Help

This is the website of Big Lottery Fund (BIG). We are responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery.

Using the website by area

Each part of the UK has its own separate section of the website:

• UK
  • England
    • East Midlands
    • Eastern
    • London
    • North East
    • North West
    • South East
    • South West
    • West Midlands
    • Yorkshire and Humber
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Cymru

If you select an area it will make all the information relevant to that area available. So if for example you select UK, all information for all areas is available, and, if, you select London, all UK, England and London information is available  - but not information specifically for the other countries and regions.

You can change the area you want to look at by using the area name links on the right of every page. This will take you to the area homepage.

Using the website sections

The website has nine main sections. Links to the sections are listed in the navigation bar on the left hand side of every page.

The following features are also available:

Top left of every page:

Bottom of every page:

Getting to the area homepages

You can go to the homepage for the current area using links on the following features of every page:

• the area name below the logo
• the bold area name on the list of areas on the right of every page
• “BIG HOME” on the left above the section navigation
• “Home” on the site location breadcrumb trail below the Apply tab and above the page title.

To go to the main homepage use the UK link in the list of areas on the right of every page.

Knowing where you are in the website

The current area is shown at the top right of every page just below the Big Lottery Fund logo.

The title of the current page is shown:

• in the title bar of your browser above the menu bar
• near the top of every page below the Big Lottery Fund name banner, main tabs and the site location breadcrumb trail
• in bold in the site location breadcrumb trail
• in bold in the navigation on the left of every page.

Your place in the site is shown by the site location breadcrumb trail near the top of every page and by the navigation bar on the left of every page.

Printing

The website is designed to be printer friendly. To print a copy of a web page select File > Print in your browser. Only the information in the white centre area will be printed. The navigation and coloured backgrounds will not be printed to save the ink in your printer.

Using downloadable files

Some information on the website is only available in downloadable files. These all have a summary web page to help you to decide whether you want to download the file or not.

PDF documents

Most of the files are in PDF format. To read and print these files you need a piece of free software called Adobe® Acrobat Reader®.  You can download Adobe® Acrobat Reader® for most types of computer.

We have also taken extra steps to make our PDF files are accessible.

RTF documents

Some files are in RTF format. To read and print these files you need a word processor such as Microsoft Word. RTF files are like Word files and can be opened using word processing software on most types of computer.

A free ‘viewer’ version of Word for PC computers can be downloaded from the Microsoft website.

CSV and XLS spreadsheets

Some files are in CSV format. To read and print these files you will need spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel. CSV files are like Excel XLS files but can be opened using spreadsheet software on most types of computer.

A free ‘viewer’ version of Excel for PC computers can be downloaded from the Microsoft website.

When the spreadsheet is complicated we may only be able offer it in XLS format. You may be able to open XLS files in software other than Excel.

PPT presentation

We may also make PPT files available. PPT files are for use with Microsoft PowerPoint but you may be able to open them in other software too. A free ‘viewer’ version of PowerPoint for PC computers can be downloaded from the Microsoft website

For other types of files, please follow the advice on the web page for how to access software needed to open them.

Welsh language

The Wales section of the website is also available in Welsh. Information for the whole of the UK is included in the Wales section and is translated into Welsh whenever possible.

The Welsh version of the Wales section can be reached by:

• using the Cymru link at the bottom of the list of areas, on the right of the UK homepage.
• using the Cymraeg link underneath the Wales area identifier, below the Big Lottery Fund logo at the top right of every page in the Wales version of the website.
• putting www.cronfaloterifawr.org.uk in to your web browser.

When you are in the English version of the Wales section you can use the Wales links in the same places as above to go to the Welsh version.

If you are using the Welsh version of the Wales section and then visit another area section the language will be reset to English.