Tag: National Lottery

£3.6m National Lottery funding to support adoptive families

The charity Adoption UK has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to set up a bold new project that will benefit thousands of families in England, Scotland and Wales.

The project, known as TESSA (Therapeutic, Education and Support Services in Adoption) has just launched. Continue reading £3.6m National Lottery funding to support adoptive families

Let there be heat! Good news for Granton

Lottery Community Fund cash for local projects

Scots of all ages who may be feeling lonely, isolated or disconnected from their communities are set to benefit from a £1.5 million National Lottery cash boost announced today. Continue reading Let there be heat! Good news for Granton

Zakia’s home in time for Big Lunch!

“I have learned so much from this experience. It has been a real privilege to be welcomed into various communities and invited to see what they do to create connections or make stronger ones. The whole trip has widened my understanding of community spirit and made me discover projects I wasn’t familiar with, like urban community gardens for instance.” 

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Lottery cash for Pilton Retreat

The New Year has got off to a flying start for 143 arts, sports and community groups across Scotland, thanks to a New Year National Lottery cash boost of £945,298. Among them are local organisation Pilton Retreat, who receive £10,000. Continue reading Lottery cash for Pilton Retreat

December Fun at the National Museum of Flight Thanks to The National Lottery

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The National Museum of Flight will be throwing open its doors for free to National Lottery players on 8 and 9 December. The Museum is one of hundreds of participating National Lottery-funded visitor attractions across the UK saying ‘thanks’ to people who have raised money for good causes by buying a lottery ticket. 

The idea is simple: any visitor who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard on 8 or 9 December gets free entry in return. 

The National Museum of Flight has received £1.3 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund.  The money has helped to pay for the redevelopment of two nationally significant Second World War hangars, devoted to military and civil aviation.

Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said: “December is a wonderful time to experience the UK’s rich, diverse and exciting heritage, which has been transformed by more than £7.8bn National Lottery funding since 1994.  This is a small gesture of thanks and a way of giving something back to the people who buy tickets.”

Steve McLean, General Manager at the National Museum of Flight said: “Thanks to National Lottery players we’ve been able to redevelop two of our nationally significant Second World War hangars. Devoted to military and civil aircraft, they explore a century of aviation and present the incredible stories of some of the people behind the planes.”

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