Douglas Valley Community - Wigan Borough

18/05/2026

It is currently Foster Care Fortnight! Please join us to find out more about fostering and becoming a foster carer.

We have a free information session in Wigan on Wednesday this week (20 May) at 12pm. This is at Ince Community Centre and it will be an informal discussion about what is involved.

We are also keen to raise awareness of fostering overall and celebrate the hard work by all foster carers and professionals in the sector.

Please see details of the event on your website for Beacon Fostering
https://beaconfostering.com/events/find-out-about-becoming-a-foster-carer-locally-in-wigan-fostering-chat/

Every 15 minutes, on average, a child in the UK comes in care in need of fostering family. You can make a difference directly by becoming a foster carer. The Fostering Network estimates a shortage of 5,000 fostering families across England, with 700 for North West England.

29/04/2026

21/04/2026

Church Lane (Lowton) Community Centre, 243 Church Lane, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2RZ

06/03/2026

Morning - sorry for the spam, last time around

We are happy to announce round two of the £1,000,000 : Path To Purpose fund is live and open to applications! 💸

Path '2' Purpose is all about helping people get back to employment through alternative method via our thriving sector. Successful applicants must demonstrate knowledge, connections and roots to Wigan Borough

Last year we funded 11 Wigan Borough organisations through Path To Purpose round one, are you next?

Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference. Find out how to apply, how much you can apply for, the deadline and more through our website on the link below...

👉 https://wbcf.co.uk/find-funding/progress-with-unity-path-to-purpose-round-2/

02/03/2026

🏃‍♀️💨 Store Dash COMPLETE! 💨🏃‍♀️

Janet from The Cosy Café took on the 60-second challenge at Nisa Local Smithy Green this morning… but can you guess the final total? 👀

She raced the aisles grabbing as many essentials as she could for the community — and it was FAST! 🛒🔥

💭 Comment below with your guess before you scroll…

🎥 Full video coming soon — you won’t want to miss this one!

25/02/2026

Today was definitely a top five moment for 2026 so far.

I had the amazing chance to visit the wonderful team at Ince Community Centre to talk about launching the Unfiltered Parent Circle there… and honestly, it just felt right.

They were welcoming from the off and it is a genuinely sweet centre. It has that truly community focused feel.

We all know how much spaces matter. From the gut feeling you get the moment you walk in to the little gestures of kindness. This one has heart.

I also had a really positive conversation with Lyndsey from ABC Childcare about how we can best support families locally. Not just “run sessions”, but actually respond to what parents in Ince need, what’s missing and what would genuinely help.

That’s what this is about.
Building something with the community.

The Unfiltered Parent Circle starts on Monday at 10am… and I genuinely cannot wait - for more info, go check out our website:
https://www.family-kind.co.uk/for-families/the-unfiltered-parent-circle/

18/02/2026

24/12/2025

🥊 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝟭𝟬-𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 🥊

Through the Pathway to Progress, we’re launching a 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 to support adults in Wigan who are currently 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

This 𝟭𝟬-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 is designed to help you:
• Improve your 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 through structured, non-contact boxing
• Work towards a 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
• Build 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 through practical employability workshops
• Access 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 during and after the programme

Each weekly session lasts 𝟮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀:
➡️ 𝟭 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴
➡️ 𝟭 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

📍 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
• 𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 – Mondays, 12:00–14:00 (from 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆)
• 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 – Tuesdays, 10:30–12:30 (from 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆)

There’s 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 and 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to work or volunteer — just 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, and a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to help you take your next steps.

📲 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲
📧 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.𝗰𝗼.𝘂𝗸
📞 𝟬𝟳𝟳𝟭𝟬 𝟰𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴

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23/12/2025

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