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Our PR team shares the stories of children looking for their wish to be made a reality, the amazing people pushing themselves to new limits to raise vital funds for the work we do and exciting business news.
If you are a member of the press who has an enquiry or would like to feature Make-A-Wish, please contact us via the details below.
- Email: press@makeawish.org.uk
- Phone: 07739 661320
Posted on 27th May 2020
Around 1700 seriously ill children, whose wishes are on hold due to the coronavirus, have been sent surprise goody bags by the children’s charity Make-A-Wish UK and the supermarket Morrisons. Read more
Posted on 1st Apr 2020
Clothing retailer Peacocks has launched a three-pronged initiative to help raise money for wishes this Mother’s Day following the success of its first partnership with Make-A-Wish® UK over Christmas. Read more
Posted on 1st Mar 2020
Seven-year-old Allan from Swansea has had treatment for a soft tissue tumour in his stomach. In February 2020 Make-A-Wish granted his wish to be a Police Office for the day. Read more
Posted on 4th Feb 2020
Make-A-Wish is recruiting eight young people from all over the UK who have been granted a wish in the past two years, to form the first STARboard, our own Children and Young People’s Board. Read more
Posted on 5th Dec 2019
The children’s charity Make-A-Wish UK has opened its doors to cameras for the first time for a two-part television documentary about its work being broadcast on Channel 5 next week. Read more
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