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A mother and daughter from Portishead have been putting their sewing skills to good use.

Sarah Johnston and daughter, Ella, 16 from Portishead have been creating face masks and selling them in the community with profits going to local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). 

In 2019, both Sarah and Ella were hospitalised with Dengue fever, a virus with similar symptoms to coronavirus – this experience inspired them to do something to help prevent the spread of coronavirus and support CHSW at the same time. 

After the disappointment of having to cancel its three Rainbow Run’s in Newquay, Exeter and Bristol this summer the Fundraising Team at Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) decided to give supporters the option to take part in the event virtually.

A Bristol man’s muscle-pumping lockdown challenge is raising hundreds of pounds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Patrick Connolly, from St George, has pledged to do 20 push-ups or more a day until he raises £1,000 for the charity, which is asking people to ‘Be Incredible’ and do ‘whatever they can, however they can’ to help combat a loss in fundraising due to coronavirus.

Cleaning equipment supply company The Cleaning Collective has lent its support to Children's Hospice South West.

The company said it recognised the extra strain put on the charity’s essential fundraising activities due to the coronavirus pandemic and wanted to do something to help.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) was invited to join a video call made by The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duchess of Cambridge to mark this year’s Children’s Hospice Week. 

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is asking people to help spread more rainbows by taking part in the charity’s first ever Virtual Rainbow Run next month.

CHSW has had to cancel its three colourful fun runs in Bristol, Exeter and Newquay this summer due to the Covid-19 crisis, losing an estimated £150,000 in fundraising.

Motorbike fans from Nailsea have braved the shave for Children’s Hospice South West – raising £1,100 for the charity.

The five now-not-so hairy bikers chose to take part in Saturday’s lockdown fundraiser for CHSW, which has had to cancel many of its fundraising events this year due to the Covid-19 crisis.

People can show their support for key workers – and raise money for Children’s Hospice South West and other charities – by wearing one of two specially-created new charity wristbands.

The blue bands come in a choice of two designs – ‘Key Workers are Heroes’ and ‘Rock the Lock Down’ – and cost just £3 (plus 50p postage), with 80 per cent going to charity.

A 52-year-old cyclist from Bristol is hoping to conquer the world on his bike – without actually leaving the country.

Rob Berry from Bradley Stoke has set off on a virtual 22,187-mile cycle of the globe in aid of Children’s Hospice South West's (CHSW) Be Incredible fundraising appeal.

A Clevedon man has pledged to run 10 10ks in 10 days to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Bob Irwin, a Business Development Manager at Triangle Networks, will be starting his challenge on Sunday, May 10 as part of the charity’s Be Incredible fundraising campaign.