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  1. Game Changers Podcast promo image with Aimee Fuller

    'Game Changers' podcast is back for Season Three with Aimee Fuller as the new host

    13th November 2024

    'Game Changers' podcast is back for season three with a new name and Aimee Fuller as the new host, Game Changers will feature the stories of ordinary people who do extraordinary things with the help of National Lottery funding over the last 30 years.

  2. Clare Balding with Sport Game Changers

    Sports Game Changers immortalised in poetry across the UK as part of 30th birthday celebrations

    22nd October 2024

    A poignant poem recognising the contribution of seven inspirational people to sport has been revealed at four sporting locations across the UK, as part of The National Lottery’s 30th birthday celebrations.

  3. A group of the TeamGB women rowing team celebrating with gold medals

    Women’s Quad Sculls become the 300th female medallists since advent of National Lottery funding, demonstrating progress for women’s sport

    31st July 2024

    Following Great Britain’s gold medal in the Women’s Quad Sculls, 300 women have won their first medal at a Summer Games (Olympic & Paralympic) since National Lottery funding was introduced in 1997.

  4. JJ Chalmers pictured holding a National Lottery Game Changers trophy.

    Former Strictly star and Invictus Games gold medalist, JJ Chalmers, joins The National Lottery on the hunt for the UK’s Game Changers

    20th May 2024

    As part of the National Lottery’s 30th Birthday celebrations, former Royal Marine Commando and broadcaster, JJ Chalmers, has launched the search to find 30 people who have done extraordinary things over the last 30 years with the help of The National Lottery.

  5. A collage with nine british athletics athletes

    New documentary to follow top UK athletes on their path to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

    26th March 2024

    The National Lottery team up with Channel 4 to allow peek behind the scenes as britain’s top Athletics stars approach the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympics Games.

  6. A man (Bill Bailey) and a woman (Scarlett Moffatt) dress shakespearenly at The Royal Shakespeare Company

    New research for National Lottery Open Week reveals how many of us want to stop scrolling and open up to new experiences

    28th February 2024

    Bill Bailey and Scarlett Moffatt, National Lottery Open Week ambassadors, encourage the nation to get out there and experience something new.

  7. Visitors admiring a paiting in the Court Room of Founding Museum

    The National Lottery Open Week returns this spring with free and discounted entry to venues across the UK

    14th February 2024

    To say thank you for the £30 million raised for Good Causes every week by players, hundreds of National Lottery funded venues across the UK will be offering free entry, discounts and special offers throughout National Lottery Open Week.

  8. Bobby Zamora and Tim Holtam with Tim's National Lottery Awards trophy.

    Brighton and Hove Albion football legend honours Brighton community hero with major National Lottery Award

    24th November 2023

    Brighton and Hove Albion football legend, Bobby Zamora, has honoured an inspirational Brighton resident with an iconic National Lottery Award, to celebrate his incredible work in establishing the Brighton Table Tennis Club.

  9. Two men (Bill Beaumont with President Macron)

    From the grassroots game to the global stage: National Lottery players have huge impacts on Rugby Union

    8th October 2023

    Explore how National Lottery players impact rugby, just like in the Olympics. Dive into the data and read an exclusive interview with the World Rugby president.

  10. A man (Rory Lawson) surronded by young rubgy players in a field.

    The National Lottery partners with rugby greats to celebrate grassroots funding across the UK

    25th September 2023

    As part of a celebration of grassroots rugby and ahead of key matches during the Rugby World Cup, rugby greats showcase National Lottery funding for local clubs.

  11. A woman (Sam Quek) wearing a gold medal on a hockey field

    'Amazing Starts Here' podcast is back for Season Two with Sam Quek as the new host

    14th September 2023

    'Amazing Starts Here' podcast is back for it's season two, with Sam Quek as the new host, sharing the stories of ordinary people who do extraordinary things with the help of National Lottery funding.

  12. The Black Swimming Association representative holding the 2022 award

    17 phenomenal projects in the running for iconic National Lottery Award

    11th September 2023

    17 projects from across the UK are appealing for votes to be crowned National Lottery Project of the Year 2023.