Media centre
We support journalists with stories, data and case studies about the impact of National Lottery funding on communities across the UK.
Across the UK, millions of people are transforming their communities with projects to improve their local environment, tackle isolation, or help young people to thrive, and they’re making it happen with funding and support from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Each year, more than 5 million people benefit from projects we fund – from small local initiatives to national partnerships. We fund a community project every 8 minutes in every local authority in the UK.
What we offer
We can provide:
- interviews with spokespeople
- case studies and real-life stories
- insight and statistics about funded projects
- comment on topics affecting communities
Contact the press office
If you're a journalist, contact our press office:
Phone (weekdays, 9am to 5pm):
020 7211 1888
Email:
pressoffice@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Out of hours (evenings and weekends):
07867 500572
We aim to respond promptly during our office hours.
Please note
- we can only respond to media enquiries
- for anything else – including funding applications or grant queries – visit our contact us page.
- for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, email: freedomofinformation@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Our press releases
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People urged to visit repair cafes as research shows 60% throw away everyday household appliances
Repair Café Lambeth, backed by The National Lottery Community Fund, helps people fix everyday items this Recycling Week 2025 to cut waste and save money.
Disadvantaged communities across England to receive bespoke funding pots to improve their areas – and local residents to hold the purse strings
Discover how the most disadvantaged communities in England will receive new, individual pots of funding, with residents empowered to award the funding.
1 in 3 UK adults have binned brand-new clothes in the last year, 'wreaking havoc' on the environment
Nearly one in three adults (32%) have thrown away brand new clothes in the last year, adding an estimated 1.4 billion items of clothing to clothing waste.
Meithrin Natur - truly life-changing access to natural environment
The National Lottery Community Fund has launched Meithrin Natur - a new £10 million programme to support the health and wellbeing of babies and young children in Wales.