People's Lottery raises £80,000 for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (From Craven Herald)

People's Lottery raises £80,000 for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust

3:16pm Wednesday 17th February 2010 in

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The People’s Postcode Lottery has once again swelled the coffers of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust through an £80,000 donation.

The fund supports local charities in the North East and Yorkshire. It gives 40p from every ticket sold to good causes and its latest contribution will help the trust achieve its ambitious plans for 2010.

Last year, the trust received more than £53,000 from the lottery charity. Plans are already advanced to plant the trust’s millionth tree as part of a continuing woodland restoration programme in the Dales.

The lottery money will also support many local projects, including the conservation of threatened habitats like hay meadows and wetlands, and will help the trust to continue its pioneering work with disadvantaged and disabled people.

Trust director David Sharrod said: “Our partnership with People’s Postcode Lottery has enabled us to do much, much more to support communities and protect the environment here in the Dales.

“I’d like to say a huge thank you, not only to those who run the People’s Postcode Lottery, but also to the players who make a vital contribution to many local charities like us.”