The football Foundation has presented a cheque for £1m towards the development of a £10.3m sports, culture and leisure village in Heywood, north Manchester.

The £1m grant, personally delivered by Football Foundation president Lord Pendry, is the maximum amount that the organisation can award and will go towards the new centre which will incorporate a sports hall; 25-metre, six-lane swimming pool; 100-station fitness suite and dance studio plus community and education rooms. There will also be dedicated youth space and a youth gym.

The money will also fund enhanced grass pitches, which will be drained, improved and reconfigured to include three full-sized pitches, one junior pitch and three mini soccer pitches. The funding comes on top of an earlier grant from Sport England for £500,000, which was also the largest amount they have ever awarded.

The new facility will be managed by sports trust Link4Life. Craig McAteer, managing director of Link4Life, said: "The trust has been able to play a crucial role in attracting this and other capital funding. We now look forward to continuing our work with Rochdale Borough Council and Heywood New Deal - who are each contributing around £4m to the project - to help deliver it on time and ensure that we continue to build on strong local community partnerships - particularly with young people - to create a centre that meets local need."

Lord Pendry added: "The facilities that will be developed here will be among the best in the country and are set to lead the development of sport in this part of Greater Manchester." Photograph: Lord Pendry presents the cheque for £1m to Heywood New Deal and Link4Life with girls from St Michael's CE School's Under-11 Football Team