What’s New
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Emerging filmmakers make their mark at BFI London Film Festival
8th October 2026
Discover nine National Lottery-funded, BFI-backed films premiering at this year's BFI London Film Festival, showcasing some of the UK's most exciting emerging filmmaking talent.
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Tapestry of Black Britons
6th October 2026
Throughout October, we’ll be sharing stories from National Lottery-funded projects that are helping to empower Black communities. Discover how Tapestry of Black Britons is inspiring people to see Britain’s past in a new way.
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Home at last: Wales's first football museum opens in Wrexham, thanks to National Lottery players
24th September 2026
Wales’s first football museum has opened in Wrexham, giving the Welsh Football Collection a permanent home for the very first time. The new museum brings together the story of Welsh football and the history of Wrexham, thanks to National Lottery players.
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National Lottery-funded Escapes reaches 250,000 free cinema tickets
21st September 2026
Escapes has distributed more than 250,000 free cinema tickets, helping people across the UK experience the magic of the big screen at no cost. Here's how you can get involved.
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60 years of Notting Hill Carnival
27th August 2026
As Notting Hill Carnival celebrates its 60th anniversary, we look back at the history of Europe's largest street festival and explore how National Lottery-funded projects are helping preserve Carnival's rich legacy.
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European Athletics Championships 2026: a historic Championship on home soil
20th August 2026
After a week of world-class athletics in Birmingham, the 2026 European Athletics Championships comes to a close. With historic firsts, record-breaking performances and 19 medals for Team GB & NI, the championships showcase the very best of British athletics.
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European Athletics Championships come to the UK for the first time
10th August 2026
For the first time ever, the European Athletics Championships are coming to the UK.
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Giant Lord Rhys Puppet parades to The National Lottery stand at the Eisteddfod
5th August 2026
As Lord Rhys left the Eisteddfod Maes for the last time, the Cardigan company that built him was handed nearly £100,000 for its work with young people.
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Welsh past and present sporting legends toast Team Wales success at Glasgow 2026 watch party
2nd August 2026
Star-studded event features Jamie Baulch, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chef de Mission Gethin Jones, Olivia Breen, Aled Davies, Rosie Eccles, Emily Roper, Abigail Roper, Charlotte Henrich, Dan Pitt and more.
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Edinburgh AC celebrates Commonwealth Games milers ahead of Josh Kerr’s and Jake Wightman's One Mile Final
31st July 2026
Edinburgh AC paid tribute to Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman as they prepared to compete for Commonwealth Games glory, celebrating their journey from grassroots athletics to the world stage, backed by coaches, clubs and National Lottery investment in Scottish sport.
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The castle. The nursery. The app that reached Australia. 850 years of the Eisteddfod - and over thirty years of National Lottery players making it possible
31st July 2026
On Christmas Day 1176, Rhys ap Gruffudd summoned the poets and musicians of Wales and beyond to a feast at his castle in Cardigan. It is the first ever recorded Eisteddfod. Eight hundred and fifty years later, that tradition is still alive - and among those who have helped keep it that way are the National Lottery players who, week after week, make good causes possible across Wales.
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Disability Pride Month: Because of You, Our Place is transforming lives
28th July 2026
July marks Disability Pride Month, a chance to celebrate disability, challenge stigma and champion equality. This month, we're shining a light on Our Place, Action on Disability's community hub in Hammersmith & Fulham, made possible thanks to £636,012 of National Lottery funding from The National Lottery Community Fund.