The Brick Delivers 250 Christmas Hampers to Local Families
The Brick is giving 250 Christmas hampers to families this year, thanks to the generosity of the Wigan and Leigh community. Every year we provide families with a Christmas hamper full of festive food, toys, gifts and more. The families, many experiencing food poverty, are referred to the Brick by Wigan Council and a range […]
Construction Products Group (CPG)UK helps build a stronger community with The Brick
A £9,000 cash pot earmarked for Christmas celebrations at Construction Products Group (CPG) UK, has donated its festive fund to The Brick. Keely Dalfen, Commercial and Finance Director at The Brick said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people and communities in Wigan and Leigh the hardest, which has created unprecedented […]
Spread Some Christmas Joy With A Charity E-Card
Spread some Christmas joy and send one of our charity e-cards! We are encouraging all our supporters to stay connected, save the planet and raise vital funds for the charity. Let’s reduce the £1.5 billion pounds that is spent on cards each year by personalising a Christmas e-card at – https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/charities/169B1 You can easily personalise your […]
Lancashire Glass Maker Raises Thousands of Pounds for The Brick!
Lancashire glass artisan, Julie Langan, has raised over £6,000 for The Brick from the sale of uniquely created fused glass rainbows and rainbow hearts, to help provide much-needed funds for The Brick, during the Covid-19 crisis. Julie Langan’s glass workshop and gallery are located at Cedar Farm Galleries in Mawdesley, where Julie produces bespoke glass […]
Covid-19 Key Statistics
The Brick remains open, maintaining all support and staff operating as key workers under the categories of food distribution and charity delivering frontline services. We continue to work with people in the most vulnerable categories, delivering vital advice, support and mentoring, practical help (food, clothes, toiletries) and an increased outreach presence in the community. Our […]
Remaining person led
Amidst all the chaos of our very surreal life at the moment, we stopped for a while on Tuesday to have a zoom meeting with our partners Mayday Trust. We all work in a person led way through the PTS (personal transition service) and felt it necessary to ask ourselves the question about the reality […]
Changes to our Services 02/04/2020
In the light of the coronavirus pandemic, The Brick has agreed a business continuity plan. This has been devised by the organisation’s Executive Committee, shared with relevant partners and agencies, and is being implemented and revised in line with government advice and developments. The primary objective is to protect to the best of our ability […]
The Brick Needs You!
The Brick is in need of essential supplies for the people in the community who need our help the most. Due to the COVID-19 virus, donations to The Brick’s foodbank have dropped and we are calling on the community to help replenish supplies, in any way you can. The Brick has run out of many […]
The Brick Adopts New Measures
Louise Green the Brick CEO would like to thank the Wigan Community for their ongoing support to the Charity. “I know that everyone is worried about current events taking place on our doorstep and across the world and the Brick is trying its best to maintain vital services whilst at the same time, protecting our […]
Silence is Golden
Silence really can be golden. A recent coaching meeting has allowed me to realize that silence does not always have to be awkward. It can provide a space that a person can own, where they can say what they need to say for themselves. My skills as a coach have developed recently after witnessing for […]