March 2010 - PEOPLE’S LOTTERY MILLIONS UP FOR GRABS FOR ITV CENTRAL COMMUNITIES

The People’s Millions 2010 competition opens its doors today for projects in the ITV Central region to put in their bids to receive up to £50,000 from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG).

It is the sixth year of The People’s Millions competition, allowing communities across ITV Central to improve facilities or get more enjoyment from their local area.

Five bumper Big Lottery Fund grants are on offer in ITV Central, with a total of £250,000 to be awarded to community projects in the region.

The People’s Millions, a partnership between the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and ITV, aims to improve communities across the UK and gives the public the chance to vote on which local projects should receive lottery good-cause funding.

Shortlisted projects will be showcased on local ITV evening news where they will have to convince the public why they need the cash. It will then be up to the public to vote for groups to win the funding.

To date the contest has awarded thousands of pounds in the ITV Central, funding a wide range of community projects from the renovation of a scout hut to a new vehicle to increase capacity for search and rescue assignments and installing a new play area, themed to promote the history of the site.

John Taylor, Big Lottery Fund Head of Region for the West Midlands, said: “BIG and ITV are calling on people to come forward with their brilliant ideas to improve their communities. I would urge you to seize this opportunity to get funding for something special that you know will make a real difference to the people around you.”

This year a new streamlined online entry form will mean that applying to the contest will be even simpler. Entry forms are available from 10 March at www.peoplesmillions.org.uk. Entries need to be returned to the Big Lottery Fund by the deadline, 12 noon on Friday 14 May 2010.


For more information please call:

Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888 Out of Hours contact: 07867 500 572
Full details of Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available at: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk



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