Just a year ago, in February 2024, we launched Grass Roots of Wigan (GRoW) with a mission to empower local communities. Yesterday, we...

Emma started a community arts project, Let’s Shape Our Creativity CIC, last year. She focuses on calming, mindful arts sessions and...

Our third GRoW event on September 1, 2024 saw eight pitches for community projects – to share a pot of £1,500 in funding.  We had some...

During the pandemic we saw in many places across the world that the answer to our problems was each other and that neighbours and grass...

Spotlight on another member of the Grassroots of Wigan Community who is making a big difference in the Local Community Ali got in touch...

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After a heart-warming launch in February GRoW hosted its second event on Sunday 19th May, thanks to the generosity of Fur Clemt who...

Spotlight on the wonderful Members of GRoW! Sunday 19th May saw Friends of Stockley Park, confidently represented by Laura and Sarah...

It was lovely to see you all at the Conversations and Cash event at Fur Clempt on Sunday. On behalf of everyone at GRoW, I’d like to...

On the 4th February 2024 we officially launched GRoW by inviting connected groups and individuals to come together to meet each other and...

A group that we work closely alongside, Springfield, Beech Hill and Gidlow Community, recently held an event at which over £700 was...

Thanks for visiting our site – we hope to tell you here what we're all about and our aims to boost Wigan community projects. We are a...