Another year has gone by and we are astounded by the fantastic support we have received in 2016, which has resulted in another record-breaking 12 months for Box4Kids! With so many amazing events to choose from it has been incredibly difficult to choose specific highlights, so here are some facts to wrap up 2016: Throughout [...]
12 year old James is a sports enthusiast who for the past year and a half has battled acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). In 2016 James and his parents David and Karen enjoyed the benefits of a Box4Kids experience. This is his story. James’ parents initially did not think much of it when he started complaining [...]
Four young Celtic fans were the first children to enjoy a Box4Kids experience north of the border earlier this month. Thanks to a donation from international betting company Dafabet, the boys were given the fantastic opportunity to enjoy VIP hospitality in the Director’s Box at Celtic FC for their clash against Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. [...]
We always love to hear about what Box4Kids experiences mean to our guests, whether it is watching their favourite team play, respite from a lengthy hospital stay or quality time for a child and their parent… So we have collected five of our favourite memories from 2016 (so far), as told by the guests themselves: [...]
As Marvel Universe came to life at The O2 Arena this month, many seriously ill children enjoyed the VIP experience of a lifetime thanks to donations from ISG, BDO, AEG Europe, Zenith Hygiene Group and Les Ambassadeurs Club. The children and their guest were treated to unrivalled corporate hospitality whilst watching their favourite Marvel superheroes, [...]
The Barrie Wells Trust are delighted to have been announced a Charity Partner of The Jockey Club alongside Rainbow Trust and Carers Trust. For the next two years The Jockey Club will support Box4Kids by offering access to hospitality boxes at the 15 racecourses they operate across the UK. The relationship between the Barrie Wells [...]
Thanks to a box donation from British Athletics, Box4Kids entered its ninth sport on 22nd and 23rd July, inviting 12 children and a guest each to watch the Müller Anniversary Games in style. In addition to the VIP hospitality, the kids met numerous Team GB athletes over the weekend. Our Patron Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Adam Gemili, [...]
170 seriously ill children and their families enjoyed a VIP day at Farnborough International Airshow last weekend at the largest Box4Kids event to date. Thanks to donations from Embraer, Kallman Worldwide and ATI Metals the guests enjoyed VIP hospitality in corporate chalets, in addition to a maxed itinerary of extras arranged by Farnborough International. Face painters [...]
June’s event of the month was a sports afternoon at Newmarket’s July Course where six poorly children and guests experienced the full VIP hospitality of one of Britain’s leading racecourses. Expertly taken care of by the staff, the guests enjoyed a day of racing with access to the centre of the parade ring, tipster and [...]
The Barrie Wells Trust not only provide experiences through Box4Kids. At the start of June we teamed up with Vauxhall and the FA to invite a flagbearer to the England v Portugal friendly at Wembley Stadium. Nine-year-old Terry Howe from London was the lucky select who got the chance to welcome the teams to the [...]
Vauxhall help us to create more VIP Box4Kids experiences On Friday 27th May we were given the incredible opportunity to take along some very deserving children from the Great North Children’s Hospital to watch England play Australia at Sunderland AFC’s stadium. Vauxhall, our latest supporter, donated their executive box for the evening enabling four young [...]
As we quickly approach the end of another great Box4Kids season at Liverpool Football Club we are giving away a football signed by 14 first team players, Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool legend Ian Rush! To win this amazing prize: simply follow us @BWellsTrust on Twitter and send us a picture of your favourite memory by [...]
In April we arranged one of our largest Box4Kids events to date thanks to our continued partnership with luxury hospitality provider Amplify. Thirty children were invited from hospitals all over Midlands and given the chance to watch Disney on Ice from the exclusive VIP area at the Genting Arena. The children and their guest enjoyed [...]
In the week before Easter five children were invited by the Barrie Wells Trust to watch Dynamo from an executive box at the First Direct Arena in Leeds – and surprised with a meet and greet after the show! The children are undergoing treatments for leukaemia, Crohn’s disease, spinal muscular atrophy, brain abscess and cystic [...]
Five children were given that extra VIP feeling at Sheffield Arena on Friday 11th March meeting their favourite X Factor contestants from the latest series – including winner Louisa Johnson, Reggie and Bollie, Che Chesterman and 4th Impact. The children from Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, Pinderfields Hospital and Barnsley Hospital were [...]
In connection with Radio Yorkshire donating a box at Leeds United to Box4Kids for a second year, Barrie spoke to Darren Harper last week about the steady growth of the initiative and the great generosity of Yorkshire box holders. Five seriously ill children from local hospitals witnessed a win for Leeds United at Elland Road [...]
Saturday 20th February – Our first event with Worcester Warriors. Our first Box4Kids event at Worcester Warriors was superb! Four young fans were treated to a fabulous VIP experience at the Sixways Stadium, for the match between Worcester Warriors vs. Sale Sharks. The four children were nominated by Acorns Children’s Hospice, who are new to [...]
2016 has started off great with some fantastic Box4Kids events and the introduction of our eighth sport: ice hockey! Six children with guests enjoyed VIP treatment in an executive box at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham watching the Elite Ice Hockey League match between Nottingham Panthers and Cardiff Devils on Saturday 30th of January. The children [...]
On Friday 22nd of January 2016 nine children from Notre Dame high school were treated to an exclusive VIP experience with team GB curling athlete Eve Muirhead. Winner of the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Barrie Wells kindly donated the curling experience to the school after successfully bidding for it at [...]
Saturday 2nd of January welcomed our first event of the year -Leicester City vs. Bournemouth. The Box4Kids event at the King Power Stadium was another huge success! Box4Kids provided four passionate Leicester City fans who were nominated by CLIC at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, to a wonderful VIP experience at Leicester City Football Club. Thanks [...]
Inspirational sports philanthropist and successful entrepreneur Barrie Wells was made an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration by Edge Hill University. Click to read the full article : Read More
Sunday 25th October welcomed the 1000th guest to attend Barrie’s personal executive box at Anfield. Children from Alder Hey Children’s hospital and other hospices across the UK have been invited to the box by Barrie since 2010 and we are amazed that the box has now benefited 1000 children and their families. As part of the [...]
The Trust was set up in 2008 to help inspire and bring joy to young people’s lives through charitable initiativesBetween 2010 and 2022 the Trust invited 13,720 deserving guests to attend a Box4Kids eventThis impact report breaks down who the Trust worked with in 2022 and the young people helped by the Box4Kids initiative Generic [...]
The Jockey Club partnered with the Barrie Wells Trust and their Box4Kids initiative in 2016 to provide seriously ill and disabled children and their families a VIP day out at a Jockey Club Racecourse.It can often be challenging for children and families with serious illness and disability to attend events, but the safe and special [...]
Alongside healthy food and drink brand The Skinny Food Co, Wigan Warriors invited some incredibly deserving children to enjoy a VIP experience at the DW Stadium to watch Wigan Warriors vs Wakefield Trinity. Thanks to yet another private box donation from Wigan Warriors and healthy food and drink brand The Skinny Food Co, partners of [...]
The Barrie Wells Trust is a charitable organisation, founded and funded by entrepreneur and philanthropist, Barrie Wells MBE. The Trust was set up in 2008 to help inspire and encourage young people through initiatives including the highly successful Box4Kids. Box4Kids provides VIP experiences for seriously ill and disabled children at major sport and entertainment venues [...]
Meet 11-year-old Sophie! Sophie loves football, horse riding, concerts and going to the theatre. She has five pets of her own, including a dog, rabbit, cat, fish and even a pony called Twinkle. Sophie absolutely adores football, especially Manchester City FC. There is just one thing Sophie loves more than Man City – Phil Foden. [...]
Meet 8-year-old Jake! He loves swimming, dancing and hanging out with his big brother Harry. Jake just loves to feel involved in life and never wants to miss out on anything. Jake is diagnosed with Down’s syndrome, a condition where you are born with an extra chromosome. He has to work hard on developing his [...]
Our founder Barrie Wells MBE received the prestigious Chairman’s Award at the 2022 Sports Journalists’ Association Awards for his outstanding services to sport. The awards evening was held at The Brewery in London on 8th December. As the longest standing sports awards of their kind in Britain, Barrie was recognised for both his sponsorship of [...]
Congratulations to our Patron Katarina Johnson-Thompson who successfully retained her Commonwealth Games title in Birmingham and our Ambassadors, Keely Hodgkinson on her brilliant 2nd place in the 800m and Andy Pozzi for his fantastic 3rd place in the men's 110m hurdles. We hope that everyone has been inspired by the home games and the incredible [...]