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1. We aren’t just creating things, we are creating a community

   14 June, 2021 in England (South West)

   Loneliness is a big concern. According to The National Lottery Community Fund’s most recent Community Research Index, almost half of respondents say that tackling loneliness and isolation is an important priority for the year ahead.

2. 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.

3. ‘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.

4. ‘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.

5. ‘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.

6. Dorset food charity cooking up a storm thanks to National Lottery cash boost

   6 October, 2020 in England (South West)

   Older people across Dorset are using the power of cooking to make new connections in the community and beat social isolation during the Coronavirus crisis.

7. Thanks to National Lottery players over £21 million of funding distributed to South West communities since start of the pandemic

   6 August, 2020 in England (South West)

   Charities and community groups across the South West of England have received more than £21 million in much-needed funding since the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown began all thanks to National Lottery players.

8. Vulnerable and isolated people in Kingswood to receive more COVID-19 support thanks to £75,000 National Lottery grant

   16 June, 2020 in England (South West)

   Vital access to help and support during COVID-19 for vulnerable and isolated people in Kingswood will continue, thanks to a National Lottery grant to local community hub Kingsmeadow @ Made Forever.

9. South Hams charity to help young people with ‘lockdown loneliness’ thanks to vital National Lottery funding

   16 June, 2020 in England (South West)

   Young people at risk of ‘lockdown loneliness’ and social isolation in South Hams are to be supported by a ‘Digital Youth Work’ project set up by local charity Youth Genesis Trust, thanks to a new National Lottery grant.