Our new Cafe
LOCK 87 – a new community café with a cycling twist! Expressions of interest invited Summary The BRICK WORKS workshop has a great location near to Wigan Town Centre and the Leeds Liverpool Canal. It has a strong reputation with the local community with large numbers of people visiting every day for the […]
Introducing The Brick’s newest recruit
This week our newest recruit, Mel Walls, introduces herself and her new role: “My name is Mel and I am the Brick’s new Re-Use & Recycle Education Co-ordinator. I will be working in partnership with Wigan Council with the aim of promoting a ‘waste-wise’ borough; by raising awareness about waste reduction, re-use and recycling. I’ll […]
The Brick announced as 2017-18 Wigan Athletic Official Charity Partner
We are delighted to announce The Brick as the 2017-18 official charity partner for Wigan Athletic. The partnership will be officially launched at this Saturday’s Sky Bet League One match versus Bristol Rovers, with the players warming up in branded t-shirts, match day collections inside and outside the DW Stadium and a half-time presentation on the […]
New Patron Shaun Edwards launches Text Donate Appeal
I am delighted to announce that Rugby League legend Shaun Edwards has decided to support our mission to rebuild lives across Wigan borough by becoming a patron for the charity. Shaun is our first official patron and we’re honoured and excited to have a living Rugby league legend to help us to make sure no person […]
Summer Fundraising Month
The Brick Needs You! We have launched a Summer fundraising Month for the whole of August, to celebrate the Birthdays of The Brick Shop (40), The Brick Project (9), The Brick Works (3) and we want as many people as possible to hold a fundraising event to raise funds for us. What sort of thing […]
Happy Birthday To Us
The Brick Shop has been around for 40 years, The Brick Project for 9 and the Brick Works for 3. So we had a little birthday party and launched our Fundraising Month. During the month of August, we are asking everyone in Wigan & Leigh – businesses, community groups, individuals – to hold a fundraising […]
GM Mayor Andy Burnham visits The Brick to officially open homelessness fund
On Tuesday 13th June, we welcomed Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, as he made his official announcement that his Homelessness Fund is open for applications from charities across the region. Andy Burnham has pledged to eradicate rough sleeping by 2020 and launched the fund on his first day in office by adding 15 per cent of his own salary […]
Tin Sculpture Challenge 2017
Help make sure no child in Wigan goes hungry this summer with a Tin Sculpture Challenge Schools and youth groups are being urged to take part in a Tin Sculpture Challenge – to help make sure no child in Wigan is going hungry this summer. The Tin Sculpture Challenge is the brainchild of homeless charity […]
Food Bank Donations
We are pleased to say that we can accept online grocery deliveries directly to our Food Bank during opening hours (Mon – Fri 9am to 4.30pm) If we have enough regular deliveries, it helps us to protect the Food Bank from the shortages that we sadly experience. Deliveries can be arranged online via: Asda Tesco […]
Events and Fundraising Volunteering Opportunity
Come and make a difference! Join The Brick fundraising team in Wigan to help us smash our Rebuilding Lives fundraising campaign, and make sure no person in our community is left behind. What does the role involve? This voluntary role is within the fundraising team to deliver successful donor care to our growing […]