Events Calendar

This breathtaking trek covers 46 km through the Mont Blanc region of the Alps. Join our partners, Global Adventure Challenges, and be part of this amazing European challenge and witness just how beautiful the Alps can be!

Just a hop away from the UK lies the beauty of the Alps mountain range. Only five days in total, this charity challenge is ideal for those with less time to take away from home. One magnificent highlight of this challenge is that you will visit three countries in just three days – France, Italy and Switzerland!

This trek will certainly challenge you with lots of ups and downs, but the rewards are the pleasure of seeing the most spectacular views this part of Europe has to offer – from stunning cliffs, to gorgeous waterfalls running from glaciers!

This challenge has been graded as Tough (2) on Discover Adventure’s challenge grading scheme, meaning the trek has been designed to be challenging but achievable as long as you train beforehand. You will be trekking for 3 consecutive days, so the fitter you are the more you will enjoy the challenge!

Training tips can be found on the GlobalAdventure Challenges website to point you in the right direction and can even join one of their training weekends – a great opportunity for you to meet their team and some fellow participants!

We’ll be with you every step of the way in your preparation for your Alps Trek. In just a few simple steps you can be on your way to trekking one of the natural wonders of the world.

1. Sign up today, with our trusted partners Global Adventure Challenges who work with us  to organise and run The Alps Trek. You will need to choose payment option A or B*.

2. Global Adventure Challenges will confirm your booking and manage this part of your trek on our behalf. They will also confirm your booking with us.

3. We will send you regular updates with fundraising information, training guides etc.

4. We will hold an information/meet and greet evening for the Alps Trek, giving you the opportunity to find out more, ask us any questions you may have and meet fellow trekkers.

5. Any fundraising support you need, we will be on hand to help.

6. Enjoy the trek!

*please note when choosing payment option B there is no requirement for you to raise any sponsorship, however we would be delighted if you did – just £20 will fund an hour of nursing care, how many hours can you fund?

We rely on the generosity of people like you in Cornwall who leave us legacies, support fundraising events, play our lottery and visit our 31 shops.

£60 could pay for three hours of unrivalled specialist care from one of our nurses, helping patients who are terminally ill.

£37 could pay for one Lymphoedema appointment to ease swelling and symptoms for someone with cancer.

£23 could pay for an hour with our bereavement counsellor, supporting families  through the loss of a loved one.

EVENT POSTPONED:  Our Largest Cream Tea Party World Record Attempt has been postponed until a later date due to the UK Government Advice about the Coronavirus outbreak.

We are working on an alternative date and once we have this confirmed we will be in touch with everyone who has purchased a ticket. Those who cannot attend will be offered a full refund or the option to donate their ticket price to the charity.

Join us for The Largest Cream Tea Party – Cornwall Hospice Care’s Guinness World Record Attempt TM!

The afternoon tea party taking place on Saturday 20th June in the Exhibition Hall at The Royal Cornwall Showground will be a celebration like no other as Cornwall Hospice Care marks 40 years of providing specialist care in Cornwall.

It’ll be #jamfirst as we bring the largest cream tea record to Cornwall at this 1940s themed party with performances from Company B and The Liberty Sisters.

Tickets cost just £10 per person to include your scone, tea and entertainment. The event is open to anyone over the age of 16. If you are the parent or guardian of someone aged 16-18 by signing them up to this event you are giving consent on their behalf.

Be aware in order to be counted for the world record attempt participants have to eat one whole scone, with clotted cream and jam, and drink one full cup of tea – the rules are strict and we want to make history so please consider this when signing up! Please make sure you read the terms and conditions before committing to this event (see Important Information section at the bottom of this page).

Forty Cornwall based businesses are sponsoring the event, along with Boosters Limited of Redruth who are providing all the merchandise, Fourwinds Garage, Mitchell sponsoring the entertainment, Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream providing all the cream and Tregothnan the tea.

Tanglewood Wild Gardens is a natural garden and woodland boasting four ponds across its 9 acres.  The gardens are kept as natural and wild  as possible with sympathetic planting of native trees and plants to encourage butterflies and bees.

There will be a camp fire , tea and coffee and homemade cakes (payable locally)

Compostable toilets, dogs allowed but must be on a lead, plenty of parking, hand wipes available as no running water.

We have today (Monday 23rd March) made the difficult decision to move our annual in memory Reflections events online. There will be no event at Polkerris or Trebah Gardens.

You can fill in our event form with your name and a message to your loved one. This year we will not be able to float your message on our raft but we will display your message on our dedicated Reflections page. 

In keeping with the event dates the messages will be available to view on the event days on Sunday 17th May and Sunday 5th July. Messages submitted up to Friday 15th will show on the 17th May and messages submitted up until Friday 3rd July will be displayed on the 5th July.

We hope you can understand this choice, we didn’t want to cancel completely without a way to leave your message. 

Our Reflections events will return in 2021.

Our thanks also go to Koru Kayaking who provide the kayaker for this event.

​2 day event that promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Includes : Engine Throwing (the next Olympic sport?), all new arm wresting championships, a bucking Bronco, Kids face ‘tattoos’, BBQ, Beers, Raffle, Custom Bike Show

Live music including Blackout and Jolly Roger plus many more to come

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Come and join us for an evening of entertainment & laughter with Cornwall’s very own Johnny Cowling.

Tickets are £10.00 per person including a pasty.

​Come along to the annual Sticker Country Fayre & Vintage rally.

From small humble routes in 2003 this annual event has grown every year since.

The main attraction is the amazing Vintage rally, showcasing a large selection of steam and vintage vehicles.

There will also be craft stalls, face painting, Displays, Dog Shows, Children’s & Adults entertainment plus much much more

As it now stands, we are working towards the Coast and Clay Sportive going ahead as planned.

In the light of the current Coronavirus outbreak we wanted to update you on our position regarding the Coast and Clay Sportive, being held on Sunday 19^th July 2020. We’ve been following the government’s advice and Cornwall Hospice Care has postponed, cancelled or made events digital for those planned up to 30^th June. With the current information we have we are working towards the Coast and Clay Sportive going ahead as planned.

If the situation should worsen or the advice from Government suggest that the event should not go ahead, we will decide at that point and communicate our decision with our cyclists, supporters and stakeholders.

In the meantime, thank you for your support. I’m thinking of you all and am pleased to report that with your continuing help our hospices remain open and we are still admitting those patients who need us.

If you have questions please don’t hesitate to contact me via on ohoare@cornwallhospice.co.uk.

Oliver Hoare, Coast and Clay Sportive Event Director & Cornwall Hospice Care Head of Fundraising

The Coast and Clay Sportive is back, but with a new home!

Recognised by ‘Cycling Weekly’ as one of ’20 of the best British sportives to ride in 2018’, Cornwall Hospice Care is delighted to be sitting in the saddle, taking over from the Rotary Club of St Columb.

There is something for everybody, from the complete beginner to the hardened cyclist who likes a challenge, with 4 routes to choose from:

EXTREME – 104 MILES

EPIC – 71 MILES

CHALLENGE – 44 MILES

INSPIRE – 17 MILES

All the routes are designed to provide enjoyable and safe cycling in spectacular scenery. We start and finish at the magnificent Prideaux Place, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8RP.

En route, you will experience the coastline and cliffs of the north coast, beautiful country lanes of mid Cornwall and the calmer and gentler south coast, before winding your way back through the Cornish countryside where spectacular views and beaches lead to the finish. The route will be well signposted, with strategically placed marshals, well-stocked feed stations and a few hills! All finishers will be awarded a medal and there will be food and drink at the finish.

Well, it’s not a race. Sportives are a great way to get into organised cycling events, giving you the chance to complete a fully signed and supported ride in a relaxed environment. Think of it as the marathon of the cycling world (or a fun run if the word ‘marathon’ brings you out in a cold sweat).

Riding a sportive is a superb way to explore a new area on your bike, in the knowledge that you are fully supported by event staff and surrounded by other enthusiastic participants.

The Extreme and Epic routes are aimed at experienced cyclists who want a serious test of fitness, endurance and stamina. With over 8,000ft of hills for the 104m riders, and 6,000ft for the 71m riders, you will take on the thrills and pain of cycling some tough Cornish climbs, while enjoying the beautiful countryside as well as the rugged coastline.

The Challenge route is aimed at intermediate riders who want to go beyond their normal ability by taking in some serious hills (3,600ft) as a test of their cycling proficiency.

The Inspire route is for cyclists young or old, beginners or the experienced, who want to take their cycling ambitions beyond the Camel Trail or the commute to work.

View the route maps below:

EXTREME – 104 MILES

EPIC – 71 MILES

CHALLENGE – 44 MILES

INSPIRE – 17 MILES

• Fully signed course.
• Timed Ride.
• Marshals.
• Sweeper Van.
• Free food, water and energy drinks at feed stations.
• Medals for finishers.

For all riders, sponsorship is optional. However, riders are encouraged to raise some sponsorship, no matter how little.

Every £20 you raise will fund one hour of nursing care in our hospices. In 2019 your efforts helped us open an extra bed in St Julia’s and Mount Edgcumbe Hospices. You can make the difference in 2020 and help open more beds. Our goal is to be able to open more beds  and offer more people our specialist care for those precious last hours.  Your registration fee will cover the costs of this event, but by raising sponsorship you will enable us to care for more terminally ill people in Cornwall.

1. Register today by clicking on the above red button.
2. You will receive a confirmation email from our booking platform Charity Checkout letting you know that your registration was successful. There will also be details on how you can purchase a Cornwall Hospice Care Jersey.
3. If you purchase a Jersey this will be mailed on to you promptly.
4. You will be offered the chance to setup a JustGiving sponsorship page. Please do so, just £20 raised makes a huge difference to the care we offer.
5. Share your fundraising page with your friends and family to raise sponsorship for Cornwall Hospice Care.
6. You will receive joining instructions no later than 1 week in advance of race day.
7. Any fundraising support you need, we will be on hand to help.
8. Finally, enjoy the sportive!

The 2020 Charity Banger Rally Challenge from Cornwall to Koper in Slovenia is an opportunity of a lifetime and will be a trip to remember, driving on some of Europe’s finest and most scenic roads. The only snag is that your car has to cost around a measly £500 each.

The rally will start on Saturday 26th September leaving Pentewan Sands Holiday Park at 11am and finishing in Koper on Thursday 1st October. We think 6 days charging through 10 Countries in a rubbish car will definitely be a trip to remember. There will be several tasks to perform en route to earn bonus points resulting in prizes but managing to coax your chosen wreck to the finish point should be rewarding enough.

An additional prize will be awarded for the most imaginative/decorated car and their occupants. Although everyone who takes part is a winner, each participant will also be provided with an appropriately tacky medal memento on finishing.

You are now probably thinking, will there be support en route! You are joking surely? You really would not appreciate it if we deprived you of the uncertainty each day on whether your chosen chariot will make it to the next checkpoint, let alone start in the morning. Breaking down miles from anywhere, on a mountain pass in a strange country must be top banana in the entertainment stakes and worth the entry fee alone as we’re sure several teams will testify when they arrive back home!

The cost of a charity place will be £95 registration, which is based on two people sharing a car; additional passengers will be charged at £95 per person. This represents a huge saving on the normal entry cost of £345 and these places are limited. In exchange you undertake to fundraise a minimum of £1,495 for us. These places are strictly limited with just 10 places available.

Entrance fee includes a pre-party on Friday 25th September, finishing party, t-shirts, route plan & camping. Optional extras are purchased directly from the Banger Rally where you will be redirected after sign up.

We’ll be with you every step of the way in your preparation for your Banger Rally Challenge. In just a few simple steps you can be on your way to driving one of the most epic journeys in across Europe.

1. Sign up today, on the link above.

2. We will mail your entry form, which will need to be returned to Cornwall Hospice Care. A copy will also be sent to the Banger Rally Team. Any extras you purchase will need to be booked at this time with the Banger Rally i.e. additional passengers.

3. We will send you regular updates with fundraising information, guides etc.

4. We will hold an information/meet and greet evening for the Rally, giving you the opportunity to find out more, ask us any questions you may have and meet past rally challengers.

5. Any fundraising support you need, we will be on hand to help.

6. We’ll see you there on the day to cheer you off!

Every £20 you raise will fund one hour of nursing care in our hospices. In 2019 your efforts helped us open an extra bed in St Julia’s and Mount Edgcumbe Hospices. You can make the difference in 2020 and help open more beds. Our goal is to be able to open more beds  and offer more people our specialist care for those precious last hours.  Your registration fee will cover the costs of this event, but by raising sponsorship you will enable us to care for more terminally ill people in Cornwall.