News

2025: A Year Of Standing In The Gap
2025 saw record high unemployment and financial hardship. Renewal was there to meet people’s need through low-cost goods & employment skills.
Change Starts In Communities
The Christmas season is often marked by the sound of hands tearing into presents, the familiar taste of roast dinner, and the warm embrace of loved ones. From the most extravagant celebration, to the most modest, at Christmas time most of us are blessed to experience...
3 Free Ways To Support Renewal This Christmas!
We understand that everyone’s pockets are feeling tighter this year, so here are 3 ways you can support us without donating money!
Sponsor A Brick To Build A House Of House
One of our biggest needs as charity is that there are not enough beds for those who need them. Help us raise the money needed to renovate our new supported-living accommodation.
Renewal at The Christian Resources Exhibition
The Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) is Europe’s leading exhibition of its kind, and this year was hosted in Surrey. Jerome has kindly written about his experience of the exhibition to share with you, our supporters.
Cheers For Three Years of ‘The Living Wage’
Renewal North West celebrates three years of being Living Wage employers, providing their staff with a wage that meets the actual cost of living.
Renewal Living House Renovation Update
The building site is ready for work to commence! As so often happens, the price for these projects continues to increase, so we must continue to make the need known and look to the Lord for His provision.
ReUse Network Finalists!
We’re finalists for the ReUse Network Awards 2025!
Say Hello To Our First Aiders!
Our team had a wonderful time doing their First Aid training with Manchester First Aid Training.
Renewal North West renews its membership with Reuse Network
Reuse Network is the UK’s only membership body dedicated to charitable and voluntary reuse organisations. Together members are reducing poverty, tackling waste, and offering a brighter and better future for the most isolated individuals in our society.
“It’s About Equipping Young People To Have The Future That They Want.”
Pursing Individual Excellence (also known as PIE) teamed up with Community Computers to provide Evie, a young person on their team, with a MacBook.
Renewal North West Celebrates 20 Years
Renewal North West celebrated 20 years of being a charity in February 2025. CEO, Wesley Downs reflects on the impact of the charity and how God has blessed beneficiaries, staff and volunteers.
2024 Recap
2024 was a great year where we sold over 180,000 low-cost and high-quality items: 4,000 small electricals and appliances 171,000 pieces of bric-a-brac and clothing 6,000 pieces of furniture 2,000 computers 2,000 items sold via e-commerce ...it's a lot to take in! In...
Ambleside Trip 2024
Every summer we take our staff, volunteers and their families, away to Ambleside in the Peak District for team-building activities…
“Renewal is run as a charity should be” – a Customer Review
Nicola has been shopping, and making donations, to Renewal for the last six months….
Capernwray Visit 2024
Eleanor, Geraldine, Faith and Rachel, were our guests from Capenwray Bible School. They spent a week with us, learning what we do.
News from February 2024
Did you know that we have a monthly newsletter where we share news, updates and special content? Here’s a snippet from February’s newsletter…
Can you join Hope Givers?
Invest in Hope and make a difference to someones life "At Renewal North West we are always filled with joy when we see lives being transformed and bringing glory to God…….I am so proud of what our team are achieving and the impact that Renewal North West is making....
Community Computers
Do you have unwanted IT equipment? We are seeking old phones, laptops, monitors, computers and much more for our Community Computers project to provide work skills and training to long-term unemployed individuals and help people in our communities get online. "We're...
Renewal Impact
Why do we exist? Renewal North West is a registered charity located in Stockport and formed in 2005, operating to transform and rebuild the lives of those at risk within Greater Manchester and surrounding areas. Empowered by our faith in Jesus Christ, our vision is to...
My Story, by Abed
"I’ve been working in the showroom at Renewal North West for almost two years now, and an average day for me is quite varied. I am responsible for making sales, moving and pricing furniture, chatting with our customers, and taking donations from the public. At the...



















