A Leicester-based organisation using poetry to highlight Black experiences in the care system is celebrating after receiving almost £10,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Derbyshire community project, Surtal Arts, is celebrating today after being one of 133 projects in the East Midlands to receive a share of more than £6 million of National Lottery funding.
Thanks to a helping hand from National Lottery players, two extraordinary groups are getting hundreds of people across the East Midlands moving, in a bid to create new friendships and reduce the impact of cognitive health issues.
New figures out today reveal an astonishing £4.5 million of National Lottery funding has been distributed to nearly 70 Leicester groups since lockdown.
Charities and community groups across the East Midlands have received more than £16 million in much-needed funding since the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown began all thanks to National Lottery players.
Charities and community groups across the East Midlands have received more than £16 million in much-needed funding since the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown began, all thanks to National Lottery players.