Life changing

Find out what digital kangaroos and red squirrels have in common…

They've all had lottery-funding, thanks to you.

Digital kangaroos (and dolphins, rabbits, beetles…)

There's a new interactive digital arts project on the block called Urbananimals, which has been enchanting crowds in Bristol thanks to you

Squirrels

You have also been helping to save the red squirrel – Anglesey now supports the largest red squirrel population in Wales and you’re helping to protect red populations in Wales, North Merseyside, Cumbria, Northumberland and Northern Ireland

And then there's…

As 31 countries across Europe geared up for the first-ever European Week of Sport, you helped sports clubs, schools, community groups and individuals get involved with activities from tennis open days to organised walks, fancy dress runs, family fun days, bike rides, sports club open days, taster sessions and much more

You also helped all sorts of people get more creative

Lottery-funded film Suffragette premiered at the London Film Festival to great acclaim

After four years of repair work, Wilton's Music Hall in London reopened thanks to £1.8 million from you

More than £2 million of funding went to help make high quality art more accessible to everyone in the UK

And, last but not least, you helped the UK’s oldest theatre, Bristol Old Vic, celebrate its theatrical heritage, architecture and archives as it turns 250 this year

You helped preserve things of historical significance

The 600-year-old St Nicholas' Chapel in King's Lynn re-opened after a £2.7 million restoration

Established in 1776, Edinburgh’s City Observatory was just one project to benefit from a £7 million investment in Scottish heritage

And more than three million visitors were able to explore castles, historic tunnels, tower tops and more for free when 1,500 organisations threw open their doors for Heritage Open Days

And finally…

More than £34 million went to help community groups across the UK – from projects for the homeless to children’s groups; from beating bullies to living with dementia.

Thank you. Since The National Lottery began, you've supported more than 450,000 projects across the UK and raised over £34 billion.

Top image: Watershed/LAX. Red Squirrel image ©JON HAWKINS, SURREY HILLS PHOTOGRAPHY

The National Lottery has been changing the lives of winners and supporting good causes across the UK since 1994. In that time, there have been more than 7,000 new millionaires created and by playing The National Lottery you raise over £4 million for Good Causes every dayΔ.

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