National Lottery Community Fund

John Bartlett, Nuala McAuley, John Begley and Advice NI CEO Bob Stronge

Advice NI launches initiative to bring sustainable energy solutions to communiti...

A Pets As Therapy volunteer bringing their dog to their local care home to spend time with residents

Communities across NI to benefit from £2m National Lottery funding

The substantial funding will provide vital support for patients affected by secondary (metastatic) breast cancer in the area.

Funding will support for NI patients affected by secondary breast cancer

Members and volunteers of NI Blind Golf which received a £20,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to expand their work to gain new members. Photo: PA

Women’s Aid and blind golf initiative among projects to receive Lottery grants

Enda Young (Managing Director of Mediation NI), Laurie Randall (Mediation and Development Director), Dr Catherine Turner (Chair of the Board), Rob Colwell (Operations Director)

Conflict resolution charity awarded six-figure Lottery grant

Stephen O'Hara delivers food parcels to up to 100 people a week in the Coleraine area

Stephen drops food parcels for up to 100 people a week in the Coleraine area

(Left-right) Breige Mulholland, Head of Finance and Chair Operations at Air Ambulance NI, Dr Gerard O'Hare, Chairman of Air Ambulance NI, Finance Minister Conor Murphy, Glenn O'Rorke Operation Lead at HEMS, Kate Beggs NI Director of The National Lottery Community Fund, and Kerry Anderson Head of Fundraising at Air Ambulance NI, during a Ministerial visit to Air Ambulance Northern Ireland in Lisburn. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

More than 130 groups benefit from £12m taken from dormant accounts

Members enjoying the luncheon club supported by C.O.A.S.T. (Causeway Older & Active Strategic Team) and run by The Glens Community Association. C.O.A.S.T were recently awarded a £479,876 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund to support 1,700 older people, to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing. This grant is part of an overall announcement of £4,693,921 of National Lottery funding benefiting 128 projects across Northern Ireland.

Help at hand for those struggling with isolation or mental health problems

Paul Johnston, a coach at Monkstown Boxing Club in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, who is being honoured with an MBE for his BoxClever programme, which has supported hundreds of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the locality

Honours: MBE recognition for boxing coach

Queens University Belfast

Study looks at veterans’ families’ mental health

A lamp made from pallets by members of The Right Key

Co Down project transforming old pallets to reduce impact of climate change

DCDA committee members David Cassells, Geoffrey Frizzell, Hilda Winter, Paula Winter, Geoffrey Winter

DCDA deliver tea boxes to local senior citizens

Corey Skeffington from Coalisland in County Tyrone, knows all about the emotions involved after winning £250,000 on a National Lottery Scratchcard one year ago

Winning big on the Lottery, how would you react?

Martin Bradley, Chair, Arts & Business NI, Brona Whittaker, Head of Arts, Arts & Business NI, Mary Nagele, Chief Executive, Arts & Business NI, Paul Sweeney, Chair of Northern Ireland Committee, The National Lottery Community Fund, Conor Murphy, Finance Minister and Kate Beggs, Northern Ireland Director, The National Lottery Community Fund

£500,000 Dormant Accounts grant supports positive Blueprint for the Arts

The £1m ticket was bought in Belfast

£1m EuroMillions prize goes unclaimed in Belfast

Songs from the shores of Lough Neagh CD released.

Old songs from Lough Neagh shore feature on new CD

Lough Neagh shore is steeped in traditional songs such as ‘The Banks of the Bann’ and now they have been colated in a new book launched this week.

Carmel Robinson

Here's how charities are helping communities throughout the pandemic

Shawn Keeley (26) bought the winning 50M Mega Cash Showdown scratchcard at McNicholls Eurospar on Station Road, Dungiven.

'I went home, shaved the head and won £1m' - NI man scoops £1m in National Lotte...

South Antrim Community Transport.

Over £350k awarded to South Antrim Community Transport

Robert Fullerton - lottery winner

NI kitchen painter wins £300,000 on National Lottery Scratchcard

Ardmore Cricket Club.

Ardmore Cricket Club receive Lottery cash boost

Farm Safety Foundation awarded £10,000

£16m from dormant bank accounts goes to communities

Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol with Christina and Caroline Watson and David McEvoy at the Learning Disability Pride parade in Carrickfergus. INCT 22-003-PSB

Snow Patrol singer in Carrickfergus for Learning Disability Pride

Parents of twins and triplets in Antrim are receiving more support thanks to National Lottery funding.

Funding boost for parents of twins and triplets