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Stories from Tŷ Hafan volunteers
03.06.2025
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 u
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Fair and sustainable funding
02.06.2025
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 We
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An Everest Base Camp Adventure for Tŷ Hafan
29.05.2025
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 Fath
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Introducing Tŷ Hafan’s All Stars hockey captain for 2025
28.05.2025
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
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A space to be a teenager at Tŷ Hafan
27.05.2025
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 u
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08.11.2022
End of life care in a home-from-home
Perhaps from an early age, we feel unable to talk about dying. For some, this might have even been discouraged. But as sensitive as it is, we must talk about this. Between April and September this year, 14 children have...
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07.11.2022
Shop sustainably and for less
Choosing to buy pre-loved items instead of brand new reduces landfill and CO2 emissions, all while keeping your wallet healthier and supporting a great cause. That’s why we’re challenging you to do this year’s Christmas shopping – even just some...
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07.11.2022
Volunteering with Tŷ Hafan
These are the volunteering opportunities we have up for grabs… Volunteer Retail Assistant (Under 18) Are you 16 or 17 and want to volunteer in your local community? This role gives you a mix of experiences, including merchandising and...
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07.11.2022
A day in the life of… a hospice nurse
It goes without saying that we couldn’t give families the standard of care that we do without our brilliant team at Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice. But what does a day in their life actually look like? It might be different to...
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03.11.2022
Riley’s Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children In Need
A life-limiting lung disorder which has left Riley Davies needing his own supply of oxygen 24/7 has not stopped the intrepid 11-year-old from climbing one of the highest mountains in Wales in aid of BBC Children In Need. Rugby mad...
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21.10.2022
Tŷ Hafan’s Aberdare shop celebrates 25 years at heart of community
Tŷ Hafan’s shop in Aberdare has recently celebrated not only 25 years of trading but also being at the very heart of the Cynon Valley community. The shop at 6 Cardiff Street first opened its doors on 29 September 1997...
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21.10.2022
Celebrate Christmas with Treorchy Male Voice Choir and Callum Scott Howells
Tuesday December 6 promises to be an emotional evening for Welsh star Callum Scott Howells as he takes to the stage with Treorchy Male Voice Choir in a concert to raise funds for Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice. Callum, currently starring...
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21.10.2022
Tŷ Hafan determined to keep doors open despite energy crisis
The Chief Executive of Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice has welcomed the update from the UK Government on short-term limited relief for spiraling energy bills but warns that this may not be enough to meet the needs of children with life-shortening...
Family Stories
20.10.2022
Thomas’s Story
“Until autumn 2017, Thomas was a normal eight-year-old boy,” says dad James Meacham, from Blackwood. “He was very fit, he studied karate, he was intelligent, a keen reader of David Walliams and Harry Potter, a total Star Wars geek and...
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20.10.2022
Marshall’s story
“My name is Susan and I live in Bridgend with my two sons, Tyler, 16 and Marshall who is 13. “Tyler is your typical teenager but life has worked out rather differently for his little brother. “Marshall was born full...
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20.10.2022
Darcy’s Story
“My middle child, Darcy, was born with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome,” says father of three Matt Evans. “This means she has developmental delay. Darcy is five but is the size of an 18-month-old child. She was born with a cleft lip and...
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20.10.2022
Alice’s Story
“Alice is our firstborn but midway through my pregnancy with her my husband, Ian, and I were told something wasn’t quite right,” says mum Hannah Hicks, from Cardiff. “The scan at 20 weeks picked up some issues, and weeks later,...
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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...
Ty Hafan
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
