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Kind-hearted Bridgwater man John Holman, aged 87, has been making wooden toys for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) for more than three years.

John chose to support CHSW after he visited the charity’s Charlton Farm hospice in North Somerset several years ago. John said: “It was a real eye opener, the place is absolutely beautiful.”

John was so inspired by his tour of Charlton Farm that after his visit he could not stop talking about it. He recently delivered his handmade toys to the children visiting the hospice for respite stays. His toys have also been used to raise vital funds for

Mark Veale from Berkeley in Gloucestershire will be attempting his first ever ultra-marathon in support of Children’s Hospice South West on June 19-20.

Mark discovered a love for running two years ago. Over that time he’s made fantastic progress and recently completed his first ever full marathon race distance of 26.2 miles.

Mark said: “Now it’s time to take it to the next stage; time to stop messing about and get serious.”

The ultra-marathon called ‘Race to the King’ will involve completing 53 miles, along the beautiful South Downs Way, all in one day.

“Starting in Arundel and finishing

Roseland House Garden in Chacewater near Truro will be welcoming people through it’s gates on 19 – 20 June in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The garden, which surrounds an old mine captains house, is about one acre in size and features a lot of climbing plants from rambling roses to clematis and many others. A Victorian conservatory also provides shelter for the tender climbers and a wide range of scented leaf Pelargoniums.

On 19 and 20 June the garden will be open from 1pm – 5pm, admission will cost £5 for adults and children will be able to enter for free. Dogs are

Families from across Cornwall and Plymouth that are supported by Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell are being invited for free sessions at Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School courtesy of the charity Mylor Sailability.

After receiving funding from Cornwall Community Foundation and Seasalt Clothing Company, Sailability has been able to set up a ‘Good Day Promise’ project offering free sessions for children and their families on their fully accessible powerboat from the end of June onwards.

Courtesy of Mylor Sailability, Little Harbour has been able to offer its families an hour

If you are planning on dining at The Pig near Bath in June, you will notice there is an option to donate to local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) when selecting one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes.

To mark CHSW’s 30th anniversary, The Pig near Bath is asking customers to round up their payment when buying the small cured-meat platter (£9) and large cured-meat platter (£18). This popular staple dish is available on its al-a-carte menu and ties in with the restaurant’s commitment to a 25-mile menu.

The Pig’s restaurant is the heart of the house where they dish up

Ollie Lee from Seaton has set himself the mammoth challenge of running 45 miles across Cornwall, from Padstow to Seaton, in memory of his niece’s daughter Phoebe Hoskin.

Phoebe died in April this year just nine months old after suffering with a complex brain tumour. Phoebe and her parents, Ollie’s niece Jade and fiance Sam, were supported by the team at Little Harbour; the children’s hospice in St Austell run by Children’s Hospice South West. Ollie set himself this challenge to raise funds for the hospice after all of the support they gave his family and continue to provide Jade and Sam as

Warren Lodge Garden in Mary Tavy near Tavistock will be welcoming people through it’s gates this summer in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The garden will be open on Sunday 6 June, Sunday 4 July and Sunday 1 August. Bookings are being taken for each day with arrival slots available at 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm.

Warren Lodge is a rugged, gentle sloping moorland garden of around three acres with magnificent views across Dartmoor. It was once an overgrown two acre field which then evolved to a small orchard for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee with specimen trees and a copse of native

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in Bridgwater has raised £680 for its chosen charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Members of TSS staff took part in the charity’s Shirty Thirty fundraising campaign, which saw them wearing their loudest and most colourful shirts for a day and donating to the charity. £340 was raised and doubled by the company taking the total to £680. Winners of the best/worst shirt were Dave (Onslow) Kirk and Start Clark.

Julie Draper, Area Fundraiser for CHSW, said: “We were thrilled to hear that the team at TSS in Bridgwater voted unanimously to support Children’s

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted to announce it has the support from two local businesses for its upcoming Rainbow Run Your Way event in June.

Sponsorship of the event by Ann’s Cottage; surf and lifestyle fashion retailer, and The Exeter; healthcare insurance company, means that even more of the money raised by those taking part in the Rainbow Run can go straight to the care and support offered to the children and families that use CHSW’s three children’s hospices.

The Rainbow Run is well known to charity fun run enthusiasts across the south west for giving runners a

Eight year old Sophie Cocking from Plympton has had a post-lockdown chop like no other after growing her hair for over two years in order to benefit two different charities.

At just five years old Sophie told her parents she would like to donate her hair to the Little Princess Trust to enable children who need it to be able to ‘feel like a princess’. Her parents explained it would involve growing it for a long time and then having it cut very short which Sophie was completely on board with, and so the growing began.

Two and a half years later, and after two rescheduled appointments due to