In 2005, The Blyth Valley Local Strategic Partnership was successful in gaining over £818,000 of lottery money to be spent, over 10 years, on supporting community activity and involvement in Seaton Valley. This lottery money is known as the ‘Fair Share’ fund. This money is being administered by a local grant making charity, the Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. As part of administering this funding the foundation has put in place a panel of local individuals and organisations to advise on how this money can be best used.

A priorities document has been prepared and outlining the main themes of activity to be undertaken throughout the lifetime of the project, this document will be updated regularly. Within Seaton Valley the majority of funds (90%) will be spent on a range of ‘capacity building’ activities to enable the local community to more fully engage with local organisations, statutory and VCS, involved in supporting the local population within Seaton Valley.

It will also equip the local community with the necessary skills to identify current and emerging issues and equip them with the skills to identify solutions to those issues and the capacity to manage those initiatives at a local level. The final 10% of the Fair Share fund will be used to promote and provide a range of Health Related activities within Seaton Valley.

For further information on current Seaton Valley Fair Shares activities please visit www.seatonvalley.org.uk p