Miracles on Parsons Walk with Wigan Youth Zone
Wishes come true for over 230 Wigan young people and families as Wigan Youth Zone provided the magical Christmas that they deserve. On Thursday, 22nd of December, Wigan Youth Zone held their Annual Family Christmas Meal Event, in person after two years due to Pandemic Restrictions. Based on Parsons Walk opposite Wigan and Leigh College […]
Local Community raises £8,000 for Wigan Youth Zones Paint the Borough Red Campaign!
Wigan Youth Zone celebrates the talents and achievements of young people in the Wigan and Leigh Borough at their Annual Young People Awards
Incredible achievements and successes of children and young people in Wigan and Leigh were celebrated at Wigan Youth Zones’ Young People Awards on Friday, 19th November 2022. Held at Wigan Youth Zone, the Young People Awards 2022 was a huge success, with over 250 young people, Youth Workers, Volunteers, Patrons and special guests attending to […]
Helen Ferneyhough reflects on the importance of backing youth work
This week is National Youth Work Week. In this blog, Helen Ferneyhough from Helen Ferneyhough Associates, a supporter and Patron of Wigan Youth Zone shares what youth work means to her and reflects on the invaluable work that is done in Wigan to support young people… Introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about […]
GENERATION ISOLATION: North West’s young people retreating to their bedrooms post-pandemic
Nearly half of young people in the North West spend most of their free time in their bedrooms. 17% of the North West’s young people spend most of their free time alone. 41% of young people in the North West don’t have opportunities to meet new people or make friends. Youth clubs help young people […]
Charity Golf Day Raises over £6000 for Wigan Youth Zone
On a, mostly rain free, Friday in early September, Wigan Youth Zone’s Chair, Gary Speakman, hosted the charity’s annual Golf Day at Wigan Golf Club in Standish to raise vital funds for the charity. The event was a sell-out with 26 teams of four taking part in the tournament. There was a great atmosphere amongst […]
Patrons of Wigan Youth Zone unleash their inner child by being ‘Big Kids for the Day’
On Friday 23rd of September, Wigan Youth Zone invited their Patrons and Supporters to become ‘Big Kids for the Day’ by ditching the office for the Sports Hall, Climbing Wall, Art Room, Dance Studio, Music Room and many other areas which thousands of young people have the opportunity to benefit from day in, day out. […]
Axon Moore Partners with Wigan Youth Zone as a new charity partner!
Axon Moore, a leading financial recruitment consultancy based in Manchester, announces that Wigan Youth Zone is now a brand new charity partner. The partnership will celebrate the achievements of Wigan Youth Zone in its decennial anniversary year and see both organisations support each other’s work whilst raising the aspirations of young people in Wigan and […]
Wigan Youth Zone launches a new employability programme at Leigh Youth Hub to help young people into employment.
Young people in Leigh are to receive extra support to help them into employment through the launch of a new programme, run by Wigan Youth Zone, which opened its doors earlier this week. A unique partnership between Wigan Youth Zone, Wigan Council, JobCentre Plus and Leigh Sports Village will ensure that young people aged 18-24 […]
Wigan Youth Zone challenging the Wigan and Leigh community to Paint the Borough Red!
Wigan Youth Zone challenging the Wigan and Leigh community to Paint the Borough Red! Wigan and Leigh’s charity for young people, Wigan Youth Zone, has launched a Paint the Borough Red campaign in order to raise vital funds for the young people of Wigan and Leigh. The campaign is to inspire the whole community including, […]