Lidl Littleborough

Surplus To Purpose (SToP) is an environmental enterprise which specialise in the interception of surplus food destined for waste. This produce may be past Best Before, suffered accidental damage or surplus to requirements. Trained personnel record, process and quality control all intercepted food, to ensure it is safe for consumption. This food is then redistributed through various activities such as; boxes for families, outside catering & events, Pay As You Feel cafes and into schools. SToP intercepts approximately 1,000 tons per year at its headquarters in Leeds - the equivalent of 2.3 million meals per year. A majority of the produce we intercept is perishable items such as fruit & vegetables, and bakery goods. However, we also intercept frozen meat & fish, chilled dairy items and non perishable items such as dry goods, drinks and confectionary. In 2022 SToP aims to become the U.K.s largest caterer of events using intercepted produce. From weddings, to conferences, birthdays and work lunches, we wish to provide environmental alternatives to mainstream providers of contract catering. Our mission is to Feed Bellies Not Bins, whilst educating people on the inhumane amounts of edible food wasted every year in the U.K. All of our spaces are inclusive, and all the food we intercept is available to all. "Let's REALLY feed the world" #SToP wasting food #FeedBelliesNotBins

Smallbridge Pantry is a food members club where local people can buy 10 food items for £3.50 The pantry is open once a week on a Thursday morning 9.30/12pm and is run by local volunteers. The Smallbridge pantry is the second Pantry in the borough supported by RBH and has proven to be a very successful project aiming to tackle food poverty in our most deprived areas. Lidl have kindly offered to donate surplus food on a weekly basis to the Smallbridge pantry and this can be taken as extras by the pantry members.

We are a specialist community development organisation for migrants and Asylum Seeker families in need of protection and access to services, providing practical support and empowering vulnerable people of diverse ethnicities including the BAME community, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and white working-class marginalised people in Rochdale. Please Note: Caring and Sharing Community is now at #78 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1JU Our services include; : Mental Health Workshops : Young People Mentorship : Family Support Groups : Life Skills Training : Relocation and Resettlement Advice : Cultural Food Support and Delivery : Community Cohesion Celebratory Events : Domestic Violence abuse awareness programmes and other tailored worskshops