Press Releases

Young people with autism in East Dunbartonshire, isolated older people in Edinburgh and families affected by domestic abuse in Aberdeenshire are amongst those benefiting from a £2 million National Lottery funding boost announced today (TUESDAY 16 JULY).

People aged over 50 came together in Sheffield this week to celebrate ‘Ageing Better’, thanks to a multi-million pound investment by The National Lottery Community Fund.

The National Lottery Community Fund has today announced the first voluntary sector organisations to be awarded grants as part of its new Digital Fund.

Two of Scotland’s leading children’s charities are amongst the first voluntary sector organisations to be awarded grants as part of the National Lottery Community Fund’s new Digital Fund.

Fifteen fantastic youth led projects are today (12 JULY 2019) celebrating their share of over £700,000 in dormant bank account monies from the Young Start Fund. Amongst them are a bike lending library and an off-road motorcycling project, both aiming to build the confidence and employability skills of young people.

More than 3,000 community projects across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton have received funding, from school playgrounds and parks to allotment sites and community centres.

One of the 57 groups in Wales celebrating a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund this month is the committee for Treowen Community Hall, who developed a plan to help their community get healthier by providing a new, multi-use games area to use.

No matter what the weather has in store, it’s going to be a summer to remember for community groups across Scotland as National Lottery Award for All Scotland (WED 3 JULY) today announces a bumper package of grants worth £1.1 million.

Small, volunteer-led organisations and those working in communities facing numerous challenges are amongst the targets for the second phase of a country-wide safeguarding initiative.

Projects across the UK have received a share of £800,000 as part of its Lived Experience Leaders Pilot programme.