If you wanted a boring business magazine. This isn't for you.

Welcome

You are seeing something we are genuinely proud of.

Not because we made it. Because of what's inside it. The people, the stories, the creativity and the determination of a town that rarely gets the credit it deserves.

That changes now.

The Draft is our way of doing things properly. A magazine built around Wigan's businesses, artists, communities and characters. The ones shaping this borough right now.

This first issue has taken us to festival stages, recording sessions, stadiums and amazing local
businesses. Every one of them had a story worth telling. We just made sure it got told.

We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed making it. Now go on. Dig in...

GroundUp Team xoxo