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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

Becky Davies with her late brother Nathan

16.09.2024

‘With each step I take, I carry my brother’s spirit alongside me’

A 29-year-old woman from St Mellons is taking on the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of her brother. Becky Davies will be doing so to raise money for Tŷ Hafan to give back to the charity that she said...

Ty Hafan's care team set off on their 25k for 25 years walk at Roath Park Lake

10.09.2024

Care team’s walk raises £15,000

On Sunday, in driving winds and heavy rain, nearly 30 nurses and care team members from Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice completed their ’25km for 25 years’ fundraising challenge, walking from Roath Park to the hospice in Sully, raising more than...

05.09.2024

Barry’s Precious Memories Memorial Garden opens

Tŷ Hafan’s new Precious Memories Memorial Garden was officially opened yesterday (Weds 4 Sept) by the charity’s Chief Executive Irfon Rees, the Mayor of Barry, Cllr Catherine Iannucci-Williams, and Cllr Elliot Penn, the Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan. The...

01.08.2024

Care team to tackle 25k for 25 years

Thirty members of Tŷ Hafan’s care team are gearing up to walk 25 kilometres from the centre of Cardiff to the charity’s hospice in Sully next month in a bid to raise £10,000. The ‘25k for 25 years’ challenge will...

The team from Principality Building Society won Tŷ Hafan's Football Fives 2023 tournament

30.07.2024

Just nine spaces left for Football Fives

Tŷ Hafan’s Football Fives is back and is bringing businesses together for a feast of five-a-side football and fundraising on Thursday 26 September. Sponsored by V12 Retail Finance, this year’s day-long tournament will take place at Gôl, Lawrenny Avenue, Cardiff...

11.07.2024

The Royal Mint announces Tŷ Hafan partnership

The Royal Mint has announced Tŷ Hafan and 2wish as its official charity partners, chosen by employees. Over the next two years, The Royal Mint will organise a range of fundraising events and initiatives and enhance positive links between employees...

The Bie Boat Boot team reflect in Ty Hafan's Memorial Garden

03.07.2024

‘One foot in front of the other, regardless of the circumstances’

As the enormity of what they have achieved sinks in, the nine dads, uncles and friends supported by Tŷ Hafan who undertook the mammoth Bike Boat Boot extreme fundraising challenge have been reflecting on the past few days. The team...

30.06.2024

And they’ve (almost) done it!

Nine intrepid dads, uncles and friends supported by Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice are today (Sunday) set to complete their latest extreme fundraising challenge – having hiked, cycled and kayaked 200 miles from North to South Wales in just four days. Tŷ...

The Bike Boat Boot Team before setting off on June 26 2024

26.06.2024

And they’re (almost) off!

This morning (Wednesday 26 June) nine intrepid dads, uncles and friends supported by Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice have set off to travel to Conwy in North Wales as they prepare to undertake their latest extreme fundraising challenge. Tŷ Hafan fathers...

25.06.2024

Cause related marketing: support Tŷ Hafan as a business

Cause related marketing agreements are a flexible and impactful way of raising money and awareness. This is where a set proportion of the money brought in from the sale of a particular product or service is donated to Tŷ Hafan....

21.06.2024

Tŷ Hafan thanks Senedd members for their support

Wales’ two children’s hospices unfurled a giant butterfly, partly made by the children they care for, on the steps of the Senedd as they called again for the Welsh Government to commit to sustainable funding. The cloth #ReachEveryChild butterfly artwork...