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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

Recent press releases

Jobs and skills boost for young Scots as £925,000 backs local projects

Young Scots are set to benefit from over £925,000 of funding to help them build skills, gain work experience and move towards employment, as part of a Young Start funding package.

Support for families transformed through largest ever National Lottery investment in Northern Ireland

We've committed £30 million to help transform support for children, young people and families in Northern Ireland, in partnership with the Department of Health and VCSE.

New UK wide partnership to supercharge community gardening and benefit more people

New UK wide partnership to supercharge community gardening and benefit more people.

£3m to help communities shape the future of AI and confront the 'wisdom gap'

New programme will track AI’s real-world impacts at a local community level across the UK, and fund groundbreaking community-led AI tools.