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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

Falmouth man Ben Eddy has raised £2838 for two charities after his Mullet-ON challenge; a year of growing his hair into a mullet and bringing smiles to many around him.

After cutting his hair short in December 2020 Ben set himself the challenge to grow his hair into a mullet in the hope that it would bring a smile to people’s faces as well as raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

Ben initially set himself a fundraising target of £250, telling his supporters that if this was reached he would keep his new hairstyle until he went for his covid

Lusty Glaze is “overwhelmed” by local generosity in aid of Children’s Hospice South West

The annual toy amnesty held by Lusty Glaze Beach in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has hit record donations this year.

Successfully completing its fourth year, the team at Lusty Glaze encouraged people to ‘swap toys for tea’ by asking them to bring any unwanted children's items down to the beach throughout January in exchange for a free cup of tea or coffee.

Operations Manager Andi Millson said the team was overwhelmed by the response to this year’s amnesty, and credited the local

A challenging mud obstacle race supporting two local charities is coming to Weston-super-Mare in April.

Organised by Weston Lions, the aptly named Mud Master will be held at Puxton Park on Sunday 3 April.

It’s the first time an event of this kind has taken place in the town and the organisers are pleased to announce Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) will benefit from the proceeds.

Lions spokesman, Eric Tones, said: “Mud Master Race will be a fun day out whether you are entering as a team, individual or even spectating, it can be enjoyed by

Hundreds of trees have been planted in North Devon in support of the region’s two hospice charities.

Last year, the Bratton Fleming-based company Birch Meadow Landscaping invited people to buy a tree for a minimum £4 donation to Children’s Hospice South West and North Devon Hospice.

At the weekend, Birch Meadow owner Edward Prouse and his team planted 200 trees donated through the scheme and presented cheques of £500 to each charity.

CHSW area fundraiser Ruth Morgan said: "Thank you so much to Edward and the Birch Meadow team for creating such a brilliant fundraising initiative, it’s fantastic

Hartnell Taylor Cook has announced its support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) in its centenary year.

The commercial property consultancy with offices in Bristol and London, are proud to be supporting this charity which is close to their hearts. Its 98 employees in the firm will be supporting both CHSW and GOSH throughout 2022.

Hartnell Taylor Cook hopes to raise £100 per employee. Some staff in Bristol have already committed to take on the rescheduled Bath Half in May to raise funds, others have pledged to volunteer for the charity.

Amanda Gallagher, CHSW Corporate Partnerships