What’s New - England
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The National Lottery and the Great North Run - Legacies beyond the finishing line
25th September 2025
Explore how National Lottery funding has shaped local lives and public spaces in Newcastle, Gateshead and South Tyneside over 30 years. Interactive data maps help highlight the breadth of support and countless impacts that continue to ripple across the Tyne (and all over the UK).
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From big screen brilliance to the fine art of boxing: National Lottery-funded projects helping to underpin Bradford 2025’s story
22nd September 2025
As Bradford celebrates its year as UK City of Culture, National Lottery funding is helping bring hundreds of events, exhibitions and performances to life, to showcase the city’s people and creativity.
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Exploring Bradford’s unique National Lottery funded museum dedicated to Peace
22nd September 2025
The unique museum with a universal message: Peace. Backed by National Lottery funding, the UK's only Peace Museum, in Saltaire, Bradford, offers families informative exhibits, playful learning and moving stories
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World Athletics Championships: National Lottery athletes making their mark
22nd September 2025
As the world’s best athletes prepare to compete at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, The National Lottery is celebrating the role its players have had in powering British athletics.
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StreetDoctors: A National Lottery funded charity empowering young people to save lives
12th August 2025
The national charity StreetDoctors works across 20 UK cities, with 26 teams and over 300 volunteers equipping young people with emergency first aid — and much more. Young lifesavers become youthful community leaders with Street Doctors. An inspirational blend backed by National Lottery players with two National Lottery Community Fund grants.
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30 years of National Lottery funding across Bradford’s 30 wards - and the Bradfordians who make it count
1st August 2025
Mapped: Over £333M in 30 years to Bradford’s 30 wards, a data dive into National Lottery Funding and the Bradfordians who make it count
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The mode of giving: Why small grants (like £10,000) matter
23rd June 2025
Discover the surprising power of the most common grant value in The National Lottery dataset of nearly 700,000 grants. This data-led story highlights the human impact behind the numbers—showing how even modest grants, like £10,000, are transforming lives and communities all across the UK.
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National Lottery funded charities transforming the lives of refugees across the UK
20th June 2025
This World Refugee Week, we’re celebrating incredible charities from across Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England that are supporting refugees. Thanks to National Lottery players, these charities are able to continue to provide guidance, counselling, housing and more for those who need their help with the support of National Lottery funding.
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New research reveals who young adults look up to – and why they want to be role models
13th May 2025
New research by The National Lottery reveals young adults are turning to real-life role models – starting with their immediate family and friends– and are stepping up to lead change in their own communities.
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World Laughter Day: Discover the playful and impactful sides to National Lottery funding
4th May 2025
World Laughter Day: From stand-up to social prescribing, clowns to community care, discover the playful but impactful side to 30 years of National Lottery funding
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National Gardening Week: celebrating horticultural heritage and the healing nature of green spaces with National Lottery funding
1st May 2025
We’re looking at the lasting impact green spaces have on our lives and National Lottery funded gardens that inspire, heal and connect.
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World Heritage Day: How a £250k heritage grant is helping a local partnership restore Lindow Moss
17th April 2025
Discover how a £250k National Lottery Heritage Fund grant is helping a local team, and volunteers, restore Lindow Moss — a unique landscape rich in wildlife, history, and climate-saving peat