Customers attending Jack and the Beanstalk, UK Production’s knockout festive pantomime performed at Bournemouth Pavilion, have donated more than £7,600 to support local good causes.
A series of outreach projects and schemes by Variety the Children’s Charity and BH Live will provide activities and support for families and young children across the region.
Variety Wessex has been raising funds to provide mobility aids, Sunshine Coaches and fun events and days out for children and young people. This year the focus is on providing activities for young carers aged between 5-10 years old in the Kinson area.
BH Live, which manages the theatre in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council, will be using raised funds to develop its education programme and Terrace Tales, a series of free storytelling, movement and sound sessions for 0-6 year olds.
“Our thanks to all who continue to give so generously to support local good causes, says Paul Griffiths, BH Live’s Manager for Community engagement and learning.
“This year we will be taking our Terrace Tales programme into community centres to enable more young people to enjoy the magic of theatre and imaginative performance.”
Variety Wessex chair, Frances Cornelius said “A huge thank you to all who helped with the collection; to UK Productions and the panto cast, everyone who gave up their time to collect and the generous audience members who donated. To enable young carers to take a break from caring and give them the opportunity to enjoy being children means a great deal to them and their families.”
For more information about Terrace Tales visit bournemouthpavilion.co.uk and to find out more about the work of Variety the Children’s Charity visit variety.org.uk.
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Photograph by Hattie Miles – 08.02.2018
Variety The Children’s Charity receive a cheque for £5,246.53 raised from collections following performances at the Pavilion Bournemouth pantomime ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. Pictured presenting the cheque are Paul Griffiths, centre, and Steve Turner from BH Live, Frances Cornelius, second right, chair of Variety Wessex, and Variety committee members Judy Hiscoke, right, and Avril Owton MBE.
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About BH Live
BH Live is the south coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
With 3.4 million visits a year and over £39 million turnover we are changing lives and are at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2016/17 we had 2.9 million leisure centre attendances, hosted more than 500 events and sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment event tickets. We also welcomed 100,000 conference and exhibition delegates into our venues. This contributed an estimated £44 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism.
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About Bournemouth Pavilion
Bournemouth Pavilion is operated by BH Live in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council.
This Grade II listed venue provides a 1,500-seat theatre and full-sized ballroom. The venue hosts musicals, opera, ballet, pantomime, comedy, gala dinners, banquets, receptions, fairs, dances and fashion shows throughout the year.
Its facilities complement events at Bournemouth International Centre and for corporate presentations, product launches, and smaller conferences and exhibitions. Bournemouth Pavilion is also home to Pavilion Dance South West and the Pavilion at AUB rehearsal and teaching space for the Arts University Bournemouth. For more visit bournemouthpavilion.co.uk
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About Variety, the childrens’ charity
Variety improves the lives of children and young people throughout the UK who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged.
Variety provides coaches and bespoke wheelchairs, specialist, sensory and recreational equipment for use in the home, school, children’s hospitals and youth centres and creates memorable experiences through “Variety Great Days Out”.
Registered charity in England and Wales (209259) and Scotland (SC038505)
More at variety.org.uk/