What’s New
-
National Treasure Celia Imrie surprises Warwick Arts Centre with £10,000 National Lottery funding boost
18th November 2025
British actress and national treasure Celia Imrie surprised film club enthusiasts at Warwick Arts Centre by making an unexpected appearance at a screening of her 1995 classic ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’.
-
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.
-
Jordan Stephens surprises arts project with major £1million National Lottery funding news
3rd November 2025
Musician and presenter Jordan Stephens made an unexpected appearance in Stoke-on-Trent to announce a major £1 million National Lottery funding investment from Arts Council England for Appetite, a groundbreaking arts programme that has united communities together through creativity since 2013.
-
Music legend Beverley Knight surprises Windrush heritage project with National Lottery grant announcement
31st October 2025
In a surprise appearance that moved attendees to tears, soul icon Beverley Knight took to the stage during Black History Month to announce a £244,452 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to a local project which aims to save irreplaceable stories from the Windrush generation before they're lost forever.
-
5 spooky National Lottery funded castles to visit this Halloween
30th October 2025
If you’re looking for an exciting way to celebrate this spooky season, we’ve selected five National Lottery-funded castles to visit.
-
Because of You: Claudia Winkleman celebrates the impact our players make across the UK
20th October 2025
Our new Ambassador-in-Chief, Claudia Winkleman, is travelling across the UK to celebrate the incredible impact National Lottery players make on people’s lives every time they buy a ticket.
-
More than 1.3 million teenage girls disengage from sport by the age of 18 - how National Lottery funding is making a difference
14th October 2025
After a game-changing summer of sport, momentum is building to help more women and girls get active. We spoke to three organisations driving change on the ground, with the support of National Lottery funding.
-
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).
-
From big screen brilliance to the fine art of boxing: National Lottery-funded projects helping to underpin Bradford 2025’s story
22nd September 2025
As Bradford celebrates its year as UK City of Culture, National Lottery funding is helping bring hundreds of events, exhibitions and performances to life, to showcase the city’s people and creativity.
-
Exploring Bradford’s unique National Lottery funded museum dedicated to Peace
22nd September 2025
The unique museum with a universal message: Peace. Backed by National Lottery funding, the UK's only Peace Museum, in Saltaire, Bradford, offers families informative exhibits, playful learning and moving stories
-
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.
-
The National Lottery: changing the game for women and girls rugby
13th August 2025
As England gets ready to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, we’re celebrating how National Lottery funding has grown women’s and girls’ rugby - from grassroots to the elite game.