Over £2.8 billion of funding given for good causes

Big Lottery Fund

Every year BIG gives out millions of pounds from the National Lottery to good causes. Our money goes to community groups and to projects that improve health, education and the environment.

BIG staff honoured for public service

Two of BIG’s staff were awarded OBEs in the New Year’s honours list: Northern Ireland director Walter Rader for services to the community in NI, and Melloney Poole, head of legal services, for public service.

Revisiting the past

The Heroes Return blog contains stories from veterans’ trips, war time memories, photos and videos. Includes contributions from veterans and their families and carers, and BIG’s Heroes Return team.

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The Sheringham Little Theatre Society

New music and performance opportunities for young people at Sheringham Little Theatre Society's new hub.

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Go to Awards for All England

The People's Millions winners

Over 100 projects went head to head in November and you helped to decide who won up to £50,000 of funding

Small grants for local community projects

Do you need a small grant to help your community project? Want to find out quickly if you have been successul?

East of England region update

Your region update page has all the latest lottery related news, funding and programme information, plus events and stories from your region.

Village SOS announces shortlist

Village SOS has narrowed down its search for the six successful enterprises. It has shortlisted 28 projects to be paired with Village Champions.

Helper Agencies

Find out about useful resources on our programmes and policies for organisations helping potential applicants. These include training materials and information about events for supporting organisations.

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