Three Shropshire villages will see a lottery-funded scheme launch a number of projects aimed at helping individuals from different age groups. A total of £1 million was granted to the Big Local Three Parishes programme by the National Lottery, with the money set to be invested in various initiatives that would help the local community.
The above-mentioned programme, which consists of the three villages of St Martins, Gobowen and Weston Rhyn and the surrounding countryside, is one of the 149 such enterprises on the territory of the UK, Nick Heard, the Chairman of the scheme, revealed that great progress had been reached when it comes to unveiling initiatives which are beneficial to the local community. Mr. Heard also added that the Big Local Three Parishes was doing well compared to some of the rest of the Big Local projects mentioned above.
The households within the local community have already received a 2018 newsletter providing them with more information about the enterprise’s major projects, like for example the School Saver Clubs and Village Volunteering. Another initiative which has been included in this year’s newsletter is the so-called My Money Matters advice service.
My Money Matters is a three-year project which is being run by the Three Parishes Big Local and Citizens Advice Shropshire. The money management advice service, which has been specially designed for the residents of the three villages mentioned above, kicked off in April 2018 and is focused on helping local people develop better household finances management skills.
National Lottery Continues Funding Local Communities
Recently, more than £3 million of National Lottery funding has been announced for the North East part of the country. The money is planned to be distributed among several projects across Sunderland, with 131 community projects in the region set to gain from the funding.
Projects that are to be granted with a chunk of the National Lottery funding in the region vary from after-school activities for local schoolchildren to fitness and health initiatives, with some of the schemes including benefits for the Springwell Village community centre and the Sunderland Action on Dementia. The money is set to be distributed and given out to the local communities by the Big Lottery Fund.
According to the recent gambling industry update published by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), the National Lottery’s contributions to good causes in the period from October 2016 to September 2017 amounted to £1.5 billion, representing a 0.6% increase from the result announced in the period from April 2016 to March 2017. The gross gaming yield (GGY) equivalent of the National Lottery has risen by £35.9 million, reaching £3.0 billion. Lottery ticket sales also registered an increase to £7.0 billion in the latest twelve-month period.
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Daniel Williams
