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COMMUNITY LIFE

Winner scoops £25K on

Worcester Community Lottery

A local resident scooped £25,000
on the Worcester Community

Lottery this year – the biggest win
since the lottery launched in 2019.

The winner, who wished to remain anonymous, signed
up to the Worcester Community Lottery in March 2021,
supporting the West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse
Support Centre (www.wmrsasc.org.uk).

The winner said: “I couldn’t believe it and am
still stunned. I play the Worcester Community
Lottery to support the West Mercia Rape &
Sexual Abuse Support Centre, a cause which I
believe in. It’s an excellent organisation which To date the Worcester Community Lottery
does crucial work in a chronically underfunded (www.worcesterlottery.org) has raised over
and often misunderstood area. £80,000 for local good causes, with each
player nominating the cause they want to
“I would definitely encourage others to sign up support when they first sign up.
to play the Worcester Community Lottery at www.
worcesterlottery.org, because you are supporting important Worcester Community Lottery players have a 1-in-50
local causes which really need your help. There’s also the chance of winning a prize, up to a maximum of £25,000.
added bonus of having a chance to win something, which They sign up at www.worcesterlottery.org for entry into
of course I have been very lucky to do.” a weekly draw.

Community grants offered to help

bring Worcester people back together

Are you planning an event, festival or party in your area? If
so you might be able to receive a £2,000 community grant
to help cover the costs!

The City Council is encouraging local community groups,
charities and voluntary sector organisations to apply –
and any proposal with a clear benefit to people living in
Worcester will be considered.

Many of the city’s most popular events this year were
supported by community grants from the City Council.

For example, the Inland Waterways Association received
a £2,000 grant to help cover the cost of entertainment at
the popular Perdiswell Festival of Water over the August people in Worcester, then look at the support on offer from
bank holiday weekend. the City Council,” said Cllr James Stanley, Chair of the
Communities Committee.
Worcester City FC Supporters’ Trust also successfully applied
for a £500 community grant, which paid for crowd safety All applications must provide match-funding equal to the
equipment at Worcester Show’s Sports Zone on 15 August. amount of funding requested – but this can be in the form
of volunteer hours, cash contributions or gifts in kind.
“If you’re planning a local event over the next few months
or taking action to make this Christmas extra-special for To apply go to https://grantsandevents.worcester.gov.uk/

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