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Rupert Connor-Latus will be just 9 weeks old on Sunday 9 th December when he will be Santa number 1 at Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Santas on the Run event at the Eden Project.

Santas on the Run is a 2km sponsored festive fun run which Rupert’s mum Sammy was keen to get him signed up for before he was even born along with siblings Flynn, Robyn and Evelyn.

Sammy said “We have taken part in Santas on the Run for the last few years and it is always a great way to start the festive season and for such a great cause. This year it is going to be so magical to take part with Rupert too -

Staff at Aero Stanrew in Barnstaple have raised nearly £9,000 for Children’s Hospice South West.

Nine teams at the engineering firm at Roundswell, a division of TT Electronics, were challenged to take part in a month of fundraising in August.

Efforts included a Mexican chilli day, prize draw and cream tea, as well as bucket collections at the North Devon Show, Okehampton show, Hatherleigh show, at Tesco Barnstaple, Asda Bideford and after each show at Circus Wonderland in Barnstaple.

Staff also donated ‘fines’ from a swear box and with matched company funding, the teams raised a total of £8712

Along with her 'Muddy Buddies' Di Paradise-Kersey, Christine Parks, Ruth Bale and Sharon Crossley-Anderson, Michelle Chambers from Swindon took on the challenge of the Tough Mudder in Badminton on Sunday 19th August to raise money for Children's Hospice South West (CHSW).

Michelle said, “Being mothers of small children ourselves, we wanted to choose a charity that supported young children and families, that was local to us so that we can see how the money raised makes a difference.”

The challenge was no mean feat for Michelle who was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2016.

“I find high impact

Royal Marines based at Instow have raised more than £500 by holding a family day for Children’s Hospice South West.

The 11 Amphibious Trails and Training Squadron opened the doors of the Arromanches Camp in July, giving family and friends the chance to enjoy a range of activities on the North Devon base, which carries out training and trialling for landing craft operations.

Visitors were able to test their aim on a shooting range and see some of the landing craft and beach recovery vehicles up close. There was a cake sale, fairground rides and raffle, with donated prizes including a television

Karen Goodman, Cook at Little Harbour children’s hospice, recently embarked on a challenge like no other when she took to the skies strapped to a plane and completed a sponsored wing walk and smashed her target by raising over £2000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Day to day Karen is on the team that prepares home cooked meals for all of the children and families that stay at CHSW’s Little Harbour children’s hospice for short breaks and respite. Karen meets families receiving care and support from the hospice every day and sees first-hand how important the hospice at Porthpean is to

Cricketing legend Marcus Trescothick battled the elements during a five-day ‘Trestimonial’ cycle ride across the South West in aid Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The Somerset County Cricket Club batsman and former England star is used to facing storms at the wicket, but heavy rain and 60mph winds threatened to blow the star’s 324-mile ride off course as Storm Callum swept across the region on Friday.

Joined by around 30 cyclists over the five days, the 2005 Ashes winner set off from his boyhood cricket club of Keynsham in Bristol under blue skies on October 8.

Clocking an average of 65

Staff from Full Moon Tattoo in Ham Green, Plymouth are recovering from a 3 day tattoo marathon recently which has led to a generous donation to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The popular tattoo designers spent three 12 hour days tattooing the public with a £3 donation from each tattoo being collected to give to CHSW. Over the three days staff also dressed up as Gnomes which encouraged further donations as did the sale of homemade cupcakes from one of their customers.

£403.20p was raised over the weekend which the staff as well as the charity are delighted with.

Zoe Partridge, Community

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has recently received a donation of £500 which came about after Helston Grill decided it needed a lick of paint.

Retired painter and decorator Mike Crocker was approached by Johnny from Helston Grill to paint the outside of the shop. Mike and friend Jamie discussed the job over a drink one Saturday night and agreed that they would do it but didn’t want paying for it, instead they would ask for a donation to be made to CHSW instead.

Paint was generously donated by Leyland Paints at Treliske Industrial Estate and Mike, Jamie were joined by their friend Brian

The Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) team is delighted with the success of the charity’s Bubble Rush event which took place on Sunday 7 th October at Newnham Park in Plymouth.

Over 1000 people took part in the 5km family fun run which saw participants of all ages run, jog, skip, dance and walk through a sea of bubbles and foam at stations along the route leaving them covered in different coloured foam.

The charity hopes that the event will raise around £40,000 to help provide care at its Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell. Little Harbour is currently supporting over 120 local

The driving force behind North Devon’s annual August bank holiday Mini rally has been named as a regional winner in this year’s Pride of Britain Awards.

Terry Baker has been raising money and smiles for charity for nearly a quarter of a century – including around half-a-million-pounds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

He was featured as one of four shortlisted Fundraiser of the Year finalists on ITV Westcountry this week but announced as the regional winner on tonight’s (Friday, October 5) show.

Terry and wife Linda will now head to an awards ceremony at the Grosveno r House Hotel in