“I’m only here today because my friends stopped me from doing something stupid.”
“Hi, I’m Alex, I’m a third year Politics student at Cardiff University. I got involved in the project over the summer as mental health became a really big part of my life in my second year at...
View ArticleTheatre workshops for people affected by homelessness thanks to National...
Theatre Versus Oppression received £187,478 of National Lottery money to run their Behind the Label project to provide a series of applied theatre workshops to people affected by homelessness in...
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Merry Christmas from the Big Lottery Fund
With Christmas just around the corner and the year drawing to an end, Big Lottery Fund Wales’ Director John Rose would like to take this opportunity to share his personal appreciation to the many...
View Article“I lost a friend to suicide recently so it’s a big motivating factor for me...
“I’m James, I’m a second year Translation student at Cardiff University. I first got involved with Mind Your Head through working with the Welfare department of the Students’ Union where I met Rosie...
View ArticleBuilding Resilience for a Thriving Third Sector
The National Lottery Community Fund recently commissioned The Funding Centre to create the first map of the third sector support landscape in Wales. The Funding Centre is a consultancy who have worked...
View Article“Males are three times more likely to take their life and it’s a problem...
“Hi, my name’s Rosie and I’m a student at Cardiff University, and I’ve also just completed an internship with the student’s union in a National Lottery funded project in suicide prevention and mental...
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Street Football Wales makes sure that you’ll never walk alone
Football is, as they say, the beautiful game. All around the world it brings people together in so many different ways, and whether you understand the offside rule or not, being part of a crowd of...
View ArticleSub-Sahara Advisory panel supports BAME people into leadership positions
This month we awarded £800,000 to 20 groups across the UK as part of our Lived Experience Leaders programme. One of the projects that we funded was to Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel (SSAP), who are using...
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Photographic exhibition marks 25th National Lottery birthday
Today (1 October) 25 charities and community groups from across Wales joined the National Lottery’s 25th birthday celebration in the Senedd to share their stories – captured on camera about their...
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How Glenwood Church are adapting to the COVID-19 crisis
We understand that COVID-19 is impacting on many of the groups funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, but we are also very proud of how those we fund in the voluntary, community and social...
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