Please direct any enquiries to: info@michaelvarahfund.org
To donate and support our work, please go to:
https://www.justgiving.com/charity/michaelvarahmemorialfund
Carols by Candlelight 2026 – please book now!
Thursday 3rd December 2026 at 7.30pm
The Church of St Stephen Walbrook, City of London EC4N 8BN
Join us for a magical evening of Carols by Candlelight at the Church of St Stephen Walbrook with the magical Vasari Singers conducted by Jeremy Backhouse, and our bravura host, Sir Richard Stilgoe.
Get into the festive spirit: listen to this wonderful choir, sing classic Christmas carols surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight and be moved by stories of our charity's life-changing work.
£35 seats, or £25 rear bench seats/restricted view
More details and to book direct :
info@michaelvarahfund.org 07791 266552
OR https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-michael-varah-memorial-fund-carols-by-candlelight-2026-tickets-2000050231081
MVMF charity Christmas cards by 'Our Time' artists
Exclusive MVMF charity Christmas cards featuring original artworks by the ‘Our Time’ women artists within HMP Send (and an alumnae). The programme is delivered by Watts Gallery Trust and funded by the Michael Varah Memorial Fund.
£4.00 for a pack of 5 cards (18 x 12.5 cms) including envelopes. Please specify your choice of design.
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On a wing and a prayer | The cattle are lowing |
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Sleepy Santa | Seven swans a-swimming |
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Ho, Ho, Ho! | 'Twas the night before Christmas... |
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My Christmas Robin | SOLD OUT |
‘Our Time’ 2027 Calendar
Exclusive 2027 Calendar with artwork created by the ‘Our Time’ women artists at HM Prison Send (and alumnae) as part of their Social Enterprise. The programme is delivered by Watts Gallery Trust and funded by the Michael Varah Memorial Fund.
£8.00 per copy
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‘Our Time’ Notecards
Exclusive Notecards featuring original paintings by the ‘Our Time’ women artists within HMP Send (and alumnae) as part of their Social Enterprise. The programme is delivered by Watts Gallery Trust and funded by the Michael Varah Memorial Fund.
£5.00 for a pack of 5 cards (148 mm square) including envelopes
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Lemon Yellow | Wintry mountains |
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Just another note to say | Stil and sparkling |
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Up, up and away | Homage to Monet |
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Just a note to say – Sparrow | Wise Owl |
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Pear-shaped | Home from market |
Buy Art Postcards by ‘Our Time’ artists
Exclusive postcards featuring original artworks by the ‘Our Time’ women artists (and alumnae) within HMP Send as part of their Social Enterprise. The programme is delivered by Watts Gallery Trust and funded by the Michael Varah Memorial Fund.
60p each or buy your choice of 10 cards for £5.00
Please specify your choice of design
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Just a call away | Lest we forget | Tropical gems |
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Gramophone | 'Puffin' out their chests | Waiting for the tide |
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Sea of pink | Core face | Wild flower walk |
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Cornish cottage | Prowling Panthera | Lip service |
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To the Tower | Mesmer-eyes | Pie and Mash |
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Cranes | Movie icons |
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To place your order and make payment 
Please email info@michaelvarahfund.org or call 07791 266552 or 01483 567688 stating:
Choice of product/design (see images)
• Quantity required
• Name, address, telephone number, e-contact details
• Whether you wish us to post to you or you will collect
• We will then contact you to advise on postage and packing costs (if relevant) and to arrange method of payment
O Holy Night – a joint film production by Vasari Singers and the MVMF
When our Carols by Candlelight concert couldn’t take place in 2020 because of Covid, we joined with the Vasari Singers to make this film. It moved so many people that our Christmas appeal quickly raised over £6,500.
The film still captures so much of what we seek to do as a charity. So if you want to see it again – or missed it before, here it is:
And Sir Richard Stilgoe recorded his ‘Lockdown Christmas Poem’ for us to share.Click here for his take on those Covid festivities.
The Michael Varah Memorial Fund privacy notice
This is the privacy notice for the Michael Varah Memorial Fund, a registered charity. In this statement, the words ‘we’, ‘our’ or ‘us’ refers to the Michael Varah Memorial Fund. This notice describes how we will collect, store and use your personal information along with the rights you have in relation to your personal data.
We may collect information about you because of: your telephone and/or email interest in our charity and the work we do, or we have met or been introduced and communicated either verbally or via email.
By communicating with us by telephone or email, you are consenting to us storing and using the personal information you have provided us with as set out in this notice. If you do not want your personal information to be used or stored, then please do not provide us with any, or if you believe we already have personal information about you that you wish us to delete please contact us and ask for it to be deleted.
If you wish to opt out of receiving communication from us please contact info@michaelvarahfund.org or call 01483 567688.
Confidentiality
We treat the information you provide us with as confidential. We do not sell any personal data to third parties, and we do not share any personal information about you to others.
Protection of your information
Your information is stored on a secured computer and any handwritten notes are stored in a locked cabinet.
Your rights
If you have already consented to the Michael Varah Memorial Fund using and holding your personal information you are within your rights to withdraw this consent at any time by contacting us. You also have the right to apply for a copy of the information we hold about you. This is called a data subject access request and can be made by contacting us on the details below. You also have a right to request that we delete any information held about you.
Contact Information
If you have any queries regarding this Privacy Notice or would like to exercise your rights as stated in this privacy notice, please contact info@michaelvarahfund.org.