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Seven-year-old Mabel Mackay from Burnham on Sea in Somerset has wowed her community by running a mile every day in March, raising over £500 for Children's Hospice South West (CHSW).

After taking part in her local 6-mile Santa Run across the muddy Mendips in December, hosted by the Queen Victoria Pub in Priddy, Mabel was inspired to take on this incredible challenge in support of Charlton Farm, her local children’s hospice in Wraxall.

Mabel embraced her daily runs, enjoying the spring sunshine and even joined local park runs on weekends to mix up the route. Despite catching a bug, Mabel stayed

Update: 10/04/2025

Over the coming months Children’s Hospice South West, with Lizzy, Eddie's daughter, will be organising a Memorial Service. This will be an opportunity for everyone to celebrate Eddie's life and all he has done for so many. We will share details of this in due course.

An inspirational leader and advocate for children’s hospice care, has died. Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) has confirmed that Co-Founder and retiring CEO, Eddie Farwell lost his battle with Motor Neurone Disease on the evening of 27 March 2025.

Eddie announced his plans to

Fred Thomas AKA ‘Betty Stogs’, is once again taking on Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) 3 day cycle event, Ride for Precious Lives as a part of his Charity of the year fundraising.

The 212-mile cycle event is taking place 11 to 13 July 2025 and will see 120 cyclists pedal from Little Harbour hospice in St Austell, to Charlton Farm hospice in North Somerset, via Little Bridge Hospice in Barnstaple.

Fred will be returning to the event for the 5th year alongside 11 teammates making up ‘Team Betty’ who last year raised a staggering £60,000 collectively towards the record breaking £330,000

Plantforce, a leading provider of plant hire, is excited to announce its partnership with Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as its official charity partner for 2025. This collaboration aims to raise awareness and support for the vital services that CHSW provides to babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families across the South West.

CHSW has been a vital source of care and support for families since its inception over 30 years ago. The charity offers expert medical care in a home from home environment at its three hospices. Everyday its team strives to

Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Tavistock Friends Group held their annual Bridge Afternoon which raised £800 for the charity.

44 players took part on Sunday 2 March, which was the thirteenth, and final, competition organised by the group.

Sustained by a delicious tea prepared by the members of the Friends Group, they engaged in fierce but friendly competition to raise money for CHSW’s Little Harbour hospice in St Austell.

Little Harbour supports over 130 families from across Cornwall and Plymouth through day and stay visits, as well as home visits and virtual support. It costs around

Ruth Bray from Lincoln won Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) lottery rollover of £5,200 in November.

She told us about her win and what she plans to do with it.

“I was actually in the car travelling to a hospital appointment when I got the call. I didn’t recognise the number, and it was quite the surprise when I was told I had won the money”, said Ruth.

“I am a retired nurse at 50 years, so I decided I would give some of the money to my son and daughter who needed some help with their mortgages.

I’m also going to use some of it for me and my husband to go on holiday. He has just come out

Squarebird, the innovative web design and digital marketing agency based in Nailsea, Bristol, is thrilled to announce its charity partnership for 2025 with Children's Hospice South West (CHSW). To mark a decade of success, Squarebird has set an inspiring goal to raise £10,000 for the local children’s hospice, committing to complete 10 exciting challenges in celebration of their 10th anniversary.

The agency will kick off their fundraising efforts with a series of events, including an anniversary party in May and a company-wide Three Peaks Challenge in September. These initiatives will

In 2024, Ethical Power, a leader in the renewable energy industry, chose Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as their charity of the year, kicking off an exciting year of fundraising challenges. The company raised over £15,000 through a series of fun and engaging events.

Staff at Ethical Power took part in a variety of activities to support the charity, including the challenging Three Peaks hike, the Bristol 10k, cycling challenges, bake sales, and raffles, all of which contributed to the total funds raised.

One of the standout fundraising challenges saw Ethical Power’s Jake Humphries and

Following 5 years of restoration, the Lord Oliver Brown steam locomotive is well and truly back in action after being lovingly restored by friends and family of Oliver Brown, an 11-year-old boy from Plymouth who died from a rare blood cancer in 2019.

The train had its official launch on Sunday 9 March, the date of Oliver’s 17th birthday, on Plym Valley Railway where it carried its first passengers in 17 years.

Plymouth’s Town Crier, John Pitt, welcomed those gathered at the railway station and the plaque displaying the name of the train, ‘Lord Oliver Brown’ was then unveiled by the Lord

After founding the charity with his late wife Jill in 1991, and following 20 years as Chief Executive, Co-Founder and former CEO Eddie Farwell has handed over the reins to the charity's new CEO.

In late 2024, Eddie Farwell announced his plans to retire with a heartfelt letter to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) supporters and on 17 March 2025 Phil Morris steps into the role of CEO at CHSW.

On his appointment Phil says;

I am truly privileged to become the next CEO of Children’s Hospice South West. Joining this incredible charity, with its remarkable mission and impact, is an honour