Arnold Clark Plans Charity Car Wash to Raise Money for The Brick
Arnold Clark Wigan MotorStore is holding a charity car wash on May 21 and the are hoping to raise £1,000 for The Brick. The Arnold Clark team are encouraging people in the community to bring their dirty cars to the motorstore for a car wash by 7 members of the Arnold Clark team, and to […]
From a Food Bank to a Food Community – building the ‘new normal’
In response to the ongoing crisis – the pandemic, the rising cost of living and the fuel crisis, charities like us, community groups and businesses have all stepped up and are continuing to step up to feed people. There are significant achievements to be celebrated and we are thankful to all our supporters and volunteers […]
Food Poverty is the problem – Food Banks are not the solution
Here at The Brick we have been running a food bank as part of the charity since 2013 – this giving out of food and hot drinks was really what started the whole charity off, so it has always been a critical but non-funded part of our service. Last year we gave out over 10,000 […]
Wigan Warriors Join The Big Sleepout
Wigan Warriors players left their home comforts behind for the night to support people facing poverty and homelessness in the borough. Members of the team joined The Brick’s annual Big Sleepout on Friday, forgoing their cosy beds to sleep in unusual places for the night – the gym, community garden and physio room! They will […]
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 […]