Press Releases

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1. National Lottery funding helping Hull charity support veterans’ mental health on the eve of British Legion centennial anniversary

   19 May, 2021 in England (Yorkshire and the Humber)

   A charity in Kingston-upon-Hull that has supported veterans and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic has received a £10,000 cash boost.

2. Communities 'Love Coventry' thanks to £1.7m in National Lottery funding

   13 May, 2021 in England (West Midlands)

   Coventry City of Culture has been awarded a further £1.3 million from The National Lottery Community Fund.

3. Meet three extraordinary women behind ‘Mother Tongue’, a project striving to improve the birth experience for refugees

   7 May, 2021 in England (South West)

   This Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we are spotlighting a National Lottery funded organisation training eight women to provide basic translation, care and support for pregnant refugee women in Bristol and beyond.

4. £700,000 National Lottery funding boost for 14 expert partnerships tackling health inequalities across England

   15 March, 2021 in England

5. ‘This year people have opened up to each other…we want that to continue’: The Devon organisations supporting their community, thanks to National Lottery Funding

   14 December, 2020 in England (South West)

   New figures released today reveal that nearly £1.5 million has gone to community groups across Devon this year, thanks to National Lottery players.

6. ‘We’ve had to learn to be resourceful, whilst helping our community to do the same’: The Cornish charities bringing people together, thanks to £13.5 million of National Lottery funding

   14 December, 2020 in England (South West)

   New figures released today reveal that over £13.5 million has gone to community groups across Cornwall this year, thanks to National Lottery players.

7. ‘We had to catapult ourselves into the unknown’: How one Bristol charity cooked over 17,000 meals for those hit hardest by COVID-19

   10 December, 2020 in England (South West)

   New figures released today reveal that nearly £7.5 million has gone to community groups across Bristol this year, thanks to National Lottery players.

8. Up-and-coming Leicester artists record Christmas song in lockdown to spread festive cheer

   8 December, 2020 in England

   Up-and-coming recording artists in Leicester have made a Christmas song during lockdown to bring festive cheer to communities after a turbulent year - made possible by social enterprise, HQ CAN.

9. Our National Lottery funding in England: update

   2 December, 2020 in England

   An update on our funding.

10. World Kindness Day: Wolverhampton community group brings joy to people’s lives in lockdown

    11 November, 2020 in England (West Midlands)

    A Wolverhampton community group has been brightening up hundreds of people’s days in lockdown throughout the COVID-19 crisis - thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.