The National Lottery Community Fund

Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, affecting 1.5 million people with around 300 more diagnosed every day. Peggy Smythe, 80, is one of them.

Peter Atherton, lived experience leader and founder of community interest company Community Led Initiatives, helped designed our Lived Experience Pilot programme. He explains the difference this made to his organisation’s funding journey.

A support centre in Coventry for people with muscular dystrophy is celebrating after being awarded almost £300,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund.