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Wigan charity launches Christmas advert
Wigan Today
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24/11/2023
Wigan-based charity The Brick, launches Our ‘Little Christmas Ad’, which was produced at no cost to the charity by Really Good Films.
It highlights the work carried out to help as many families as possible struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
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So this is really all our little Christmas ad and it's all about what we do here in the North West.
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We are getting items that are surplus to requirements of businesses and we're distributing
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them to the people that really really need it. It's simple but it's absolutely is the right thing to do.
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One of the things that we provide is toilet roll. A family that was being supported were using public
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toilets because they were struggling so much to afford. You know those basic things that we just
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take for granted. There are children that are going to nursery and they're going to care providers and
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they've got the same nappy on from the night before and it's not an issue of neglect it's
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simply an issue of parents not having enough money in their pocket. So you know we're working with
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lots of different companies to see how they can help. One of the things that we're hearing is that
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teenagers aren't having the hygiene products that they need so they might be unable to afford
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deodorant. Being a teenager is hard enough as it is there's so much pressure. The things that we do
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could just be that little bit of respite for somebody to be able to get back on their feet
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it gives them breathing space. This is a project that needs support into next year and ongoing
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and because it's such a lifeline. What worries me the most is what is the demand going to be like
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next year. This isn't just about Christmas for people it's how do we get people through December
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but how do we get people through to January and beyond. I feel a responsibility to make sure we
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can do whatever we can to help as many people as we can. It is so so tough and there's not that
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don't worry you can't put me crying on here. Yeah I do take it home because I just want to see
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children thrive.
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