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Plymouth law firm, GA Solicitors, has been confirmed as the main sponsor of Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Bubble Rush. The event will be returning to Newnham Park on Sunday 23 September to raise vital funds for CHSW.

Following the success of last year’s Bubble Rush, which saw 1200 people take part and raised £40,000 in sponsorship as well as awareness of the charity, CHSW is excited to bring it back in 2018.

Sponsorship from GA Solicitors means that even more of the money raised by those taking part will go towards the care and support offered to children and families by the charity

Ten members of the construction team involved with the building of St Erth Multi Modal Hub at the train station in St Erth will be taking on a charity skydive to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) while changing the perceptions of their industry.

The team is made up of colleagues from Wills Bros Civil Engineering as well as Ward Williams Associates and they have set themselves a target of raising £5000 for CHSW. On the team is: Stuart Angus, Kieran Mooney, Anna Kelly, Sean Vesey, David Lynch, Garikai Simango, Curtis Harrold, Seamus Harrold, Kieren Couch & Mick

Time to scour the loft, find out that old painting and dust off those antiques, as the Rotary Club of Torrington is hosting an Antiques and Collectibles Charity Valuation Day in support of CHSW at the stunning RHS Rosemoor Gardens on Wednesday 25 April.

With world-renowned valuers from leading auction houses, Cavendish Philatelic Auctions and Dominic Winter Auctioneers, the day will be a unique opportunity to have your much-loved items assessed by expert eyes.

Visitors will be able to bring china & ornaments, stamps & old letters, books & manuscripts, paintings, prints, coins, medals, watches

CHSW is pleased to announce it has taken some practical steps to ensure its mass participation events are more environmentally friendly. This year CHSW is holding its much-loved Rainbow Run in three locations: Bristol, Exeter and Newquay. It’s a 5k family-friendly fun run, which raises tens of thousands of pounds for the charity. This year, to help reduce the amount of single use plastic at its Rainbow Runs, CHSW will be replacing bottled water with branded reusable water bottles which will be available to purchase and fill up on the day in the event village. Alternatively, participants will

40 year old Cerwyn Burnett from St Mawes is in full preparation for her 96 mile sponsored walk across the West Highland Way in Scotland later this month and is taking on this challenge to help raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) which supported her family through an incredibly difficult time.

Cerwyn gave birth to two beautiful twin boys, Bryn and Reuben, on the 20th January 2008. At 27 months old the boys were diagnosed with a genetic, neuro metabolic disease, called Krabbe's Leukodystrophy. A few months after their diagnosis both boys were bedridden, had multiple

The head of Exeter’s leading health and wellbeing charity will be taking on his own fitness challenge this year.

Jamie Vittles, of CITY Community Trust (CCT), is training for the London Marathon, which takes place in April. And he is running the marathon to raise funds for one of CCT’s charity partners, Children’s Hospice South West

Jamie said:

Children’s Hospice South West provides care for children with life-threatening conditions by providing hospice and professional family support services. Every time we work with this charity I am humbled by the amazing work they are doing, which is why I

Last year, ‘Tayen’s Rainbow Racers’ helped raise vital funds for Charlton Farm and here’s why…

Tayen from Bridgwater is six years old and has a genetic condition called Neurofibromatosis Type 1. The condition is incurable and causes tumours to grow on nerves anywhere in her body. She has complex epilepsy, hydrocephalus and is fully blind. Tayen has already endured two rounds of chemotherapy and will need more at some point in the future.

Despite her condition, Tayen has a zest for life and enjoys spending time with her family; mum Kali, dad Kevin, and brothers Matthew, Lucus and Connor.

The

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) was delighted to have the support of Somerset County Cricketer, James Hildreth in his 2017 Testimonial Year and on Thursday 8 March 2018, he visited the charity’s Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple to present a donation for £11,000, raised through all his fundraising activities through the year.

James pledged support in his Testimonial Year to the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA), and CHSW, and embarked on a series of fundraising matches and other activities, including the epic ‘Hildy’s Hospice Hike’ which took place in October 2017. The

Four companies with a local presence are joining forces to sponsor the annual CHSW Rainbow Run in Bristol on Saturday 2 nd June.

Osborne Clarke, Fiveways Financial Planning, PB Design and Unum have each sponsored a paint station at this family-friendly 5k run that’s taking place in the beautiful grounds of Blaise Castle Estate.

It’s one of CHSW’s biggest sponsored events, which last year raised £79k for CHSW’s local hospice, Charlton Farm. Anyone aged 5 and above can take part; run, walk or jog through colourful explosions of paint with your friends, family or colleagues and raise vital

Intrepid duo, aged 90 and 86, take on skydive for local charities!

Ray Hales, aged 90 and his friend Arthur Bennett, aged 86 from Barnstaple are braving an incredible skydive to raise funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and North Devon Hospice.

They will both be jumping from Dunkeswell Airfield, near Honiton on 20 May 2018 and Ray said: ‘I jumped on behalf of CHSW when I was 85, and vowed, if I was still fit when I was 90, then I would do it again. I’m really delighted that my good friend of over 30 years, Arthur will be joining me this time in raising money for both hospices-