A defibrillator, day trips, a new TV, a spruced-up trailer, a sightscreen, a vacuum cleaner, an art project, a gazebo and a freshly-surfaced tennis court.
All these projects and more were supported by the East Hampshire Community Lottery in 2022!
Our Community Lottery is a great way to raise money for your favourite local charities. And every year, money raised through the lottery that has not been allocated directly to a good cause is put in our Community Chest.
Organisations can apply to the Community Chest for grants of up to £1,000. Last year 10 grants were given to a range of community groups across the district.
Here is a list of all the Community Chest grants in 2022.
- Petersfield Community Centre - £218.27 for a wet and dry vacuum
- Holybourne Theatre - £700 for a TV in the foyer
- Woolmer Forest Lions - £370.80 for new mesh sides for its trailer
- Petersfield Voluntary Care Group - £659 for a customised event tent
- Basingstoke & Alton Cardiac Rehab - £1,000 to replace an old defibrillator
- Petersfield Cricket Club - £1,000 for a new sightscreen
- Broadlands RDA - £1,000 for a new branded event gazebo
- Artscape - £995 to support an art recycling project
- Liss Youth Centre - £1,000 for day trips for young people
- Four Marks Tennis Club - £1,000 for court resurfacing
The East Hampshire Community Lottery is run by EHDC to raise money for local good causes.
Players can buy £1 tickets online, with 50p going to a participating charity of their choice, 40p to administration and the remaining 10p is used to build up the council’s Community Chest fund.
Cllr Julie Butler, EHDC Deputy Leader, said: “The Community Lottery is a great way to raise money for local charities and good causes.
“And I am delighted we have been able to help so many local projects make the district a better place for everyone.
“If you run a community group it really makes sense to sign up for the lottery so you can start generating money for your cause through ticket sales. And once you’ve sold 50 tickets you will become eligible to apply for further funding from the Community Chest.”
For more information on EHDC’s Community Lottery go to www.easthants.gov.uk/east-hampshire-community-lottery