Give a Happier Christmas
We’re after small gift donations to make Christmas brighter for young women in South Manchester.
Shop Local!
The Charity behind the Charity Shop
Brightening Chorlton
We wanted to give Chorlton a bit of a spruce-up!
Behind the Scenes at our Food Bank
A NEW FILM! Coronavirus has made life hard for so many people in Manchester. We’ve been busy all summer, working with the Church of the Apostles in Miles Platting as part of the city’s emergency food response network. This film is a behind-the-scenes look at what we’ve been doing: cooking hot meals for rough sleepers […]
Reaching out Further with the Rev Ellie Trimble and the Church of the Apostles
Meal portions being prepared Packed lunch bags Food parcels ready to go The foodbank larder On Saturday 4th July I visited an unassuming church in the middle of a housing estate. This is the epicentre for providing meals to the hotels that house the homeless during this pandemic. It is a well-organised operation, where everybody has […]
Our Community Hub – Two Years and Counting!
We’ve had amazing support from the community since that 1st day we opened the Community Hub on Wilbraham Road, Chorlton on 7th July 2017. We didn’t really have a plan other than opening the charity shop to sustain the work ROC were already doing. But more specifically ROC was started as we wanted to be […]
Chorlton vs Homelessness
We’ve seen an increase in homelessness and street begging in Chorlton. Can we can work together as a community to tackle the issues? We all agree that seeing people begging on our streets is distressing: it’s criminal that a modern society can seem to be leaving so many people behind. A recent study by housing […]