"Being part of the Awards has enabled our project to be recognised on a national platform and I would encourage Northern Ireland projects to enter."
Beragh Red Knights Community Sports Pavilion, 2009 winner
"Taking part in The National Lottery Awards last year was an amazing experience from start to finish. Just seeing the overwhelming support that we received was so inspiring. It was a massive boost for all the young people involved in the project to receive recognition on a national TV show."
Sefton Performing Arts and Creative Education Centre (SPACE), 2009 winner
"It has enabled us to raise the profile of the eye 2 eye Campaign to a much wider audience than we would normally be able to reach."
SeeAbility, 2009 finalist
"Being part of last year's Awards enabled our project to be recognised on a national level, which helped to boost our plans to expand across the country. I would really recommend that other Lottery-funded projects enter, as it's a great opportunity."
Tower Hamlets Summer University, 2009 winner
"Being involved in the Awards helped us to raise our profile, engage with the public and celebrate the work that our volunteers do. We'd certainly encourage other Lottery-funded projects to enter."
Able2Sail, 2009 finalist
"The media coverage has been brilliant. This project had been looking like it would have to be scaled back because of lack of funding, but the Awards have really given it a boost. Now we are looking at extending, rather than reducing the services on offer."
National Autistic Society Out of School Clubs, 2009 finalist
"The extra publicity has been a real bonus for us, with plenty of new visitors coming to experience Old Moor's brilliant wildlife for themselves."
RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor Nature Reserve, 2009 winner
"Since last year's Awards, awareness has really increased and we've got more people walking through the door."
Brockwell Lido, 2009 finalist
"I would definitely recommend entering the National Lottery Awards - it helped to raise awareness of the work we do and it was great for a small project like ours to be featured on a primetime BBC1 show."
The Kids' Cookery School, 2009 finalist
