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19th November 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
This week, we had the incredible support of Nathan, Lukas, George, Kian, Taylor, and Noah, newly signed to the Wigan Warriors first team, who joined The Brick Multibank team for a work placement. The players rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into a range of important Multibank tasks, including: Building bikes for children
19th November 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The December The Brick are participating in The Big Give, a national fundraising initiative aimed at creating meaningful change in communities across the UK. By joining this impactful campaign, The Brick hopes to raise essential funds to support its Multibank initiative, ensuring vulnerable individuals and families in Wigan and Leigh receive the resources they
14th November 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Families in Wigan received a special delivery this month as a life-size, Toy Train, filled with some of the season’s most-wanted toys, made a stop to bring festive cheer to local children in need. This event made possible through a partnership between The Brick and Amazon, distributed hundreds of gifts to the Multibank to brighten
12th November 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The Multibank is our newest project established in March 2023, this service will further support people in need across Greater Manchester and The Northwest. Led by The Brick, we supply much-needed non-food items such as toiletries, baby products, cleaning goods, and bedding. The Brick Multibank builds on the charity’s existing reuse and furniture poverty
11th November 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Hundreds of toys from Amazon’s Top Ten Toys list have been donated to The Brick by the Amazon toy train to spread some festive cheer in the run up to Christmas. The Brick is part of The Multibank charity initiative – which was founded by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Amazon in 2022 –
4th November 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
As Christmas approaches, some families are facing impossible choices: whether to keep warm, pay bills, or put food on the table. For many, Christmas gifts and treats are simply out of reach. This year, more than ever, we need your help to ensure every family in Wigan & Leigh can enjoy a warm meal
29th October 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
As the season of giving approaches, we’re thrilled to be part of the Team Wigan & Leigh Christmas Appeal—a heartfelt partnership between Daffodils Dreams, Greenmount Projects, and Wigan Council. Together, we’re dedicated to bringing warmth and joy to over 300 families in the Wigan & Leigh borough, ensuring no one misses out on the magic
9th October 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
We are thrilled to have won ‘Best Community Engagement of the Year’ and the Bronze Award for ‘Charity of the Year’ at the Wigan Borough Business Awards. A heartfelt thank you to the judges for recognising the hard work we do in the borough. We couldn’t achieve this without the unwavering support of our amazing community.
27th September 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
As the colder weather approaches, many vulnerable members of our Wigan & Leigh community are facing the harsh realities of staying warm, feeding their families, and finding a safe place to call home. We need your support to make a real difference! “The Brick has been a life saver to me. I’m a little less stressed
4th September 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Team Brick had an amazing 97 runners at the 2024 Wigan 10k. Brick staff, supporters and businesses joined forces with Joining Jack and other charities to raise vital cash to help people in our local communities. Next year we are hoping to double our runners! Thank you to everyone who took part.
3rd September 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
We are excited to announce the grand opening of our newest venture, ‘The Brick Shop at The Old Courts’, Wigan’s first vintage and retro-themed charity shop. Opening its doors to the public on Monday, 2nd September, this innovative partnership between The Brick and The Old Courts brings a unique shopping experience to the heart
14th August 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
On Saturday, 10th August, three members of The Brick’s team—CEO Keely Dalfen, Executive Assistant Jodie Danner, and Chair of Trustees Paul Plant—successfully completed the Lake District 5 Peaks Challenge and smashed their fundraising target. With the cost-of-living crisis pushing UK families deeper into poverty—one in three children in Wigan now lives in poverty, and
8th August 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Over 110 community members gathered last Friday for The Big Sleepout, an event dedicated to raising awareness about poverty and homelessness in Wigan and Leigh. The concourse of the Brick Community Stadium became the venue for this memorable night, which brought together local businesses, families, and sports fans. The night was filled with
18th July 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
A Wigan-based care provider has committed to supporting The Brick which will result in significant monthly food donations. The Millennium Care Group, family-run with over 30 years of experience in the care sector, has partnered with The Brick, a charity that supports Wigan and Leigh. The Brick has a long history as an
15th July 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The national law firm, Stephensons, is proud to announce the successful completion of a 12-month programme of activities in support The Brick. Employees from across Stephenson’s have passionately participated in a variety of fundraising activities, culminating in a significant contribution to the charity’s mission. Following The Brick being chosen as Stephensons’ annual Charity
25th June 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The Big Sleepout: A Place to Dream Wigan Warriors and Wigan Athletic supporting The Brick to raise awareness of Bed Poverty. Join us for a sleep over at The Brick Community Stadium on Friday 2nd Join us to support some of our town’s most vulnerable people. On Friday 2nd August the Brick Community
12th June 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Ivan Mather, an 11-year-old student from Wood Fold Primary School, has successfully climbed Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain, to raise funds for The Brick. Inspired by what he learned about the charity in school, Ivan embarked on this challenging journey to support those facing homelessness, financial hardship, or crisis. Ivan’s climb was not
6th June 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The Brick hosted a special celebration event this week, at The Brick Community Stadium, to celebrate its, more than 100 volunteers, to mark this year’s National Volunteers Week. The volunteer celebration event was attended by volunteers and staff, to thank all the hardworking volunteers for everything that they do to support the charity and
3rd June 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The Brick, celebrates the opening of its new charity shop in Leigh. The special launch event took place on May 17th, bringing together staff, volunteers, and loyal customers to celebrate the reopening and to introduce the new location. Gordon Macdonald, Reuse Manager at The Brick, expressed his excitement about the expansion, stating, ”
28th May 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Join The Brick’s £5 for 5 Essentials Summer Campaign and make a difference in the lives of families struggling to afford basic necessities. For just £5, you can help provide essential items such as soap, deodorant, shampoo, toilet roll, and sanitary products to those in need. Together, we can ensure that every family has access
8th May 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The renaming of the stadium is in partnership with The Brick, whose work began over 100 years ago to improve the lives of those in the town most in need. The name will initially remain in place until the end of 2025 with further support for local charities to be announced in the coming weeks. Both
1st May 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Local Vocals, a community choir based in Wigan, is excited to announce the release of their latest charity song in collaboration with The Brick. The song, Diamonds by Rihanna, features 150 choir members, local musicians, and staff and volunteers from The Brick. Local Vocals, a community choir dedicated to supporting charities through the
15th April 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
Students from TMP College in Pemberton, Wigan are holding a Spring Fayre on 18th April, to raise money for The Brick. Film and media students at TMP College, who attend weekly Personal Social Development (PSD) lessons, developed, and planned the Spring Fayre. Jessica Murphy HLTA at TMP College said: “TMP College places a
26th March 2024 by The Brick Shop Leigh
The Brick is calling on the community to come together to support two Marathon runners, who are looking to raise money, at the London Marathon in April for the charity. Wendy Green, 53 a Funeral Director from Wigan and Chris Green, 49, an Assistant Manager at Wigan-based AEC, and originally from Leigh, are both
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