News
If you want to find out about what’s happening at The National Lottery Community Fund, you’ve come to the right place. You can read the latest news on: the community groups and charities we fund, how we work with the Government and other funders to distribute National Lottery money and how we support local communities across the UK to become more active, vibrant and stronger together.
Blog posts
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21 July, 2021
Since Hannah Paterson started her new role leading our work at the Fund around Innovation, Policy and Practice she’s been busy. Back in February she reached out across Twitter looking to connect with those delivering interesting ways of doing things. Read more -
19 July, 2021
Transition Network dreams of a world where people in their local communities have the ability to deal with the societal and environmental challenges which affect them. Read more
People Stories
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‘It saved my mental health’ - Josh follows his dream of becoming a blacksmith
22 June, 2021
‘I suffer from depression; Hereford MAKE is the only thing that gives me hope’ says Josh Fincher. Read more -
Swansea volunteer using his experience to help others
15 December, 2020
Richard is a volunteer at the Congolese Development Project in Swansea, helping people who, like him, have just arrived in the country Read more -
The pen pal scheme connecting children in hospital to the outside world
7 December, 2020
Ward Wire, the brainchild of Fahad, medical student and former volunteer at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, is helping children in long-term wards communicate with people their own age. Read more
Press Releases
Our press releases will give you the key facts about funding announcements, new grants or research, special events, launches, which charities have been awarded funding, innovative projects, best practice in the sector and more.