Lottery cash to help young and old people
June 22, 2010 by admin
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Some of the most vulnerable people in Northern Ireland are to benefit from a £40 million cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund. Two national groups will use the lottery cash to help young and old people in Northern Ireland. One group will use their lottery grant to support vulnerable young people and the other will help isolated older members of the community.
Lottery funding to assist army veterans
March 8, 2010 by admin
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Army veterans who served in such conflicts as Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf War are to receive funding to assist them once they return to Civvy Street. Many war veterans suffer various issues after leaving the army and require help to adjust to civilian life. This is why an independent trust has been created to use lottery funding to assist army veterans once they leave the armed forces.
National Lottery Good Causes funds boosted by cash from dormant bank accounts
February 19, 2010 by admin
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Money from dormant bank accounts and savings accounts is to be seized by the UK Government and distributed via the various National Lottery Good Causes funds. The Good Causes funds are usually supplied with money from the National Lottery’s various games and draws and are used to support local and national projects around Britain but now the National Lottery Good Causes funds are to be boosted by cash from dormant bank accounts.
Edwardian park awarded lottery cash
October 14, 2009 by admin
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A park in Sunderland is to be given a £2.4 million facelift courtesy of the National Lottery’s Lottery Heritage Fund and Big Lottery Fund. The Edwardian park was awarded the lottery cash to completely regenerate and renovate the site in a project which will take around 18 months.
British veteran will return to Oz with lottery money
October 8, 2009 by admin
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A former Navy Seaman is to return to Australia over 60 years after he served there in World War II. The British veteran will return to Oz with lottery money that has been allocated from the Big Lottery Fund to help British servicemen and women visit places where they were posted during the war.
