Connecting Communities

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Rugby League is coming home, and there is much to celebrate and marvel at, both on the pitch and beyond.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/the-miniature-donkeys-helping-people-living-with-dementia-one-visit-at-a-time"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_10/Mini_donks_blanket_un3puk.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_10/Mini_donks_blanket_un3puk.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_10/Mini_donks_blanket_un3puk.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="The miniature donkeys helping people living with dementia one visit at a time"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-10-13T11:00" title="13 October 2022 at 11:00">13 Oct 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/the-miniature-donkeys-helping-people-living-with-dementia-one-visit-at-a-time">The miniature donkeys helping people living with dementia one visit at a time</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/the-miniature-donkeys-helping-people-living-with-dementia-one-visit-at-a-time">Last month was World Alzheimer’s Month, a global opportunity to raise awareness, increase support and demystify dementia. Community support is often a vital lifeline for people with dementia and their families, and comes in an array of different, and sometimes unexpected, forms.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/hope-through-action-this-world-suicide-prevention-day"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_09/245530fb-6af3-4d25-b5f4-a1f3c3b169f1_wuqpgi.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_09/245530fb-6af3-4d25-b5f4-a1f3c3b169f1_wuqpgi.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_09/245530fb-6af3-4d25-b5f4-a1f3c3b169f1_wuqpgi.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Creating hope through action this World Suicide Prevention Month"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-09-21T08:00" title="21 September 2022 at 08:00">21 Sep 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/hope-through-action-this-world-suicide-prevention-day">Creating hope through action this World Suicide Prevention Month</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/hope-through-action-this-world-suicide-prevention-day">This World Suicide Prevention Month, National Lottery funded projects such as In Charley’s Memory are creating hope through action for people suffering with mental health issues.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/wspd"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_09/fa8324cd-0d50-4e3e-8246-d9b8268830f1_v7slzs.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_09/fa8324cd-0d50-4e3e-8246-d9b8268830f1_v7slzs.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_09/fa8324cd-0d50-4e3e-8246-d9b8268830f1_v7slzs.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Levelling Up provides an opportunity for us to reassess action on suicide prevention"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-09-21T08:00" title="21 September 2022 at 08:00">21 Sep 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/mp-directory/liz-twist.htm">Liz Twist MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Liz Twist MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/wspd">Levelling Up provides an opportunity for us to reassess action on suicide prevention</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/wspd">Suicide is preventable, not inevitable. World Suicide Prevention Day, 10th September, gives us a chance to reflect on the actions we can take to tackle it.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/how-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-is-continuing-to-unite-a-community-in-leeds"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_08/ff3442f9-7e3c-44ce-86f6-05e2177af89c_kvqqe4.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_08/ff3442f9-7e3c-44ce-86f6-05e2177af89c_kvqqe4.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_08/ff3442f9-7e3c-44ce-86f6-05e2177af89c_kvqqe4.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="How The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is continuing to unite a community in Leeds"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-08-23T10:00" title="23 August 2022 at 10:00">23 Aug 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/how-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-is-continuing-to-unite-a-community-in-leeds">How The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is continuing to unite a community in Leeds</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/how-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-is-continuing-to-unite-a-community-in-leeds">Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee played a major role in bringing us back together following the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks to National Lottery players Good Causes from across the UK were able to apply for a share of £22 million of National Lottery funding committed to the Platinum Jubilee across community, arts, sport and environmental initiatives to mark the milestone. Hundreds of grants were made to organisations the length and breadth of the UK, including to Friends of Skelton Grange in Leeds, which was awarded funding for its ‘Queen of Spades’ Platinum Jubilee project.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/honour-based-violence"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_07/a2e11e47-a3b8-435d-8328-a0a3623da230_hh7xd1.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_07/a2e11e47-a3b8-435d-8328-a0a3623da230_hh7xd1.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_07/a2e11e47-a3b8-435d-8328-a0a3623da230_hh7xd1.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="We need to raise awareness of Honour Based Abuse to protect our communities"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-07-20T12:10" title="20 July 2022 at 12:10">20 Jul 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/honour-based-violence">We need to raise awareness of Honour Based Abuse to protect our communities</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/honour-based-violence">Last Thursday (July 14th) was the Day of Memory for victims of Honour Based Abuse and National Lottery-funded charities have been calling for increased visibility, reporting and understanding of Honour-Based Abuse (HBA), to ensure survivors get the right support.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/honour-based-violence-mp-83313"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_07/b20faaf9-5caf-45ea-8c16-ab6299ea23ac_k3pf2r.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_07/b20faaf9-5caf-45ea-8c16-ab6299ea23ac_k3pf2r.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_07/b20faaf9-5caf-45ea-8c16-ab6299ea23ac_k3pf2r.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Breaking the taboo around honour based abuse"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-07-20T12:00" title="20 July 2022 at 12:00">20 Jul 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/mp-directory/virendra-sharma.htm">Virendra Sharma MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Virendra Sharma MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/honour-based-violence-mp-83313">Breaking the taboo around honour based abuse</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/honour-based-violence-mp-83313">Honour based abuse is nothing of the sort. It is rooted not in honour but in patriarchy and child abuse. July 14th was the Day of Memory for victims of Honour Based Abuse and Parliament and our communities need to take action.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/improving-rural-mental-health-in-our-communities"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/4861bfa1-657c-4f5b-b007-722974452d85_xmf5tw.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/4861bfa1-657c-4f5b-b007-722974452d85_xmf5tw.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/4861bfa1-657c-4f5b-b007-722974452d85_xmf5tw.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Breaking the stigma of discussing rural mental health"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-05-18T10:21" title="18 May 2022 at 10:21">18 May 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/improving-rural-mental-health-in-our-communities">Breaking the stigma of discussing rural mental health</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/improving-rural-mental-health-in-our-communities">Sam Stables always dreamed of being a farmer, but when he achieved his goal the pressures of making a living on the land almost destroyed him. Thanks to National Lottery funding, he is using his experience to help others in the community.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/rural-mental-health-must-be-top-of-our-agenda"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/d017e1fd-4f47-4428-bd4a-d1a7adb2379b_ed3nzw.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/d017e1fd-4f47-4428-bd4a-d1a7adb2379b_ed3nzw.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/d017e1fd-4f47-4428-bd4a-d1a7adb2379b_ed3nzw.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Rural mental health must be top of our agenda"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-05-18T10:04" title="18 May 2022 at 10:04">18 May 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/coronavirus.htm">Coronavirus</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/mp-directory/neil-hudson.htm">Neil Hudson MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Neil Hudson MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/rural-mental-health-must-be-top-of-our-agenda">Rural mental health must be top of our agenda</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/rural-mental-health-must-be-top-of-our-agenda">Twenty-one years ago, I was a long way away from the green leather benches and procedure of the Commons chamber – instead, as a Veterinary Surgeon, I was surrounded by the destruction of the Foot and Mouth Crisis.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/the-farm-helping-young-people-face-their-fears-and-thrive-in-their-communities"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_04/81061c37-9ac1-4758-acaa-5fddb797e7b2_fse6cx.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_04/81061c37-9ac1-4758-acaa-5fddb797e7b2_fse6cx.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_04/81061c37-9ac1-4758-acaa-5fddb797e7b2_fse6cx.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="The Farm helping young people face their fears and thrive in their communities"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-05-05T08:00" title="05 May 2022 at 08:00">05 May 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/the-farm-helping-young-people-face-their-fears-and-thrive-in-their-communities">The Farm helping young people face their fears and thrive in their communities</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/the-farm-helping-young-people-face-their-fears-and-thrive-in-their-communities">This National Gardening Week, we explore how outdoor spaces, like the Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, supported by The National Lottery, are helping nurture young people struggling with complex difficulties.<br /> </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/national-gardening-week"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/AdobeStock_378481601_use_fdirhg.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/AdobeStock_378481601_use_fdirhg.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_05/AdobeStock_378481601_use_fdirhg.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Let's celebrate the benefits of gardening in the post-Covid world"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-05-05T08:00" title="05 May 2022 at 08:00">05 May 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/janet-fookes.htm">Baroness Fookes</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Baroness Fookes', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/national-gardening-week">Let's celebrate the benefits of gardening in the post-Covid world</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/national-gardening-week">As I write, this National Gardening Week, I am looking out at my garden awash with colour and the luxuriant growth of spring, and my spirits soar.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/world-theatre-day"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_03/P8FH16_vmkcme.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_03/P8FH16_vmkcme.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_03/P8FH16_vmkcme.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Strengthening communities with the power of theatre"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-03-28T09:30" title="28 March 2022 at 09:30">28 Mar 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/world-theatre-day">Strengthening communities with the power of theatre</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/world-theatre-day">Theatre is much more than just a means of entertainment. The value the arts can bring to a community is undeniable, and on World Theatre Day, it's time for us to celebrate that fact.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/this-world-theatre-day-lets-call-on-the-government-to-support-the-arts"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_03/5061e12e-a7e5-44f0-bf9c-8231ac64e5a7_zkf0vq.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_03/5061e12e-a7e5-44f0-bf9c-8231ac64e5a7_zkf0vq.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_03/5061e12e-a7e5-44f0-bf9c-8231ac64e5a7_zkf0vq.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="This World Theatre Day, let’s call on the government to support the arts"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-03-28T08:00" title="28 March 2022 at 08:00">28 Mar 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/peer/baroness-bonhamcarter.htm">Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/this-world-theatre-day-lets-call-on-the-government-to-support-the-arts">This World Theatre Day, let’s call on the government to support the arts</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/this-world-theatre-day-lets-call-on-the-government-to-support-the-arts">The pandemic was catastrophic for the Theatre - a sector which relies so particularly on personal interaction. My own stark realisation of what was about to happen was on the 16th of March 2020 when the doors to Tom Stoppard’s Leopastaldt were closed in my face as I arrived - lockdown had begun.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/lgbt-history-month-is-a-time-to-empower-those-in-the-present"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/dc097630-66df-4900-94e8-5a6332c43496_xccn1o.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/dc097630-66df-4900-94e8-5a6332c43496_xccn1o.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/dc097630-66df-4900-94e8-5a6332c43496_xccn1o.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="LGBT+ History Month is a time to empower those in the present"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-02-24T08:00" title="24 February 2022 at 08:00">24 Feb 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/mp-directory/crispin-blunt.htm">Crispin Blunt MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Crispin Blunt MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/lgbt-history-month-is-a-time-to-empower-those-in-the-present">LGBT+ History Month is a time to empower those in the present</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/lgbt-history-month-is-a-time-to-empower-those-in-the-present">During LGBT+ History Month, it is only natural to reflect on the advances we have made as a society.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image has-vid"> <a href="/members/article/singing-the-praises-of-community-groups-this-lgbtq-history-month"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/ae3072b7-64aa-43a4-a022-4583a5f1ad36_qwzqui.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/ae3072b7-64aa-43a4-a022-4583a5f1ad36_qwzqui.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/ae3072b7-64aa-43a4-a022-4583a5f1ad36_qwzqui.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Singing the praises of community groups this LGBTQ+ History Month"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-02-24T08:00" title="24 February 2022 at 08:00">24 Feb 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/education.htm">Education</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/singing-the-praises-of-community-groups-this-lgbtq-history-month">Singing the praises of community groups this LGBTQ+ History Month</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/singing-the-praises-of-community-groups-this-lgbtq-history-month">This LGBTQ+ history month, we look at how National Lottery funding has helped a community come together and find their voices.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/build-the-future-apprenticeships-are-key-to-equipping-the-future-workforce"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/b8a7c292-3238-4610-af58-bba1e63ec09a_dhlsqw.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/b8a7c292-3238-4610-af58-bba1e63ec09a_dhlsqw.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/b8a7c292-3238-4610-af58-bba1e63ec09a_dhlsqw.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="We must celebrate the apprentices who are helping build our future"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-02-11T08:00" title="11 February 2022 at 08:00">11 Feb 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/education.htm">Education</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/mp-directory/jack-lopresti.htm">Jack Lopresti MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Jack Lopresti MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/build-the-future-apprenticeships-are-key-to-equipping-the-future-workforce">We must celebrate the apprentices who are helping build our future</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/build-the-future-apprenticeships-are-key-to-equipping-the-future-workforce">National Apprenticeships Week enables us to spotlight some of the remarkable work being done up and down the country, by apprentices, employers and educators, to equip people of all ages for the workplace of tomorrow.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/coventry-shares-the-love-while-taking-the-helm-as-city-of-culture"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/Warwick_Gates_and_Whitnash._Photo_by_Jamie_Gray_1_igsnzz.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/Warwick_Gates_and_Whitnash._Photo_by_Jamie_Gray_1_igsnzz.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2022_02/Warwick_Gates_and_Whitnash._Photo_by_Jamie_Gray_1_igsnzz.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Coventry shares the love after taking the helm as City of Culture"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2022-02-09T10:00" title="09 February 2022 at 10:00">09 Feb 2022</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/coventry-shares-the-love-while-taking-the-helm-as-city-of-culture">Coventry shares the love after taking the helm as City of Culture</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/coventry-shares-the-love-while-taking-the-helm-as-city-of-culture">When the Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport named Coventry as 2021’s City of Culture, it proved it believed in the West Midlands city. And thanks to National Lottery funding, Coventry is now sharing all the amazing things about the city that they already knew and wanted others to see.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/from-an-olympian-to-a-pensioner-the-heroes-connecting-communities-across-wales"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_12/8bc4c409-aecc-40cc-9a18-abd33800f02c_b2kw9f.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2021_12/8bc4c409-aecc-40cc-9a18-abd33800f02c_b2kw9f.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_12/8bc4c409-aecc-40cc-9a18-abd33800f02c_b2kw9f.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="From an Olympian to a community campaigner: the heroes connecting communities across Wales"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2021-12-16T06:00" title="16 December 2021 at 06:00">16 Dec 2021</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/from-an-olympian-to-a-pensioner-the-heroes-connecting-communities-across-wales">From an Olympian to a community campaigner: the heroes connecting communities across Wales</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/from-an-olympian-to-a-pensioner-the-heroes-connecting-communities-across-wales"><p>The National Lottery Awards are a chance to celebrate the inspirational work of ordinary people and projects who do extraordinary things with the help of National Lottery funding across the UK. More than 660,000 funding awards have now been made throughout the UK, an average of 235 lottery grants in every postcode district.</p><br /> <br /> <p>This year has seen two of the eight amazing winners come from Caerphilly in Wales. From winning a gold medal in Tokyo, to saving a hospital and transforming it into a community centre, they are representing and supporting their community.</p><br /> </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/the-veterans-supporting-our-communities-this-remembrance-day"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_11/5be8fc40-c283-438e-906f-5974da4a2def_nma9za.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2021_11/5be8fc40-c283-438e-906f-5974da4a2def_nma9za.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_11/5be8fc40-c283-438e-906f-5974da4a2def_nma9za.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="The veterans supporting our communities this Remembrance Day"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2021-11-11T08:00" title="11 November 2021 at 08:00">11 Nov 2021</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/the-veterans-supporting-our-communities-this-remembrance-day">The veterans supporting our communities this Remembrance Day</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/the-veterans-supporting-our-communities-this-remembrance-day">As we mark Remembrance Day across the country today, we look at the unwavering dedication and service of the The National Lottery supported Veterans Support Service.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/remembrance-is-sacrosanct"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_11/56ba77a2-6b3e-4c2b-90a9-ca4a4442bfaf_zrfbrm.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2021_11/56ba77a2-6b3e-4c2b-90a9-ca4a4442bfaf_zrfbrm.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_11/56ba77a2-6b3e-4c2b-90a9-ca4a4442bfaf_zrfbrm.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Wear your Poppy with Pride: Why Remembrance is Sacrosanct"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2021-11-11T08:00" title="11 November 2021 at 08:00">11 Nov 2021</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/mp-directory/james-sunderland.htm">James Sunderland MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'James Sunderland MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/remembrance-is-sacrosanct">Wear your Poppy with Pride: Why Remembrance is Sacrosanct</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/remembrance-is-sacrosanct">At a remarkable event on 5th June 2019, the world came to Portsmouth for the D Day 75 Commemorations. In what hardly seems two summers ago, this proved to a very special remembrance occasion and one that I will not forget.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/the-olympic-and-paralympic-heroes-inspiring-communities"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_09/72f196c7-9337-4472-ad29-d8bcfbe98ef6_dzkwi7.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2021_09/72f196c7-9337-4472-ad29-d8bcfbe98ef6_dzkwi7.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_09/72f196c7-9337-4472-ad29-d8bcfbe98ef6_dzkwi7.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="The Olympic and Paralympic heroes inspiring communities"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2021-09-24T08:00" title="24 September 2021 at 08:00">24 Sep 2021</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By The National Lottery</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'The National Lottery', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/the-olympic-and-paralympic-heroes-inspiring-communities">The Olympic and Paralympic heroes inspiring communities</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/the-olympic-and-paralympic-heroes-inspiring-communities">Since The National Lottery started to fund elite sport in 1997, National Lottery players have supported over 5,000 British Olympic and Paralympic athletes. This funding allows Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes to train full time and benefit from world class facilities, technology, coaching and support teams.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/we-must-channel-our-tokyo-2020-celebrations-into-combating-the-issues-disabled-people-face-daily"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_09/29016ca2-3ad4-4778-9b5f-9f14456d57e3_z1vdhp.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2021_09/29016ca2-3ad4-4778-9b5f-9f14456d57e3_z1vdhp.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2021_09/29016ca2-3ad4-4778-9b5f-9f14456d57e3_z1vdhp.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="We must channel our Tokyo 2020 celebrations into combating the daily issues disabled people face"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2021-09-24T08:00" title="24 September 2021 at 08:00">24 Sep 2021</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/baroness-greythompson.htm">Baroness Grey-Thompson</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Baroness Grey-Thompson', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/we-must-channel-our-tokyo-2020-celebrations-into-combating-the-issues-disabled-people-face-daily">We must channel our Tokyo 2020 celebrations into combating the daily issues disabled people face</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/we-must-channel-our-tokyo-2020-celebrations-into-combating-the-issues-disabled-people-face-daily">There has been much debate around what a delayed Tokyo Games would look and feel like. 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