As part of our Plan for Neighbourhoods, 75 towns across the UK will receive up to £20m of funding with specialist support over the next decade to unleash their full potential, and I am delighted that Chadderton is part of that list.
Under the Tories, Chadderton was promised funding that simply did not exist alongside inflexible restrictions on how this money could be spent. Our community should not be dictated by a Government in Whitehall, but instead we should have power to decide our own priorities.
Local change is best driven by those with the biggest stake, and through the plan for neighbourhoods, local people will decide where government funding is spent in their area.
As part of the Plan for Neighbourhoods, new Neighbourhood Boards will be set up across all of the towns selected, bringing together residents, businesses and community campaigners. The board will decide how to spend the funding, choosing from options that include rejuvenating highstreets, local parks, youth clubs, cultural venues and health services. In particular, I am hoping some of this funding is directed to restoring Foxdenton Hall.
This is the start of a very exciting future for Chadderton, and I can’t wait to work together to make a neighbourhood that we are all proud of!
Jim McMahon OBE MP 