Rotary Club Community Day
Staff and volunteers from The Brick attended the Rotary Community Day on Saturday. What fantastic event! We met loads of lovely people from our local communities, alongside other charities and community groups. Highlights were: > Meeting the Mayor of Wigan, Cllr Marie Morgan. > A little girl called Wren, who donated the £5 her grandma […]
The Brick and Wigan Warriors launch Campaign to End Child Poverty
The Brick has launched the Text Brick £1 campaign to end child poverty in the borough and local rugby team, Wigan Warriors, have helped to kick the campaign off, with their support. Data from the Department of Education showed that by the end of the 2020/21 school year, 60% of children in Wigan were eligible […]
From Criminalisation to Compassion: Have We Finally Scrapped the Act?
The Vagrancy Act of 1824 was on course to reach its bi-centenary in 2024 because incredibly, it was still valid law until April 2022. Our Trustee, Clare Wood, takes a look at the legislation, its repeal and subsequent developments. Background to the Act The law was enacted under the reign of King George IV, formerly […]
Business Owner Takes on Leeds to Liverpool Canal Bike Ride for The Brick
A business owner from Appley Bridge has completed the 127-mile Leeds to Liverpool Canal bike ride in a single day, to raise money for The Brick. 50-year-old Marc Conroy runs an eco-friendly property investment business by day and took on the challenge to raise money for The Brick, as his way to help the most […]
Jubilee
This week I shall be attempting to make a lemon swiss roll and amaretti trifle. This is the Jubilee pudding, ’70 Years in the Baking.’ Perhaps it will follow in the footsteps of coronation chicken and Victoria sponge, going down in history and becoming part of British food folklore. Whether my children will be impressed […]
Latics Donate HerGameToo Range Profits To The Brick
The amazing Wigan Athletic Football Club are the first EFL club to release the club-branded #hergametoo range AND they are donating ALL profits to The Brick to help tackle period poverty in Wigan. Local business, Sweet Life, has also created a special edition HerGameToo tub of sweets to accompany the new Latics range! The Latics x HerGameToo […]
Arnold Clark Plans Charity Car Wash to Raise Money for The Brick
Arnold Clark Wigan MotorStore is holding a charity car wash on May 21 and the are hoping to raise £1,000 for The Brick. The Arnold Clark team are encouraging people in the community to bring their dirty cars to the motorstore for a car wash by 7 members of the Arnold Clark team, and to […]
From a Food Bank to a Food Community – building the ‘new normal’
In response to the ongoing crisis – the pandemic, the rising cost of living and the fuel crisis, charities like us, community groups and businesses have all stepped up and are continuing to step up to feed people. There are significant achievements to be celebrated and we are thankful to all our supporters and volunteers […]
Food Poverty is the problem – Food Banks are not the solution
Here at The Brick we have been running a food bank as part of the charity since 2013 – this giving out of food and hot drinks was really what started the whole charity off, so it has always been a critical but non-funded part of our service. Last year we gave out over 10,000 […]
Wigan Warriors Join The Big Sleepout
Wigan Warriors players left their home comforts behind for the night to support people facing poverty and homelessness in the borough. Members of the team joined The Brick’s annual Big Sleepout on Friday, forgoing their cosy beds to sleep in unusual places for the night – the gym, community garden and physio room! They will […]