Tag: National Lottery
Venture Scotland awarded National Lottery funding
Edinburgh-based charity, Venture Scotland, has been awarded nearly £100,000 in funding, over three years, from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Since 1989, Venture Scotland has used the outdoors as a vehicle to transform the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing...
Edinburgh creative projects to be supported by National Lottery funding
National Lottery funding of £303,559 in the latest round of Open Fund awards from Creative Scotland will support fourteen creative projects in Edinburgh.
The projects include:
The former Fire Station at Edinburgh College of Art...
Edinburgh artist designs National Lottery’s Christmas card
Edinburgh artist, Amy Nash, has been chosen by The National Lottery to design a Christmas card which will be sent to over 400 elderly and vulnerable Scots as part of a festive drive...
Three Edinburgh groups get funding from Young Start
Budding young artists, dancers and musicians are amongst hundreds of young people across Scotland celebrating a £1.8 million cash boost helping them to develop their skills and talents through a range of creative projects.
The...
A ‘Big Surprise’ for Edinburgh’s National Lottery-Funded Hero
A Royal Scots veteran received a ‘big surprise’ recently when he was the subject of the National Lottery’s ‘Big Surprise’, an innovation which honours people who make a real difference to people’s lives with...
Saheliya Raise a Smile Thanks to Funding News
An Edinburgh based charity which offers mental health and well-being support for black and minority ethnic women has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery of more than £700,000.
Saheliya, which also offers support...
Lottery boost will be spread across the country
The grand sum of £696,165 is being given to 92 arts, sports and community projects by National Lottery Awards for All Scotland, and some of the awards have been made in the capital.
In Edinburgh...
Letter from Scotland
From flood to frost. Last week we were all talking about the floods. This week we’ve had the first serious snowfalls of the winter. From my east-facing window I see Arthur’s Seat dusted in...
Young Edinburgh filmmakers nominated for Award
A group of young people aged 13 to 17 from Edinburgh have produced a short film Three Blind Mice and have been nominated for a prestigious FIRST LIGHT AWARD. You can see a clip...