Author: sarahroberts
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...
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 Tŷ Hafan to give back to the charity that she said...
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 Tŷ 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 Tŷ 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...
30.07.2024
Just nine spaces left for Football Fives
Tŷ 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 Tŷ Hafan partnership
The Royal Mint has announced Tŷ 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...
03.07.2024
‘One foot in front of the other, regardless of the circumstances’
As the enormity of what they have achieved sinks in, the nine dads, uncles and friends supported by Tŷ Hafan who undertook the mammoth Bike Boat Boot extreme fundraising challenge have been reflecting on the past few days. The team...
30.06.2024
And they’ve (almost) done it!
Nine intrepid dads, uncles and friends supported by Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice are today (Sunday) set to complete their latest extreme fundraising challenge – having hiked, cycled and kayaked 200 miles from North to South Wales in just four days. Tŷ...
26.06.2024
And they’re (almost) off!
This morning (Wednesday 26 June) nine intrepid dads, uncles and friends supported by Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice have set off to travel to Conwy in North Wales as they prepare to undertake their latest extreme fundraising challenge. Tŷ Hafan fathers...
21.06.2024
Tŷ Hafan thanks Senedd members for their support
Wales’ two children’s hospices unfurled a giant butterfly, partly made by the children they care for, on the steps of the Senedd as they called again for the Welsh Government to commit to sustainable funding. The cloth #ReachEveryChild butterfly artwork...
20.06.2024
Francesca gets on her bike for Tŷ Hafan again
Intrepid children’s nurse Francesca Lennon has brought her unique cycle challenge back to Tŷ Hafan today (Thursday June 20) to mark Children’s Hospice Week. Francesca set off from Tŷ Hafan just after 9am this morning to cycle a day-long 54...