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Tŷ Hafan All Stars set for July face off
24.06.2025
Our amazing Tŷ Hafan ice hockey team are gearing up for another major tournament as they compete against teams from other charities across the UK. And they need your support to make the Charity All S
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Irfon’s message for Children’s Hospice Week
22.06.2025
Every year Children’s Hospice Week gives an opportunity for children’s hospices to be in the spotlight for a few days. Over the last week at Tŷ Hafan, we have been reflecting on what we delivered
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A message from our Patron
20.06.2025
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales has written a heartfelt message, inviting members of the public to join her in celebrating the life-changing work children’s hospices do, this Children’s H
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Welsh Conservatives commit to fair and sustainable funding
17.06.2025
On Day 2 of Children’s Hospice Week 2025 Wales’ children’s hospices Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith are celebrating a milestone victory in their campaign for fair and sustainable funding. Having a
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‘Is this the time we’re going to lose him?’
16.06.2025
This Children’s Hospice Week, Jackie Fears is bravely sharing the story of her son, Greg, and how Tŷ Hafan has, and continues to, support her and her family. Jackie, from Church Village, Pontypridd
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14.02.2025
“I couldn’t fix my boy but I could raise money”
The Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks is a challenging and unforgettable experience. Participants scale Yr Wyddfa, take on the mighty Cadair Idris and tackle Pen–Y-Fan, all whilst raising vital funds for children with life-shortening conditions and their families in Wales....
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31.01.2025
‘I met a Princess and I got to paint her hand’
‘I met a Princess and I got to paint her hand and she came to Ty Hafan where we go quite often.” So said Lottie, who is celebrating her 10th birthday today, after meeting Her Royal Highness The Princess of...
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30.01.2025
The Princess of Wales becomes patron of Tŷ Hafan
The Princess of Wales has today become Patron of Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice, the first children’s hospice in Wales. Tŷ Hafan – which translates from Welsh to ‘Haven House’ in English – provides free care and support to children with...
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27.01.2025
Tŷ Hafan named a Big Issue Changemaker
Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice has today been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Changemakers 2025 by the Big Issue magazine. The national campaigning publication invited people to nominate a group or a person who they feel is making...
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10.01.2025
Thrill-seekers wanted to ‘hot foot it’ for Tŷ Hafan
Thrill-seekers are wanted to ‘hot foot it’ into the first big challenge event of the year for Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice. Tŷ Hafan’s Firewalk Fundraiser will take place in the early evening of Sunday 9 March at the Cardiff City...
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11.12.2024
New Tŷ Hafan shop to open in Lampeter
Tŷ Hafan staff, volunteers and supporters will be coming together in Lampeter this Saturday morning (14 Dec) to celebrate the opening of the charity’s new shop in the town. Local family 18-month-old Nel Humphreys, her big sister Maisie, 10, and...
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10.12.2024
Emily, 16, elected to Welsh Youth Parliament
A North Wales student has been elected to the Welsh Youth Parliament to represent children with life-threatening conditions who use Wales’ two children’s hospices, and their brothers and sisters. 16-year-old Emily Williams knows only too well the challenges that face...
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06.12.2024
Welsh stars get Tŷ Hafan’s December off to festive start
Bafta Cymru winning actor Callum Scott Howells, Treorchy Male Choir and some incredibly talented teenagers from Treorchy Comprehensive School have got December off to a festive start for Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice. Callum, Treorchy Comprehensive Choir and Treorchy Male Choir...
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12.11.2024
Welsh 3 Peaks for Tŷ Hafan registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2025 Welsh 3 Peaks challenge event in aid of Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice. Open to teams of four walkers and one designated driver the event will take place on Saturday June 7 and will...
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07.11.2024
Morrisons partnership raises £10,722,514
A partnership between the UK’s leading children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives and Morrisons has raised £10,722,514 in just two years and nine months. Through the support of local Morrisons stores and sites, £10,722,514 has been raised for...
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06.11.2024
How Play Therapy helps children through bereavement
At Tŷ Hafan, Play Therapy is one of the ways we help children facing bereavement, whether that’s for a sibling who’s dealing with their brother or sister’s death or for a child who’s going to have a short life. Play...
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04.11.2024
We can’t get our beloved Winnie and Violet back
Winnie Griffiths and Violet Taylor were the longed-for first baby girls in their respective families, both little sisters to two older brothers. Born within months of each other in 2022, Winnie from Llanelli and Violet from Caerphilly were adored by...
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30.10.2024
‘Thank you to everyone who has given so generously’
We recently welcomed a number of funders to our hospice to see for themselves the impact of their donations. Representatives from companies including Principality Building Society and V12 Retail Finance were the first visitors to explore significant upgrades to three...
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11.10.2024
86-year-old Ian’s climb tops £1,000
Over the last five years 86-year-old Ian Waddell has taken part in a few challenges in support of Tŷ Hafan – climbing different mountains across south Wales. Despite having raised more than £4,000 already and now suffering from severe osteoarthritis and...
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04.10.2024
Good luck to all our Cardiff Half runners
This Sunday, over 200 people will run the Cardiff Half Marathon for Tŷ Hafan – a record number of entrants for our charity for this event and together they have raised more than £60,000 so far. Among them are Tŷ...
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26.09.2024
The latest news from our care services
Adapting our services Right now, we only reach 1 in 10 children in Wales with a life-shortening condition. Our ambition is that when a child’s life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own. To...
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26.09.2024
‘All about me’ by Math
Hello. My name is Math and I am 9 years old. I am in Year 4 and I’m on the cricket team at my school. I am a fluent Welsh speaker, and I am a member of the Tŷ Hafan...
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25.09.2024
Sophie’s memory jars
One popular activity with families is making memory jars, which are a beautiful, creative way to remember loved ones, so Sophie, our Play Therapy Assistant, is showing you how to make them! You’ll need A bag of table salt Coloured...
