Happy Birthday To Our Store!
Petrus People Community store is now 2 years old and how proud we are! Just like any other 2 year old, it has grown up and learned a lot in this last 2 years.
As we celebrate our bithday it seems like a good time to take stock of what has been achieved in the last 2 years and to make our customers and donors more aware of the work of Petrus Community in Rochdale and the surrounding boroughs.
What do we do? We sell donated goods that still have life in them and our prices are hard to beat. We sell anything and everything; including furniture, clothing, electricals, toys, books, music, DVD’s, bric-a-brac and baby equipment. We have some weird and wonderful items donated even some items that we don’t know the purpose of! If you are having a clear out of items that are in good condition please call us, we can collect furniture locally.
At the store we have received great support from a small army of around 85 volunteers! This amazing team of people have contributed in all aspects of the building maintenance and operation of the store. Rochdale Rotary Club has proved an indispensable source of support, labour and skills for us. Other volunteers are drawn from all areas of our community; Petrus service users, customers, donors, work placements, Rochdale people that want to support a worthy cause.
We operate a free clothing scheme for people that are sleeping rough around our borough and for families in crisis situations. These are referred by an agency worker such as school worker, health visitor, support worker, housing officer.
Petrus Community have given the Petrus People store a budget to be used to give some basic essential items to families in extreme need. So far this has amounted to around £20,000 of furniture being delivered to people in need around our borough. Please email Claire.jefferies@petrus.org.uk for more information on how to make a referral.
If you haven’t been to the store yet, you really are missing out. Check out some photos on our face book page, and get down to the store:
Hamer Lane, Rochdale, OL16 2UL.
(1 minute walk from Fire Station or Croft Shifa Medical centre)
Tel: 01706 341189.
Web page: www.petrus.org.uk/community_store.php
Opening times
Mon – Fri: 9.30am – 3pm
Sat: 10am – 2pm


News Items
- Sleepout and help tackle homelessness
- A new way to support the homeless has launched in Rochdale
- Thank you
- Petrus Community Christmas Opening Times
- Seb Moore wants to raise £300 to help the homeless before Xmas...
- What to do if you're concerned about a rough sleeper
- Buy a gift for a child this Christmas
- Rochdale community garden group sweep up awards
- Greater Manchester homelessness charity set to grow under new Head
- A store in Rochdale is making a big impact on the local community
- Rochdale's Network of Community Gardeners
- Introducing the new Petrus brand
- Petrus Community Newsletter - March 2018
- The Petrus Pedals Community Cycling Club and Bike Kitchen to launch on Saturday 24 March.
- Job opportunity – Project Worker, Women in Prison
- Community seed swap
- Spring seed sowing workshop
- Retired police officer brings festive cheer to Rochdale's homeless for the third consecutive year
- Petrus Strike Gold
- Rochdale's homeless community speak up and speak out through the Hidden Tales project
- Petrus Community Newsletter - Autumn 2017
- Hidden Tales of Rochdale
- Volunteers needed at our Community Store
- Petrus Community Newsletter - May 2017
- Petrus PIER Art Project Update and Other Events
- Zen boss and staff to sleep out for homelessness charity Petrus Community
- Petrus Community Newsletter - January 2017
- Positive start to the new year for Rochdale homelessness charity
- Hidden Tales
- Tesco's Bags of Help initiative
- Petrus Community Newsletter - Autumn 2016
- Hidden Rochdale - 21 June 2016
- Art Volunteers Needed
- National Wildlife Centre Visit
- Petrus Community Newsletter - May 2016
- Petrus Community Newsletter - February 2016
- Happy Birthday To Our Store!
- Cartwheel Arts Scribble Festival
- Petrus Community Autumn Newsletter
- P.I.E.R. Newsletter - issue 67
- P.I.E.R. allotment activity day
- Pictures from the PIER allotment 'Dig It' launch event
- PIER allotment 'Dig It' launch event
- A new name for Green Gym - Petrus Incredible Edible Rochdale
- Petrus News - Pre-election Edition 2015
- Green Gym Volunteers Meetings
- Petrus News - February Edition 2015
- Petrus People open new Community Store in Smallbridge
- Petrus celebrate the achievements of its volunteers at awards ceremony
- Petrus People Community Store – happy first birthday
- Petrus News - Autumn 2013
- Petrus Community Store: September 2014
- Press Release - March 2013
- Green Gym
- Green Gym Helps Community to Blossom
Petrus Community , Craig Lee House, 25 Church Lane, Rochdale, OL16 1NR
Tel: (01706) 345844 | Fax: (01706) 713151 | e-mail: petrus@petrus.org.uk | Privacy Notice
Petrus Community is a limited company for charitable purposes.
Director: L Robinson. Registered Charity Number: 510904. Limited Company Number: 1523836 (Registered in Cardiff).