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Variety hosted their annual Legends of Industry Awards, celebrating those who have achieved outstanding success in their chosen fields of business and industry whilst raising crucial funds for the charity in the North West.

All of us here at Variety would like to say a huge thank you to all our London Marathon runners.

The Forest School in Knaresborough, Yorkshire were presented with a special Variety Sunshine Coach, which was donated by the late Yorkshire businessman and philanthropist, Paul Ziff in his memory by his widow Lea.

Michael Josephson MBE handed over a new Sunshine Coach to the pupils and staff of St John Vianney School in Stretford Manchester. The Coach was donated on behalf of the “Michael Josephson MBE Charity Ball” which took place in 2021.

Variety, the Children’s Charity, is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.

Variety has always had a huge debt of gratitude to our Patrons, remarkable individuals like Michael Josephson MBE and Andrew Geddes who are passionately committed to supporting our work with disabled and disadvantaged children. Funding Variety's new website has been just one aspect of their extraordinary commitment.

Monkeying around, while marvelling at chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons and woolly monkeys, was very much the order of the day for 300 pupils from Bournemouth schools who went on two separate Variety Great Days Out trips to Monkey World in Dorset.

Inspired by Sir Captain Tom Moore, Hollie Reid, who has cerebral palsy, walked 100 laps of her sofa at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to raise £14,000 towards a new Sunshine Coach for Green Lane Community Special School in Warrington. She was six years old at the time. Variety was delighted to name Hollie a Young Ambassador at a celebration this week which saw corporate donors, Mountpark, presenting the coach to the school.

On Friday, 24 June, Keepmoat Homes in Tamworth held their inaugural Keepmoat Homes Ball at Drayton Manor Hotel in aid of Variety.

We are extremely saddened to hear the news that Monty Norman has died. Variety will remember Monty as a generous supporter of our work with children and young people.