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The Millennium Commission is proud to announce that 30,000 Millennium Awards have now been distributed to individuals across the UK that are committed to creating a positive change for their communities. Cumulatively Award winners in Greater London have received an amazing £16 million of Millennium Lottery money which they have invested in a range of innovative community projects across the region. The strength of the Millennium Awards Scheme lies in the huge variety of people it helps and encourages. Award winners in turn are tackling issues such as drug taking, bullying, long term illness and isolation which are so often at the heart of the community. Among the most recent individuals that have won Millennium Awards was Lucia Farinati. She will use her Champions for Change Millennium Award to curate a visual and audio art project that will take the form of a bus tour of the East End. Each tour will have the capacity to take 40 people, and a short video of the tour will be distributed to local groups. Steve Denford, Head of Awards, said “This is a great milestone for the 30,000 Millennium Award winners across the UK, their communities and for the Millennium Commission itself. I am delighted that Lottery money has been so successful at reaching so many individuals, ensuring that Lottery money is being channelled into locally led initiatives at the heart of people’s communities. I admire all of the 30,000 individuals that have had the passion and dedication to invest time, effort and commitment into improving their communities.” For more information on the case studies please call the Millennium Commission Press Office on 020 7880 2007. Notes to Editors 1. The Millennium Commission is one of the good causes which distributes funds from the National Lottery. Its income from the Lottery ceased in August 2001. The Commission’s work will be complete in 2005/6.
2. The Millennium Commission has supported:
• Around 200 new buildings, environmental projects and visitor attractions on over 3,000 sites across the UK.
• Over 100 Awards Schemes which distribute Millennium Awards to individuals for community based projects. 30,000 people have already received a Millennium Award and there are still Awards available. Further information is available on 0800 06801 2000;
• A UK-wide programme of community festivals which began on New Year’s Eve 1999 and culminated on New Year’s Eve 2000 with celebrations in 32 towns and cities across the UK.;
• The Millennium Encore Scheme which is enabling at least 50,000 young people across the UK to experience performing arts productions;
• The Millennium Experience at Greenwich and the National Programme. For further information please contact the Millennium Commission Press Office on
020 7880 2007 out of hours 07775 812 820. Web sites can be accessed at www.millennium.gov.uk and www.starpeople.org.uk
Millennium Commission 24th-September-2003
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