Crown Paints and Wickes renew partnership to support community spaces
Crown Paints and home improvement retailer Wickes have renewed their charitable partnership for a second year, reinforcing their shared commitment to supporting local communities by donating paint products to community spaces across the country.
As the official paint partner for the Wickes Community Programme, Crown will continue supplying paint to charities and community groups, helping to refresh and maintain vital spaces. The initiative also repurposes surplus products that might have otherwise gone to waste.
In 2025, Crown Paints aims to donate over 10,000 litres of paint, building on the success of last year’s contribution of more than 8,000 litres to over 150 charities and organisations.
In Chesham, Buckinghamshire, Bridgewater School received 50 litres of interior matt emulsion for a new on-site facility, The Haven, which will provide dedicated special educational needs spaces for one-to-one teaching and quiet sessions. The facility includes a large classroom, two smaller meeting rooms, accessible toilets, and kitchenettes, and will expand the school’s before and after-school care capacity to better support working families.
Meanwhile, Oswestry Senior Citizens Club in Shropshire, received 13 litres of Crown Paints to redecorate its interior. The newly refreshed space now better serves the club’s members, as well as 15 other community groups, including Parents and SEN Children, Men’s Mental Health, and Oswestry Neurodivergent Group.
And, at Whithaugh Park in Scottish Borders, the Rock UK Adventure Centre received 66 litres of paint to renovate its residential lodges. These updates have helped create a more welcoming environment for the centre’s young guests - many of whom are experiencing time away from home for the first time - enhancing their outdoor adventure experience.
Hannah Randle Hockin, Community Engagement Manager at Wickes, said:
"This partnership is about more than just freshening up walls, it’s about creating real, lasting change. Over the past year we’ve seen how a simple coat of paint can breathe new life into community spaces, and we’re thrilled to continue working with Crown Paints to support those who need it most."
Hannah Randle Hockin Community Engagement Manager at Wickes
Katie McLean, Marketing Director UK & Ireland at Crown Paints, said:
"At Crown, we believe in making a difference not only through the products we create but through the impact we have on people and the planet. Our renewed partnership with the Wickes Community Programme is an exciting way to extend that commitment and support communities nationwide."
Katie McLean Marketing Director UK & Ireland at Crown Paints
The partnership aligns with Crown Paints' Project Possible Programme, an ambitious environmental and social strategy focused on sustainability, charity, community, education, and workplace culture. This ongoing initiative drives sustainability efforts across Crown’s operations while providing greater support for the decorating industry and local communities.
For more information about the partnership, visit: www.wickes.co.uk/community-programme
To learn more about Crown Paints' Project Possible, visit: https://about.crownpaints.com/
About the Wickes Community Programme
The Wickes Community Programme has supported over 4500 charities and projects since it launched and is looking for more to support. They have a product donation fund of £300,000 to support charities and community organisations.
For more information contact the Wickes Community Programme press office:
E-mail: communityprogramme@wickes.co.uk
Tel: 07771 897751 or visit: wickes.co.uk
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About Wickes
Wickes is a digitally-led, service-enabled home improvement retailer. With an extensive range of products and DIY brands, a Kitchen and bathroom design and installation service and a loyalty scheme for local trade, Wickes is the perfect partner to help with both small and large-scale projects. With 230 sites across the UK and an extended range online, it has everything customers need, whether an amateur DIY-er or trade professional.
Our Responsible Business Strategy, ‘Built to Last’, is focused on three pillars - People, Environment and Homes. We are building a business we are proud of, where all our colleagues can feel at home and are empowered to support their communities and customers; we’re supporting the fight against climate change and taking action to protect the natural environment; and we’re helping the nation make their homes more sustainable.
Our Wickes Community Programme comes under our People pillar and aims to support local community groups and charity organisations by providing relevant products to help them with essential maintenance, renovation or to complete new projects. Wickes prides itself on being a part of its local communities and is always looking at ways to make a material difference in the community.