[cma-l] he £60,000 Jubilee People’s Millions awards (UK)

[Tamar Millen]

For information - Announced on Friday 26th November
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Lottery millions to help communities bloom for Diamond Jubilee
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The Big Lottery Fund in partnership with ITV, and with the approval of 
Buckingham Palace, is marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a special 
roll-out of 60 Lottery grants.

The £60,000 Jubilee People’s Millions awards are being made to go to new 
projects next year that will inspire or improve local communities.

The Jubilee People’s Millions launches today (Friday 26 Nov). ITV news 
presenters Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale showed their support at 
Buckingham Palace with previous People’s Millions winners.

Community groups across the UK are being invited to bid for a share of 
the £3.6 million from the Big Lottery Fund good cause pot. Finalists 
will be showcased on ITV regional news when the public will vote and 
decide which projects receive the Lottery Diamond Jubilee funding.

Speaking outside Buckingham Palace, ITV News Presenter, Mary Nightingale 
said: “This is a great way to help mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and 
for communities to come together to help benefit local people.”

ITV News Presenter Mark Austin added: “2012 will be a very special year 
and we hope that The Jubilee People’s Millions will inspire people right 
across the UK to think about how they could use Lottery funding for the 
benefit of people in their area.”

Anna Southall, Vice Chair of the Big Lottery Fund, said: “The Jubilee 
People’s Millions is a fantastic opportunity to call on the strength of 
British community spirit to create projects that make a real difference.”

“We want to encourage as many people as possible to think about what 
they could do with £60,000 of Lottery money in their local area with the 
benefits being reaped during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.”

Details of how to apply can be found on www.biglotteryfund.org.uk or by 
phoning 0845 10 20 30. Groups have until 4 February 2011 to get their 
entries in. The projects that receive the most votes will be awarded the 
funding next summer (2011), in order to be up and running in time for 
the Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee year, 2012.

http://www.peoplesmillions.org.uk/apply
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Tamar Millen
Arts Coordinator
Community Media Association
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
0114 2795219

www.commedia.org.uk