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Throughout December, students at Bridgwater and Taunton College are getting creative and fundraising for a variety of charities.

‘RAGVENT’ as it is known, will be supporting Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), In Charley’s Memory, and Secret World Wildlife Rescue.

So far, the students have created and sold Christmas cards and crocheted animals, taken part in head shaves, an ice-bucket challenge, live-streamed a music set, experienced leg waxing and been dressing up! To date they have raised over £900.

We’ve seen some really creative fundraising ideas from the team of students and they

St Ives Brewery, creators of St Ives India Pale Ale, Boilers Golden Cornish Ale and Knill by Mouth Cornish Ale to name a few, is generously donating 10% of its website sales to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The partnership started on 7 December and will be running until 21 December and will see 10% from all online sales made by the brewery donated to the local children’s charity. CHSW runs three children's hospices including Little Harbour in St Austell which supports over 130 children with life limiting conditions and their families from across Cornwall and Plymouth.

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Lucy and James Grimsted from Clevedon have found a very novel way to support their local children’s hospice.

The kind-hearted pair have a beautiful wisteria tree in their garden and are inviting members of the public to hang a bauble for a donation to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

A box of baubles is placed outside their home at 3 Seavale Road, Clevedon BS21 7QB, next to the tree daily from 7.30am – 10.30pm regardless of the weather. Donations can be posted through their letterbox or there is a QR code visible, which can be scanned.

Lucy and James are very close to raising £500

Over 1100 people across the south west took part in Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Santas on the Run Goes Freestyle virtual event at the weekend and have raised over £75,000 for the local children’s hospice charity with donations still coming in.

CHSW’s three annual Santas on the Run events, usually held at RHS Rosemoor, Bristol Harbourside and Eden, were turned virtual this year due to covid-19 restrictions, but this did not deter people from getting involved. The ask was simple; choose a route, a distance and a festive outfit and raise funds for the charity at the same time. The

Cara-Jane from Street has been busy in the run-up to the festive season. The 7-year old has been making cute reindeer faces from wood and fabric and selling them to friends and family in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

It’s been an extremely challenging year for the charity and it’s absolutely heart-warming to see young members of the community raising funds for us in a really creative way

Mum, Victoria Lamb, said: “Cara-Jane made the reindeer and sold them for £1 each. She wanted to donate the £36 she raised to CHSW as her friend uses the local children’s hospice. We hope

Technical injection moulding specialist Hymid has raised £400 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) through a recent customer service initiative.

The Torquay-based company incentivised a recent customer survey by pledging to donate £10 for every completed survey returned.

Julius Guth, Sales Manager at Hymid, said there was great response to the survey, designed to gauge customers’ opinions of Hymid, especially during the pandemic.

He said: “We’re grateful to our customers who gave up their time to take our survey. These times are uncharted waters and if businesses can understand their

Karen Tilley from Westbury has signed up to take part in Santas on the Run – goes freestyle to support the hospice that cares for her teenage daughter, Josselin.

The virtual festive run is raising money for Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Charlton Farm hospice located in North Somerset. Karen was one of the first families to use the hospice for respite breaks over 12 years ago.

Karen said: “I was nervous about going to the hospice and expected it to be like a hospital. It was actually very homely and friendly; my son loved the soft playroom and the jacuzzi. On our first stay it

Andrew Buckle from Bradley Stoke and his dog Raff will be raising some Christmas cheer in their festive gear by taking part in Santas on the Run - goes freestyle, on 13th December.

With Andrew dressed as Santa and Raff in an Olaf suit, the pair will be making their way across the city from their home in Bradley Stoke to Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Charlton Farm in Wraxall, North Somerset.

Raff, a 35kg yellow Labrador Retriever, will spend some of the 14-mile journey being pushed by Andrew in his festively decorated Dog Hut. It’s estimated it will take 6-7 hours to reach Charlton

Gordano Sharks U13s rugby team and teams from Portishead Town FC are getting involved with Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Santas on the Run goes freestyle! event.

Due to the pandemic, the charity has turned its annual festive Santas on the Run ‘virtual’ and is encouraging as many people as possible to get involved the weekend of 11-13 December.

Coaches from Gordano Sharks have been focusing on the health and wellbeing of their players by encouraging them to exercise daily in preparation for the charity event. A coach at the popular rugby club said: “During this period without rugby

If you find yourself running out of space at home and you can’t find your stuff because of – well, all of your stuff! – it could be time for a bit of a clear-out!

Children’s Hospice South West is looking forward to being able to reopen its charity shops next week, but in the meantime it is urging people thinking about having a pre-Christmas or lockdown de-clutter to donate any unwanted goods.

After reopening following the summer lockdown, the charity’s 35 South West shops proved extremely popular as people found the confidence to venture back onto the High Street. But the increased demand