The Brick launches Wigan’s Period Poverty Network
THE BRICK LAUNCHES THE PERIOD POVERTY NETWORK The Brick has joined forces with Wigan business Cloud Perspective to launch the first Period Poverty Network, working across Wigan and Leigh. Taking place on Thursday June 27th, at the Brick Works on Hodson Street in Wigan, the Period Poverty Network launch event looks to bring together […]
Group Session Volunteer
Role Title: Group Session Volunteer Responsible to: Activities Coordinator / Volunteer Coordinator Responsible for: Providing support, guidance and practical help to individuals partaking in Group Sessions and to the Activities Coordinator Hours of Work: 4 or more hours per week Location: Across QHAP sites and off site where necessary Main purpose of role To provide support, […]
Food Bank Volunteer
Role Title: Food Bank Volunteer Responsible to: Food Community Team Lead/Volunteer Coordinator Responsible for: Assisting in the operation of the Food Bank Hours required: 3 or more hours per week (Mon to Fri) Location: St George’s, Water St, Wigan, WN1 1DN Main purpose of role The Food Bank provides emergency food parcels to individuals and families who have been referred […]
Food Bank Van Driver Volunteer
Role Title: Food Bank Van Driver Volunteer Responsible to: Food Community Team Lead / Volunteer Coordinator Responsible for: Collecting food bank donations across the Wigan and Leigh borough Hours of Work: 4 or more hours per week Location: St George’s, Water St, Wigan, WN1 1DN Main purpose of role As a Food Bank Van Driver, you will be the forward […]
Help The Brick Tackle Holiday Hunger this Summer!
The Brick has launched our annual tin sculpture competition with schools across the borough, to raise awareness for the issue of ‘Holiday Hunger’ that many families face during the summer holidays. The summer holidays are the highlight of the year for many children, but across Wigan and Leigh parents on low incomes can face stress […]
£8,000 raised for The Brick at the Big DW Stadium Sleep!
The Brick and Wigan Athletic hosted the 2019 DW Stadium Sleep on Friday April 5 and together raised an amazing £8,000 for the charity. The night was a great success with over £8,000 raised for the charity by the individuals, local community groups and businesses from across the Wigan and Leigh borough who took part […]
The Big DW Stadium Sleep
The Brick and Wigan Athletic have launched the Stadium Sleep 2019 to raise awareness of homelessness and to raise vital funds for the charity. Wigan Athletic Football Club is set to host The Brick’s Stadium Sleep on Friday April 5 at the DW Stadium, to raise money towards the charity’s main premises, The Brick Works, […]
The Brick and Latics are on track to reach their target, this season!
The Brick and Latics have raised over £50K towards their £100K goal The Brick helped 473 people to have a better Christmas, due to the Christmas hampers donation drive The Brick and Wigan Athletic joined forces, once again, this season to look to raise an incredible £100,000 towards The Brick Works helping to secure the […]
Show your Love for The Brick
A 60’s Wigan band, T’Others, are holding a special one-off concert to raise money for The Brick on Friday 15th February. The ‘Show Your Love for The Brick’ concert is to be held at Aspull Royal British Legion in Wigan and is set to be an evening of music and dancing, with a meal of […]
The Brick are helped by Latics to Pack Christmas Hampers
Will Grigg, Dan Burn and Michael Jacobs visited Wigan Athletic Community Trust’s Montrose Skills Hub to help pack Christmas hampers for families across Wigan as part of the club’s ongoing support for The Brick, its charity of the season. The Brick help people across Wigan Borough who are homeless, in poverty or facing debt crisis […]