ALDI OLDHAM - LEES ROAD

At Oldham Foodbank we try do more than just provide food for people coming to us. We find out if there is any other help or services there is a need for, we have computers for accessing online services and job searches. We are members of the Oldham Food Network and are able to share fresh / excess short life products to make sure we help feed bellies not bins! We also work with other organisations to help new tenants, We run Eat Well Spend Less courses to teach people basic cookery skills. Working with local charities Keyring and Christians Against Poverty, we are part of the Ancora Project which has been funded by the National Lottery for five years helping people through crisis Most of the basic foods we use are donated by the general public but we also welcome donations from businesses eg. stock over runs.

Our community fridge is stocked on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, we help stop food waste from our local Aldi buy collecting food and filling up our comminuty pantry, which includes a small fridge, freezer and pantry shelves, we collec items such as veggies, bread, cake and lots more food items. The pantry is looked after by the staff at Greenaces Communtiy centre and checked daily. The pantry is open to all 7 days a week, it is in our enterance way, and people can take as they wish (no cost) most people who use our fridge and pantry are visitors of the community centre, we have lots of groups here so are always busy. Here are some of our groups. - Children/young people youth clubs - Playgroup - Elderly/old people - Over 50's keep fit - Lunch Club - Socialising arts club - People with disabilities - Chilren and parent sessions Greenacres Community centre is a great place where local people can come ofr advice, help, guidnece and socialisation it's a place for the community and local residents to enjoy, get help, join a group, take from the community pantry and much more..

Pennine Mencap assists adults with learning disabilities and Autism throughout Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. We provide a number of structured activities and events with the aim of teaching our service users new skills and creating opportunities for meaningful occupation, as well as social well-being. Established in 2012, we have come a long way from our beginnings in a small, windowless storage room with plenty of potential and not a lot of resources. It was only through listening to the feedback of our service users that we were able to develop as a charity in the facilities and opportunities we provide.