A respite centre known as Hop Skip and Jump, which was part of a national charity and had five centres across the UK unfortunately went into administration in March 2020 meaning the Wigan branch was forced to close it's doors. This left over 130 families without respite for their children.

Lyndsey and Demi who previously worked at Hop Skip and Jump in Wigan and Emma, a parent of a complex needs child that was a frequent attendee there, decided that they would start fundraising to see where it took them. They raised a staggering £20,000 through online raffles, family fun days and sponsored walks which then enabled them to start the ball rolling in creating their vision of BrighterDayz. 

In April 2021 the lease was signed for the premises in Stephens Way, however upon inspection the building needed a lot of renovating due to it being derelict for over 8 years, but they decided that this was the perfect place for them. So over the next few months the girls worked tirelessly every day, but with an enormous amount of support from family, friends, the local community and businesses that after five months of blood sweat and tears the doors to BrighterDayz were opened on 23^rd August 2021.

We officially became a registered charity in October 2021 with Charity Commission England and Wales and following that BrighterDayz has gone from strength to strength, providing a much needed respite service for families in need across Wigan, St Helens, Leigh and surrounding areas.

We are currently full to capacity during holiday clubs and weekends, and for that reason we are in the process of taking over the lease of the upper floor in the building so that our capacity can be expanded enabling us to provide respite care for many more children who need it.