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Mark Bullen, who has lived in Wrington for 31 years, has written a booklet about the village with all proceeds benefiting local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The Little Book of Wrington Curiosities provides the story behind forty or so ‘objects’ that can be seen during a walk around Wrington and its immediate vicinity.

Mark said: “Subjects in the booklet range from the death from the bite of a rabid cat, to a pony trapped in snow drifts rescued by the village voluntary Fireman; from a tall, solitary ‘stench pipe’, to a plastic buddha bought from H&M; from memorials to John

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has received thousands of pounds in grants from Freemasons in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

Provincial Grand Lodges in the three counties chose to give £4,130 to support the charity’s three hospices – Little Bridge House in North Devon, Charlton Farm near Bristol, and Little Harbour in St Austell.

The money from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) was presented to CHSW, Chief Executive and Co-founder Eddie Farwell at Little Bridge house on Monday morning by Devonshire Provincial Grand Master Ian Kingsbury, who was accompanied by Charles Yelland, one of

A South Gloucestershire shopping and leisure centre brought festive joy to families supported by Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and raised vital funds for the local children’s hospice, Charlton Farm.

The Mall at Cribbs Causeway is a firm favourite with out-of-town shoppers and over the Christmas period it comes into its own with lots of seasonal activities for families to enjoy.

Last Christmas the centre teamed up with CHSW to offer families free visits to its Grotto and ice-skating sessions.

CHSW cares for children who are unexpected to reach adulthood. The charity looks after the

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