Carl, who started coming when he was homeless, said he was “absolutely gutted” it was struggling to find a venue and without it he would still be on the streets.
David, who has struggled with addiction, said: “Coming here is a lifeline, for people to come and have something to eat.”
He said it would be “a struggle” now it had been forced to close, adding that the social aspect had helped him too.
“You know you’re not alone in the world, you can come here and people have the same problems.”
Mr Priestly said people often did not know what help was available to them, and It’s Time4Change provided that “little shove in the right direction”.
He said he planned to continue to try find a venue in Bury as he worried people “have nowhere to go now”.
