Food Support Signposting in Rochdale

To help and support others in need throughout the year, meeting at St Andrews Church,Entwistle Road, Rochdale Thursday’s 5:30pm-6:30pm. Hot meals are provided to sit and eat in or they offer a take away service. 

Mohammed Sheraz
Tel: 07940 470705
Email: Sheraz@armyofkindness.co.uk 

1C, Regent Street. Rochdale, OL12 0HQ

• Benefits letter, proof of income required
• Food bank is every day on an emergency basis, 12pm to 2pm
• Weekly food pantry every Saturday from 12pm till 2pm, 12 items for £4
• Baby bank, baby clothes, nappies and milk - but not on every week, dependent on stock

Tel: 07786 273 841

Awakening Minds collaborating with local grassroots organisations, providing weekly hot meal takeaway service and food parcels, to the most vulnerable members of our community.

Nasrine Akhtar
Tel: 07866 047642/01706 52310
Email: awakeningmindscic@gmail.com

Caring and Sharing Community Hub, 78 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale OL16 1JU

• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am to 2pm

Tel: 07944 238 892
Email: caringandsharing234@gmail.com or info@caringandsharingrochdale.org 
Info: caringandsharingrochdale.org

Stock cupboard in the school for parents who are struggling. They are in a position to distribute food and other provisions to deserving families in the community with the help of parent volunteers.

Sami Mir
Tel: 01706 631246
Email: mirs@falingepark.com

Isolated veterans are cooking meals for homeless residents at Leopold Court. 

Glynn Hodgkinson
Tel: 01706 712977
Email: Glynn.hodkinson@rbh.org.uk

Fruit and Vegetable growing and cooking, garden design consultation, horticulture training and workshops.

Hayley
Email: getupandgrow@outlook.com

Join us for a healthy Nutritious Hot Cooked Meal and enjoy food with new friends as we gather each Thursday 5pm until the end of March 2024. There is also a luncheon club that runs once a fortnight from 12 noon. For further details contact Julie Mellor. Book in at info@hebronrochdale.co.uk 

Julie Mellor
Tel: 07988 875571
Email: julie.mellor@hebronrochdale.co.uk 

Helping Hand is an Emergency Food parcel service that delivers once a month across
Rochdale Borough. They also do emergency deliveries between the main delivery days. The food, and delivery is free.

Contact: 07766 367086 (text only)

Heybrook Sure Start Centre, Park Road, Rochdale

• £1 to join for a year. Open to all, no referral
• £4 for a basket of food (worth approx. £15)
• Members must live within 15 minutes of the centre

Wednesdays 12pm to 2pm

Contact: 01706 630712 for the centre, or 07816 406 228
Email: grtrmanchesterfoodclubs@family-action.org.uk
Info: facebook.com/ManchesterFoodClubs/

Weekly modern take on a ‘meals on wheels’ type service, in partnership with RBH. Taking referrals or residents can just phone in and pay £4.00 in advance. This service is for the over 50’s only and they deliver across Rochdale borough.

Mary Burke
Tel: 01706 751165
Email: mary@hmrcircle.org.uk

Emergency Food Parcels delivery service, and a Community Grocers delivery service.

Referrals are done online so a client just needs to ask their referral agent to email us on
info@humansmcr.org and we will send the agent the secure referral form.

It’s important to point out that they are a delivery service across all Manchester City Council
Wards and Bury, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport and Trafford.

Clients can access the service once every two weeks - a new referral is needed for each delivery.
Website: www.humansmcr.org

The Strand Community Hub, The Strand OL11 2JG

• Members of the Pantry can access a weekly shop with an average value of £12 for just £4
• Thursday 9:30am to 12pm

Info: www.rbh.org.uk/how-we-can-help-you/your-local-pantry

Kashmir Youth Project, Unique Enterprise Centre, Belfield Road, Rochdale OL16 2UP

• Evidence: Income Benefits, Debt, Low Income, Retired, Sickness/ Illness, Job Seeking
• Each item equates to a certain number of points - the client must accumulate 15 points for
  the £4
• Wednesdays and Fridays 10am to 3pm

Tel: 01706 630140
Email: reception@kyp.org.uk
Info: www.kyp.org.uk

Lamet Habayet Association provide cultural food support. 

Email: lamethabayeb@yahoo.com

Vulnerable customers can now phone up and order a delivery from a list of 47 essential items. Shoppers can choose from a ‘takeaway’ menu of 47 essential groceries with options including milk, butter, eggs, potatoes, pasta, bananas, cornflakes and flour. Other items include, chicken breast fillets, Diet Coke, sugar, chopped tomatoes, toilet roll, ready meals (cottage pie or lasagne), broccoli and bread. Customers will need a bank card or mobile phone to pay for the delivery and can use either chip and pin or contactless.

Morrisons Helpline
Tel: 0345 611 6111 (Select Option 5)

FREE Coffee and Cake every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.  The church opens their cafe to meet together between 3pm-5pm.  No need to book just turn up. 

Email: naomi.burke@healthwatchrochdale.org.uk

Moss Street Youth Centre/Newbold Children's Centre, Moss Street, Newbold OL16 5NL

• £1 to join for a year. Open to all, no referral
• £4 for a basket of food (worth approx. £15)
• Members must live within 15 minutes of the centre
• FOOD club every Friday from 12:30pm to 2:30pm
• Each member will be given a time to come and collect their food

Tel: 01706 649729 for the centre, or 07816 406 228
Email: grtrmanchesterfoodclubs@family-action.org.uk
Info: www.facebook.com/ManchesterFoodClubs/

130b Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1P

Serving Black Ethnic Community with culturally appropriate food

• Evidence required: Referral Only
• Mondays 12:30pm to 2:30pm

Email: nigeriacommunityassociation1@gmail.com
Tel: Mary Adekugbe 07456 136 150
Info: www.ncaro.co.uk

73 Great George Street, Rochdale OL16 1QG

• Emergency food parcels when available
• Vouchers for Rochdale Food Bank during our opening hours

Tel: 01706 526289
Info: www.petrus.org.uk/

Running three pantries in Smallbridge, Kirkholt and Freehold. Families can attend their pantries and pay £4 to receive 10 food items. Also supplying emergency food packs that will go to those experiencing financial hardship or to people who are engaged with their homelessness service. Open Thursdays 9:30am-12 noon.

Zahida Bashir
Tel: 07531 556697
Email: Zahida.Bashir@rbh.org.uk

The Crown Oil Arena, Sandy Lane Rochdale OL11 5DR (Static Bus outside Rochdale AFC)

• Mondays to Fridays, 10am to 4pm
• £3 for 10 items, or donation if able to
• We aim to support people to access the pantry no more than once a week, and signpost to
  various other community services

Tel: 01706 643836
Email: community@rochdaleafc.co.uk
Info: www.rochdaleafccommunity.org/

Their food service has changed and they are operating Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays 12:30pm-2pm from Champness Hall.
Anyone in need can come to the soup kitchen and will be given a bag of food containing a home cooked meal, tin of soup, bread, cakes, fruit and drinks. 

Vida/Marilyn
Tel: 07817 150327
Email: slatvi@aol.com
Email: maz_jones59@yahoo.co.uk

Food for people in crisis presenting with a foodbank voucher

Rochdale Foodbank, 14-16 Newgate OL16 1BA

• Mondays to Thursdays 10:30am to 12:30pm]
• Fridays 11am to 1pm

Tel: 01706 713701
Email: info@rochdale.foodbank.org.uk
Info: rochdale.foodbank.org.uk

Support for women from Wardleworth Area - food parcels as appropriate.

Samaira Sharif
Tel: 01706 860157
Email: samaira@rwwa.co.uk

Sanctuary’s Sunday Free Breakfast 10am-12pm plus emergency food parcels available to support one off food help provision.

Angie Howarth
Tel: 07711 785131
Email: tony.mcmanus@sanctuarytrust.org.ukEmail: angie.howarth@sanctuarytrust.org.uk

His Food provides secure, ethical and sustainable charitable solutions for residual food and redistributes these items to help vulnerable people.

Susan Waller
Tel: 03000 117 700
Email: hisfood@hischurch.org.uk 

48-50 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1NZ

• Food club is £4 for 10 items
• Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30am to 2pm
• Delivery service for anyone mobility impaired - they can request a food pantry delivery for £4
• Men’s Group - Tuesdays, 4pm-5:30pm, hot meal and activities
• Womens Group - Wednesdays, 4pm-5:30pm, hot meal and bingo
• Angie’s Angels/Sanctuary Trust Sunday breakfast is every Sunday 10am to 12pm

Info: www.facebook.com/groups/336369291834061/?ref=share_group_link

Unit 28 Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre, Rochdale OL16 1BA

• Must be resident in Rochdale to become a member - proof of address may be requested
• £5 fee for a Pantry shop
• Opening times - Saturdays, 10am to 1pm

Email: pantry@rochdale.foodbank.org.uk
Tel: 07872 344 788
Info: www.yourlocalpantry.co.uk/pantry-listings/rochdale-central-pantry/

Darnhill Library Building, Argyle Parade, Darnhill, Heywood OL10 3RY

£3.50 per bag of 10 items (plus occasional additional free items)

Saturdays 12:15pm to 2:30pm

Contact: Darnhillfoodpantry@outlook.com

Info: facebook.com/people/Darnhill-food-pantry/100093749470860/

Derby Street Sure Start Children's Centre, Derby Street, Heywood OL10 4QJ

• £1 to join for a year. Open to all, no referral
• £4 for a basket of food (worth approx. £15)
• Members must live within 15 minutes of the centre

Open Fridays 9:30am to 11:30am
Each member will be given a time to collect their food

Must book on: 01706 369889 for the centre, or 07816 406 228
Email: grtrmanchesterfoodclubs@family-action.org.uk
Info: facebook.com/ManchesterFoodClubs/

Friends of Hopwood Park are new Food Pantry that operate out of the Tree House Café at Hopwood Park. They offer emergency food parcels.

Sandra Trickett
Tel: 07811 183064
Email: sandra@friendsofhopwoodpark.co.uk 

Heywood St Vincent de Paul Society, Heywood Baptist Church, Rochdale Road, Heywood OL10 1LE (Entrance on Chapel Street)

• No limit on the amount of times clients can attend the foodbank each month
• Mondays and Fridays 10am to 12pm

Contact: 07396 071193
Email: info@heywoodfoodbank.co.uk 

Back O’th Moss Community Centre, 52 Peel Lane, Heywood OL10 4TU

• Thursdays 9:30am to 12pm
• Cost: £5

Supporting older people with meals on wheels and food from Sandon House. 

Tel: 01706 368181
Email: info@sandonhouse.org