Around 1,600 community–led projects in England are celebrating after being awarded more than £58 million of National Lottery funding. The funding will go to a wide range of community and youth-focused projects.
The National Lottery Community Fund is using National Allotments Week (12th-19th August) to highlight the incredible difference allotments and community gardens are making to the lives of people across the country.
A unique befriending service providing isolated older dog lovers with the chance to have a furry friend again is celebrating today after being awarded nearly £570,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund.
More than 3,000 community projects across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton have received funding, from school playgrounds and parks to allotment sites and community centres.
A local mum is set to achieve her goal of establishing a new community centre, following a £60,000 cash boost from The National Lottery Community Fund and another £60,000 from other generous donors.
An iconic community centre, which sits in the heart of the historic Byker Wall in Newcastle, is celebrating after receiving a massive cash injection of nearly £220,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Small, volunteer-led organisations and those working in communities facing numerous challenges are amongst the targets for the second phase of a country-wide safeguarding initiative.
