What’s the value of your donation?
We couldn’t survive without the generous donations we receive every day. Everyone who gives deserves the right to know how we use their items. It’s why we’ve created a Social Impact Calculator so you can understand the value – and the impact – of your donations. https://reuse-network.org.uk/impact-calculator/ At The Brick we are part of the […]
Latics charity partnership raises more than £25,000 for Wigan homeless charity
More than £25,000 has been raised for homeless charity – The Brick – thanks to a partnership with Wigan Athletic. The money raised since The Brick became the club’s official charity of the season last September has come from a series of events, from collections on match days, auctions to players visiting The Brick’s foodbank […]
More than 100 people support The Brick Stadium SleepOut
More than 100 Wiganers swapped their beds for sleeping bags in support of our annual SleepOut to raise vital funds to make sure no person in our community is left behind. This year, we teamed up with our charity partner Wigan Athletic to host the annual event, so people could spend the night sleeping in the south stand […]
Temporary Night Shelter supports 57 people across the borough
A temporary night shelter is currently up and running in Wigan town centre to help people in the borough who face a night on the streets during the cold weather. The shelter gives 15 people a bed for the night, along with an evening meal and breakfast. So far, the shelter has supported 57 people. […]
Become a Mentor Joiner and Help Rebuild Lives
If you have skills and experience in joinery, we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for an experienced joiner to work alongside our volunteers and trainees to provide mentoring and training for one day a week at The Brick Works. If you could pass on your wealth of skills and knowledge in carpentry and provide […]
Woodburner fund appeal: help make our community cafe warm and toasty!
Help us get a wood burning stove installed to warm up the pretty chilly BrickWorks and make a huge difference in the cafe – somewhere to escape the winter, connect with the community and thaw out! Donate today. Our BrickWorks premises on Hodson Street, Wigan has a small café that feeds those in need and our […]
A message from Mel: creating a waste-free Wigan this Christmas
The generosity of people across the borough to donate to our foodbank and Christmas hamper appeal has been overwhelming – but as our Re-Use and Recycle Education Coordinator Mel Walls explains, we’re not only asking for your support to rebuild lives, but also to create a waste- free Wigan borough…. We all like to indulge […]
Volunteers needed!
We wouldn’t be able to deliver our work to rebuild lives across the borough if it wasn’t for the vital support of our volunteers. From sharing skills at the Brick Works, supporting our Crisis Intervention Service at the Brick Project to helping us to fundraise, there are plenty of ways you can get involved. See […]
Foodbank Christmas Hampers: we need your help
The Brick Project and its foodbank will once again be organising and delivering festive hampers to make sure people and families facing poverty and homelessness get goods and gifts that will support them this Christmas. You can help us this year by donating to one of our donation points any of the following items: Christmas Day food […]
Make sure your gifts hit the back of the net this Christmas!
Football fever has reached The Brick and we can help you make a Latics fan’s Christmas with exclusive signed merchandise on offer. Not only will you be a hit on Christmas day with your loved one for bagging them a top present, you will also be helping to raise vital funds for people facing homelessness […]