Target reached!
Additional money will allow us to purchase benches for other areas of the village.
Orrell happy to chat bench
Wigan, United Kingdom
Aim
This World Mental Health Day we’d like to help tackle loneliness within our village by raising funds for our own ‘Happy to Chat’ bench.
All money raised will be put towards a ‘Happy to Chat’ bench which will be located on Church Street with the aim of helping combat loneliness and encouraging conversations in our community 😃.
Article on first Happy to Chat bench here
Did you know?
- In 2022, 49.63% of adults (25.99 million people) in the UK reported feeling lonely occasionally, sometimes, often or always.
- Approximately 7.1% of people in Great Britain (3.83 million) experience chronic loneliness, meaning they feel lonely, often or always.
This project successfully funded on 7th November 2023