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Who’s your favourite?
Join the search for Northern Ireland’s favourite Lottery-funded stars
Do you have a favourite Lottery-funded project? Has a Lottery-funded project made an impact on your community? Or are you personally involved in a project that is transforming lives?
If so, your favourite project could have the chance to win £2,000 and be the star of a prime-time BBC 1 TV show, thanks to The National Lottery Awards. Now entering their fifth successful year, the Awards aim to recognise the difference that Lottery-funded projects of all sizes make to local communities and celebrate the achievements of the people behind them – and we want your nominations.
In the last year alone, over £38million of Lottery funding has gone to projects in Northern Ireland. And now, The National Lottery is encouraging these projects to enter the Awards and gain recognition for their fantastic work. So if you want a project from Northern Ireland to be a winner, visit www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards to find out more. Nominations can be made by calling 0845 130 4133. Entries must be received by 5pm 20 March 2008.
Urging people to enter is 2005 Lottery Awards winner, Mike Dobson from Divis and the Black Mountain Project. Mike said:
"We were absolutely thrilled to win a National Lottery Award. Our local community really supported us throughout the competition and the Awards helped raise the profile of the mountains. Since winning the Award The National Trust have been delighted with the number of new visitors to the mountains as a result of the extra publicity.”
Lending her support to the Awards this year, Andrea McLean, GMTV and Loose Women presenter, says:
“28p of every Lottery pound goes towards Good Causes which means Lottery players are making a huge difference to the lives of individuals and communities across Northern Ireland. I was amazed by the stories of some truly remarkable people who are using Lottery funding for projects of all sizes to make their communities a better place to live. The Awards recognise the talent, hard work and amazing dedication of the people involved in running Lottery-funded projects. Now it’s your chance to make sure your favourite gets the recognition it deserves.”
There are seven categories in the Awards, each reflecting an area of Lottery funding: Sport; Heritage; Arts; Environment; Health and Education and the Woman magazine Charity/Voluntary category.
Any shortlisted projects from Northern Ireland will have to compete against projects from all over the UK, with seven category winners being announced later in the year on a special BBC 1 programme. Each winner will also receive £2,000 to spend on their project. |
