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Penrith Lottery Member Celebrates £5k New Year Jackpot Win 15th January, 2019 Penrith Lottery Member Celebrates £5k New Year Jackpot Win A long-standing lottery member from Culgaith won £5,000 when the Pride in Penrith Lottery jackpot reached it’s maximum on Wednesday 2nd January. David Witney couldn’t believe his luck when the lottery’s Marketing Manager, Georgina Stephenson, called him to tell him the good news.  He said “I can’t believe it – this sort of thing doesn’t happen to me”!  He continued “to be honest, I thought it was a hoax, and called the number back to check, but Georgina confirmed that it was indeed true!” The jackpot starts at £500 and increases by £100 for each week ...more
Staff Consortium Share £2k Win 31st August, 2018 This summer, to celebrate the success of the lottery in the eight years since its conception, we said a huge thank you to our members with a super draw of £2,000!  All of our members were entered into the draw on Thursday 16th August.  Our trustees gathered round the computer to witness the draw. After a pensive wait, the special software, provided by Tower Lotteries, came up with our lucky winner, a local staff consortium who shared the £2,000. If you’d like to become a member, click here for more information and our application form. ...more
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
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