What’s New - Scotland
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TV Presenter and furniture restorer Jay Blades honours Scottish community workers with bespoke benches
23rd November 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.
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The National Lottery and ITV invites the public to ‘Miss Out’ on their favourite ITV show to ‘Help Out’ in their local community
20th November 2020
A spotlight is being shone on people who give up their time to help communities, thanks to a new campaign from The National Lottery, ITV and STV. Miss Out To Help Out is encouraging the public to miss out on their favourite TV shows and use that time to ‘help out’ in their community.
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The Athlete Lockdown Lowdown
11th November 2020
Catch up with the Lockdown Lowdown of Top Athletes.
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GLASGOW DUO CROWNED LOCKDOWN LEGENDS IN COVETED AWARDS
5th November 2020
The Glasgow duo behind an independent film organisation who worked round the clock have been honoured for their work with a National Lottery Award.
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Iconic art galleries and film institute join forces to celebrate unheralded champions of the arts sector
2nd November 2020
1 Society’s Unheralded Champions: A National Lottery Report, October 2020 includes findings from a survey completed by a nationally representative sample of 6,000 adults from across the UK between 2-9 October 2020. It was scripted, hosted, sampled and data processed by Opinium.
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I Met The Sea At The Bus Stop
2nd November 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.
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A 50 Person Zoom Disco
2nd November 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.
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Reinvigorated community spirit and better relationships with neighbours has left people feeling safer
28th October 2020
A report released today by The National Lottery indicates that over the past eight months almost half of adults in the UK (49%) feel, notwithstanding the hardship of the pandemic, a positive to emerge is the sense of community spirit.
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Providing stability at a time of uncertainty
28th October 2020
Music 4 U, a performing arts school in Aberdeen that continued to find innovative ways to reach out to its community during lockdown.
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Freedom on two wheels
28th October 2020
Bikes for refugees is a project that offers solidarity and friendship towards newcomers to the UK.
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TV STAR DR RANJ PRESCRIBES MAJOR AWARD FOR FOOD CHAMPIONS
19th October 2020
This Morning resident doctor and former Strictly Come Dancing star Dr Ranj Singh has named inspirational husband and wife duo ‘Lockdown Legends’ in coveted National Lottery Awards, for their work providing surplus food to those in need.
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How a taxi driver helped me talk
9th October 2020
William Hall is a 25-year army veteran who had fallen into isolation, that is until he met David Gibson, the founder of Fares4Free.