Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith kick off the annual £50 Challenge

The fundraising drive, from Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith, encourages groups to take a £50 investment from the charity and between Monday, March 4, and Wednesday, April 22,and  see how much they can multiply it by to support seriously ill children and their families.

Event ideas can include quiz or cocktail evenings, signing up for a sponsored sporting event, a raffle for customers or even using the money to develop a new product for sale.

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After the success of last year’s campaign, fundraiser Bekki Fardoe is looking forward to supporting entrants in their quest.

She said: “We are thrilled to be bringing this fun and engaging challenge and can’t wait to see what local businesses and entrepreneurs can achieve with this year’s investment.

“Last year’s teams raised £25,000 for the children and families we support, so every penny raised really does make a huge difference.

“It’s also a wonderful way to fulfil corporate and social responsibilities and show your community you are passionate about making a difference.”

Hands-on care and enriching experiences for children by the expert nurses on respite stays leave parents reassured and able to easier to recharge their batteries (Image: Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith)

The challenge provides multiple opportunities for positive impact.

For instance, £100 could fund a support session for grieving parents with professional bereavement counsellors.

An action-packed sibling support day for the siblings of children in the charities' care could be funded with £500.

Similarly, £1,500 could underwrite 24 hours of crisis care for a seriously ill child.

Denise McGowan, The Holistic Aesthetician, took part last year by hosting a curry night, and said: "I took up the £50 Challenge as I love a challenge!

"As a local business owner and entrepreneur I’m constantly looking for ideas to grow my business and thought this would be a great way to explore ideas and help a worthy cause at the same time! I was able to involve others from my community in my fundraising too."

The fundraising team from the hospices will fully support all the teams who sign up and can provide branded materials and even ideas for events.

All interested teams need to do is nominate a captain and get signed up on the Hope House website at and for more information they can email fundraising@hopehouse.org.uk or call 01691 671671.