Making the most of short and precious lives across the south west.

Children’s Hospice South West was founded in 1991 by Eddie and Jill Farwell after they experienced for themselves the urgent need for hospice care for children in the South West. Their two eldest children, Katie and Tom, had life-limiting illnesses and they had to travel over four hours, from their home in North Devon to Helen House in Oxford, then the country’s only children’s hospice.

Fast forward to 2018 and for more than 25 years Children's Hospice South West has been caring for children with life-threatening conditions by providing children's hospice and professional family support services.

Children’s Hospice South West provides hospice care for children ages 0-21 and families who live in the South West and delivers this service from three children’s hospices across the region (Devon, Bristol and Cornwall). They provide specialist palliative care, respite for the whole family, a sibling service for brothers and sisters, emergency support, end of life care and a bereavement service for as long as is needed.

It costs 10 million pounds to run the three Hospices for just 1 year, and there are many ways in which you can help fundraise or volunteer to support this fantastic charity, please click here to discover more!

Sending a huge thank you to Amanda and the wonderful volunteers and members of staff at Charlton Farm in Bristol who welcomed Leah and Anne-Marie into their team earlier this month. The girls spent their time volunteering by serving teas and coffees at special corporate event, allowing them to discover more about the hospice and the special service that they provide.

Thank you CHSW!