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Number One Riverside

Visit Dippy

The Natural History Museum’s famous dinosaur, Dippy the Diplodocus, will take pride of place in the award-winning Number One Riverside from 10 February 2020 to 28 June 2020.

He’s the superstar dinosaur which has been seen by millions of people in the Natural History Museum in London.

Meet Dippy on Tour

Services available at Number One Riverside

Number One Riverside is a multi use public building which consolidates numerous council buildings into one.

The building includes:

Rochdale Central Library
Council customer service centre
Bean Coffee Shop
FREE public WiFi
Office space for other organisations and private businesses

Training and Conference centre

Book a room at Number One Riverside and hold your next meeting here.

Virtual tour of Number One Riverside

View Number One Riverside by taking a 360 degree tour

Accessible toilet at Number One Riverside

There's a Changing Places accessible toilet on the ground floor of Number One Riverside, as part of a suite of toilets.

Please ask for the key from Number One Riverside reception to use the toilet during the building's opening times which are listed on this page.

This accessible toilet has a:

Height adjustable, adult-sized, free standing bench
Hoist
Non slip floor with 12 sq. metres of floor space
Emergency alarm

Help and advice available at Number One Riverside

Help and advice is available from many of our partner organisations, either drop in or book your place.

Partner organisation	When	Room	Drop-in or book a place	Contact
Advocacy Together Hub Rochdale	2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month	G13	Drop-in	Jacob Nolan Independent Advocate jacob-nolan@together-uk.org 07484 904119
Alzheimer's Society	First Monday of the month	G11	Drop-in	Nicky Timmis Engagement and Participation Officer for Greater Manchester nicky.timmis@alzheimers.org.uk
Army careers	Thursday 11am - 1pm	Front foyer	Drop-in	Army careers
Big Life Centres/Pathways	Monday 9am - 5pm	G03	Book	Jonathan Pemberton 07773068375
Bookstart Bear Club	Wednesday 1.30pm-2.30pm	Children's library	Drop-in	Bookstart Bear Club
British Legion	Thursday 10am -12noon	Front foyer	Drop-in	Caen Matthews
Children First Family Mediation	Appointment only		Book	0161 341 0257 childrenfirstfammed@btconnect.com
Citizens Advice Rochdale	Monday - Friday by appointment only	G01	Book	Adviceline 0300 330 9073 or Citizens Advice website.
Deaf Society	Friday 10am - 1pm	G11	Drop-in	Tracey Little
Digital Hub (Citizens Advice Rochdale)	Monday-Friday 9.30am-3.30pm	Public computer desks on the ground floor	Drop-in	Adviceline 0300 330 9073 or Citizens Advice website.
Duke of Edinburgh	Monday 5.30pm - 7.30pm	Waiting area	Drop-in	Diane Higgins
Epilepsy support group	Third Monday of the month 6pm - 7.15pm	G11	Drop-in	Les O’Shea, Rochdale Oldham Bury Epilepsy Society (ROBES) lesandmarian@sky.com
Fidgits computer course	Wednesday 10.30am - 12.30pm	G11	Book	Kate Spencer 01706 925939/07794 210851 Nicola Keogh 01706 926674
Help with debt	Tuesday 9.30am-3pm	G03	Book	Kate Spencer 01706 925939/07794 210851 Nicola Keogh 01706 926674
Job Club, Breakthrough	Monday 2pm-4pm	G11	Drop-in	Peter Jackson 07736 217314p.jackson@breakthrough-uk.co.uk
Land Charges Team	Monday to Friday	Desk 01	Book	01706 924744
Learn My Way, basic computer course	Wednesday, 2pm-3pm and 3pm-4pm, Thursday, 10am-11am and 11am-12noon	Library computers	Book	Book at library desk
Licensing Team	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9am-11am and 2pm-4pm. Friday, 9am-11am	G05 and G06	Drop-in	Sheila Lord 01706 924953
Living Well - Health Coach	Wednesday 12noon - 4pm	G12	Book	Ashley Katell
Living Well - Health Coach	Thursday 12noon - 4pm	G04	Book	Adam McCarthy 07702 691976
Macular Degeneration	Third Monday of the month, 10.30am-12.30pm	G11	Drop-in	Michelle Dutton 0161 491 6081 Macular Society
Manchester Credit Union	Tuesday 9.30am - 4pm Thursday and Friday 9.30am - 4pm	G13	Drop-in	0161 231 5222 Zatoon Ahmad 07720 677895 Zatoon.ahmad@manchestercreditunion.co.uk
NHS Smoking Cessation	Tuesday 2pm-4pm, Friday 9.30am-12.30pm	G04	Book	Shila Ahmed 07773 079528
Pension Wise	Appointment only		Book	Clare Whittle 01942 267965
People Plus	Appointment only		Book	Liz Shaw 07816 452179 liz.shaw@peopleplus.co.uk
Stepping Stone (housing	Appointment only		Book	Bruce Tonner 07971 233685 bruce.tonner@stepping-stone.org.uk
St Vincent's Housing Association	Appointment only		Book	Laura Townson 0161 772 2130 or 07967 723355 laura.townson@svha.co.uk
Visual Impairment Support	Wednesday 1pm-5pm	G11		Tracey Little 01706 922934
Wheatsheaf Reading Group	Third Tuesday of the month, 12.30pm - 3pm	G11	Drop-in	Brenda Hance brendahance@yahoo.com
Word Weavers creative writing group	1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, 5.30pm - 7.30pm	G11	Drop-in	joanne.eaves@rochdale.gov.uk

How to find us

Number One Riverside is close to the town centre and Rochdale Interchange, with parking in nearby council car parks. Or you can plan your journey using public transport.

The nearest council car park is at Rochdale Town Hall and Number One Riverside is only a few minutes walk away. Find Rochdale Town Hall parking.