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Yr hyn sy’n Newydd - Community/Charity

  1. TV Presenter and furniture restorer Jay Blades honours Scottish community workers with bespoke benches

    23rd Tachwedd 2020

    Today two Scottish charity workers have been honoured with unique, handcrafted benches designed by the country’s most famous furniture restorer and eco-designer Jay Blades.

  2. YOUTUBE AND STRICTLY STAR SAFFRON BARKER SURPRISES YOUNG HERO WITH PRESTRIGOUS AWARD

    13th Tachwedd 2020

    YouTube sensation Saffron Barker surprised a young carer from Kent with a coveted National Lottery Award, for her tireless work in the local community and for NHS staff, during lockdown.

  3. THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COOKS UP AWARD FOR DORSET LOCKDOWN LEGEND

    10th Tachwedd 2020

    Food crusader and ex-restauranteurTony Gibbons whose recipe for success includesonline cookery workshops and healthy ingredient deliveries, has been awarded a 2020 National Lottery Award in the Education category.

  4. Mother Tongues

    2nd Tachwedd 2020

    Shamim is also a poet in residence at Apples and Snakes, a project funded by the players of The National Lottery which has worked with renowned artists including Billy Bragg, Lemn Sissay, Kae Tempest and Benjamin Zephaniah.

  5. I Met The Sea At The Bus Stop

    2nd Tachwedd 2020

    Open Book is a charity that runs shared reading and creative writing sessions in communities across Scotland. It uses literature to connect people, build communities and to amplify voices that often go unheard.

  6. A 50 Person Zoom Disco

    2nd Tachwedd 2020

    KMAdotcom is a working art studio that bills itself as a space of originality, collaboration and imagination. It is managed by four artists from Monday to Friday but is open and flexible to suit the needs of people who come to the workshop.

  7. Music Is The Great Leveller

    2nd Tachwedd 2020

    Preludes works in areas of Bristol that are experiencing high levels of economic disadvantage and aims to put music at the heart of every child’s education. It is run by manager Penny Rawlings, one of a group of dedicated music professionals, whose work aims to put enjoyment, confidence, coordination, speech and language skills into children’s education.

  8. Bringing Together Those Who Feel Most Apart

    2nd Tachwedd 2020

    The lockdown period proved especially challenging for Beth James, who runs a theatre company for children, young people and adults with disabilities and autism. While millions of people were struggling with establishing new routines the world over, for those with autism the changes proved exceptionally daunting.

  9. Singing Across Generations

    2nd Tachwedd 2020

    Jennifer Hill is using music to demystify dementia with a project funded by National Lottery players

  10. Telling Stories Through Tailoring

    2nd Tachwedd 2020

    Evolving from his 2016 National Lottery Arts Council Wales funded project ‘Telling a Story Through Tailoring’, Patrick created the Mask Makers in April, a group comprised of friends and local volunteers looking to both learn how to sew and help frontline workers in need.

  11. TV PERSONALITY, JEAN JOHANSSON, CROWNS INSPIRATIONAL CHARITY FOUNDER ‘LOCKDOWN LEGEND’ IN COVETED AWARDS

    28th Hydref 2020

  12. Putting things in place

    28th Hydref 2020

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