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On Monday 6 September, Chard Rotary Club President, Peter Stefanovic, and Past President, Paul Arnold, will walk 156 miles to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The pair plan to walk between CHSW’s three hospices, starting at Charlton Farm in Wraxall, North Somerset, then onto Little Bridge House in North Devon and finally finishing at Little Harbour in St. Austell, Cornwall.

Rather than set a target of covering a certain number of miles per day they thought it would be more sensible to approach this challenge in terms of hours active each day.

Peter said: “We have been

A couple from Mary Tavy near Tavistock are delighted that opening their garden over three days this summer has raised £1400 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Husband and wife Roger and Melanie Baldry opened their three acre garden; Warren Lodge in Mary Tavy, on 6 June, 4 July and 1 August.

Visitors booked a slot to visit the garden and could explore the garden’s small orchard, vegetable plot and cutting garden. Visitors were treated to cream teas and cakes, served by Tavistock Friends Group of CHSW, while admiring the views of Dartmoor and listening to harpist Tim Hampson.

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Local children’s charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), has recently received a donation of £15,000 from The Range.

The home, leisure and garden retailer with headquarters in Plymouth donated the money from its carrier bag levy scheme. This is not the first time The Range has made a donation from funds collected from the scheme which charges customers for a carrier bag rather than giving them for free with each purchase.

CHSW is extremely grateful for the donation and Area Fundraiser Sarah Nuttall-Worsley explains its significance; “We are so grateful to receive this donation

One of Somerset’s oldest cider houses supports Children’s Hospice South West with watercolour sales in its new café bar.

Tucker’s Grave Inn, based in Faulkland, is marking the opening of its newly built café bar with a wall of watercolours on sale to support families helped by Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The new café features framed limited edition prints from local artist David Graham, who is donating all profits to support the charity in its thirtieth anniversary year of giving care to children with life limiting conditions.

“I’m really thrilled that we can give a home to

Sisters Cheryl and Sam are holding a family fun day at Yeovil Rugby Club on Saturday 28 August, from 10am-3pm to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The charity is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and Sam is passionate about fundraising for the local hospice, Charlton Farm, as it provides respite care to her family.

Sam’s son, Lewis, has complex care needs and along with his mum, dad, and brothers, has been supported by Charlton Farm since he was 6 months old; he’s now 12. The hospice is a place Sam and her partner Frazer can take a much-needed break from the

Luke Trimmings, 29, from Bristol is running from Minehead to Bristol in support of local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The route is a staggering 105 kilometers (65.24 miles) and Luke is aiming to complete his challenge on 9th October before he turns 30 in November.

Luke started taking his running to new lengths during the pandemic as it supported his wellbeing and mental health. He said: “I’ve run 60km to date in one hit. I’ll be having people pacing me for some sections of the run and I’m planning for it to be done in 12-14hrs.”

Luke works for Bristol-based development

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted to have been chosen as the Charity of the Year for over 85 Tesco stores in the south west.

It is hoped that if each store raises £750 this could equate to over £63,000 raised for CHSW, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary throughout 2021.

Gary Wills, Store Manager at Tesco said; “We are delighted to be able to support CHSW. The support given by them is second to none and we are priveliedged to be able to help.”

Some stores have already kicked off their fundraising by getting involved in CHSW’s Rainbow Run Your Way and one employee has

Lotty and Dan Smith from Sherborne in Dorset have presented a cheque for £4,000 to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The couple have been fundraising for CHSW’s Charlton Farm in North Somerset, in memory of their daughter, Phoebe, who died at the hospice at 17 months old.
The money was raised from culmination of fundraising activities by lots of their friends and family, as well as complete strangers who felt compelled to donate after hearing Phoebe’s story.

Phoebe was born in April 2019 at home. Lotty said: “As 2020 approached there were signs that Phoebe's development was slowing so

A leading South Devon venue, renowned for its superb setting and unique events space has announced it’s hosting the first Asian Street Food and Music Festival in support of Cancer Research and Children’s Hospice South West.

In 2013 global fashion and hospitality guru couple Edwin Ho and Mike Jowett who met in Singapore 30 years ago, created their beautiful home and boutique venue in Landscove, near Totnes. Since then they have connected with the local community, aspiring to run a charity music festival for several years. The original plan was to launch the festival last summer but are now

Trevor Lee, a Business Consultant from Truro, not only completed the 2021 Classic Quarter 44 mile coastpath run event to celebrate his 60th birthday, but also raised some serious cash for a local children’s charity.

Trevor set himself the 44@60 challenge back in 2019 when he decided that in his 60th birthday year he wanted to conquer running 44 miles on the Cornish coastpath from the most southerly point; Lizard Point, to the most westerly point; Land’s End. This wasn’t just a physical challenge though, this was going to be a fundraising challenge too to support Children’s Hospice South