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A Recap of an Inspiring Social Enterprise Day 2024

10 December 2024 · 3 min read

This year’s Social Enterprise Day was a celebration of collaboration, innovation, and impact. Hosted at The Atrium, Wigan Town Hall, it brought together…

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Celebrating Social Enterprise Day in Wigan: Why You Should Attend

8 November 2024 · 3 min read

Social Enterprise Day is right around the corner, and we are delighted to be hosting a day dedicated to celebrating and empowering social enterprises in…

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Wigan and Leigh Community Charity celebrates 25 years of impact across the borough

1 September 2024 · 4 min read

Wigan and Leigh Community Charity (WLCC) has been at the heart of the borough for the last ten years, enhancing local resources and supporting the…

Social Enterprise

Social Enterprise of the Month: Making Space

29 May 2024 · 4 min read

We spoke to Sarah Booth, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at Making Space, about the importance of supporting the mental health of people in…

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Social Enterprise of the Month: Craft Hive CIC

6 May 2024 · 4 min read

Starting your own business can be a nervewracking experience but it can also be the best thing you ever do. We talked to former teaching…

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Wigan wonder team win prestigious award.

30 April 2024 · 2 min read

A Wigan based team has been named winners of the Community Group award at this year's prestigious Scope Disability Equality Awards. Wigan-based Happy…

Social Enterprise

Social Enterprise of the Month: Happy Smiles

22 March 2024 · 4 min read

We caught up with Alex Winstanley from Happy Smiles Training to find out how working with global brands such as Manchester United and Levis, as…

Social Enterprise

Social Enterprise of the Month: Pianos, Pies and Pirouettes

28 February 2024 · 5 min read

Piano, Pies and Pirouettes dance school recently secured £150,000 of Proper Good funding to continue bringing arts to the community. We talked to co-owner…

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Social Enterprise of the month: PGW Rebuild with hope

2 January 2024 · 5 min read

Rebuild with Hope caused a stir earlier this year when it set up its flagship store in the former Debenhams store in Wigan’s Grand Arcade.…

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The Twelve Days of a Proper Good Wigan Christmas

7 December 2023 · 4 min read

What a year it has been! As the countdown to Christmas starts, we are reflecting on 2023 and some of the extraordinary social enterprises we…

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Not-for-profit businesses ‘come on down’ to celebrate Social Enterprise Day

20 November 2023 · 3 min read

Businesses that work for the good of the community have gathered in Wigan to celebrate Social Enterprise Day, in 80s gameshow-style. Wiganers were…

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Proper Good media workshops for social enterprises

9 November 2023 · 3 min read

Yellow Jigsaw is bringing their community media expertise to a series of Proper Good workshops in the new year. Led by Yellow Jigsaw’s media director…

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Social Enterprise of the month: PGW Wigan Workshop CIC

30 October 2023 · 6 min read

Wigan Workshop CIC runs practical courses for the community. They offer affordablesessions in sewing, woodwork, joinery, DIY, and arts and craft. It…

Events

Rebuild With Hope, Grand Arcade (formerly Debenhams)

24 October 2023 · 1 min read

Date – 16th November 2023 Location: Rebuild With Hope, Grand Arcade(formerly Debenhams) Time: 10am – 6pm(with opportunities to attend throughout the day)…

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Social Enterprise of the month: Verve

2 October 2023 · 6 min read

This is a good yarn. What do knitters, nannas, veterans and not-for-profit foster care have in common? Threading these themes together is Verve Community…

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Grand opening of Wigan social enterprise hub in former Debenhams store

2 October 2023 · 3 min read

Wigan social enterprises are taking centre stage at the town’s former Debenhams store. The building was formally re-opened on Thursday by the Mayor of…

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Social Enterprise of the month: Café Camaraderie

18 July 2023 · 6 min read

What is Café Camaraderie ? Café Camaraderie launched in 2023 by Lay’ah Rachel after noticing through professional and personal experience that there were…

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Social Enterprise of the month: Wigan Cosmos

1 June 2023 · 4 min read

What is Wigan Cosmos? Wigan Cosmos is the football club with a difference, aiming to connect people of all ages, football enthusiasts or not. Based…

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Social Enterprise of the month: Breastfeeding Together

2 May 2023 · 2 min read

What is Breastfeeding Together? Breastfeeding Together is a charity which was set up in 2015, providing positive peer support to families from pregnancy…

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Social Enterprise of the month: Complete Kindness

29 March 2023 · 4 min read

What is Complete Kindness? Complete Kindness CIC is a cafe and community space in Tyldesley, set up by Dionne Doherty to help support people with…

Events

International Women's Day in Wigan Bourough

1 March 2023 · 2 min read

Celebrate International Women’s Day in a Proper Good Way International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8. It is a focal point in the…

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Social Enterprise of the month: Driven

21 February 2023 · 3 min read

What is Driven? Driven is an affordable charitable door-to-door transport scheme supporting vulnerable and isolated people in the Wigan Borough. The…

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with Social Enterprise across the Wigan Borough…

9 February 2023 · 2 min read

Have a Proper Good Valentine’s Day It’s the month of love, so here’s how to have a ‘Proper Good’ Valentine’s Day this year with your…

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Latest Social Enterprise Network Bulletin — February 2023

9 February 2023 · 4 min read

Driven Days Out… Check out Driven’s upcoming events that your community might want to get involved in! Driven Days Out Take part in vital research…

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Latest Social Enterprise Network Bulletin — December 2022

21 December 2022 · 3 min read

NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER… Children's book that address health conditions, inclusion and diversity. A series of books written by Wigan author, Alex…

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How to have a ‘Proper Good’ Christmas

13 December 2022 · 2 min read

‘Tis the season to spread joy, love and merriness: and what better way to do this than to celebrate Christmas with businesses that make a…

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What better way to start Social Enterprise Day than with a meeting with Wigan Council Cabinet member, councillor Nazia Rehman?

17 November 2022 · 1 min read

Having Finance, Resources and Transformation in her portfolio, she is extremely interested in how Social Enterprises can help lead Local Wealth Creation…

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From morning to evening: here’s how you can buy from social enterprises this Social Enterprise Day

11 November 2022 · 2 min read

Did you know, there are more than 250 social enterprises in the Wigan borough? These unique businesses combine purpose with profit: meaning they deliver…

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Latest Social Enterprise Network Bulletin — November 2022

3 November 2022 · 3 min read

Unify Credit Union is recruiting… We are looking to recruit aMember Service Assistantto be based at our Leigh branch. This is a great opportunity for…

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Believe in Business Festival

21 August 2022 · 1 min read

This event has been postponed, please check back for details of the new date. On 15th September 2022, the Edge Conference centre will host the…

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Wigan Borough… PROPER GOOD LAUNCH EVENT

17 July 2022 · 2 min read

The Wigan Borough saw the launch of the Proper Good programme on Thursday 30th of June at St Peter's Pavilion. As one of four Boroughs…

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Latest Social Enterprise Network Bulletin — June 2022

14 June 2022 · 7 min read

Honours Festival 14TH to 17TH JUNE 2022 The Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities have this week launched their inaugural…

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Proper Good Programme Launch Event

14 June 2022 · 1 min read

WIGAN BOROUGH LAUNCH EVENT The Proper Good Programme launch event in Wigan Borough, will be atSt Peters Pavilion in Hindley on the 30th June from 9.30am…

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Multi-million-pound investment and training programme backed by Andy Burnham launches for "proper good Wigan entrepreneurs to tackle inequalities

24 May 2022 · 1 min read

An £8.25m investment and support programme has launched to support Wigan borough’s entrepreneurs to start or grow businesses that tackle inequalities in…

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AN INVITATION TO BICKERSHAW VILLAGE CLUB…

16 May 2022 · 3 min read

Bickershaw Village Club opens its doors to the wider community on Sunday 5 June 2022, with performances, dancing and refreshments for the Queen's Jubilee.

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Would you like to be a Trustee of one of Wigan Boroughs leading Community Charities?

8 May 2022 · 2 min read

Wigan and Leigh Community Charity, formerly known as the Abram Ward Community Charity (AWCC) plays an integral role in the development of the social…

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Programme Coordinator at Wigan and Leigh Community Charity.

8 May 2022 · 2 min read

The Role. This post is a newly created role designed to coordinate and support the Wigan Local Access Programme; working closely with a range of…

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Social Enterprise Network

30 March 2022 · 6 min read

Wigan Borough Social Enterprise Network Thanks to everyone who presented and attended last weeks event, held at Leigh Spinners Mill.Thanks to Farai from…

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SEUK INFO…

9 March 2022 · 5 min read

As part of Wigan Borough becoming a Social Enterprise Place via SEUK, we will be updating members on all things Social Enterprise at both National…

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Beyond The Pier Preview

7 March 2022 · 2 min read

We’re looking back on an incredible early Spring Saturday morning at the School for Performing Arts. On Saturday 5th March, Maxine Mealey at Wigan &…

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Made in Wigan Minis: A Major Vision for Local Wealth Creation

24 February 2022 · 8 min read

Our Made in Wigan Minis project aims to provide one contributing answer to the following question: How do we truly combine the charitable interests of…

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Abram Ward Neighbourhood Consultation Plan

27 October 2021 · 9 min read

How residents, councillors, businesses and schools across the five villages of Abram Ward came together to shape a Neighbourhood Plan for the area.

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Thank You From Made In Wigan

2 September 2020 · 1 min read

We would like to share a huge thank you to everyone who attended our first Made in Wigan Charity Event at Bickershaw Village Club.

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MIW's First Charity Night

20 August 2020 · 2 min read

This bank holiday weekend we will welcome our first Made in Wigan Charity Event run via Abram Ward Community Cooperative.

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Tastebuds Community Garden

12 August 2020 · 1 min read

In June we launched our Community Garden project at Platt Bridge Community Zone, funded via Wigan Council. We are looking to support local people in…

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Social Enterprise

25 May 2020 · 2 min read

Abram Ward Community Cooperative is delighted to announce that David has been selected as one of sixteen representatives of a new advisory group that will…

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Artwork celebrating shops in Abram

27 March 2019 · 1 min read

New artwork to be revealed very soon! The 'Picture This' project has finished collecting in stories, memories and photos celebrating the history of shops…

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'We Count You In' Gathering

27 March 2019 · 1 min read

Come to our ‘We Count You In Gathering’ Friday 5th April—6-8pm At Platt Bridge Community Zone, the home of Made In Wigan Come along and…

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#Picture- this- Abram- ward photo sharing

7 February 2019 · 1 min read

What are your earliest memories of the small businesses of the five villages of Abram Ward?

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#losingcontrol was a great experience.

7 February 2019 · 1 min read

Delegates gathered for the Losing Control seminar on power, relationships and collaboration in community work — a day of open conversation and learning.

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An 'Eventful' Autumn!

28 November 2018 · 1 min read

The past two months have flown by and have seen me buzzing about all over the borough and indeed the country attending events.

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