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22.06.2025
Irfon’s message for Children’s Hospice Week
Every year Children’s Hospice Week gives an opportunity for children’s hospices to be in the spotlight for a few days. Over the last week at Tŷ Hafan, we have been reflecting on what we delivered last year, including that we...
20.06.2025
A message from our Patron
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales has written a heartfelt message, inviting members of the public to join her in celebrating the life-changing work children’s hospices do, this Children’s Hospice Week. Led across the UK by Together for Short...
17.06.2025
Welsh Conservatives commit to fair and sustainable funding
On Day 2 of Children’s Hospice Week 2025 Wales’ children’s hospices Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith are celebrating a milestone victory in their campaign for fair and sustainable funding. Having asked all political parties to commit to a fair funding...
16.06.2025
‘Is this the time we’re going to lose him?’
This Children’s Hospice Week, Jackie Fears is bravely sharing the story of her son, Greg, and how Tŷ Hafan has, and continues to, support her and her family. Jackie, from Church Village, Pontypridd, says: “I’m sharing my story because it...
03.06.2025
Stories from Tŷ Hafan volunteers
At Tŷ Hafan, there are lots of ways you can support our life-changing services as a volunteer, from working in one of our shops, to helping at events, directly supporting our families or supporting us in the hospice gardens, kitchen...
02.06.2025
Fair and sustainable funding
Wales’ two children’s hospices are calling on all Welsh political parties to pledge to stand up for children with life-shortening conditions ahead of this year’s national Children’s Hospice Week. Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith want politicians to pledge to include...
29.05.2025
Bailie and Scott Lewis’ Story
When Scott and I were planning our wedding, we were really undecided on what to have as a wedding favour, we didn’t want something that would be forgotten, we wanted something that people could keep and remember our wedding. My...
29.05.2025
An Everest Base Camp Adventure for Tŷ Hafan
On 24th April 2025, Greg’s Snowdog and I reached Everest Base Camp, writes bereaved dad Paul Fears, reflecting on his most recent fundraising challenge for Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice as Fathers’ Day fast approaches. After landing at Lukla in Nepal,...
28.05.2025
Introducing Tŷ Hafan’s All Stars hockey captain for 2025
Scott has been playing ice hockey for three years and first played for the Tŷ Hafan ice hockey team at the All Stars charity event in 2022. What made you want to get involved in the All Stars charity ice...
27.05.2025
A space to be a teenager at Tŷ Hafan
Being a teenager can be a challenging and exciting time. If you’re a teenager with complex needs, like the young people supported by Tŷ Hafan, things are even more complicated and come with a unique set of challenges. It can...
27.05.2025
SuperSibs cook up a storm at Mowgli Morning Masterclass
In April, our amazing corporate partner, Mowgli Street Food Bridgend, treated a group of our SuperSibs to a ‘Mowgli Morning Masterclass’. Lauren, Charity Champion, and Katie, Deputy Manager, gave the siblings a cooking masterclass. Then, they rolled up their sleeves...
16.05.2025
It’s Ava versus Pen-y-Fan for Tŷ Hafan
This Saturday (May 17) 9-year-old Ava is going to attempt to climb the highest peak in South Wales twice and in just five hours! Ava, from Newport, has been inspired by her dad Andrew, who is a member of a...