Wessex Packaging supports YMCA charity event in Poole

Pupil's from Poole's Parkstone Grammar School on a YMCA 'Sleep Easy' charity event, using cardboard boxes donated by Wessex Packaging.

Wessex Packaging has again supported the YMCA Bournemouth charity with a donation of cardboard boxes, for a fundraising event in Poole, Dorset. Each year, the YMCA team organise ‘Sleep Easy’ events in collaboration with local schools and organisations, to raise much needed funds. These ‘Sleep Easy’s’ are organised to help raise awareness of the hardships […]

Wessex Packaging Donates to Bristol Children’s Scrapstore

Wessex Packaging makes a donation to the Children's Scrapstore in Bristol.

Wessex Packaging was delighted to be able to support the Children’s Scrapstore in Bristol, with a donation of packaging supplies recently. The Children’s Scrapstore is a Bristol based charity that is dedicated to helping businesses divert reusable waste away from landfill / energy recovery waste disposal, to help improve art and play opportunities for children, […]

Wessex Packaging support for Dorset Charity Fundraising

Wessex Packaging supports charity fundraising event for the YMCA Bournemouth at Poole High School, Dorset

We are delighted to have contributed to a fundraising event for the Dorset charity, YMCA Bournemouth. On Friday 13th October (an ominous date!), some of the students at Poole High School took part in the YMCA Bournemouth’s “Sleep Easy” fundraising event. Each year, the YMCA Bournemouth encourages schools, businesses and individuals across Dorset, to raise […]

Wessex Packaging supports YMCA’s Sleep Easy Challenge

Wessex Packaging supports the YMCA Bournemouth's Sleep Easy Challenge

We’re pleased to announce that Wessex Packaging is supporting the YMCA’s ‘Sleep Easy Challenge’ events in Dorset. Organised by YMCA Bournemouth, a Bournemouth based charity, the ‘Sleep Easy Challenge’ encourages schools, businesses and individuals, to raise funds for the charity, by “sleeping rough for one night, so others don’t have to”. The YMCA Bournemouth has […]

Fred drives to Poland with aid for Ukrainian refugees

Fred Kendall, a driver at Wessex Packaging, helping deliver charity donations to Ukrainian refugees in Poland

One of our excellent Operations Team, Fred Kendall, has just driven to Poland with aid for Ukrainian refugees. He’s not one for publicity, but we want to recognise Fred, and the tremendous effort he has made to help those who are fleeing the war in their country. Fred volunteered his time and expertise to join […]

Wessex supports Lewis-Manning Hospice Care Charity

Steve Chipchase of Wessex Packaging and Amelia Hobley of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care

We’re delighted to be supporting Lewis-Manning Hospice Care with packaging materials for their Christmas gift wrapping service. The Lewis-Manning team are raising funds by offering a gift wrapping service at the Bournemouth Craft Christmas Market in Bobby’s store (previously the Debenhams store), from 19th November until 24th December 2021. Established 29 years ago, Lewis-Manning Hospice […]