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Some playground games just don’t get old and 10 year old Amie from Mount Hawke has proven that skipping certainly has not gone out of fashion, and can even be used to raise some serious cash for good causes.

On returning to school after lockdown skipping was a firm favourite with Amie and her friends at Mount Hawke Academy, enjoying the simple pleasures of being reunited with friends and being able to play together. So much so that skipping became an activity not just for the playground but also one that Amie enjoyed doing in her own time, skipping around her local park in Mount Hawke every

Two young sisters from Uffculme have been helping to look after the environment at the same time as raising money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Lizzie Rock-Evans, age seven, and her sister Hannah, age five, did a sponsored litter pick for CHSW after learning more about the charity while donating a bag of items at the Tiverton charity shop.

Mum Sarah said: “They wanted to know more about what the shop was for and when I explained it was raising money for very poorly children they wanted to do something to help.

“The sponsored litter pick was a great way to raise money for a good

To mark the 30th anniversary of Children’s Hospice South West, Nexus Recruitment Group, official sponsors of Bristol City Football Club, and live events company, TourLife, are hosting a charity football match at Ashton Gate on Friday 21st May.

The teams playing are TourLife versus Nexus – both of whom will consist of a mixture of celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment.

These include Bristol City FC past players: Scotty Murray, Cole Skuse, Kevin Amankwaah, Rob Edwards, Joe Burnell, Danny Coles, Tony Thorpe, and Louis Carey. Ex-rugby players are also getting involved, including

An eight-year-old boy from Barnstaple has completed a marathon-sized fundraising challenge for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Leo Withers ran the equivalent of 26.2 miles in 10 days after reading about the charity and how it helps local families in the North Devon Gazette.

The Fremington Primary School pupil started on May 1 and covered the distance with daily after-school runs near his home in Sticklepath, and in his garage on his dad Alex’s treadmill.

Alex said Leo was also inspired by 11-year-old Max Woosey from Braunton, who has raised thousands of pounds for North Devon Hospice

Five year old Amelie Cox from Ivybridge has read 106 books as part of her own charity readathon to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

After enjoying completing a sponsored readathon so much at her school; Stowford Primary in Ivybridge, Amelie decided she would set herself the challenge of reading even more books at home in a second charity readathon.

Delighted with her enthusiasm for books and reading, Amelie’s parents spoke to her about the work of various charities she could support with her second readathon.

“We gave Amelie a shortlist of five charities to choose

As part of World Book Day back in March, the children and families of Beansprouts Childcare in Weston-super-Mare held a sponsored ‘listen’ to raise money for books for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

All the children, aged 1-4, enjoyed sharing books with their families over the period of one week.

An incredible £700 was raised and Amanda King, who is the registered childminder at Beansprouts Childcare and also an independent Usborne Organiser at Beansprouts Bookshop, was able to send nearly £800 worth of brand-new books to the children and families at CHSW’s Charlton Farm hospice in

Jason Gribble from Redruth has set himself a mammoth swimming challenge in memory of his Grandad; John Gribble.

Jason’s grandad John died in February 2021, John was a very generous man and supported various charities through giving regular donations. When it came to his funeral John’s wife chose Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) to receive any donations that were given however, due to the pandemic, numbers at John’s funeral were restricted. John’s family felt strongly that they wanted to raise some more funds this year to top up their donation to CHSW.

Despite having two slipped discs

The Chief Executive of Children Hospice South West (CHSW) is calling on people to continue to support ‘vital’ local hospice care for children and families.

Eddie Farwell, who co-founded CHSW with his wife Jill 30 years ago this month, said lifeline support for families is as important in 2021 as it was in 1991.

“The need for children’s hospices will never go away and it has never been more vital given how much these families have had to endure during the pandemic,” said Mr Farwell, whose two eldest children Katie and Tom both had life-limiting conditions and died before adulthood.

“In 1991

Kelly House's gardens near Launceston will be open to the public every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday until 27th June and will be taking the opportunity to educate its visitors about the poisonous plants and flowers that may be found in a country garden.

No pre-booking is required and entry costs £5 for adults, which includes a free takeaway cup of tea or coffee, and children can visit for free. Gates will be open 10.30am – 4.30pm, pre-ordered picnics are available for visitors, and dogs are also welcome to enjoy the gardens.

£1 from every adult entry will be going straight to Children’s

Keen painter and charity fundraiser Maureen Crofts from Perranporth is supporting a cause close to her heart through the sale of her paintings.

Maureen will be donating the proceeds from the sale of her pieces to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), which supports Maureen’s grandson Toby through it’s Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell. Toby has a life limiting brain disease and along with his family receives care and support from the team at Little Harbour, a cause Maureen is keen to raise vital funds for.

“I have been painting for the last 30 years and am completely self