Wigan Band Aid: The Documentary is OUT NOW
‘Actions speak louder than words’ – Alex Moore from The Lathums Wigan Band Aid: The Documentary is OUT NOW The Wigan Band Aid fundraiser last month managed to raise nearly £5000 for The Brick. Watch the documentary here and find out more about the work we do at The Brick: https://lnkd.in/gCmvWr-P A huge thank you to […]
Wigan Band Aid Releases Christmas Single to Raise Money For The Brick
11 Wigan and Leigh bands have come together to record Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ to raise money for The Brick. The brainchild of Stanleys band founders Jake Dorsman and Rob Hilton, the campaign to cover this festive classic was created to raise money for Wigan and Leigh charity, The Brick. The pair […]
70 Santa’s Complete The Dash!
70 Santa’s and ten dogs joined The Brick at this weekend’s 5K Santa Dash at Pennington Flash Country Park, to raise money for the The Brick. The festive Santa Dash saw 100’s of ‘Santa’s’ come together for the annual event, and this year The Brick encouraged its supporters to fundraise for the charity to raise […]
Vote for The Brick To Win £1000
We are asking for your help so the Brick can win £1000 towards our Christmas campaign. This year Ecclesiastical Insurance is giving away £120,000 to 120 charities as part of their 12 days of giving. Ecclesiastical Insurance will draw 10 winners at random each weekday and nominations will remain open until midnight the day before each draw. […]
Social Value Report For The Brick
We’re delighted to share our Social Value Report 2020/21 which celebrates everything we were able to achieve last year. The last 12 months have been extremely difficult for everyone, and whilst most organisations sent their staff to work from home, the people we support don’t have a home. Our staff worked tirelessly as frontline workers and […]
Actor Maxine Peake Supports Wish For Wigan Campaign
We are delighted to have actor, director and writer Maxine Peake support our Wish For Wigan Christmas campaign. This Christmas is likely to be a very different kind of Christmas for everybody, especially those facing poverty and hardship in our local communities. Many are facing impossible decisions and are having to choose between heating their […]
Wish For Wigan Christmas Campaign
This Christmas is likely to be a very different kind of Christmas for everybody. And sadly, for many in Wigan and Leigh, instead of it being a special time to look forward to, it will be just another cause for anxiety and stress. Parents shouldn’t have to worry about how to put a meal on […]
M&Y Maintenance & Construction Donate £1000 And Winter Clothing
A huge thank you to M&Y maintenance and Construction who have donated £1000 and ten bundles of winter clothing for our Wrap Up Wigan campaign. M&Y are committed to generating social value and Abbie Kelly, New Business and Support Services Manager explains why the decision was made to support The Brick, this year. Abbie Kelly, […]
Making Impossible Choices
‘My only splurge is buying new shoes for the kids’. Tracey is mum to two lovely girls who are into everything! She has worked since leaving school and currently has a full time position in retail. She is a single parent because her husband died in a road traffic accident three years ago. She is […]
Harvest
One of my colleagues at The Brick is dyslexic. She doesn’t see it as a disadvantage but a superpower. And when it comes to anagrams, I can see why. Her brain rearranges the letters and she arrives at the answer before anyone else. Recently she looked at the word ‘harvest’ and said that it contained […]