Author: elliepritchard

katie simmons at ty hafan
02.10.2023

News from the hospice

Meet Katie  Katie has joined the team as Youth Social Action and Participation Practitioner. This new role ensures the voices of our young people remain paramount. As well as setting up a Youth Board, Katie recently took a young person to present their ideas...
young people in the den at ty hafan
02.10.2023

Introducing… The Founder’s Legacy Den Garden!

The Den, and now its adjoining garden area, is a hideaway for the young people who come to the hospice (aka ‘the squad’!), and they designed the new garden almost entirely themselves. The design process began with consultations with the...
Watts team in skydiving jumpsuits
15.09.2023

This fearless foursome jumped 15,000 ft for TÅ· Hafan!

Cardiff-based truck retailer, Watts Truck & Van, has some plucky employees who have kindly undertaken a fundraising challenge in support of TÅ· Hafan. Four brave members of the Watts Trucks & Van sales team, Jo Bradley, Gareth Rees, Kris Seddon...
08.09.2023

We’ve partnered with Harries Watkins Jones Wills & Probate this Remember a Charity Week!

TÅ· Hafan is delighted to be working with Harries Watkins Jones Wills & Probate, a local firm of wills and probate specialists with offices in Cardiff and Bridgend, to help promote and raise awareness of the option of leaving a...
Kooko wearing a Ty Hafan wristband
25.08.2023

Go, Kooko! One of our youngest fundraisers walks for TÅ· Hafan three years on the trot

  All the way back in August 2021, Kooko decided to take part in the Walk a day in their shoes challenge to raise money for TÅ· Hafan. Kooko, along with her mum, Ceri, walked an admirable five miles and...
Patrick Lord takes on Ironman Wales for Ty Hafan
11.08.2023

Patrick takes on Ironman Wales in memory of two very special people

Armed with a wet suit, a bike and a pair of trainers, Patrick will be heading to Tenby to take on Ironman Wales, a long-distance triathlon that puts athletes through their paces with a 2.4-mile sea swim followed by a...
14.07.2023

The Rusty Screws take on their final challenge for TÅ· Hafan

There’s nothing rusty about these prison officers! Nigel Thomas, Peter Phillips and Michael Morris have supported Tŷ Hafan through several incredible challenges and have recently taken on their final mission. Their target was to raise enough money to pay for...
14.07.2023

Steve serenades the streets of Swansea in aid of TÅ· Hafan

Swansea-based busker, Steve Bagnulo, has been taking his talent to the streets to raise money for TÅ· Hafan – and his energy is infectious! You can find videos of Steve performing on his Instagram account, but today, he would like...
07.07.2023

The TÅ· Hafan Allstars ice hockey team returns to the rink

The fantastic TÅ· Hafan Allstars ice hockey team will be back together on the at the annual charity tournament in Cardiff later this month.   The team was a huge success at last year’s tournament, held at Ice Arena Wales...
06.07.2023

Tea for TÅ· Hafan was a steep success!

In the lead up to King Charles’ coronation, we asked our supporters to join in with the celebrations and get their fundraising hats on with our new initiative, Tea for TÅ· Hafan. And it goes without saying that they did not...
30.06.2023

A triumphant trek for this years’ Welsh 3 Peaks teams

Wow! What can we say? We are in awe of the efforts of the teams who completed the 25th GE Aerospace Welsh 3 Peaks challenge on Saturday 10th June.  Their dedication to training, fundraising and, of course, getting through this...
22.06.2023

In celebration of Youth Work Week Wales

Youth Work Week Wales is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the diversity of youth work across Wales and the incredible impact it has.   It helps to promote a wider understanding of and support for youth work, which often...