The National Lottery Community Fund awarded nearly £100,000 Friends of Cymru Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia CIC to provide tailored and sensitive support the families they work with. During the pandemic people with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia were more vulnerable to COVID-19 than the general population and there is both stigma and a lack of understanding about the condition.
As we welcome in a new year, new research from The National Lottery Community Fund shows that almost three quarters of people in Wales feel part of their local community.
34 community groups across Wales received a share of £502,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to take environmental action through the Climate Action Boost scheme
Today [Tuesday 2 November] - as the UK hosts the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) - two community groups in Wales have been awarded £19,600 in National Lottery funding, to help them take action on climate change through its Together For Our Planet grant programme.
Erlas Walled Gardens in Wrexham have successfully applied for a grant of nearly £10,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to improve the facilities at the garden where they support adults with learning disabilities to develop their confidence and improve their physical wellbeing. James is one of the volunteers and for the last eight years he’s been going along twice a week.
The National Lottery Community Fund and IKEA UK have announced over £75,000 (£76,694) of funding to 18 community groups across Wales to inspire, enable and resource people to invest in their local community as an extension of their home.
The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in Wales today announced the appointment of two new members to join its Wales Committee.
Blondel Cluff CBE visited several National Lottery funded projects in Wales this week, a few months after being appointed Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund UK Board.
