Volunteers

The Brick held an event celebrating their volunteers, held at Whelan's Sports Bar, Wigan, part of National Volunteers Week 2025 - submitted by The Brick.

The Brick toasts its volunteers at special party: picture special

Martin Morley and Pam Hill

Local volunteers awarded as Wigan and Leigh celebrates Volunteers’ Week 2025

Volunteer Pamela Manning who worked on the very first shift on the Help Desk 30 years ago

Volunteers celebrate 30th anniversary of hospital help desk

Ward Volunteer, Tracy Ibileye

NHS Trust poised to celebrates National Volunteers’ Week

One third of the volunteers who finished their volunteering journey this year went into paid employment,

Wigan Citizens' Advice set to celebrate Volunteers' Week

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

The sun was shining as residents celebrated

VE Day celebration with baking competition

HWWL Volunteers enjoying their FREE celebratory meal!

Are you interested in being a Healthwatch Volunteer?

An image of Guide Dogs' dog face cake toppers on cupcakes.

Volunteers in Wigan are Making Every Cuppa Count for Guide Dogs to raise life-ch...

Darren Orme was last seen on the evening of Wednesday, March 5

Search planned for missing man

Chair of Wigan and District Model Engineering Society Lee Worthington. Feature on the Miniature Railway operated by volunteers at Wigan and District Model Engineering Society, the trains are popular with children and adults visiting Haigh Woodland Park, Wigan.

All aboard the miniature railway at Haigh

Wigan Council staff installed the book exchange at Stockley Park

Book exchange installed at park

Rose Corns from The Brick

The Brick Charity Shop in Leigh Calls for Volunteers

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

The Heart of the Community award presented to volunteers from St Mark's Hub Cafe by the Mayor of Wigan Coun Debbie Parkinson and Douglas ward councillors

Prize for church cafe volunteers

Canal & River Trust volunteers

Call for volunteers in North West to help wildlife by keeping canals alive
The nation’s navigable canals offer local opportunities for millions of people to help much-loved and endangered species
Kieran Howlett

Injured man rescued from snow-covered mountain

Dramatic moment injured man is rescued from snow-covered mountain

Paying respects at the Gynn Square memorial service to officers who died in the 1983 rescue mission at Blackpool.|Lucinda Herbert, Blackpool Gazette

Video: Police sea tragedy remembered as memorial goes ahead in snow

Sandra Cottam serves drinks at last year's festival

Free entry available for first time on final night of popular beer bash

Lancashire Mining Museum in Astley

Community groups boosted by crowdfunding

Dad makes teddies with medical devices to help sick youngsters

The drive has raised over £15 million to support children from some of the poorest parts of the UK

Over 300,000 disadvantaged UK children will open gifts on December 25

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The Twelve Knitted Days of Christmas arrives at Mesnes Park Pavilion.

Coun Chris Ready, right, at The One House with Nigel and Andrea Dean

Wigan community centre will open for Christmas Day event

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment huge waves crashed into a yacht- seconds before rescue.

Terrifying moment yacht gets slammed by huge waves in dramatic rescue

Fun at Aspull's Let It Glow event. Picture by Joe Hylton.

In pictures: Wigan village lights up for colourful event Let It Glow

A lost dog has been reunited with his owner - after she caused the motorway to temporarily shut down 8 TIMES!!!

Lost dog shuts M25 eight times - watch beloved pet get rescued
Watch the moment a lost dog gets rescued - after she caused the motorway to temporarily shut down 8 TIMES while his family were on holiday.
Lucinda Herbert

The One House in Aspull

Village's illuminating attraction this weekend

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

Video grab from heartbreaking footage showing 'waterfalls' of 3,000 bits of rubbish including drinks cans and Santa hats left by people on Mount Snowdon.

'Waterfall' of rubbish cascades down Mt Snowdon in heartbreaking video

‘Seeds of Change’ has been launched by HMPPS as part of a new recruitment drive that encourages people to combine their passion with their career for something more fulfilling

Community Payback roles are open to outdoorsy and garden-loving people

Neil West and Coun Chris Ready, right, filling one of the skips at Aspull Allotments. This is the fourth skip supplied by Lostock Skip Hire

Massive allotment clear-up continues

The Wigan fundraising group have been busy fundraising in the local area

Wigan Fundraising group reaches £13,000 milestone for Guide Dogs

A volunteer hard at work

Celebrating Citizens Advice Wigan borough's volunteers

Staff from the NHS Galleri trial in front of the mobile clinic which has been visiting Wigan

Wigan people thanked for taking part in the world’s largest trial of a cancer sc...

Supergran Mary Lamb to 'climb' the Three Peaks with her assistance dog Sheldon.

UK’s first female wheelchair user to ‘climb’ the Three Peaks

Volunteers with church leader of The Salvation Army in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Elaine Rogers

Army of volunteers celebrated for charity work to the Wigan community

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

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Children’s reading charity urgently appeals for volunteers in Wigan this Volunte...

Group Picture of WWL Volunteers

Wigan Infirmary celebrates 40th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week

St John Ambulance adult volunteers

St John Ambulance: National Volunteers' Week and the Big Help Out

From L-R Louise Winstanley (Wigan and Leigh Carers) and Jim Talbot (Local Counsellor)

Wigan charity calls for volunteers to help with local litter pick

Peter Hill, Chris Shaw and Scott Westhead, who help run a charity with strong footballing connections drop in on Wembley Stadium

Buckingham Palace engagement for charity workers

Volunteer supporting a child with their reading

More volunteers needed in Wigan as reading charity celebrates a decade of suppor...

The rescue of Ben Longton, 18, in snowy conditions on Scafell Pike, by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team.

Watch dramatic rescue as boy falls down waterfall in freak blizzard

(L to R) Lynn Hart, Hazel Barker, Carol Dunkley, Sandra Searle and Stuart Martin beside the knitted tank.

Watch: We knitted a life-sized tank to commemorate D-Day

PICTURE POSED BY A MODEL (Pic: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Charity wins cash boost for suicide prevention work

One of the puppies being raised by Dogs for Good UK.

Dogs for Good need Wigan residents to help raise assistance puppies

A cat named Sprout is recovering at Brook Farm Cattery, Hindley Green, after suffering awful injuries to its legs. Sprout has been nursed back to health by volunteers from animal rescue Andrea's Legacy, staff at Atherton Vets Practice and Brook Farm Cattery and looking for a forever home. Emily Southworth, left, and Bev Southworth, third from left, from Brook Farm Cattery, Kathryn Mullaney, second from left, and Jennifer Wilson, right, representing Andrea's Legacy

Search for a home for a cat called Sprout who has recovered from horrific attack

Volunteer supporting a child with their reading

Making a difference: how school readers volunteers boost literacy in Wigan

Thousands of people enrolled in the NHS-Galleri trial

Wigan volunteers step forward in final part of trial to detect cancer earlier

Many rescues take place in darkness and the team often practises in these conditions

Spotlight on the mountain rescue heroes who have saved many a life in Wigan

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

Loch Ness Monster 2023: Volunteers wanted for biggest ‘monster hunt’ in 50 years - how to apply

Volunteers wanted for biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in 50 years

Some of the Wigan Read Easy management team at a local event

Volunteers needed to help adults learn to read in Wigan borough

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