New charity lottery coming to Wealden

Monday, 4 April 2022 21:55

By Martyn Grenfell @martyngee

As part of their strategy to support charities and other good causes, Wealden District Council are launching a new lottery.

The Wealden Community Lottery is due to launch in the autumn, and will be managed by external organisation Gatherwell.

The lottery sees players purchasing tickets for £1 with 60% of that going towards good causes.

Wealden District Council's community and public health portfolio holder Councillor Philip Lunn said, “The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in terms of their ability to fundraise, which has affected their income streams and as a result has impacted on the support that can be provided to local activity.

Councils are also under increasing budget pressures, which could inevitably impact on the funding available to support local voluntary and community organisations in the long term.

We as a council have explored alternative solutions to support the sector and I am pleased to announce the appointment of Gatherwell as the approved external operator.

The Wealden Community Lottery will raise money within the community for the community and therefore offers a valuable, additional income generation solution to the voluntary and community and social enterprise sector in Wealden, enabling them to provide valuable services locally.

This is the perfect solution, encourages community wellbeing and gives charities and organisations the support and promotion they deserve.