National Lottery players raise £40 Billion for Good Causes

As The National Lottery celebrates 25 years of changing lives, the Chair of The National Lottery Family Forum, Dawn Austwick, has hailed how National Lottery players have helped to transform the lives of ordinary people across the UK over the past quarter of a century:

“I am delighted that since its launch 25 years ago, The National Lottery has raised an incredible £40 billion for good causes.

“National Lottery players should feel proud of the difference they’ve made to communities across the UK. This money changes lives.

“It strengthens our communities, powers our sports teams, protects the environment, unleashes creative talent and enhances quality of life for people across the whole country.

“It’s all down to local people who choose to do amazing things with National Lottery funding. Grants have been awarded to 565,000 individual projects – that’s the equivalent of 200 life-changing projects in every UK postcode district.”

The 25th Birthday milestone highlights the extraordinary difference National Lottery-funded good causes have made to the UK over the last 25 years and looks ahead to what can be achieved over the next 25 years.

To thank National Lottery players for making these achievements possible and to celebrate the massive difference The National Lottery has made – and continues to make – The National Lottery is working on a range of plans in the run-up to the 25th Birthday on 19 November 2019.

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For further information, please contact:

Elle Rigby – elle.rigby@lotterygoodcauses.org.uk / 0207 211 3927