Hospice's pioneering welcome to Scouts; Ty Hafan opens first group for youngsters and families.(Features)

From: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: June 30, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Gerry Holt

THE first hospice Scout group in the UK has been launched in South Wales.

The Ty Hafan Scout Group was officially inaugurated yesterday by TV couple Lucy and Rhodri Owen, who visited the Sully hospice for their first public outing with baby son Gabriel.

Every child who goes through the doors of the hospice is a member of the group.

But it isn't confined to youngsters who are cared for at the hospice-siblings of the children and their ...

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