Became Wigan & Leigh Community Charity.
2021
2019
AM I MADE IN WIGAN?
We believe that everyone has at least one ‘something’.
Something that they love to do and something that they’re really good at.
Something that can be made into something of value, something to be grown into something more.
You may not know what your something is just yet. We’ll help you find it and help you answer the question “Am I made in Wigan?”
We believe the answer is yes.
Isn’t that something?
Chosen by Power to Change to be one of 6 catalyst organizations nationally funded on their Empowering Places programme.
Support Greater Manchester Devolution via Social Enterprise.
2016
2015
Plans to support Enterprises across Abram Ward and the Borough as a whole via an Enterprise Network and Partnership mechanism to help all organisations with Marketing, funding opportunities, shared funding applications and business advice.
Partnerships created with SSE and Can Do Communities via Social Investment Business Feasibility funding.
Plans commenced to develop Abram Ward Neighbourhood Forum and develop an Operational Plan for the Ward.
Community Asset Transfer completed in August and Abram Ward Community Cooperative began trading. Plans to develop a Community Hub Network within Abram Ward commenced supporting Places such as Platt Bridge Children’s Centre, Abram Community Centre, Friends of Families, Abram and Bickershaw Churches amongst many others.
Abram Ward Community Cooperative was formed with all existing Business tenants working in partnership as members of the Cooperative.
Successful application to Wigan Council’s Community Investment Fund and signed up to Wigan Council’s,
The Deal Scheme.
2014
Community Asset Transfer plans commenced.
Café project was developed via funding from Abram Fairshare. AWC ‘First Panel’ was formed via Community Development Foundation. Over the next four years the panel would fund forty organisations across Abram Ward and showed the need for a mechanism to support local Community, its hubs and community groups via partnership working, funding opportunities etc.
2013
2009
Wigan Council funded the development of Business Incubator Units. Links Developed with Social Enterprise support organisations such as School of Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) and Blue Orchid. Links Grown with SSE and their Social Enterprise Network.
Local Community groups hire Platt Bridge Community Zone for Bingo, Paint Classes and
Healthy Living Activities
Platt Bridge Community Zone became a popular venue for meetings, training and conferences, via organisations such as Wigan Council, Wigan & Leigh College and the NHS amongst many others.
Platt Bridge Community Forum established. Holding Annual Gala Days and Christmas events yearly. Business units fully occupied including tenants such as Embrace Wigan & Leigh, Veterans Council, Homestart Wigan, Jack in the Box Nursery and Amberswood Day Centre.
2005
2004
Name changed to Platt Bridge Community Zone.
Links with the local Community maintained.
Platt Bridge Youth Zone became under the ownership of Wigan Council
2001
1999
Local Community of Platt Bridge gained lottery funding to develop Platt Bridge Youth Zone, taking over a disused block of flats on Ribble Road in 1999, to allow for Business Start Units, Nursery, Café & Community space for local people.
