Other schemes planned for the funding include a campaign to support Heywood’s early evening economy with financial help to encourage cafes to open later and put events on.
Another local resident of 50 years, Ken Mottram, said some of the funding should be used to put in more road crossings.
“And some of the pavements are really bad. That’s what they want to sort out,” he said.
The board held a number of public engagement sessions over the summer to discuss ideas with Heywood residents, with a more detailed plan to be submitted to the government before the end of the year.
Councillor Rachel Brown said: “I think in the next two or three years people will see a huge transformation in Heywood and we’ll be having businesses really wanting to come here.”
