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20.10.2022
Gethin’s Story
Gethin Channon is three and a half and the adored son of Siân and Rob, and beloved little brother to eight-year-old Ffion. The family live in Swansea and have been using Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice for three years after a...
13.10.2022
Welcoming The King to Wales as Head of State
We are looking forward to joining Members of the Senedd, Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament including our own representative 13-year-old Seth Burke, and representatives from communities across Wales in welcoming Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort to Wales tomorrow. The King is making his first visit to Wales as...
23.09.2022
seth gives keynote speech to global disability summit 2022
The Global Disability Summit event, sponsored by the Charity Include Me Too, the Commonwealth Children & Young People Disability Network and the Group Network of Young Persons with Disabilities, brought together young people from across the world to discuss their...
23.09.2022
‘Substantial donation’ for Tŷ Hafan
Mr Jephson, who was private secretary to the Princess from 1988 to 1996, received an undisclosed sum from the BBC, the proceeds of a settlement. This follows the publication of the Dyson Report into the means by which disgraced former...
23.09.2022
The hunt for Tŷ Hafan £2,000 Lottery Winner
The winning ticket – number 000074 – for the weekly Crackerjackpot Jackpot draw was bought in Tŷ Hafan’s shop on High Street, Lampeter, on 29 July at 11:46. The buyer paid cash and also bought an item of jewellery from...
23.09.2022
Tŷ Hafan determined to keep doors open despite energy crisis
Speaking on BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show Maria Timon Samra, Chief Executive of Tŷ Hafan, said: “We’ve been hit with £500,000 annual increase on our energy £100,000 quote – that’s to cover our hospice, our office and our 19...
15.09.2022
Welcoming The King to Wales as Head of State
We are looking forward to joining Members of the Senedd, Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament including our own representative 13-year-old Seth Burke, and representatives from communities across Wales in welcoming Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort to Wales tomorrow. The King is making his first visit to Wales as...
12.09.2022
Message of condolence from Tŷ Hafan to King Charles III
All of us at Tŷ Hafan, the children’s hospice charity in South Wales, are deeply grateful for your support of charities and volunteering – whether as a patron, advocate, and champion. Simply said, few of us can ever hope to...
08.09.2022
Statement from Tŷ Hafan on the death of Her Majesty The Queen
King Charles III has been a loyal Patron of Tŷ Hafan since 2001. Maria Timon Samra, Chief Executive of Tŷ Hafan, said, “As we contemplate the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, on behalf of the...
07.09.2022
Energy costs ‘hugely challenging’ to Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice
Tŷ Hafan provides vital care and support for almost 300 children with life-shortening conditions and their families at its hospice in Sully, near Cardiff, and in the children’s homes and communities across West, Mid and South Wales. It currently costs...
02.09.2022
Tŷ Hafan is particularly special to us
“The Red Dragon Centre supports many charities each year, but Tŷ Hafan is particularly special to us. “We feel passionate about supporting a charity which offers such outstanding comfort and care to young people and their families here in Wales....
01.09.2022
Win £100 worth of fabulous pre-loved clothing!
We have two initiatives going on throughout Sustainable Fashion Week 2022 and both totally free of charge and hopefully useful as well as fun. Both are also designed to encourage us all to do as much as we can when...