The Brick Raises £1,000 for Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
The Brick has raised over £1,000 in just one day for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian appeal, by donating all proceeds from our three retail shops to the cause, in support of Ukraine’s refugees. The Brick has three retail outlets in the borough, The Brick Shop on Gidlow Lane in Wigan, The Brick Works on Hodson Street in […]
How Your Furniture Donation Can Change A Life
Have you ever wondered how your furniture donation can help to change a life in our local community? It’s really easy to donate furniture and white goods to The Brick… fill in our Jot Form here email collections@thebrick.org.uk or call 01942 236 953. Thank you for your support ❤️
The Taboo Subject Of Emergency Accommodation For Young People
Naturally, people assume that young people will be looked after until they can manage on their own. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Whilst support is available suitable housing may not be. Life can throw many an unexpected curve ball at you at any time of your life, but to deal with such situations or […]
What happens when helping doesn’t help?
We as humans are very complex individuals, when you started to consider people’s life experiences and their subjective perspective of reality, we can start to try and understand the scars of trauma, mental illness, abandonment issues, lack of trust in services – the list is in no way exhaustive. We can only try to empathise […]
Join Us For The Big Sleepout This April
THE BIG SLEEPOUT – FRIDAY 22 APRIL Ian is a self-employed delivery driver. Due to soaring fuel costs, he now struggles to heat his home and says, ‘I only put the heating on when I have visitors. I have never struggled like this before.’ Lucy has three children and says it is a ‘lifesaver’ when they […]
Wigan Author Donates Royalties from his Latest Book to The Brick
David Chapman, retail assistant at The Brick and author, has published his third book, ‘Beyond the Wall’, and all royalties are to be donated to The Brick. David Chapman’s first book ‘The Adventures of an Introvert’, regularly tops a number of the Amazon Kindle charts, and with this latest offering, David is hoping that it […]
Lane End Group & Clarion Housing Group Donate Furniture To The Brick
Lane End Group are currently in the midst of delivering 165 brand new homes in Sandbach on behalf of Clarion Housing Group and in December, the registered housing provider approached Lane End to kindly donate 40 brand new flat pack wardrobes to a not-for-profit of their choice. We are delighted to say the not-for-profit selected to […]
Love Builds
This month people all over the world will be celebrating one of the most commercially lucrative holidays: Valentine’s Day. It is estimated that in the UK alone more than 25 million Valentine’s cards will be sent and more than £1.4 billion will be spent on chocolates, flowers and other gifts. This tradition goes back some […]
Never Underestimate The Power Of Listening – A PTS Coach Blog
I still remember, vividly, it was one of the most poignant moments of my time as a PTS (Person-led, Transitional, Strength-based) Coach. I had been coaching for around a year and if I’m honest; meeting in a coffee shop had not yet revealed real purpose. It did appeal to people and me, to meet in their local café, as any 2 […]
Say SOCK IT! to poverty
Say SOCK IT! to Poverty and be part of our campaign to help us raise vital funds to continue our work across the borough. We understand the pressures we are all under and that time is precious, so we have made the challenge as easy and fun as possible. All you need to do is grab […]