Lincoln Lottery Community Fund 2023 awarded to local good causes

A total of £4,300 from the Lincoln Lottery Community Fund 2023, raised by supporters of Lincoln Community Lottery, has been awarded to two good causes to help deliver projects to support Lincoln’s residents.

The allocation of the funds follows a resident consultation, which identified Green Spaces and Homelessness as the two priority cause areas for the 2023 fund.

Following an application and selection process led by Voluntary Centre Services and supported by City of Lincoln Council, the successful good causes benefitting from the 2023 fund include:

Mint Lane CIC

Awarded £3,788.96 to help create a community garden at the Mint Lane Cafe and to deliver a gardening club. The garden and club will offer the chance for participants to make friends and to learn new gardening, cooking, and life skills. With the current cost of living challenges, the focus on growing your own food, reducing food waste, and cooking home grown food will help the local community members to be more resilient and adaptable for the future. Find out more about Mint Lane Cafe.

LEAP

Awarded £511.04 to help fund Move-in packs for homeless and vulnerable people within Lincoln. The packs will provide customers with essential equipment they need to cook, clean and even sleep when they move into temporary accommodation to help them feel settled and dignified. Upon leaving the temporary accommodation, the Move-in packs will also ensure individuals have the essentials they need to move into their own home. Find out more about LEAP.

Quote from Cllr Sue Burke, Portfolio Holder for Reducing Inequalities 

“I would like to congratulate the successful causes and also thank supporters of Lincoln Community Lottery for helping to raise these funds during 2022/23. I look forward to hearing about the success of the projects and activities delivered over the coming year using the fund and the positive impact of these on Lincoln’s residents.

Lincoln Community Lottery is a great way for good causes to raise additional funds to support their work in the city and I would encourage further good causes to join the lottery and utilise this fundraising tool.”

Additional allocations

Two further good causes were also awarded shares of £3,200 and £2,500 from the Lincoln Lottery Community Fund 2023 for use towards creating community gardens within the city. Unfortunately, due to changes in circumstances, the two causes were not able to utilise these allocations. Of these funds, £3,200 will be reallocated as part of the Lincoln Lottery Community Fund 2024 allocation process. The remaining £2,500 will be reallocated as part of the Lincoln Lottery Community Fund 2025.

Further information

Find out about how your good cause could use Lincoln Community Lottery to raise additional funds to support your work.

Find out how you can support local good causes through Lincoln Community Lottery.

Gambling support

Players of Lincoln Community Lottery must be 18 or over and physically located in Great Britain. Always play responsibly. If you need to talk to someone about your gambling, please contact Gamble Aware. Lincoln Community Lottery is promoted by City of Lincoln Council, a Local Authority Lottery licensed by the Gambling Commission. Gambling Commission Account No: 51295.

Updated 19th December 2024