Author: sarahroberts

07.11.2024

Morrisons partnership raises £10,722,514

A partnership between the UK’s leading children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives and Morrisons has raised £10,722,514 in just two years and nine months. Through the support of local Morrisons stores and sites, £10,722,514 has been raised for...
04.11.2024

We can’t get our beloved Winnie and Violet back

Winnie Griffiths and Violet Taylor were the longed-for first baby girls in their respective families, both little sisters to two older brothers. Born within months of each other in 2022, Winnie from Llanelli and Violet from Caerphilly were adored by...
30.10.2024

‘Thank you to everyone who has given so generously’

We recently welcomed a number of funders to our hospice to see for themselves the impact of their donations. Representatives from companies including Principality Building Society and V12 Retail Finance were the first visitors to explore significant upgrades to three...
11.10.2024

86-year-old Ian’s climb tops £1,000

Over the last five years 86-year-old Ian Waddell has taken part in a few challenges in support of Tŷ Hafan – climbing different mountains across south Wales. Despite having raised more than £4,000 already and now suffering from severe osteoarthritis and...
Irfon Rees pre Cardiff Half Marathon
04.10.2024

Good luck to all our Cardiff Half runners

This Sunday, over 200 people will run the Cardiff Half Marathon for Tŷ Hafan – a record number of entrants for our charity for this event and together they have raised more than £60,000 so far. Among them are Tŷ...
Ty Hafan A Walk To Remember 2024 - Penarth Pier to Ty Hafan in Sully
20.09.2024

Beautiful morning for ‘A Walk to Remember’

Tŷ Hafan’s first ever ‘A Walk to Remember’ event has, so far, raised more than £7,000. Last Saturday (14 September) Stol Coffee kindly provided the pre-walk coffees at Penarth Pier before a 28-strong group set off at dawn on the...
Becky Davies with her late brother Nathan
16.09.2024

‘With each step I take, I carry my brother’s spirit alongside me’

A 29-year-old woman from St Mellons is taking on the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of her brother. Becky Davies will be doing so to raise money for TÅ· Hafan to give back to the charity that she said...
Ty Hafan's care team set off on their 25k for 25 years walk at Roath Park Lake
10.09.2024

Care team’s walk raises £15,000

On Sunday, in driving winds and heavy rain, nearly 30 nurses and care team members from TÅ· Hafan Children’s Hospice completed their ’25km for 25 years’ fundraising challenge, walking from Roath Park to the hospice in Sully, raising more than...
05.09.2024

Barry’s Precious Memories Memorial Garden opens 

Tŷ Hafan’s new Precious Memories Memorial Garden was officially opened yesterday (Weds 4 Sept) by the charity’s Chief Executive Irfon Rees, the Mayor of Barry, Cllr Catherine Iannucci-Williams, and Cllr Elliot Penn, the Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan. The...
01.08.2024

Care team to tackle 25k for 25 years

Thirty members of TÅ· Hafan’s care team are gearing up to walk 25 kilometres from the centre of Cardiff to the charity’s hospice in Sully next month in a bid to raise £10,000. The ‘25k for 25 years’ challenge will...
The team from Principality Building Society won TÅ· Hafan's Football Fives 2023 tournament
30.07.2024

Just nine spaces left for Football Fives

TÅ· Hafan’s Football Fives is back and is bringing businesses together for a feast of five-a-side football and fundraising on Thursday 26 September. Sponsored by V12 Retail Finance, this year’s day-long tournament will take place at Gôl, Lawrenny Avenue, Cardiff...
11.07.2024

The Royal Mint announces TÅ· Hafan partnership

The Royal Mint has announced TÅ· Hafan and 2wish as its official charity partners, chosen by employees. Over the next two years, The Royal Mint will organise a range of fundraising events and initiatives and enhance positive links between employees...