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Government invests £30 million to modernise local charity support services

The beneficiaries of a new £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced today by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society. More than seventy...

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Lottery reaches out with over £11 million for communities

Support for families at risk of breaking up in Brighton and help for young victims of child trafficking in the Greater Manchester area are amongst over 40 good causes to benefit from National Lottery...

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Far East POW inspires UK Lottery campaign

The amazing story of 93-year-old Far East veteran Jack Jennings is the inspiration for a National Lottery TV advert and UK-wide publicity campaign launched today (Sunday, 4 March).   The Devon WWII...

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Just four steps to Olympic Legacy gold

UPDATED 01/05/2013 – BIG Spirit of 2012 funding for four inspirational UK-wide initiatives The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) Board has formally agreed the four focus areas of a new, multi-million pound...

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Can having a Big Lunch change the world?

Yesterday was the annual Big Lottery-funded Big Lunch, organised by the Eden Project in Cornwall. By coincidence it was also ten years since the Big Lottery Fund launched in 2004.  Eden Project...

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‘It’s about being true to yourself’

Big Music Project Hub champion Sean Kinsley on what inspires him and why his work’s the real deal… Rap musician Sean, 24, volunteers at The Big Music Project hub, The Street, where he organises gigs...

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It is World Leprosy Day on 25 January.

25 January marks World Leprosy Day. In this blog we look at two of the real life stories behind the work of the charity Lepra, which has just received funding from the Big Lottery Fund.  Leprosy is an...

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Putting people in the lead

Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive, Big Lottery Fund No bells or whistles. No dancing horses. No fanfare of trumpets. The Big Lottery Fund’s new strategic framework is a rather modest two pages and will...

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A tale of two cities – from tower blocks to flower blocks

Manchester and Liverpool joined forces this year to become the proud winners of £120,000 in the Grow Wild England competition for a flagship project, which was voted for by the public and attracted...

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Funding ecology – a comma towards a full stop

Sufina Ahmad and Rosie Mockett from our policy and learning team share their thoughts on the second New Funding Ecology report. The second Funding Ecology report co-commissioned by the UK branch of...

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