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  1. Christmas tree

    The 12 Days of Christmas - A festive dozen of National Lottery Good Causes

    22nd December 2025

    The 12 Days of Christmas - A festive dozen of National Lottery Good Causes

  2. Adam front and some of the men at a football session picture from Manbassadors Bolton at Home

    From talking to walking football to lifesaving links: £80m National Lottery funds to Men’s Health and Wellbeing

    24th November 2025

    Comb through three decades of National Lottery funding data and uncover nearly 1500 projects supporting men’s health and mental wellbeing, and suicide prevention — from talking to walking football to life-saving local links.

  3. Sam Mellish | British Athletics

    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.

  4. Street Doctors Workshop Claudia Leisinger Photography 2022

    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.

  5. Map 30 years of National Lottery funding in Bradford's 30 wards

    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

  6. people talking

    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.

  7. National Lottery Game Changers next gen

    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.

  8. Rob Gee on the mic and members of The Comedy Asylum

    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

  9. Water table moss alder trees

    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

  10. Kyle mannock

    Celebrating the power of words on World Poetry Day

    21st March 2025

    To mark World Poetry Day, we spoke to two leading poetry organisations that have been supported by National Lottery funding – Verve Poetry Festival and The Poetry Society for a brief Q&A on why poetry remains as vital as ever.

  11. Kielder Observatory Panorama and Milky Way

    From scratchcards to stardust: The National Lottery’s space odyssey

    13th March 2025

    Discover key insights unearthed from 30 years of National Lottery funding data, revealing how space science and education have been supported – shaping discovery, learning and innovation across the UK

  12. Pictured L-R: Kate Beggs, Chair of the Northern Ireland National Lottery Forum and Northern Ireland director at The National Lottery Community Fund, Junior Minister Aisling Reilly, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Justin King CBE, Chair of Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery.

    The National Lottery celebrates 30 years of game changing funding in Northern Ireland

    5th March 2025

    Celebrating three decades of game changing funding in Northern Ireland.