Press Releases

Community projects aimed at young people affected by parental substance misuse, children affected by holiday hunger and women and young men at risk of offending are amongst those sharing in £3.8 million of National Lottery funding announced today (TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER).

More support is being made available to people in Dundee who are caring for a loved one as the Dundee Carers Centre today (TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER) receives over £320,000 of National Lottery funding.

Eight groups working across Glasgow are today (TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER) celebrating a share of almost £1m from the National Lottery Community Fund.

The National Lottery might be celebrating its 25th birthday in November but three groups working across the South of Scotland are celebrating early as they share in £223,582 of funding announced today (TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER).

Following the recent launch of the £100m Climate Action Fund, The National Lottery Community Fund has brought together an advisory panel to support and challenge the Fund as it develops the Climate Action Fund.

New £7.5m fund announced to celebrate the extraordinary impact the National Lottery has had since its launch in 1994.

Peebles Community Trust (PCT) is set to purchase the town’s former ex-servicemen’s club following a grant of £189,200 from the Scottish Land Fund.

A restored Victorian spa near Dingwall is to pass into community hands following a grant of £484,550 from the Scottish Land Fund (SLF).

The six projects share part of a total of £2,819,430 that has gone to ten community ownership projects across Scotland.

Barrhill Development Trust has been given £135,000 from the Scottish Land Fund to buy the Trout Inn following the retirement of the current owner.