National Lottery Funding
The National Lottery was formed in 1994 and is this year celebrating its ten year anniversary. So far, £15 billion has been raised for good causes in the United Kingdom, with Oldham’s communities benefiting from over £26 million in National Lottery money.
Each time you buy a lottery ticket, a proportion of the money goes to good causes.
This is how your £1 is spent:
The money raised by the National Lottery is distributed via five Lottery bodies. These are:
- Big Lottery Fund (BLF)
- Awards for All
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Grants for the Arts
- Sport England
In Oldham, a range of capital and revenue schemes have been funded that have benefited both public and voluntary, community and faith organisations.
Some of the projects funded to date include the following:
- New build and refurbishment of community centres
- Projects providing advice, support and training to communities on a range of key issues i.e. employment, housing, health and social care, environment and crime
- Refurbishment of some of the Borough’s parks and open spaces
- Preservation and conservation of Oldham’s heritage attractions
- Arts and cultural festivals, productions and workshops
- Upgrading of the Borough’s sporting facilities including netball courts, football and cricket pitches and building the capacity of local sports clubs
- Small-scale schemes, such as musical instruments, sports kits, office equipment, training and publicity.
National Lottery funding has been used to support projects that have benefited a diverse range of communities across the Borough, from Saddleworth in the East to Chadderton in the West.
Through its various grant programmes, funding has been allocated to communities on a needs basis, helping to improve the quality of life and social situation of people, regardless of location.
If you are looking for funding for your organisation or community and think that the National Lottery would be able to help you, contact:
Roz Catlow, Oldham Council on 0161 770 3199 or Natalie Downs on 0161 770 5196, who will be able to discuss your project idea in more detail.
Alternatively, if you are community, voluntary or faith organisation, you can contact Janet Maloney, Voluntary Action Oldham on 0161 633 6222.
Oldham Council’s ‘Guide to National Lottery Funding’ provides more detailed information on each of the funding programmes offered by the National Lottery and how groups can apply.
Newsletters
We also produce a quarterly National Lottery newsletter which provides up to date information on new programmes and initiatives:
- Lottery Newsletter - Summer 2005 (PDF 56Kb)
- Lottery Newsletter - Autumn 2004 (PDF 55Kb)
- Lottery Newsletter - Summer 2004 (PDF 73Kb)
- Ten Years of Good Causes in Oldham (PDF 80Kb)