North West property industry has the chance to be a ray of sunshine

The North West PROPS Awards returns in 2024 after the dazzling success of the inaugural event in 2023 - with children at schools across the North West benefitting from Sunshine Coaches. Sunshine Coaches are fully accessible minibuses supplied by Variety, the Children’s Charity to schools and non-profit organisations.

Last year, the awards raised more than £220,000 and four Sunshine Coaches for Variety, the Children’s Charity in 2023, following generous donations from Home Bargains founder Tom Morris, Founder of the Downing Group George Downing, and CEO of Together Marc Goldberg.

Lyn Staunton, Variety Development Director, said: “We recently presented children in Wigan and Liverpool with Sunshine Coaches thanks to the generosity of Tom Morris and George Downing and the joy on the children’s faces was wonderful to see.

"We would just encourage as many people as possible to get involved and help us showcase the amazing achievements of this region’s property professionals.”

Tom Morris donated a new Sunshine Coach to Our Lady’s RC Primary School, in Aspull, Wigan. Many of the students at the school have a range of disabilities and learning difficulties, including autism, cognitive delay, and hearing impairments.

Youngsters at Princes Primary School, in Toxteth, were given a Sunshine Coach thanks to George Downing, Chairman of the Downing Group. The school caters to pupils aged four to 11-years-old, with severe learning disabilities, with most children being non-verbal and many displaying challenging and complex behaviours.

Children at both schools were very excited to receive the donations and Variety hopes to be able to make even more donations after the 2024 event.

Nominations close on Friday July 26th with the awards ceremony taking place at the Hilton Hotel, Deansgate on October 10th.

Nominations can be made via the Variety Website and span a wide range of categories including: the Rising Star Award, Agent of the Year, Sustainability Award and Property Deal of the Year.

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