Food Support Signposting in Rochdale

Providing three days food for people in crisis presenting with a voucher, Monday-Thursday 10.30am-12:30pm Friday 11.00am-1.00pm from 14-16 Newgate, Rochdale or 5 days a week from Littleborough Library, Hare Hill Park, Hill Rd, Littleborough OL15 9HE
Saturdays 10:30am-12.00pm at Smallbridge Methodist Church, Wesley Street, Rochdale

Cath Entwistle
Tel: 03001 021646
Email: info@rochdale.foodbank.org.uk

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

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

Static Bus outside Rochdale AFC
Monday-Friday 9:30am-4:30pm

Tel: 01706 643836
Email: community@rochdaleafc.co.uk

African Food Bank will be serving Black Minority Ethnic with culturally appropriate food. Referrals only.
Mondays 11am-2pm. In addition they run a Food Pantry to the wider community which incurs a small cost of £3 or £5 on collection.

Mary Adekugbe
Tel: 07456 136150 Email: nigeriacommunityassociation1@gmail.com

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 £4 a 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
Tel: 07816 406228
Email: susan.astbury@family-action.org.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

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

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
Email: info@aspire2inspirecf.com 

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 

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)

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
Email: petrus@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

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

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 

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
Tel: 07944 238892/01706 527880
Email: caringandsharingrochdale04@gmail.com 

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

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

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

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

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

Food for homeless and meals and community café open Monday and Friday 9:30am-2:30pm

Angie Howarth
Tel: 07711 785131
Email: angiesangels1@outlook.com 

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

Hayley
Email: getupandgrow@outlook.com

Lamet Habayet Association provide cultural food support. 

Email: lamethabayeb@yahoo.com

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

Food parcels to those who need help, open Mondays and Fridays 10am-12noon, Heywood Baptist Church (Entrance on Chapel Street) 

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

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 

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 £4 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
Tel: 07816 406228
Email: susan.astbury@family-action.org.uk

A Food Pantry (10 items for £3.50- need to fill out a membership form)

Food pantry opens Saturday 12.30-2.30pm, Community cafe opens Saturday 12-2.30pm

Table top sales monthly on Fridays 3.30 - 5.00pm  dates advertised on Facebook.

All happen at Darnhill Library Building, Argyle Parade, Darnhill, Heywood OL10 3RY

https://www.facebook.com/p/Darnhill-food-pantry-100093749470860/

Jenny Kennedy
Tel: 07977 048896
Email: jennyhepzibah@gmail.com

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

Tel: 01706 368181
Email: info@sandonhouse.org 

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 
Tel: 01706 623229 

Email: jane.catz@backofthemoss.co.uk