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Peter Colley from Nailsea wanted to do something to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) during the pandemic and decided he would have a sponsored ‘isolation buzz cut’.

Peter, age 12, said: “All charities, including CHSW, have suffered due to Covid-19 and the cancelling of events. I wanted to raise money for them because it means a lot to our family.”

So far Peter has raised £320 for CHSW, which provides respite, emergency, end-of-life and bereavement care and support for the whole family. It has adapted its care during the pandemic to ensure Covid-safe support wherever and

British Corner Shop has announced Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as its charity of the year.

The online grocery store for British expats around the world, which is based in Yate, South Gloucestershire, has chosen to support CHSW in 2021, the charity’s 30th anniversary year.
Kimberley Dorman, Content Marketing Manager at British Corner Shop, said: “We chose CHSW because they hold a special place in our heart. They are such a proactive charity and offer so many events and engaging ways to help fundraise. Seeing as it’s CHSW’s 30th anniversary, we thought there was no better time to get

John Barkle, age 86 from Wells in Somerset has written his first book called ‘Memories of a Village Grocer’ and it has been met with high praise.

The book recounts John’s days as a young boy in Ditcheat, his years in the shops in Pilton and Wells, his amateur dramatics in Croscombe, to his retirement and beyond. It’s been described as ‘beautifully written, full of anecdotes and village characters; a must read for anyone who remembers shopping in Barkles or who loves village life’.

To his delight, John’s first print run of 150 sold out quickly and another 250 are currently being printed.

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Swiss Valley Rangers Football Club based in Clevedon, North Somerset, has decided to set its members a huge physical challenge whilst encouraging them to raise funds for local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Each team that takes part will collectively attempt to rack up enough kilometres through walking, running, or biking, to visit each of the UEFA Euro 20/21 host cities in sequence. This amounts to 11,375km in total

Each team that takes part will collectively attempt to rack up enough kilometres through walking, running, or biking, to visit each of the UEFA Euro 20/21 host

Keen Plymouth runner and fundraiser Leesa Pethick is organising a virtual 10k event to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) in it’s 30th anniversary year.

Leesa is encouraging people to complete 10k however they wish; running, hopping, skipping, walking, even paddle boarding between 7 – 21 March 2021. There is a £7 entry fee for the event, everyone taking part will receive a celebratory medal and certificate after completing their 10k and all profits will be donated to CHSW.

Leesa was inspired to fundraise for the local children’s hospice charity after the death of her

For anyone who says you cannot look glamorous while exercising in lockdown, Karen Lane is putting them to shame as she is currently two weeks into her Strictly Come Biking challenge.

Karen, usually known for teaching all styles of dance to all ages at Dance Factory in St Austell and Trewoon, has swapped the dancefloor for a static bike and has set herself a Strictly Come Biking challenge.

Karen aims to cycle at least 20km everyday on her static bike while wearing a different ballgown each day, all in the name of raising vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Karen is two weeks

Julie Cherry, from Par near St Austell in Cornwall, has recently raised over £270 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) after completing her triple January challenge; running everyday in January, Veganuary and Dry January.

Self confessed hater of all things PE at school, Julie only completed her first ever parkrun back in January 2020 but then started running more regularly throughout the year to get out more during the year’s lockdowns.

At the end of 2020 she decided she would take on RED January (Run Everyday in January) as a new year challenge, but the one challenge was not enough for

Key workers at a North Devon pharmacy have been going above and beyond during the Covid pandemic.

As well as ensuring customers have been able to continue to pick up vital prescriptions, staff at the Bear Street Pharmacy in Barnstaple have sold homemade face masks to raise hundreds of pounds for Children’s Hospice South West, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021.

Pharmacy manager Brenda Loder, who has worked at the pharmacy for 32 years, began making the masks at the start of the pandemic, selling them for £3 each and raising more than £700 for the charity, which runs the Little

Insurance broker, and title partner of Premiership Rugby, Gallagher, has launched a UK-wide initiative - ‘Tackling Tomorrow. Together’ – bringing to life stories of six UK businesses and a charity that have shown resilience, tenacity and pioneering spirit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To highlight the diversity of challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic, Children’s Hospice South West has been selected to participate in the programme in recognition of their efforts and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Children's Hospice South West is a leading charity caring for

Thomas Westcott has named Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as the company's first ever charity of the year.

The independent accountancy practice, which had 17 offices across Devon and Somerset, has chosen to support CHSW in 2021, the charity’s 30th anniversary year.

Partner and head of the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team Ian Huggett said the firm's 250 members of staff were being encouraged to take part in the charity’s events, as well as organise their own fundraising activities.

“We are delighted to confirm CHSW as our charity of the year,” he said.

“When deciding on