The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith & social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham.
Oldham Council, working with Action Together, has set up the Community Regeneration Partnership Capital Grants Programme as part of Oldham’s Levelling Up agreement with the government. It will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations and Parish Councils that are locally rooted and active in Oldham to contribute to the delivery of the Oldham Plan – Our Future Oldham a Shared Vision for 2030, and Oldham’s District Priorities.
Grants of up to £75,000 and over £75,000 were available for capital expenditure on physical spaces in Oldham where people come together.
Provisional Awards:
The following provisional awards have been made, subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence.
Central District
| Group/Organisation | Amount of the award | Project Summary |
| Berriesfield Park Growing Hub | £7,162.91 | The Berriesfield Park project will transform an underused green space at Berriesfield Park into a vibrant Community Growing Hub—a centre for food growing, wellbeing activities, learning, and meaningful community connection. It will turn unused land into a thriving, inclusive resource for local residents of all ages. |
| Ghazali Trust | £50,000.00 | The Clemency House Wellbeing Gym is a major refurbishment programme designed to tackle severe health inequalities in St Mary’s ward. Ghazali Trust will redevelop the building into a fully accessible, culturally safe, community-prescribed wellbeing hub offering tailored health, fitness, and therapeutic support. |
| Glodwick Cricket Club | £72,808.57 | Glodwick Cricket Club, a long-established and heavily used community sports facility serving Oldham Central and beyond, is investing in significant upgrades to create a more inclusive, sustainable, and accessible community hub. The project will strengthen the club’s role as a key anchor for sport, health and cohesion. |
| Oldham Parish Church | £61,536.00 | Oldham Parish Church is delivering Phase 1 of its Vision 2030 building strategy through the urgent refurbishment and expansion of toilet facilities. This essential upgrade will improve accessibility, safety, inclusion, and the church’s ability to support a growing range of community uses and events. |
| Oldham Pride Collective | £2,758.46 | Oldham Pride Collective will introduce a digital radio communications system to ensure safer, more coordinated community events. This upgrade will strengthen real-time safety responses, volunteer coordination, and the overall delivery of Pride and other inclusive community activities. |
| Pennine Mencap | £68,500.97 | Pennine Mencap, a town-centre service supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and acquired brain injuries, is undertaking a comprehensive refurbishment of Rhodes Bank Chambers. The works will increase usability from 50% to 85%, making all four above-ground floors safe, functional, and fit for expanded service delivery. |
| St Paul's Church, Hathershaw | £100,740.15 | St Paul’s will address critical structural and safety issues within its 145-year-old building—one of Hathershaw’s principal community hubs. Serving a diverse population including White English, Black African, South Asian, and Roma residents, the project will protect a trusted space for community support, advocacy, and social connection. |
| Oldham Street Angels | £100,000.00 | Oldham Street Angels will expand and refurbish their current base by incorporating part of an adjacent building. The improved facility will strengthen their multi-agency support for vulnerable adults, homeless and hidden-homeless individuals, enabling safer outreach and better service coordination. |
| OCL & Partners | £500,000.00 | OCL, working with community partners in Westwood and Coldhurst, will fully refurbish and modernise the long-dilapidated West end Street artificial pitch and pavilion. The project will reopen high-quality community sports facilities and place them under a community-led partnership model to secure long-term sustainability. |
| Fatima Women's Association | £25,000.00 | Fatima Women’s Association will refurbish and upgrade essential learning and community spaces within the Marlborough Resource Centre—a women‑led hub supporting over 200 women, young people and children each week, primarily from Global Majority and South Asian communities. The improvements will enhance safety, accessibility, and the quality of education and wellbeing programmes. |
East District
| Group/Organisation | Amount of the award | Project Summary |
| Friends of Stoneleigh Park | £250,000.00 | Friends of Stoneleigh Park will deliver a major redevelopment of the park’s play and sports facilities, including improvements to the play area, sports courts, accessible pathways, landscaping, and essential safety upgrades. This investment will revitalise a much‑loved community asset and significantly enhance opportunities for active play, recreation, and social connection. |
| Greenacres Community Centre | £81,450.60 | Greenacres Community Centre hosts diverse groups and activities that reduce isolation, promote health, support families, and strengthen community cohesion. This project will deliver vital safety and infrastructure improvements to ensure the centre remains a warm, safe, and accessible environment for local residents. |
| St Thomas Church, Moorside | £75,000.00 | St Thomas Church will preserve and modernise its community spaces through essential structural works and accessibility upgrades. The project will secure the building’s long‑term structural integrity and create more inclusive, usable facilities for the many groups and residents who rely on the church. |
| Millgate Arts Theatre | £72,000.00 | Millgate Arts Theatre will undertake urgent structural repairs and internal refurbishments to address severe damp ingress affecting its century‑old hillside building. These works are crucial to protecting the theatre’s long‑term future, safeguarding community use, and unlocking future development plans for this important cultural venue. |
| Saddleworth Parish Council | £72,437.00 | Saddleworth Parish Council will address urgent accessibility, safety, and suitability issues at Saddleworth Civic Hall—one of the area’s key community venues. The project includes full lift replacement, kitchen upgrades, flooring renewal, and improved stage lighting, ensuring the building meets the needs of a geographically wide, largely older, rural population. |
| Moorside Sports Club | £18,793.78 | Moorside Sports Club will renovate the deteriorated, hazardous pathways surrounding its bowling green, which were installed more than 30 years ago and have been damaged by weather and heavy footfall. The improvements will enhance accessibility and safety for the many community members who use the facility. |
| Springhead Community Centre | £34,879.00 | Springhead Community Centre is a vital hub for wellbeing, creativity, mental health support, and social connection. This project will install a new, efficient heating system, creating a warm and welcoming environment while improving environmental sustainability and reducing energy costs. |
| OL4 Residents Association | £8,640.00 | OL4 Residents Association will transform an unmanaged piece of land into a safe, secure, and inclusive community garden. The space will offer opportunities for socialising, gardening, children’s play, and community-led activity, creating a clean and welcoming green asset for local residents. |
| Greenfield Cricket Club | £52,200.00 | To support its rapidly growing membership, Greenfield Cricket Club will extend and fully refurbish its outdated toilet block. The project will deliver modern, hygienic, accessible facilities that encourage wider participation, particularly among women, girls, and families. |
| Clarksfield Community Group | £171,909.00 | Clarksfield Community Group will develop a new community hub offering accessible support services—including advice, benefits support, social care connections—and safe social spaces for older people, families, and young residents. The hub will provide a dedicated base for community support and social cohesion. |
| Grotton & District Residents Association | £16,000.00 | Grotton & District Residents Association's project will refurbish and enhance the well-used Grotton playground through a deep clean, new tarmac surfacing, refreshed floor graphics, and modern themed and interactive play markings. Worn swing chains and seats will be replaced to improve safety. The upgrades will create a more engaging, durable, and high-quality play environment for children and families. |
| Saddleworth Museum | £5,000.00 | Saddleworth Museum will install full-building Wi-Fi across all public areas, staff spaces, community rooms, and archive facilities. This enhancement will strengthen its role as a free digital access point and community gathering space, improving both visitor experience and operational capacity. |
| Delph Community Association | £4,873.00 | Delph Community Association, a long-established local charity dedicated to village wellbeing, will undertake essential improvements to the Chapel Garden—an important heritage and community green space. The works will restore and maintain the garden for ongoing public benefit and community use. |
| Veg in the Park CIC | £30,800.00 | Veg in the Park CIC, a long-standing community horticulture organisation based in Waterhead Park, will deliver the “Bee Important” project—an expansion of its community growing hub focused on biodiversity and environmental education. Improvements will include a dedicated base for beekeeping activities, strengthening both community involvement and ecological impact. |
North District
| Group/Organisation | Amount of the award | Project Summary |
| Friends of Crompton Moor | £90,253.00 | Crompton Moor – Securing the Future for All is a major environmental and community project designed to safeguard and enhance a 76‑hectare green space used daily for walking, cycling, horse riding, and wellbeing. The works will strengthen boundary security, restore and expand woodland habitats, and create dedicated space for events, activities, and essential equipment storage—protecting this valued landscape for future generations. |
| Shaw & Crompton Town Council | £500,000.00 | Shaw & Crompton Town Council will lead a transformational redevelopment of High Crompton Park to tackle long‑standing issues around poor facilities, social isolation, declining footfall, and limited accessibility. The project will create a new community café and vibrant community hub, providing essential services, social spaces, and support for local residents of all ages. |
| Dovetales Over 60s Group | £20,323.00 | Dovetales Over 60s Groups project will improve the accessibility, safety, and long‑term sustainability of the Dovetales Christian Centre, home to the Royton & Crompton Over 60s Club, coffee mornings, games groups, and wider community gatherings. The improvements will ensure the building remains a welcoming, inclusive, and functional space for older residents and the wider community. |
| Crompton Bowling Club | £65,261.32 | Crompton Bowling Club will upgrade, repair, and modernise its facilities to create a safe, accessible, and comfortable environment for current and future members. The project will also develop the club into a flexible venue suitable for public events, community meetings, and wider social activities—strengthening its role as a valuable community asset for years to come. |
| Shaw Comrades Crown Green Bowling Club | £20,705.00 | Shaw Comrades Crown Green Bowling Club aims to improve safety, comfort, and accessibility for its 100‑strong membership and the wider community who attend competitions, fun days, and social events. The project includes replacing outdated floodlights, installing covered seating, and upgrading pavilion facilities to enhance the visitor experience and expand community use. |
| East Crompton St James with St Saviour’s | £67,769.00 | East Crompton St James with St Saviour’s project will support the substantial refurbishment of the Grade II listed church building, transforming it into a fully accessible, inclusive, and sustainable community space. Improvements will include level access, an accessible toilet, flexible seating, and a kitchen—enabling the church to host a greater range of social, community, and wellbeing activities. |
| The 6th Royton Scout Group | £199,117.43 | The 6th Royton Scout Group will deliver a full-scale refurbishment of the St Paul’s Scout Building—an essential community asset in a deprived area of Royton. The building hosts children’s and youth activities alongside a wide programme of local community use. The refurbishment will secure the building’s long-term future and transform it into a multi‑purpose hub for residents of all ages. |
| St Mark’s PCC, Heyside | £54,068.00 | St Mark’s PCC will redevelop and fully refurbish the Lower Hall of Heyside Parish Hall to make it accessible for all residents and significantly increase its usability. The upgraded spaces will enable a wider range of activities, services, and community support to be delivered—enhancing the hall’s role as a local hub both now and into the future. |
South District
| Group/Organisation | Amount of the award | Project Summary |
| 7th Manchester Scouts | £143,112.10 | 7th Manchester Scouts will deliver a full redevelopment of their ageing 1960s scout hut, transforming it into a modern, energy‑efficient, and fully accessible community hub. The upgraded building will support long‑term use by a wide range of community groups and activities, creating a safe, flexible and sustainable space for children, young people and local residents. |
| Friends of Daisy Nook Country Park | £120,000.00 | The Friends of Daisy Nook Country Park project forms part of a wider programme to refurbish and restore multiple degraded areas of Daisy Nook Country Park—a 40‑hectare greenspace of ecological, cultural, and historical importance. The improvements will enhance accessibility, safety, environmental quality, educational value, and community use, protecting the park for future generations. |
| South Failsworth Primary School & PTA | £20,224.05 | South Failsworth Primary and its PTA will develop a dedicated Sensory Hub to support children with additional sensory, behavioural, and communication needs. The space will enhance learning engagement, reduce anxiety, improve wellbeing, and provide a safe and supportive environment that can also be used for out‑of‑school provision. |
| Breaking the Waves Foundation | £12,000.00 | Breaking the Waves Foundation will build on recent renovation works at the former Baptist Church by installing accessible toilets, baby‑changing facilities, and improved storage. These upgrades are essential to ensure dignity, safety, and inclusivity for service users, and will enhance the delivery of the charity’s community support and poverty relief programmes. |
| Indian Association Oldham | £67,894.00 | The Indian Association Oldham will undertake essential refurbishment works to its well‑used community centre, including critical roof repairs and resurfacing of the car park. These improvements will enhance accessibility, increase attendance, and secure the long‑term sustainability of this important cultural and community asset. |
| Local Food First CIC | £74,965.00 | Local Food First CIC will upgrade the Wild Brook Community Food Hub with a new indoor teaching and community space, an all‑weather structure, and an expanded plant nursery. The improvements will enable year‑round food education, community meals, social eating activities, inclusive cooking sessions, and enhanced volunteer programmes. |
| Coppice Community Group | £42,340.00 | Coppice Community Group’s Happy Alleys initiative will transform three neglected alleyways in Coppice/Medlock Vale into safe, clean, green community spaces. By tackling persistent fly‑tipping, antisocial behaviour, and poor environmental quality, the project will create welcoming shared spaces and build long‑term community pride and ownership through resident collaboration. |
| Hathershaw Community Group | £38,614.00 | Hathershaw Community Group will install fixed, overt CCTV cameras in targeted alleyways across Medlock Vale to deter persistent fly‑tipping, support enforcement, and restore public safety. Building on successful previous schemes, the project responds directly to resident requests for stronger, visible deterrents to improve their local environment. |
| Coppice Community Hub | £147,100.00 | Coppice Community Hub will transform an underused green field into a multifunctional, safe, and inclusive community green space. Designed for families, youth projects, and intergenerational activities, the new space will create a vibrant outdoor asset that supports play, social connection, and community-led events for years to come. |
| St John's Church, Failsworth | £75,000.00 | St John’s Church will improve the safety and accessibility of its indoor community and Live Well spaces through repairs to external pathways, improved access routes, and the installation of new external lighting. These upgrades will ensure safe entry for all users and extend the church’s ability to host community activities throughout the year. |
| Avro FC | £250,000.00 | AVRO FC will deliver a comprehensive refurbishment and sustainability upgrade to the Vestacare Stadium, transforming it into a safer, more accessible, and environmentally responsible community sports facility. Works include solar panel installation, energy‑efficiency improvements, car park redevelopment, and enhanced site security. |
West District
| Group/Organisation | Amount of the award | Project Summary |
| St George's Church, Chadderton | £138,000.00 | St George’s Church will replace its damaged, leaking roof to create a safe, dry, warm, and environmentally sustainable community space. The upgrade will reduce running costs and carbon emissions while protecting a building that hosts a wide range of activities, including fitness groups, uniformed groups, the Women’s Institute, mums & toddlers, Slimming World, and a dementia‑friendly café. |
| Werneth & Freehold Community Development Project | £85,963.00 | Werneth & Freehold Community Development Project will deliver essential refurbishment and safety upgrades to ensure the long‑established community centre remains safe, warm, energy‑efficient, and compliant with modern standards. The building is used year‑round by children, older adults, vulnerable groups, partner organisations, and local families, making these improvements critical to ongoing community support. |
| Yuvanis | £124,000.00 | Yuvanis will lead the transformation of a derelict pocket park on Victoria Street into a vibrant, multifunctional, and accessible community space that brings together the area’s diverse communities. The project includes the creation of children’s play areas and a longer‑term vision for a community garden, increasing local green space and opportunities for positive social interaction. |
| South Chadderton Methodist Church | £29,205.00 | The South Chadderton Methodist Church project will enhance safety, wellbeing, and the quality of public space in South Chadderton through the refurbishment of the Coalshaw Green Park play area and the installation of CCTV at the neighbouring church site. These improvements aim to deter antisocial behaviour, increase public confidence, and create safer, more welcoming spaces for local families. |
| Age UK Oldham | £85,000.00 | Age UK Oldham will convert a large storeroom at the Over 60s Centre into a fully equipped, catering‑standard kitchen to replace the current undersized and impractical facility. The project also includes a full refurbishment of toilet facilities to provide fully accessible provision—improving inclusivity, expanding meal provision, and enhancing the overall experience for service users. |
| St George's Bowling Club | £8,500.00 | St George’s Bowling Club will resurface deteriorated pathways and steps around the clubhouse to improve safety, accessibility, and confidence for older and disabled users. The works will support increased participation in existing activities and enable the expansion of new community initiatives centred around physical activity and social inclusion. |
| Parish of St Thomas, Werneth | £120,000.00 | The parish of St Thomas, Werneth, will undertake major restoration, repair, and refurbishment works to safeguard this Grade II listed building and strengthen its function as a multicultural community hub. The project addresses urgent issues affecting the building’s fabric, ensuring its long‑term preservation and continued use as a valued community asset. |
| Spring Bank Bowling Club | £70,980.00 | Spring Bank Bowling Club will deliver upgrades to improve accessibility for disabled bowlers, families, older residents, and wider community users. The enhancements will increase participation, expand community use of the facility, and support the club’s development as an inclusive, multi‑age sporting environment. |
| Chadderton Together | £119,315.00 | Chadderton Together, working in collaboration with Friends of Chadderton Park and Chadderton Hall Veterans Bowling Club, will renovate the existing bowling club to support wider community use. The improvements will create a year‑round offer of activities for families, children, and older residents—promoting social inclusion, wellbeing, and recreational opportunities. |
| Crompton House C of E Multi Academy Trust | £120,000.00 | Crompton House C of E Multi Academy Trust will deliver a major upgrade of the Tudor Street pitch, transforming it into a safe, inclusive, and well‑managed community sports hub for Werneth. The improved facility will widen access to sport, physical activity, and community programming. |
| Care Bridge Alliance | £74,037.00 | Care Bridge Alliance, working in partnership with the local mosque, will refurbish and upgrade several car parks and alleyways across the Werneth area. The improvements aim to reduce antisocial behaviour, increase safety, and enhance the quality of the local environment for residents and visitors. |