Do you need support with food in Rochdale borough?
Rochdale's Food Solution Network are working hard to ensure food security exists so all people, at all times, have physical access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.
In partnership with current food providers, Rochdale Council and Action Together have developed this signposting resource that will help groups, individuals and families get access to food in the borough.
We list the organisations below for your information only. Action Together do not endorse their services. Should you require further information about a specific service provider, please contact them directly.
Should you need any further information and support around food, please contact: development@actiontogether.org.uk
For information across the wider Greater Manchester Borough's please contact: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1L3WQBoS4t9uMQDKDANByfabig7pNDBMD...
Rochdale
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| Rochdale Trussell Trust Foodbank |
Providing three days food for people in crisis presenting with a voucher, Monday-Thursday 10.30am-12:30pm Friday 11.00am-1.00pm at 14-16 Newgate, Rochdale Saturdays 10:30am-12.00pm at Smallbridge Methodist Church, Wesley Street, Rochdale |
Cath Entwistle Tel: 03001 021646 Email: info@rochdale.foodbank.org.uk |
| KYP Pantry | Culturally appropriate food and other everyday essentials. Must provide evidence of being in receipt of the following benefits: Universal Credit/Jobseekers Allowance/PIP/Any other Disability Allowance/Pension or a referral from Rochdale Council. Open Wednesday and Fridays 9:30am-1:30pm,or via appointment - £4 for any 10 items. |
Anzar Ali Tel: 01706 630140 Email: reception@kyp.org.uk |
| HMR Circle Dinner Drivers |
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 |
| Rochdale Borough Council - Prevention Team |
The Prevention Team can support with accessing food parcels, information on food pantries and the options available to people who are able to pay for their food but unable to shop. Anyone supported to access food parcels and food pantries will also be supported to identify solutions to the issues they are facing around their finances in order to be more independent in different areas of their health and wellbeing. |
Tel: 0300 303 8886 Email: adult.care@rochdale.gov.uk |
| Rochdale AFC Community Trust - Dale vs Hunger Food Pantry |
Static Bus outside Rochdale AFC Monday-Friday 9:30am-4:30pm |
Tel: 01706 643836 Email: community@rochdaleafc.co.uk |
| Nigeria Community Association - Rochdale African Food Bank |
African Food Bank will be serving Black Minority Ethnic with culturally appropriate food. Referrals only. |
Mary Adekugbe |
| Family Action Food Club Newbold Children’s Centre Heybrook Children’s Centre |
Our Family Action Food Clubs, located in Newbold Youth Centre and Heybrook Children’s Centre, offer a weekly food club to provide families with a wide range of food from Fareshare at the low cost of £3.50 a box. |
Susan Astbury |
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Sanctuary’s Sunday Free Breakfast 10am-12pm plus emergency food parcels available to support one off food help provision. |
Angie Howarth |
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Their food service has changed and they are operating Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays 12:30pm-2pm from Champness Hall. |
Vida/Marilyn |
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Aspire2Inspire CIC run a Food Pantry every Saturday 12pm-2pm. They also provide hot food for families around the borough during the winter period. |
Tel: 07786 273841 |
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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 |
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Morrisons Delivery Service for vulnerable and elderly |
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 |
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Petrus provide a breakfast service at the Hub, Monday to Friday between 9am-10am for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. |
Tel: 01706 526289 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Friday’s 10am-11am, providing a full hot cooked breakfast for rough sleepers, homeless and anyone in need. They also have essential food packs available. |
Julie Mellor |
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They operate a food pantry between 10am and 2pm at their office, where people come in daily from Monday to Friday to collect different food items up to a medium-sized bag at no cost. |
Nicky Iginla |
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Isolated veterans are cooking meals for homeless residents at Leopold Court. |
Glynn Hodgkinson |
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His Food provides secure, ethical and sustainable charitable solutions for residual food and redistributes these items to help vulnerable people. |
Susan Waller |
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Support for women from Wardleworth Area - food parcels as appropriate. |
Samaira Sharif |
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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 |
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Food for homeless and meals and community café open Monday and Friday 9:30am-2:30pm |
Angie Howarth |
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Fruit and Vegetable growing and cooking, garden design consultation, horticulture training and workshops. |
Hayley |
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Lamet Habayet Association provide cultural food support. |
Email: lamethabayeb@yahoo.com | |
| Nelson Street Church | 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 |
Pennine
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Running from St James Church, Milnrow. No need to book, just turn up with your own plastic bag and stock up with items to last you the week. Currently open Wednesdays 6pm-7pm and Sundays 11:30am-2pm. If delivery is required, you can call or text. |
Tom/Irene |
Heywood
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Food parcels to those who need help, open Mondays and Fridays 10am-12noon, Heywood Baptist Church (Entrance on Chapel Street) |
Tel: 07396 071193 |
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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 |
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Family Action Food Club, located in Derby Street Children’s Centre, offer a weekly food club to provide families with a wide range of food from Fareshare at the low cost of £3.50 per box. This is a non-referral paid service but they do offer a six-week free referred service as well. You can request a referral form from Sarah.Taylor@rochdale.gov.uk. The completed form should be returned to the Supporting Families Allocation Panel at supportingfamilies@rochdale.gov.uk |
Susan Astbury |
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Restoring Hope @ Darnhill Library |
A Food Pantry (10 items for £3.50- need to fill out a membership form) open Saturdays 10-1pm at the same time as Darnhill Community Café. Group also run a table-top sale on Friday (bric a brac, household items etc) the proceeds from this go towards the Pantry Food provision. |
Jenny Kennedy |
| Sandon House |
Supporting older people with meals on wheels and food from Sandon House. |
Tel: 01706 368181 |
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The Food Pantry is open to all Thursday 10 – 12pm cost £5, core items are chicken, milk, bread, cheese, eggs, fresh carrots, fresh potatoes and 3 tinned foods, booking is essential via 07515122311. A membership form will require completion. We also run a Free Heat and Eat project between November – March 4.00 – 6.00pm where a hot meal and drinks are provided in a warm and friendly environment. |
Jane Catz |
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| Helping Hand | Run an Emergency Food Parcel delivery service every month to over 100 families across Castleton, Heywood and Middleton. Referrals are through our Facebook page or email us. We also run a Free Heat and Eat service September – March at Back o’th Moss Community Centre, Peel Lane, Heywood. |
Chris Furlong Email: chrisfurlong4@btinternet.com |
Middleton
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A members food club for those struggling to cover their weekly/monthly bills open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9:30am-12:30pm |
Carl Roach |
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Provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis. Monday and Thursday 11am-1pm. |
Carl Roach |
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They offer variety of food for both African and English Communities in Middleton and its environs. |
Sunday Onabanjo |
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EEC provides 'emergency' culturally appropriate food parcels for families and individuals in the following areas: Castleton, Middleton Heywood and central Rochdale. |
Mary Olanrewaju |
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Delivery based foodbank and community grocers. Foodbank delivers Monday-Friday (referral needed). Community Grocers delivers each Monday. |
Tel: 0161 243 0171 |
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| Wonderfully Made Woman | This initiative is dedicated to providing vital weekly support to African women in Middleton, offering culturally tailored food. Our primary goal is to support the financial challenges faced by these women and their families, ultimately enhancing their overall well-being. |
Emem (Foodbank Project Lead) Helpline: 07354471340 |
| Bowlee Pantry Hub | Food Pantry open Thursdays 10.30am - 12pm offering upto 10 food items including a choice of fresh, frozen and cupboard staples for a discounted price of £4. |
Georgina Jacques Telephone: 07872332628 email: georginabca@outlook.com |