Giving something back offers more than just a feel-good factor. For university students in a new town, lending a helping hand is also a great way to make friends, learn new skills and help their CV stand out from the crowd in a busy jobs market. Volunteering can also provide a welcome break from academia and add an extra dimension to the stereotypical university experience. So to mark Student Volunteering Week 2019, from February 11-17, we spoke to second year Exeter University art history student Niamh O'Riordan-Mitchell about why she volunteers her time at Children’s Hospice South West’s...
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies is thanking the generous local community for donating gifts to its 2018 Christmas Giving Tree Appeal in aid of Children’s Hospice South West.
The builders merchant invited customers to donate gifts so that a hamper of presents could be given to every family being supported by the hospice over the festive period. The donations have now been passed on to the charity in time to be given out on Christmas day.
CHSW Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser Mhairi Bass-Carruthers said: “We are so grateful to the local community and the customers...
This year's Great West run is almost upon us approaching and competitors are putting in final preparations on the fitness and fundraising front.
Kate Lloyd will be lining up at the start on Sunday (October 14) as part of the powerful #keepitlocal fundraising alliance between FORCE Cancer Charity, Hospiscare and Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) to promote support for local causes at this year’s event.
Kate is running the annual half marathon for FORCE in memory of her dad John, the former Exeter barrister and city and county councillor who died last year.
RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it raised a fantastic £10,634 for its chosen charity Children’s Hospice South West over the past 12 months.
Due to the overwhelming support RGB received for its fundraising efforts, which included charity breakfast mornings, golf days, Easter competitions, and branch events, as well as staff members taking on various individual challenges, it will be continuing its support of CHSW and will again be undertaking numerous activities throughout 2018.
RGB’s most recent Easter competition invited customers to make a donation and...
When you’ve only cycled a total of 60 miles before, taking on Children’s Hospice South West’s epic 205-mile Ride for Precious Lives event could be a massive challenge, but nurse Jo Bingham, from Exeter, is determined to give something back to the charity.
In 2016, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) launched an initiative to encourage nurses to return to practice and retrain as a children’s palliative care nurse. Jo was selected for the programme and joined the care team at the charity’s Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple in January 2017 and completed her training at...
FORCE Cancer Charity, Hospiscare and Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) have formed a partnership to promote support for local charities at this year’s Great West Run.
They have launched a #keepitlocal campaign to encourage runners taking part in the half marathon around Exeter on October 14 to raise money for them.
The three charities, among the most respected support organisations in the area, are emphasising the importance of keeping it local.
“All three of us offer face-to-face support right here in the South West – your family, your friends, your colleagues...
Local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) 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 at Westpoint near Exeter on June 9. 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 Run, 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....
Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays, based near Dawlish Warren in South Devon, is celebrating raising in excess of £2,000 for local charities over the past twelve months.
Cofton Holidays has raised money for eleven different charities including the Exeter Leukaemia Fund, Devon Air Ambulance, Macmillan Cancer Support, Children's Hospice South West, the Dogs Trust and Dementia UK.
ellony Kirby, Director at Cofton Holidays, commented: "Thanks to our dedicated team and visiting guests, we have been able to help a wide variety of charities, all of which represent very different...
Princesshay has announced it has raised more than £17,000 for its charity of the year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).
A car raffle in partnership with Snows Toyota & Lexus Exeter raised over £11,200 alone for the charity, with the winning ticket drawn on 23rd December of the brand new car.
Throughout 2017, Princesshay has worked with Children’s Hospice South West to raise vital funds for the charity which provides the only children’s hospice care in Devon. Fundraising events included; Princesshay sponsoring CHSW’s annual Rainbow Run in Exeter; proceeds from the...
The biggest and brightest event of the summer is back! Join Children’s Hospice South West for its annual Rainbow Run on Saturday 9 June at Westpoint, Exeter.
It’s the happiest 5k around and a great way to support your local children’s hospice. You can run, walk or jog through colourful explosions of paint, and anyone aged 5 years and over can join in.
Radio Exe will be our hosts again, so gather your friends, family or work colleagues to enter at this crazily colourful event and help the charity to make the most of short and precious lives.
