About the Champions
‘Guarding people to keep them safe’
The What’sUp Champions are people with lived experience who use services themselves, but who also support others to have a voice. Champions help individuals feel confident to speak up about any worries they may have about their safety, or anything that may be upsetting them.
The Champions also work together on co‑designing projects to help improve services.
The aim is to create open, honest conversations about safeguarding, focusing on guarding people to keep them safe.
Services where we currently have champions:
- More Than Words
- Thrive
- The Zone
- Norley Hall Care Home
- Lyndhurst Care Home
- Coppull Lane Supported Living
- Happy Smiles CIC
- Embrace
- Golborne House
- Compassion in Action
- Eldervale Supported Living/Brookfield
- College House Supported Living
- Belong Care Home
- Berkley Care Home
- Ashtree Care Home
- Worthington Lake Care Home
- Lakeview Care Home
- Armed Forces Hub
- Montrose Hall Care Home
- Possibilities CIC
- Jah-Jireh Care Home
- Marigold Lodge
What’sUp Champion Network Meetings
The What’sUp Champion Network meetings take place quarterly and provide an opportunity for all What’sUp Champions to come together to co‑design projects and gain new information about keeping themselves and others safe. The sessions often include information and input from professionals, such as the Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and the Wigan Borough Domestic Abuse Service, among others.
How to Nominate Somebody
If you are a manager of a service within the Wigan Borough and you think that one of your service users would be a good champion, contact us via email wsab@wigan.gov.uk
Listen to what the champions and professionals have to say….
What's Up Champions - Episode 1
What's Up Champions - Episode 2
What we want to achieve
- A What’sUp Champion to attend the Wigan Safeguarding Adult’s Board
- To continue to work on co-production projects
- Giving people that use services a voice
- Keeping people safe.
Useful Information