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“Running is my switch off time”
28.04.2025
Bridgend dad Chris Connor will be taking on the Brecon Carreg Porthcawl 10K for Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice this July – and is urging others to sign up to run for Tŷ Hafan too. “I started runn
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Meet our Tŷ Hafan London Marathon 2025 runners
17.04.2025
Perhaps one of the most iconic marathons in the world, the 2025 London Marathon is taking place on Sunday, April 27. Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice is privileged to have 11 people taking on this epic
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Paul’s Everest Base Camp Challenge for Tŷ Hafan
17.04.2025
Today, Thursday (17th April), Tŷ Hafan dad Paul Fears will take on one of the biggest physical challenges of his life. Paul, from Church Village and a long-time supporter of Tŷ Hafan, will start the
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Celebrating our Family Support Volunteer gardeners this National Gardening Day
14.04.2025
When you have a child with a life-shortening condition, it’s hard to find enough time in the day to juggle your child’s care and appointments with tasks like tidying up the garden. Our ambition is
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Thinking about Tŷ Hafan’s Big Welsh Bike Ride?
14.04.2025
On September 12, Nickie Morris will be setting off for what promises to be the bike ride of a lifetime, taking on the Big Welsh Bike Ride for Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice. Here Nickie explains i
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Family Stories
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...
Ty Hafan
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Family friday
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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
