Over £2.2m of National Lottery funding is today (THURSDAY 26 AUGUST) being shared by 103 community groups across Scotland. Many of the charities and voluntary organisations receiving awards will provide vital support and activities for people as they begin to meet up with others again post pandemic.
The Macular Society successfully bid for a grant of £300,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund in Wales to let them carry on helping over 2,500 people losing their sight in Wales.
Today it was announced that The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded almost £100 million to 1,355 community organisations involving young people across England over the last year.
South Bristol group awarded nearly £500,000 funding to continue its ground breaking work nurturing young people who would otherwise have no place to go.
£1,331,800 for 4 community ownership projects
A primary school in Newhaven, which was about to fall empty, is set for a new role at the centre of the community following an award £792,000 from the Scottish Land Fund.
A new report published today by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, reveals the extraordinary social and economic impact volunteers make to communities.
A group in Oxford which uses the ancient Japanese art of origami to help those experiencing anxiety and other mental health problems is celebrating after receiving a £10,000 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund.
The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, is pleased to announce that grassroots charities and community groups tackling loneliness in England can apply for a share of £2 million of National Lottery funding to support their work.
