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The Area Council Manager provided a verbal update about the funding of the Healthy Holidays project.  Plans are in place to work with local providers to provide community projects (such as nature walks and treasure hunts) during the holidays whilst adhering to Government guidelines around handwashing and social distancing.  £14,000 of funding has been secured through Fare Share and Public Health to support vulnerable families across the North East Area Council communities.   The Family Centre has been funded to help support 40 families to make healthy meals through the ‘slow cooker’ project.  The North East Area Team is looking into the provision of ‘breakfast bags’ for distribution to vulnerable families through existing groups.  Ad Astra, Exodus, Grimethorpe Action Zone (GAZ) and Gt Houghton youth group continue to provide socially distanced holiday activities in their local areas.  Healthy lunch packs are also provided as part of this initiative. 

Members were pleased with the positive way in which the community and local organisations have supported each other during the pandemic, reminiscent of the Miners’ strike and WWII, and hoped it would continue.

RESOLVED that the update be noted.