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Happy holidays from all of us at The National Lottery Community Fund!✨ Thanks to the generosity of #NationalLottery players, we’ve been able to fund almost 13,000 truly life-changing projects across the UK in 2025. We’re closed from 25 December - 2 January and look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year. 📸: animated graphic showing a festive outdoor scene. The text reads: Happy Holidays from everyone at The National Lottery Community Fund. | The National Lottery Community Fund

Today, on The National Lottery’s 30th Birthday, we celebrate the game changing charities and community groups that have benefitted from three decades of our funding. In this time, The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded over £18 billion to over 290,000 organisations. We’ve seen how people across the UK show up every day with a passion for doing good, and a relentless commitment to making a difference. Hear from some of the amazing projects we’ve funded in England, Wales, Scotland and Nor