Guernsey Press wins award for coverage of Wessex Heartbeat Wessex Heartbeat runs the 25-bedroom Heartbeat House so that the families of patients undergoing operations can have somewhere close by and comfortable to stay. In 2019, there were 298 families from Guernsey who stayed at the house. Wessex Heartbeat presented its Outstanding Contribution, the Cherida Patchett Award to the Guernsey Press for its series of articles highlighting the important work. You can read the full article outlining the brilliant work that The Guersney Press have done for the charity here.