National Lottery's Winning Ticket for Preston
The National Lottery hasn’t just created millionaires since the first balls were drawn in November 1994. It has also played a major role as a charity and benefactor throughout the United Kingdom.
Preston has not been left out. The city has benefited enormously from the riches on offer from Lottery bodies such as the Arts Council, New Opportunities Fund and Sport England.
A total of 623 grants at a cost of over £85 million pounds have been bestowed in the 14 years since Noel Edmunds drew the first winning numbers.
This has covered a diverse range of projects from the National Football Museum in Deepdale, new attractions in Haslam Park, Ashton, to bankrolling after school activities at Moor Park High School.
For 10 examples of Lottery funded projects in Preston, please look at my map below:
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