The Withernsea and Southern Holderness Regeneration Partnership was formed in 1997. The Partnership is made up of around sixty organisations which work together with the aim of strengthening the local economy and maximising social and economic opportunities for local people. In 1999 Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) funding was obtained to deliver a regeneration scheme – Widening Horizons – to fund projects which benefit the area. This scheme, and other funding which has been attracted as a result, has amounted to an investment of over five million pounds in Southern Holderness.

The Partnership is managed by a Steering Team, which oversees the regeneration process, and an Executive Committee, responsible for approving grants and budget control. Three topical committees are linked to the Partnership’s key themes of Business and Tourism, Education and Training and Community and Environment. These committees make recommendations on grants to the Executive Committee and discuss issues, and make suggestions for developing projects to address them. A team of staff and project workers support the work of the Partnership, and carry out the day to day work of co-ordinating and administering the scheme.

Funding under the SRB scheme ends in March 2004 and the Partnership is developing a new strategy and actively seeking funds to continue its work. Much has been achieved already, around fifty projects have been developed or supported, and many new community groups formed, during the SRB period. Click here for information on some of these.