April Update!
Working together with our local community, staff, volunteers, supporters and businesses we made this happen in April! At The Brick we provide person-led, strength-based support to people experiencing tough times, whether they are facing homelessness, suffering emotional distress, debt, poverty or hunger. When you donate a bag of clothes to our shops, volunteer your time, […]
Josh’s Windermere to Wigan two day dash!
Brick supporter Josh Riley is walking and running approximately 80 miles over the course of two days to try and raise as much money as he can for The Brick . Josh has supported The Brick in the past with a multi-day charity walk with his brother and dad. This time it will be a […]
Mel’s Gruelling Yorkshire Challenge 50K Run
Mel Walls, Admin & Infrastructure Manager for The Brick, is taking on her biggest challenge to date by joining the gruelling Yorkshire Challenge 50K run in July, to raise vital funds for the charity. Mel commented, “Working for The Brick, I get to see first-hand the amazing changes we make to people’s lives. Over the […]
Algie swaps walking the streets for sleeping on them
Algie, a frontline charity worker at The Brick raises over £2,000 by taking to the streets for one night to sleep in Wigan town centre. Algie is an outreach worker at The Brick and his job takes him to the streets on a daily basis providing support for people rough sleeping across the borough. In […]
March Update
Here’s a snapshot of some of our achievements from last month. Working together with our local community we provide a safe, solid building block for people in crisis to start to rebuild their lives. Behind every number is a person who needs our help and we couldn’t carry out our vital work without the support […]
Ashton Town AFC Fundraise For The Brick
Ashton Town AFC have raised a fantastic £500 for The Brick. The team challenged themselves to run the distance from Ashton Town AFC to Athens, a total of 3000km! During the lockdown period, first team members have been taking on the challenge and have raised money through sponsorship. Club Chairman Mark Heyes commented, ‘It’s been […]
Brick Outreach Worker Sleeps On The Streets
The Brick held its Big Back Garden Sleep on Saturday, where people are encouraged to swap the comfort of their beds and a roof over their heads for a night in their gardens. Outreach worker Algie, 39, took the challenge a step further by sleeping in a doorway in Wigan town centre. He knows how […]
Volunteer Barrie Cumberbirch Nominated For UK Hero Award
To celebrate UK Community Day on March 23, we have nominated one of our amazing volunteers Barrie Cumberbirch for a Community Hero award. Barrie truly is an outstanding volunteer who has gone above and beyond during the last 12 months. Emma Shaw, Volunteer Coordinator who nominated Barrie commented, ‘Prior to the Covid pandemic, Barrie joined […]
Bitrez Group Supports The Brick
A huge thank you to Bitrez Group who design and manufacture specialist polymers and synthetic resins. They made a large donation of food to The Brick this month which go towards helping families and individuals in our local community who are living in poverty. We could not carry out the work we do without the […]
Wigan and Leigh Schools Poetry Competition
The Brick has launched a poetry competition for local schools, to raise awareness of poverty and homelessness, affecting people during the pandemic. Following the success of ‘A Soul Like Yours’ Campaign, with the poem written by local poet Matt Kelly and narrated by TV star Johnny Vegas, we are now rolling out the campaign to […]