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  1. Two women walking their big white dogs in front of Brodie Castle.

    5 things to do around the UK this National Lottery Open Week

    20th March 2022

    This week, your National Lottery ticket unlocks unmissable special offers across the UK, as National Lottery funded venues say #ThanksToYou to the players, for making the work they do possible. With hundreds of offers to choose from, we’ve rounded up some of our favourites, to help you choose…

  2. As Seen on Screen: New research from The National Lottery reveals how TV and film inspires the nation’s travel habits

    14th March 2022

    Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coast, seen in popular TV series Game of Thrones, comes out on top in the poll of places people want to visit

  3. A woman (Stef Lauer) sitting in front of a pub.

    Shining a light on National Lottery funded LGBT+ projects in the UK

    24th February 2022

    This February we’re celebrating LGBT+ history month by shining a light on some of the incredible National Lottery funded projects across the UK that are helping to preserve the history of the LGBT+ community.

  4. TeamGB athletes group during the opening ceremony in Beijing.

    Beijing Winter Olympics: Our Top 7 Moments

    23rd February 2022

    This February, we celebrated the Winter Olympic games from the 4th to the 20th of February in Beijing, where our athletes' faced highs and lows in their pursuit of Olympic gold.

  5. A men standing next to a manakin in someone's kitchen.

    Celebrating National Lottery supported films at Sundance 2022

    20th January 2022

    The 2022 Sundance Film Festival begins today, running from 20-30 January, with seven incredible National Lottery supported films being premiered. Discover our top four film highlights being featured at this year’s festival, thanks to National Lottery players.

  6. Homelessness projects making a difference this Christmas

    17th December 2021

    With Christmas approaching, its important to spare a thought to those who don’t have somewhere safe to call a home this festive period. This December, we’re highlighting some incredible National Lottery funded homelessness projects making an important difference.

  7. Formerly homeless Strictly star hails impact of half a billion pounds of National Lottery funding awarded to homeless projects in the past decade

    15th December 2021

    This Christmas, we're highlighting the incredible support National Lottery-funded homeless projects have provided to people all over the UK in the last 10 years.

  8. Two women (Janis and Elan) with a National Lottery Award in their hands in the community garden Cynon Valley Organic Adventures in Wales

    Welsh community garden and wellbeing wonder wins National Lottery Award

    9th December 2021

    A Cynon Valley heritage and conservation project which uses gardening and nature as a way of improving people’s employability skills and wellbeing has been named the 2021 National Lottery Wales Project of the Year.

  9. A man (Liam Reardon) photographed in the CREATE installation at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

    LOVE ISLAND’S LIAM UNVEILS NEW ARTWORK IN WALES THAT CALLS ON PEOPLE TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE HAPPEN

    17th November 2021

    Love Island 2021 winner Liam Reardon has unveiled a striking new installation at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

  10. A black and white portrair of a youn man (Llun Hedd Wyn) by ©SNPA.

    The symbol of a lost generation

    11th November 2021

    Discover the story of Ellis Humphrey Evans, the Welsh poet posthumously awarded the Eisteddfod chair at Birkenhead in 1917 after failing to return from 1st World War trenches. His story lives on thanks to a National Lottery funded centre at the former home of the poet in North Wales.

  11. ©Getty Images - 'Imagine A World If...' a woman (Daisy Lowe) with a dress surronded by litter at Giant's Caseway.

    'Imagine A World If...' The National Lottery reveals shocking climate change images of iconic landmarks

    5th November 2021

    The National Lottery has today released a series of powerful images highlighting what some of the UK’s most cherished landmarks and venues could look like if we don’t start taking action against serious environmental issues.

  12. A woman (Lauren Price) in a ring holding an award

    Wales’ golden girl Lauren Price crowned Olympian of the Year

    27th October 2021

    Wales’ gold medal Olympic boxing champion, Lauren Price, has today added yet another accolade to her name after being crowned Olympian of the Year in the 2021 National Lottery Awards.