The day before the start of the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks, the teams register in Betws-y-Coed. The amazing volunteers from GE Aviation Wales check the kit and sign in the teams ready to take on the tri-mountain challenge! Welsh 3 Peaks photo gallery: Registration Yr Wydda (Snowdon) Cadair Idris Pen-y-Fan
At 4am in the morning, just as the sun starts to rise, the intrepid teams set out on the Welsh 3 Peaks for Tŷ Hafan. The first challenge is to climb Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), the highest peak in Wales. The ascent to the top is 639m, where the walkers gaze for miles across the Eryri… Read More
Cadair Idris is always the mountain that the teams fear most on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks. The 803m climb is the highest of all three mountains, starting in the base of the valley and climbing near vertically up steps through an old wood before reaching the sweeping path that takes you to the… Read More
The final mountain of the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks in Pen-y-Fan. Normally it is a straight forward 440m climb to the top, but with tired legs after already scaling Yr Wyddfa and Cadair Idris, it is anything but easy. Welsh 3 Peaks photo gallery: Registration Yr Wydda (Snowdon) Cadair Idris Pen-y-Fan
The Chefs’ Night Out is a spectacular celebration of amazingly creative food cooked by some of the UK’s top chefs. The event, first held in 2010, is the brainchild of David Loosemore, Managing Director of Portabella, and Huw Edwards, Head of Auctions and Auctioneer at Seel & Co. and raises funds for Tŷ Hafan the Welsh… Read More
This year’s Tŷ Hafan Christmas Concert at St David’s Hall in Cardiff was something very special. The packed audience was treated to a musical extravaganza with a starring performance from the wonderful Callum Scott Howells. Compere Steve Speirs had the audience laughing, whilst the Treorchy Male Voice Choir and the Choir of St John’s College… Read More
It is an understatement to say that some people were nervous at the prospect of walking over hot coals which registered over 1,000 degs C. Nevertheless, an amazing group of Tŷ Hafan supporters took on the challenge at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday 23rd October 2022 to fundraise for the young person’s hospice. Congratulations… Read More
For me, photographing the Tŷ Hafan Fun Day is like a social event. This year’s event, held at the children’s hospice near Sully in South Wales, was the first since 2019 due to the pandemic. I have had the pleasure of photographing the event for many years and every time I get meet so many… Read More
On June 29th 2022, the 10nTaff team assembled at Tŷ Hafan ready for the drive up to Betws-y-Coed. Lloyd Davies, from key sponsor Convey Law and supplied by PSM Sportswear, unveiled the fantastic kit for the challenge and both staff and families congregated outside the hospice to cheer the team as they left for North… Read More
The first day of the 10nTaff for Tŷ Hafan was always going to be the toughest. We were climbing the five highest mountains in the whole of Wales in one day. With our guide Jim Rigby, we set off to climb the first two mountains at 07:20am and finally got back to the minibuses after… Read More