Home improvement retailer Wickes has teamed up with singer TV presenter and DIY enthusiast Kimberley Walsh to launch the Wickes Community Programme Competition, and offer a community organisation the chance to win £10,000. Whether it’s transforming a Community Hall or sensory area, creating a community garden or building a chicken coop, Wickes brand partner Kimberley Walsh is encouraging people of all ages, from organisations in communities up and down the country to enter the competition to make material difference to their area.
The Wickes Community Programme Competition was launched following research that found more than half (51%) of Brits believe a renewed community space would boost not only their enjoyment of their local area, but their mental health and wellbeing. The survey carried out amongst 1,500 people, revealed that more than a quarter of Britons (26%) are feeling a lack of social interaction with their local communities, while almost a third (32%) of 18-29 year olds claimed to feel ‘disconnected’ from their local area.
The study also found that a quarter of UK adults claim that they would go from never visiting local community spaces to visiting once a week if they were revamped and made to look more appealing. The findings of this research served to solidify the need for a material difference in communities across the UK.
