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23.08.2022

Team Neshy go ‘running up that road’ for Tŷ Hafan

Tŷ Hafan is so much more than a hospice and a place for respite. They have been a shining light to our family supporting us through some tragic and challenging events. During our stays at Tŷ Hafan, my daughter Jennesha...
19.08.2022

Intrepid Ian, 84, scales the heights for Tŷ Hafan

Last week, on one of the hottest days of the year, veteran charity fundraiser Ian Waddell successfully climbed a 701-metre high mountain in Abergavenny. Despite suffering from severe osteoarthritis, and all the challenges posed by the incredibly hot weather, 84-year-old...
19.08.2022

Child of Wales Awards 2023

The awards, sponsored by Principality Building Society, were created to recognise the incredible achievements of children and young people across Wales, whilst raising money for charities like Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith which support them. Rachel Ritter, Head of Major...
11.08.2022

Energy services and the Priority Services Register

We are all hearing news every day about the rising costs of gas and electricity to heat, light and fuel our homes and the real risk of even greater price rises for our utilities over the next few months. We understand...
05.08.2022

Shining Bright at the All Stars Hockey!

The weekend was a huge success in more ways than one for the Tŷ Hafan All Stars, as they took part in the annual ice hockey charity tournament at the Ice Arena in Cardiff on Saturday and Sunday. They took...
05.08.2022

Get your tie-dye Double Trouble T-shirts for Tŷ Hafan by Emily here!

My name is Emily Harmsworth and this summer I am making tie-dye t-shirts for children, women, and men in order to fundraise for Tŷ Hafan in memory of my cheeky brother. Peter suddenly passed away in December 2019 at the...
29.07.2022

London Welsh RFC raise £6,000 for Tŷ Hafan

Hundreds of children, parents and grandparents from London Welsh Mini and Youth squads have recently taken part in a virtual event to walk, run, cycle and swim to raise money for Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice. With the youngest participant aged...
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25.07.2022

Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice has announced two new senior appointments, strengthening the 23-year-old charity’s executive team

Tracy Jones, Tŷ Hafan’s former Head of Community & Partnerships, has been appointed to the new role of Director of Family Well-being and Outreach Services. This new directorate is a first for children’s hospices in the UK. Maria Timon Samra,...
23.07.2022

“I took on the Taff Trail Cycle Challenge for Tŷ Hafan and now you can too”

“When you have your first child you think everything is going to be rosy,” said Andrew, from Cardiff. “And for the first few weeks everything seemed fine with Oscar. But as he developed, he wasn’t meeting his milestones and as...
22.07.2022

Dads complete gruelling 10nTaff fundraising challenge to raise funds for Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice

The team of eight managed to successfully scale Wales’ 10 highest peaks in just two days, then cycle 53 miles from Brecon to St David’s Hotel in Cardiff Bay on Saturday, completing the whole challenge from start to finish in...
16.07.2022

Next week is #ChildrensHospiceWeek and we’d love your support

Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith are the only two children’s hospices in Wales and we work together very closely. This year’s theme is “For The Children” because that’s why we exist, to provide care and support for children with life-shortening...
15.07.2022

‘Regal’ fundraising at Glastonbury

Founded in 2005, King’s InterHigh, is an independent British international online school offering access to live and recorded lessons from anywhere in the world for primary, secondary and sixth Form students. The colleagues who work for the school based in...