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As a Plymouth based Charity, we support families who have/had a child with childhood cancer across Devon and Cornwall. Whether emotional support, making a memory or helping families keep in touch, Hugs Children's Cancer charity provides them with a place to turn.

The charity was formed in 2015 by the Hallam family, following the devastating blow of a cancer diagnosis for their oldest child, Henry, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Neuroblastoma, at the tender age of 3. Following 14 months of aggressive and invasive treatment which saw the family living 120 miles away from their home and support network in Plymouth, Henry’s mum, Elsbeth, having given birth to her second child whilst living away, wanted to ensure that families facing the fear and loneliness that they had experienced, would not be alone in their journey.

When Henry was first diagnosed, the family were aware that locally no child had survived neuroblastoma before his diagnosis. Henry’s parents wanted to make a difference to other families who like them, have been thrown into the traumatising world of childhood cancer. They wanted to share their experiences and give other parents a platform to talk to each other about treatments and side effects. Elsbeth states ‘Hugs from Henry (the original charity name) was born out of the pain we felt and the most urgent need to help others in these circumstances’. Having completed the clinical trial, Henry has been left with long-term disabilities, but at aged 14 is concentrating on building his future and using his experiences to support others on their journeys.

A fantastic opportunity to own this beautiful painting by Nicholas St John Rosse.  Nicholas, a member of the Royal Society of Maritime Artists, and Delamore regular, has specially painted and very kindly donated this work to help support this year's chosen charity Overcoming MS. The work will be available to view in the gallery and tickets will be on sale everyday in May.  You can find more information about the chairty by following the link below.

Overcoming MS is the world’s leading multiple sclerosis healthy lifestyle charity. We understand that living with multiple sclerosis can be overwhelming — but there is realistic hope of living well.

The OMS program evolved from a list Professor George Jelinek wrote and kept on his kitchen fridge in 1999, a lifestyle of habits he would practice to keep himself well. This program was published as a book in 2000, and exists today in its most recent 2016 edition.