{"id":95690,"date":"2025-03-14T16:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=95690"},"modified":"2025-03-14T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:09:18","slug":"brave-souls-walked-barefoot-over-burning-embers-to-raise-money-for-ty-hafan-childrens-hospice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/14\/brave-souls-walked-barefoot-over-burning-embers-to-raise-money-for-ty-hafan-childrens-hospice\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave souls walked barefoot over burning embers to raise money for Ty Hafan children&#8217;s hospice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The charity event brought in more than \u00a321,000, almost doubling last year&#8217;s total \u00a0\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>BRAVE participants took part in a daring challenge: a firewalk, calmly strolling across five metres of burning embers reaching temperatures of up to 1200 degrees 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