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8th April 2022

Easter comes early for Dorset children

Fun and laughter were the order of the day at an Easter party in Bournemouth, organised by Variety Wessex.

WessexGreat Days OutPress releases
1st March 2022

Dreams launches new West Midlands store and celebrates ongoing partnership with Variety

Dreams, the UK’s number one specialist bed retailer, is launching a new duel flagship 'Dreams’ and ‘Feather & Black' store in the Gallagher Shopping Park, West Midlands, on Friday, 4 March 2022. The grand opening event will also celebrate their ongoing support for Variety.

MidlandsPress releasesShowbusinessIn-aid-of Events
14th February 2022

DPD makes a special Sunshine Coach delivery on Valentine’s Day

Variety is a charity very close to DPD's heart, so it was fitting that the parcel delivery service should deliver a a brand new, 17-seater Variety Sunshine Coach to The Westminster School in Rowley Regis, West Midlands on Valentine's Day.

MidlandsSunshine coachesPress releases
7th February 2022

‘Geek philanthropy’: the gamers hosting Twitch live stream marathons in aid of Variety

Two Variety supporters in their early twenties have successfully hosted Variety GB’s first-ever game-based live stream fundraiser on the video-streaming platform, Twitch.

FundraisingPress releases
4th February 2022

Cineworld UK kickstarts February with a brand new digital and customer-facing fundraising campaign to support Variety

Cineworld UK, a long-standing corporate supporter of Variety, launched a new fundraising and awareness campaign to raise vital funds for disabled and disadvantaged children.

FundraisingPress releases
28th January 2022

Crest Nicholson generously sponsors two new Sunshine Coaches for Red Gates School in Croydon

Crest Nicholson has made a donation of two brand new, specially-adapted Variety Sunshine Coaches to Red Gates School, Croydon.

London and the South EastSunshine coachesPress releases
27th January 2022

Variety mourns the passing of comedy legend Barry Cryer, OBE

Variety is deeply saddened by the news that Barry Cryer, OBE, one of the greats of British comedy and a treasured Variety Ambassador, has died.

London and the South EastShowbusinessPress releases
22nd December 2021

Former Variety Children’s Hospital patient fundraises to bring cheer to seriously ill children over Christmas

A former Variety Children’s Hospital patient, Amelia ‘Millie’ Woodham, whose life was saved by the hospital when she was a teen, has successfully raised funds to buy gifts for critically ill children spending Christmas in the wards – just as she once did.

London and the South EastFundraisingHospital grants
14th December 2021

Michael Josephson, MBE, sponsors a Variety Sunshine Coach for Football Beyond Borders

Braving wet and windy weather, Michael Josephson, MBE, and his partner, Lindon Kellett, presented a sparkling new Variety Sunshine Coach to education and social inclusion charity Football Beyond Borders.

North WestPress releasesSunshine coachesOrganisation grants
6th December 2021

Bournemouth pupils go on a Christmas-themed safari with Variety

Tis’ the season to be jolly, and Variety Wessex was delighted to be able to treat twenty pupils from Bethany CE Junior School in Bournemouth to a joyful Christmas-themed day out at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire.

WessexGreat Days Out