What’s New - Sport
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New documentary to follow top UK athletes on their path to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
26th March 2024
The National Lottery team up with Channel 4 to allow peek behind the scenes as britain’s top Athletics stars approach the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympics Games.
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New research for National Lottery Open Week reveals how many of us want to stop scrolling and open up to new experiences
28th February 2024
Bill Bailey and Scarlett Moffatt, National Lottery Open Week ambassadors, encourage the nation to get out there and experience something new.
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The National Lottery Open Week returns this spring with free and discounted entry to venues across the UK
14th February 2024
To say thank you for the £30 million raised for Good Causes every week by players, hundreds of National Lottery funded venues across the UK will be offering free entry, discounts and special offers throughout National Lottery Open Week.
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Brighton and Hove Albion football legend honours Brighton community hero with major National Lottery Award
24th November 2023
Brighton and Hove Albion football legend, Bobby Zamora, has honoured an inspirational Brighton resident with an iconic National Lottery Award, to celebrate his incredible work in establishing the Brighton Table Tennis Club.
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From the grassroots game to the global stage: National Lottery players have huge impacts on Rugby Union
8th October 2023
Explore how National Lottery players impact rugby, just like in the Olympics. Dive into the data and read an exclusive interview with the World Rugby president.
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The National Lottery partners with rugby greats to celebrate grassroots funding across the UK
25th September 2023
As part of a celebration of grassroots rugby and ahead of key matches during the Rugby World Cup, rugby greats showcase National Lottery funding for local clubs.
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'Amazing Starts Here' podcast is back for Season Two with Sam Quek as the new host
14th September 2023
'Amazing Starts Here' podcast is back for it's season two, with Sam Quek as the new host, sharing the stories of ordinary people who do extraordinary things with the help of National Lottery funding.
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17 phenomenal projects in the running for iconic National Lottery Award
11th September 2023
17 projects from across the UK are appealing for votes to be crowned National Lottery Project of the Year 2023.
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Samantha Womack announces last chance to nominate for the National Lottery Awards
9th May 2023
Actress, singer and former Eastenders star, Samantha Womack, is urging people and projects from all over the UK to get their nominations for the National Lottery Awards in ahead of the 16 May deadline.
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The hunt is on for the UK's favourite community heroes as the 2023 National Lottery Awards begins
25th April 2023
The National Lottery Awards are back for 2023, in search of the inspirational individuals and organisations who do amazing things with the help of National Lottery funding.
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UK adults crave new experiences at low cost to live up to new trend
13th March 2023
A new research from The National Lottery shows that 64% of UK adults want to be surprised on a day out discovering their top 5 locations in their nations.
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More than £3 billion awarded to projects that support young people over the last decade
16th February 2023
£3 billion has been given to National Lottery projects that help young people connect with the environment and teach them how to protect it.