People’s Postcode Lottery European Postcode Millions

In today’s climate, £10.3 million is the stuff of dreams. It’s an incredible amount, but on August 31^st this dream could become a reality for one lucky postcode as part of the People’s Postcode Lottery’s European Postcode Millions.

The prize pot, coming from People’s Postcode Lottery, is a joint initiative by lottery heads in Great Britain and Holland, with playing postcodes across the two countries entering the draw in a battle of the nations for a share of the prize.

A greater prize pot also means the People’s Postcode Lottery will be able to give even more to good causes across Great Britain. The beneficiary of this particular draw will be WWF Scotland which works closely with WWF Netherlands. 20% of the proceeds from every ticket sold in Great Britain will go directly to the WWF. To date players have raised over £8.4 million for charities across Great Britain.

The prize pot will be drawn on August 31^st with a sign up deadline of August 13^th- visit www.postcodelottery.com to register your postcode to be in with a chance of scooping a share of £10.3 million!

Applications Closed

Applications for the current round of funding are now closed, and the application form has been removed from the website. 

Thank you to all the organisations who have submitted applications.  We look forward to reading about the exciting projects you have planned. You can expect to hear from us with the Trustees’ decision in late September – we have our fingers crossed for you all!

For those of you who missed the deadline, don’t worry! The next round opens on Monday 11th October, at which point you will be able to download an application form. That round will close on Wednesday 10th November.

Scottish Epilepsy Initiative Launch TEA Room Site

Edinburgh based charity Scottish Epilepsy Initiative has created an exciting and innovative social networking site for teenagers with epilepsy in Scotland thanks to the generosity of People’s Postcode Lottery players. SEI successfully applied to People’s Postcode Trust and were awarded £10,000 to set up the TEA Room site.

There are over 8,500 young people with epilepsy across Scotland and the TEA Room has been designed to allow teenagers to interact with their peers, gain support and share their experiences of epilepsy in a safe and supportive environment. The TEA Room (Teenage Epilepsy Agenda) is available all teenagers with epilepsy in Scotland.

The charity also is offering free Netbooks and internet connection to young people with epilepsy so that financial disadvantage doesn’t prevent them accessing the TEA Room.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Angus Purden launched the service with SEI Fieldworker Gemma O’Hare and a young service user. Click here to see footage of their day on the teacups!

Applications Closing Soon

Applications for the current round of funding will close shortly. The deadline is Friday 30th July, so make sure you have submitted your form and supporting documents before this time to be included in the decision making process.

People’s Postcode Trust funds community groups and registered charities to undertake specific 3 month projects, ranging from £500 up to £10,000. To date, £1.3million has been distributed to 220 organisations across the country.

People’s Postcode Lottery Summer Rollover

Summer officially arrived in East Edinburgh as residents in the Duddingston, Joppa and Jewel area of the city celebrated winning a huge £2.2 million prize pot. The fortune, shared by People’s Postcode Lottery players in the EH15 3 postcode area, saw hundreds of locals and ecstatic winners gather in the capital’s Jewel Park to celebrate the win.

X Factor favourite Stacey Solomon caused huge excitement when she took to the stage to perform an exclusive live set, but it was the revelation that two neighbours were to share over £800,000 between them that really stole the show. Two Corbieshot residents – 38 year old Paul Phair and 83 year old Rita Bunyan – had scooped a life changing £416,158 each.

Over 120 locals shared the £2.2 million prize, with winners walking away with at least £2,959 and the average win totalling a huge £52,527. Visit the People’s Postcode Lottery website to register your postcode to be in with a chance of being a winner the weekly prize draw.

Local benefitting charities in the area include the Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre at the Western General, CHILDREN 1ST’s South Edinburgh Family Support Team and Scottish Wildlife Trust ‘s Duddingston Loch. Over £5.8 million has been raised for charities in Scotland to date.