Portishead Town Football Club (PTFC) U9s girls football team wanted to kick-start 2022 with a challenge to keep fit, bond, and raise money for a local charity.

The Pumas, as they are known, have recently formed and decided to run 100 miles between them throughout January as a way of raising funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and to encourage camaraderie among the team.

CHSW’s local hospice, Charlton Farm, is just a few miles away from PTFC in Wraxall. It provides respite, palliative, and end of life care to children with life-limiting conditions and their families. CHSW relies

Fearless fundraisers are being invited to take part in Taunton’s hottest and shortest charity walk.

The Firewalk on Castle Green on March 17 is being held to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and will be led by two-time firewalk Guinness World Record breaker Scott Bell.

Scott, who is internationally known as one of the world’s leading experts on firewalking, will be on hand to help participants navigate a path of hot coals at temperatures of 1,200˚F in bare feet.

CHSW event fundraiser Kate Romo said: “Firewalking is an event that will push your boundaries, challenge