Our mission to help the homeless this winter

Being incredibly proud of our heritage and the vibrant community which surrounds us in Burnley, where our company was first established, we value the work of local, national and international charities in equal measure, and we make it a core part of our mission to get involved with community improvement projects where possible in an effort to give something back. 

“In recent weeks, we were pleased to team up with our local Rotary Club, who, in partnership with Hands On London, have been running their Wrap Up Campaign,” says F&W brand and marketing executive, Chris Corrigan. “The Wrap Up campaign is a UK-wide initiative which sees Rotary Clubs across the country working alongside charities and community organisations that provide frontline services to the homeless, the elderly, refugees, families living in poverty, and people fleeing domestic violence, and encourages people to provide and donate winter coats for supply to those who are in need.  

“To support this crucial campaign, we set up four collection boxes across our sites in Padiham, Burnley and Coventry to allow Fagan & Whalley team members to donate unwanted coats, and we were delighted to have 30 bags ready for collection by the Rotary Club team, all filled with coats and jackets that can be reworn by people in need throughout East Lancashire. 

“It was a pleasure to see so many of our team members give so freely to the cause, and we look forward to getting involved with more campaigns like this one in the future.”