What’s New
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The 12 Days of Christmas - A festive dozen of National Lottery Good Causes
22nd December 2025
The 12 Days of Christmas - A festive dozen of National Lottery Good Causes
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The National Lottery-funded moments that made 2025 - from our team
12th December 2025
Our team celebrates some of the National Lottery-funded moments that stayed with us long after the visit - all made possible because of players.
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From talking to walking football to lifesaving links: £80m National Lottery funds to Men’s Health and Wellbeing
24th November 2025
Comb through three decades of National Lottery funding data and uncover nearly 1500 projects supporting men’s health and mental wellbeing, and suicide prevention — from talking to walking football to life-saving local links.
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Chris Evans delivers live on air ‘Wonder-ful’ surprise National Lottery funding announcement to London charity
24th November 2025
In a moving moment that brought tears and cheers, staff from the London-based Wonder Foundation were stunned to learn live on air from broadcaster Chris Evans they have received £20,000 of National Lottery funding.
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Because of you: how National Lottery players helped bring Bradford 2025 to life
24th November 2025
Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture has been transformative. Thanks to support from National Lottery players, funding from Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The National Lottery Community Fund, and The British Film Institute has helped bring an extraordinary programme of culture, creativity and pride to life across the district.
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Presenter AJ Odudu surprises Welsh food bank with life-changing National Lottery funding announcement
20th November 2025
In a heartwarming moment, household name and TV presenter AJ Odudu made an unexpected appearance in Tonyrefail, Wales, to surprise local organisation Taff-Ely food bank with a transformative funding boost of £134,745 thanks to National Lottery players.
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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’.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.