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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

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    From struggles to success: The National Lottery funded project helping marginalised women into work

    4th April 2025

    Dive into this data story on a project where personalised support, National Lottery funds and women's resilience combine to beat complex employment barriers.

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    Celebrating 30 years of National Lottery funding in Wales

    21st March 2025

    Since the first National Lottery draw in November 1994, more than £2.4 billion has been invested into good causes in Wales, benefiting more than 74,000 arts, community, sports and heritage projects throughout the country.

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    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.

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    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

  6. 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.

  7. Ellie Taylor

    New research for National Lottery Open Week shows one in five make plans knowing they’ll cancel – but want to say ‘yes’ to more fun

    4th March 2025

    Comedian and National Lottery Open Week ambassador, Ellie Taylor encourages the nation to say ‘yes’ to more joy!

  8. Step into the movies: 10 iconic film locations to visit for free or with a discount this March

    25th February 2025

    10 iconic film locations to visit for free or with a discount this National Lottery Open Week

  9. A landscape picture of the domes of Eden Project

    National Lottery Open Week returns this spring

    17th February 2025

    This March, The National Lottery will once again be saying thank you to players for the £30 million they raise for Good Causes every week.

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    First things first: 30 years of notable ‘firsts’ funded by The National Lottery

    14th February 2025

    Explore 30 years of National Lottery funding through exclusive data-driven insights—uncovering notable ‘firsts’ from historic grants to pioneering projects that shaped communities across the UK

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    How The National Lottery boosts the UK's love of 'giving'

    9th January 2025

    Discover how National Lottery funding of 1,000+ food banks (1997-2024) has boosted Britain's love of 'giving', fought hunger and helped community health across the UK

  12. Heritage Tree art installation at Whitby Abbey

    Festive Q&A with our inspirational Game Changers

    24th December 2024

    We join our Community and Heritage Game Changers for a festive Q&A.