The Brick To Be Latics Sleeve Sponsor For Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup Round 4 Fixture
Wigan Athletic announced that as part of their community initiative for Saturday’s fixture, they have donated a sleeve sponsorship to The Brick The Brick logo to feature on Latics home shirts for Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup Round 4 fixture v Fulham The donation of the sleeve sponsorship is as part of the wider community […]
Join Team Brick In The Wigan Half Marathon
Looking for a challenge in 2025? Ready to get fit and make a difference? Join Team Brick for the Wigan Half Marathon or 5K at the 2025 Run Wigan Festival! 16th March 9.30am Half Marathon / 10.15am 5K Free entry when you pledge to raise just £50 in sponsorship. Includes your very own Team Brick […]
New Partnership With Millennium Care
A Wigan-based care provider has committed to supporting The Brick which will result in significant monthly food donations. The Millennium Care Group, family-run with over 30 years of experience in the care sector, has partnered with The Brick, a charity that supports Wigan and Leigh. The Brick has a long history as an […]
The Brick, Appoints New Chair of Trustees
NHS Consultant, Dr Paul Plant (pictured right) joins The Brick, to lead on the growth of the charity through what is set to be a year of expansion and transformation. Dr Plant, a respiratory consultant at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, has many years of experience of NHS management, managing large numbers of staff and […]
Charity or Social Care – Relief,
Restoration and Reform
If I were asked today what The Brick is, I might not immediately answer we are a charity, but would instead explain that we are an extension of adult social care and are pivotal in providing social services to the public that the government, or other public resources, may fall short of providing. Most of […]
Brick by Brick launches to help more than 50,000 families in need in Greater Manchester
The ‘Brick by Brick’ project has launched with support from Amazon, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to donate more than 400,000 surplus essential goods to more than 50,000 families in need in Greater Manchester this year. The project will be a community donations hub where Amazon […]
Fizz, Food & Fernando finale helped Wigan ladies networking group reach their £2000 fundraising target!
In October last year, the ladies of FUBHUB (Females Uniting in Business) pledged to fundraise for Wigan charity, The Brick. Over the past six months, the ladies have undertaken various activities including running the 20-mile Ullswater Way, cake bake sales, head shot photo shoot, homemade Christmas gifts, raffles, and a head shave. Their final activity, […]
Cost of Living Impact on Mental Health Infographic
With the cost of food and drink rising a huge amount in 2021, and continuing to affect us in 2023, some people hoped that alcoholism rates would decline due to people not being able to afford to drink. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case. People are more worried than ever about the […]
Local Business launches Cookbook to Raise Money for The Brick
Greater Manchester Chartered Accountants, HullJady, launches a budget-friendly cookbook to raise funds for local charity, The Brick. The Brick works with people across Wigan and Leigh who may be homeless, in poverty, or facing debt crisis and provides a safe, solid building block for people in crisis to begin to construct a new life. HullJady, […]
Local Business Supports The Brick
Wigan based business, M&Y Maintenance and Construction, support The Brick’s ‘Wrap up Wigan’ campaign with bundles of warm clothing, donated for individuals and families in need, this winter. The Bricks Wrap Up Wigan campaign, launched last month to encourage people and businesses to donate blankets, coats, gloves, hats and more to the charity, for people […]