2. Oldham Town Centre Board (formerly Oldham Town Deal Board)

The Board meets approximately every three months to oversee the delivery of the Towns Fund and other work in Oldham town centre.

The Board submitted the bid for a Town Deal to the Government in December 2020.

The outcome of the bid was confirmed as £24.4 million in June 2021.

Agendas and minutes

Agendas and minutes of the previous meetings can be viewed on the following link:

Contact

For further enquiries about the Towns Fund or Oldham Town Centre Board contact: 

Board members

The full membership of the Oldham Town Centre Board (formerly Oldham Town Deal Board)

Stakeholder category

Name, position - organisation, company or constituency

Independent Chair

William Lees-Jones, Managing Director - JW Lees

Independent Vice-Chair

Maggie Hughes, Owner - Zutti Co

Lead local authority or anchor institutions

Harry Catherall, Chief Executive - Oldham Council

Lead local authority

Paul Clifford, Director of Economy - Oldham Council

Lead local authority

Councillor Fida Hussain, Cabinet Member for Business, Employment and Enterprise - Oldham Council

Lead local authority

Councillor Arooj Shah, Leader - Oldham Council

MPs

Debbie Abrahams MP - Oldham East and Saddleworth

MPs

Jim McMahon MP - Oldham West and Royton

MPs

Angela Rayner MP - Ashton-under-Lyne

Mayoral Combined Authority

Andrew Lightfoot, Strategic Director (Public Service Reform) - Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Local businesses and investors

Kashif Ashraf, President - Oldham Chamber of Commerce, Greater Manchester Chamber / Co-Founder and Co-Chair - Asian Business Leaders

Local businesses and investors

Katie Bennett, Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre Manager - Savills

Local businesses and investors

Michelle Riley, Owner - Cob and Coal Tap / Fox and Pine

Local businesses and investors

Frank Rothwell, Managing Director - Manchester Cabins / Chairman and Owner - Oldham Athletic F.C

Communities

Liz Windsor-Welsh, Chief Executive - Action Together

Communities

Fazal Rahim, Project Coordinator - Oldham Interfaith Forum

Anchor Institutions

Anne McLoughlin, Chief Executive Officer (Interim) - First Choice Homes Oldham

Anchor Institutions

Dr. Alistair Craig, Chief Officer - Northern Care Alliance, Royal Oldham Hospital

Anchor Institutions

Luke Henshaw, Member - Oldham Youth Council

Anchor Institutions

Leo Nicholson, Member - Oldham Youth Council

Anchor Institutions

Stuart Lockwood, Chief Executive - Oldham Community Leisure

Anchor Institutions

Dr. John Patterson, Chief Clinical Officer - NHS Oldham CCG

Anchor Institutions

 TBC - Oldham Coliseum
Anchor Institutions

Simon Jordan, Principal - Oldham College

Arms-length bodies and other non-departmental government agencies

Richard Brown, Senior Relationship Manager - Arts Council England

Other private investors and developers

Adnan Yousaf, Real Estate Manager - The Cross Group