We are delighted that Festival Day has been awarded a grant from The Big Lottery Fund. The funding will be put towards various entertainments and attractions for Festival Day – all of which will be FREE for our visitors to enjoy.

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK. It puts people in the lead to improve their lives and communities, often through small, local projects.

It is responsible for giving out 40% of the money raised by National Lottery players for good causes. Every year it invests over £650 million and awards around 12,000 grants across the UK for health, education, environment and charitable purposes.

Since June 2004 it has awarded over £8 billion to projects that change the lives of millions of people.