National Lottery prize goes to the good causes funds
February 8, 2010 by admin
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If a National Lottery prize goes unclaimed for 180 days after the draw it was won in the National Lottery prize goes to the good causes funds, which is exactly what happened on Thursday. One National Lottery ticket holder has missed their opportunity to win over £100,000 after the time available to claim a National Lottery prize had expired.
Lottery grant for Giants Causeway
January 22, 2010 by admin
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The National Trust has secured £3 million in funding from the National Lottery’s Heritage Lottery Fund to assist in the building of a new, state of the art visitors centre at Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. The £3 million lottery grant for Giants Causeway from the Heritage Lottery Fund will kick-start the £18 project, with work due to start as soon as May this year.
Lottery grant for Museum of Cardiff
December 14, 2009 by admin
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The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £440,000 lottery grant to the Museum of Cardiff. The Museum of Cardiff will be a new dedicated city museum which will tell the story of Cardiff rich history. It has been 85 years since Cardiff last dedicated city museum closed its doors but thanks to National Lottery cash a new exhibition will be displayed in Cardiff’s Victorian grade II listed Old Library building.
National Lottery funds to repair Truro Cathedral
December 8, 2009 by admin
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The Heritage Lottery Fund is to use National Lottery funds to repair Truro Cathedral, as the Cornish cathedral currently has much unsafe stonework and without assistance from the Lottery Heritage Fund could have fallen into a state disrepair. But thankfully the Diocese of Truro can now undertake the much-needed repairs thanks to a £400,000 grant from the National Lottery.
Unusual National Lottery cash requests
November 20, 2009 by admin
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In the 15 years that the National Lottery has operated in the UK it has generated over £23 billion worth of funding for various good causes across the UK. These lottery grants have been given to a wide range of good causes from local community projects to huge ambitious schemes like the restoration of the Mary Rose. However not all of the requests for lottery cash have been as well thought out. Take a look it this collection of, what we can only describe as unusual National Lottery cash requests.
