What’s New - Sport
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Lioness legend Chloe Kelly surprises girls’ football team with National Lottery funding boost
5th November 2025
An after-school football session was stunned into silence and tears, when Lioness hero and England and Arsenal WFC star, Chloe Kelly, interrupted the game to reveal the news that the project would be awarded £8815 in National Lottery funding via Sport 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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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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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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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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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.
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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!
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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
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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 30 years of funding sports facilities helped build a healthier UK
16th December 2024
The biggest impacts from National Lottery funding of sports facilities across the UK.
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Photographer Thomas Duke recreates 30 iconic moments made possible by National Lottery funding
25th November 2024
30 Game Changing Moments from the last three decades that National Lottery funding has helped make possible.