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Bath Half Marathon is one of the longest established and most popular half marathons in the UK. This year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) was delighted to be the local charity partner with a team of 240 running in support of them. One of those runners was Paula, age 51 from Oldland Common in South Gloucestershire.

Paula took up running 16 months ago after losing 11 stone in weight. She tried to convince her personal trainer that she wouldn’t ever run, but soon enough Paula was finding herself completing the odd 5k, followed by some 10k runs. She said “After running the Birmingham 10k

Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) 10 th anniversary Moonlight Memory Walk was held on Saturday 30 th March in Falmouth and £20,000 was pledged in sponsorship to the children’s charity by the 300 people that took part.

To celebrate the event’s special anniversary this year it was moved to a spring date and was also opened up for men to take part as well as women.

This year also marked the first year that people could get involved with the event virtually. Some completed their 5 mile walk in their own time and then watched the event through a facebook live broadcast on the night. Others

Three members of JL Corporate based in Portishead have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and raised funds for local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

James Lake, Barry Richardson and Jack Walsh, set out to climb the highest mountain in Africa, a challenge which Jack said “pushed them beyond their limits”. This is the first charity partnership the company, which supplies phone and tablet accessories, have ever embarked on.

Managing Director, James, said

“We wanted to support a local charity and decided on CHSW. The work that CHSW do to support precious young lives is incredible as they not

One of the longest serving members of staff at Children’s Hospice South West is retiring today (Monday) after nearly a quarter-of-a-century at the charity.

Alison Vogler, senior cook at Little Bridge House, was one of the original care team members when the doors of the hospice opened for the first time in September 1995.

Nearly 24 years later, she will be hanging up her apron after more than two decades providing families at the hospice with delicious home-cooked meals.

“I’ve got mixed emotions about retiring,” admitted Alison, from Sticklepath in Barnstaple.

“I’ve been here a long time and

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), providers of palliative, respite and end of life care for children and families from Bath, were delighted with the support it received at Bath Half 2019. The charity had a huge team of 240 runners, which included 49 runners from Bath-based Rotork.

Hollie Thorogood, Events Fundraiser at CHSW said, “We were delighted to have been the Local Charity of the Year for the 2019 Bath Half Marathon and what better way to celebrate than by having 240 Team CHSW runners; our biggest team yet! The support all along the route was phenomenal and we hope to have just as

Lynne Vosper from Falmouth is looking forward to taking part in Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) 10 th anniversary Moonlight Memory Walk which is happening in Falmouth on Saturday 30 th March.

Lynne has taken part in all but one of the charity’s Moonlight Memory Walks over the last 10 years and this year she will be leading the hundreds of walkers at the special 10 th anniversary event.

“The first time that I took part in the Moonlight Memory Walk was in 2011, a year after I had lost my Mum. I wanted to walk in memory of my Mum, Dad and brother, and to try to raise money to support the

Every year since 2013, Edwards has sponsored and had a team participate in a 205-mile cycle from Cornwall to North Somerset. Aptly named Ride for Precious Lives, the sponsored cycle raises vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

CHSW are dedicated to making the most of short and precious lives through the provision of the best possible hospice care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. The care offered at each of their three hospices is not just about medical and nursing support for sick children but enriching lives of the children and their whole family.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) held its annual Jail and Bail fundraising event at Devonport Guildhall in Plymouth on Friday 15 th March which raised an amazing £19,136 for the local children’s charity.

12 local business people took part in the event which involved individuals getting arrested and put on trial for fictitious crimes including excessive networking, hacking facebook and being loud in the workplace.

Prisoners included; Arthur Greg from Bandvulc Group, Bridgitte Worth from Russell Worth Solicitors, Brock from Cornish Partnerships, Dan Bryant from Mansbridge Balment, Mark

Children’s Hospice South West is delighted to announce that local insurance company, The Exeter, will be joining forces with the charity at its colour-tastic Exeter Rainbow Run.

The healthcare and protection insurance specialist will be the headline sponsor at the charity’s flagship summer fundraising event at Westpoint Exeter on June 22.

Anyone aged five and above can take part in the fun, billed ‘the happiest, most colourful 5k around’. Participants run, jog or walk through colourful bursts of powder paint at special colour stations set up around the course.

Rainbow Run will raise vital

Richard Wood chose a number of charities to benefit during his 2018 Captaincy at Long Ashton Golf Club. One of those was Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Along with his professional golfer son, Chris Wood, Richard visited CHSW’s Charlton Farm to hand over a cheque for £8,000.

Richard explains why he chose CHSW to be a beneficiary charity, “CHSW is only 5 minutes from our home and from the golf club so it was a natural choice. My son, Chris Wood, has been supporting the cause for many years too.”

The funds were raised last summer during a special Golf Day in July where Chris and two of