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Penrith Lottery £2k Super Draw Celebrates Grant Success 26th June, 2018 The Pride in Penrith Lottery is marking summer 2018 with a super draw of a guaranteed £2,000. All paid up members (existing and new) registered with the Lottery on Thursday 16th August will be entered on the special draw held that evening . Since the local lottery was founded in 2010, it has granted funding of well over £100k to local organisations and charities, community projects and events.  Chairman Peter Ward said “We’re really proud that a comparatively small local lottery that we set up from scratch has raised so much to support the local commun...more
New Initiatives for Organisations 22nd June, 2018 This summer, we're launching two new initiatives to benefit local organisations – one to provide a Grant Funding Officer and another to pay organisations a £25 ‘Finders’ Fee’ for each new member they recruit.  The Grant Funding Officer will be able to help local organisations apply for money from other funding organisations which has the benefit of  increasing the skills and experience of staff or volunteers, to help organisations become more sustainable, and to assist in making applications to funders who offer larger grants.  This will help our fundi...more
Penrith Lottery and Penrith Building Society - working together 8th May, 2018 Penrith Lottery and Penrith Building Society - working together Penrith Building Society has partnered with Pride in Penrith Lottery to offer a special Affinity Account that allows savers to donate money to the lottery, all without it costing them a penny! The building society makes an annual donation to the lottery based on the balances held in all its Pride in Penrith Lottery Affinity Accounts. So, the more supporters save in their Affinity Accounts, the more the lottery will receive, helping us to make an even greater difference to the town we love. If you are interested in opening an account, call into the Penr...more
Recent Grant Recipients - how we helped 30th November, 2017 Recent Grant Recipients - how we helped Recent Grant Recipients - how you helped In early November we attended the official opening of a fabulous new play area in Carleton Park. We were delighted to contribute just over £1,225 to Carleton Park Development Group, to help them to increase the range of play equipment for all ages from toddlers to teens, and also ensure it was accessible all year round by laying tarmac paths. Our board member, Richard Utting, who attended the official opening, said "I was delighted to be there to see the play area opened and the first children playing on the n...more
Update from the Pride in Penrith Lottery AGM 31st October, 2017 Update from our AGM At our AGM in October, Rob Udale, who has been in the post of Chair for over four years stepped down, but will remain on the board as Treasurer.  Rob handed over the reins to Peter Ward who thanked Rob - as a founding board member - for several years of hard work at the helm. The board reported that over the last year, the lottery had granted over £20,000 to assist 13 groups including sports clubs, local festivals, children's organisations, musical groups and environmental events.  The board were encouraged by the number of applica...more
October Jackpot Winner 24th October, 2017 Jackpot Winner! For our draw on Wednesday 4th October 2017 we had a jackpot winner who was delighted to win £1,700, a cheque for which was presented by board member Richard Utting.  The lucky winner has been a member since 2015 and this was their first win - it proved to be a lucky week as five members also won £20 each! ...more
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