1 June 2010
Seventy Lottery-funded projects from across the UK are calling on the public's support as they go head-to-head in the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards 2010.
The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded
projects. All projects in the running have already received Lottery funding and the Awards celebrate how they have put that money to good use. The public are being urged to show their support by casting a vote and helping the organisations to make it through to the final stage of the Awards.
The winning project in each of the seven categories will receive national recognition on a star-studded BBC 1 TV show later this year and, in addition to the Lottery funding they have already been awarded, will receive a £2,000 cash prize[1] to spend on their project.
This year's National Lottery Awards are supported by actress Fay Ripley, who attended the Awards show last year. She says: "Lottery players raise £25 million every week, which funds projects and organisations that are making a real difference to people and communities across the UK. The National Lottery Awards recognise the amazing talent and hard work of the people involved in running Lottery-funded projects, so please get behind your local project and vote to give them your support."
About The National Lottery Awards
The National Lottery Awards recognise the difference that Lottery-funded projects – both big and small – make to local communities, and celebrate the achievements of the people behind them. The Awards have seven categories – each reflecting an area of Lottery funding: sport; heritage; arts; environment; education; health (in association with iVillage.co.uk) and voluntary/charity (in association with Woman magazine).
Ten projects compete in each category for the semi-final and the three projects in each category with the highest number of votes will go through to the final round of public voting in July.
Voting for the semi-finals starts at 9am on Tuesday 1 June and ends at midday on Friday 18 June. For further details on the final 70 projects, click here.
For further information please contact Jessica Cain
Tel: 020 7211 3991
Email: jessica.cain@lotterygoodcauses.org.uk
Notes to Editors
- There are seven categories in The National Lottery Awards, each reflecting an area of Lottery funding: Arts, Education, Environment, Health, Heritage, Sport and Voluntary/Charity
- Calls cost 5p from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary, calls from mobiles could cost considerably more. Callers are advised to check with their telephone network provider to be certain of the cost. No profit will be made from the cost of the phone vote by The National Lottery Promotions Unit or The National Lottery
- All voting will be independently adjudicated and verified by Electoral Reform Services
- For the third year running, the voluntary/charity category is sponsored by Woman magazine. Woman is the number one variety-packed women's weekly. It delivers a modern mix of hot celebrity news, juicy TV insider gossip, compelling real life stories, body confident fashion and beauty, and an up-to-the-minute lifestyle section. Woman is published by IPC Media
- The Best Health Project category is this year sponsored by iVillage.co.uk. iVillage.co.uk is one of the leading online information networks for women. A website for women, it focuses on the issues that matter most to women and offers interactive services, expert advice, information and a vital support network
- Since the Lottery began in 1994, over £24 billion has been raised for Good Causes by Lottery players and over 340,000 grants have been made across the UK
- For more information on the Awards or Lottery-funded projects log on to www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk
Semi-finals
- There are a total of 70 projects in the semi-finals - 10 in each of the seven categories. The public can vote from 9am on 1 June and any vote cast before midday on 18 June will be counted;
- The three projects with the most votes in each category will go through to the final round of public voting.
Finals
- There will be a total of 21 projects in the finals – three in each of the seven categories. The public can vote from 9am on 26 July and any vote cast before midday on 13 August will be counted;
- There will be only one winner in each category. The seven winners will be announced during a special BBC1 television programme transmitted later in the year.
[1] NB: This is not a Lottery grant.
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