A range of social enterprises across the constituency offer help and support to those in crisis, or with an interest in reducing their food budgets by reducing waste. For more information about the organisations operating in the area please see the following information.
Food Banks
Rochdale Foodbank helps local people in crisis. It provides three days of nutritiously balanced, non-perishable food. They work on a referral basis through a voucher scheme. Please get in touch with them at 0170 6713701 or complete the contact form here.
For more information, including opening times, please visit their website at:
Rochdale Foodbank – How to Get Help
Other Foodbank Centres include Branches Christian Fellowship (Smallbridge Methodist Church) which is in partnership with the Trussell Trust. This location is open on Saturdays mornings from 10:30am-12pm.
The Trussell Trust explains how to obtain a food voucher here
Food Pantries
Food pantries are a scheme that requires a membership (anyone can join) and for a small weekly subscription, allows members of the public to carry out a weekly shop with dignity. The scheme uses food that would otherwise be going to waste.
Rochdale Pantry – £3/weekly subscription
Freehold Pantry
Freehold Annex
Olney
OL11 4QL
Thursday: 9:30am – 12pm
Smallbridge Pantry
5 Stevenson Square
Smallbridge
OL12 9SA
Thursday: 9:30am – 12pm
Kirkholt Pantry
The Strand Community Club
Kirkholt
OL11 2JG
Thursday: 9:30am – 12pm