Emergency food support

Chorley Council

If you are in need of emergency food support, we may be able to refer you to a food bank. However, there are other support services listed below which you may also find helpful.

Telephone: 01257 515151

Chorley Help the Homeless

A drop in emergency food bank service is available to people

Address: The Gateway, Friday St, Chorley
Telephone: 01257 220077
Email: reception@chth.org.uk

On any emails, please include your name, the number of adults and children in your household and your telephone number.

Opening times:

Monday 10am to 2pm
Tuesday 10am to 2pm
Thursday 10am to 2pm
Friday 10am to 1pm

Chorley Buddies Good Food Club

You can access up to £25 worth of food supplies per week to help support you and your household for as little as £4 a week.

Five venues are available with set weekly times for collections. Clubs also have a social activity with free refreshments.

Opening times:

Day	Location	Times
Monday	St Paul's Church, Railway Rd, Adlington	10.30am - 12.30pm
Tuesday	St Joseph's Parish Centre, Harpers Ln, Chorley	10.30am - 12.30pm
Wednesday	St John the Divine Parish Hall, Hewlett St, Coppull	10.30am - 12.30pm
Thursday	Buttermere Community Centre, Buttermere Ave, Chorley	10.30am - 12.30pm
Friday	Clayton Brook Village Hall, Clayton-Le-Woods	10.30am - 12.30pm

A £10 lifelong membership fee is required on signup. If you would like to know more about membership and register, please contact Chorley Buddies:

Telephone: 01257 542367

Email: chorleybuddiesreferrals@svp.org.uk

Chorley United Reform Church / The Hollinshead Centre

Providing a mixture of hot meals, small food parcels and vouchers, with more information available on the Chorley United Reform Church website.

A free lunch is available at The Meeting Place, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am to 2pm.
A free hot take away meal is available on Thursdays, 5pm from the porch at the end of Byron Street

If you would like to receive support, please contact:

Telephone: 01257 760066 and select option 2

Email: community.minister@chorleyurc.org

St Laurence's Church

Support available is:

emergency food parcels
evening and lunchtime meals Monday - Friday
Monday Open Table, 5:00 to 5:30pm, for a two course meal and refreshments
Taste Café, Thursday and Friday 11am to 2pm. Soup and refreshments are available for a voluntary donation.
Talking Tables, Thursday 11am.

If you cannot access support in the evening and weekends and are urgently in need of food, please contact St. Laurence's Church using the contact details below:

Telephone: 07763 226275

Email: food@stlaurencechorley.co.uk