The Soup Kitchen Rochdale

16/03/2026

Did You Know...
At The Soup Kitchen we are supported weekly by our local Asda team in Rochdale.

We are so lucky that we have a team of volunteer drivers who pick up the donations for us.

Working together as part of Asda's Community Social Value and sustainable practice (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) means that together we can strive to reduce food waste, strengthen community connections, create a stable and reliable source of food and toiletries and also ensure that the items are used for those in need in this ever changing Cost of living crisis.

THANK YOU to all the Asda team and our wonderful collection Volunteers.

** Want to be part of our volunteering team? - Contact us today!**

21/01/2026

Slight adjustments at home can make life just that bit easier and more comfortable.

We want to provide grant funding to Rochdale residents who need a medical aid, maybe a kitchen appliance or chair raisers that offer that little helping hand!

All the details of how to apply are on our website:
www.rochdalesicknessfund.org.uk

15/01/2026

SOUP KITCHEN SHOUT OUT -Can you help??
New Year....New Volunteer drivers needed!
We are 100% run and managed by a team of AMAZING volunteers.
We have an ever increasing demand for our service at The Soup Kitchen, and we are so lucky that we have an increase in businesses supporting us.
BUT -We need Volunteers to collect food items for us.

DRIVERS ROLES NEEDED are below - please be aware these collections involve lifting and handling, are on a voluntary basis and you must be a fully insured and responsible driver.
IF YOU WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON AN AD-HOC BASIS TO COVER ANY OF THE BELOW COLLECTIONS BUT NOT THE SET ROTA TO COVER HOLIDAYS AND SICKNESS -THAT WOULD ALSO BE REALLY APPRECIATED. Please get in touch

Marks & Spencer, Riverside Rochdale- Monday 6.30 pm on our rota every four weeks. Need two people.

Marks & Spencer, Riverside Rochdale - Wednesday 6.30pm collection. On our rota every four weeks. One person.

(Big) Asda Rochdale every Monday- Collection between 2pm and 7pm. One Person - or can share the voluntary role

Greggs Kingsway (near the Range)- Wednesday- 6pm collection. On our rota every four weeks. One person.

Marks & Spencer, Riverside Rochdale - Friday 6.30 pm collection. On our rota every four weeks. One person.

Tesco (Sudden). Tuesday Approx 9.15pm-9.30 pm collection. One person. On our rota every four weeks.

Greggs Rochdale Riverside. Monday 7pm. Three people needed. On our rota every four weeks.

Without these collections - we simply cannot sustain our food distribution to our Soup Kitchen service users.
Please tag people and share to your pages and to local community groups/forums.
We really appreciate your support. - MESSAGE US TODAY if interested!

13/01/2026

🌟 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED 🌟
Join our team at The Soup Kitchen based in Rochdale Town Centre.

Do you want to make a real difference in your local community?
We are looking for volunteers to help us run smoothly, safely, and sustainably by collecting end of day produce as part of a rota.

CURRENT VOLUNTEER COLLECTION DRIVERS ROLES we need YOU for...

🥣 Marks and Spencer, Rochdale Riverside - Wednesday rota, collection 6:30pm
🥣 Greggs, Kingsway - Wednesday/Thursday rota, collection 6:00pm
🥣 Greggs, Rochdale Riverside - Monday rota, collection 7:00pm

Please message us if you can help once a month as part of the rota ...

10/01/2026

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⚠️ Cold Weather Payments Activated ⚠️

Cold Weather Payments have now been triggered for eligible residents living in the following postcode areas:
✅ OL11
✅ OL12
✅ OL14
✅ OL15
✅ OL16
✅ OL2

The alert was triggered for the period 31 December 2025 to 12 January 2026. If you qualify, the £25 payment will be made automatically; you don’t need to apply, and payments will be received within 14 days.

All pensioners on pension credit, families with disabled children and on Universal Credit and others should automatically get the payment to help with that week's energy or food other other bills.

If you believe you’re eligible but no payment is received, please get in touch with my office 👇
[email protected]

06/01/2026

🧤🧣Good Morning 🧣🧤

We are looking for people to help us collect donations from Marks and Spencer in Rochdale town centre. This will be as part of a rota basis.

🗓️ Wednesday / ad-hoc to cover holidays and sickness
🕡 6:30pm
🗺️ Rochdale Riverside Marks & Spencer
🚗 Driver essential

Please note- This is a voluntary role.

If you could help us out - please get in touch asap

26/12/2025

💙🔔 WE ARE NOT OPEN TODAY 🔔💙

We hope that everyone had a lovely day yesterday, today we are closed.

We are back open on Monday 29th December 2025.

24/12/2025

🎄REMINDER 🎄

We are closed on Boxing day (Friday 26th December 2025) back open as usual on Monday 29th December 2025.

Please share this post to remind our service users 🙏

19/12/2025

PLEASE NOTE We will be closed next Friday for Boxing Day.
We would really appreciate it if you could share our post to ensure people know we are not open.

Many thanks

15/12/2025

🎄🎉 Christmas Cheer for Asda 🎉🎄

Each week we are blown away by the support we receive from Asda, thank you to all their lovely staff for the continued support

We would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas 🎉🥂🍾🎄✨❄️💛

06/12/2025

Good Morning people of the page (and beyond)

The darker nights are drawing in, and the days are getting colder but we are still out every day and night collecting end of day/surplus food/donations to keep us open.

We are in desperate need of some more drivers - this is a voluntary role and you must have a drivers licence and be insured to drive the car you will be using.

We have a number of gaps in our rotas. You could volunteer every day or every month - whatever suits you best!

Do you think you could help please? - MESSAGE US TODAY and we can find a pick up suitable for you.