Community lottery to launch in Fareham next year

One Community has been awarded funding to set up a Community Lottery in Fareham.

The £10,040 came from Fareham Borough Council’s community fund, to establish a lottery that will support charities and organisations based in the town.

It was Councillor Sue Bell, the council’s executive member for leisure and community, who made the decision.

She said: ‘One Community is a charity that is well-established within Fareham, currently providing community and voluntary sector support across the borough and are best placed to be able to set up and establish a community lottery for Fareham.

‘The lottery will help raise much needed funds for charities and community groups in Fareham, especially after this difficult year due to the pandemic.’

Community lotteries have already been set up in Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham.

The £25,000 jackpot was hit in the Portsmouth Community Lottery for the first time last month, four years after it was set up.

Of the £1 ticket value, 40 per cent will go towards the registered good causes, with those who enter into the lottery picking which organisation they would like to support.

From the remainder of the ticket value, cash prizes of up to £25,000 will be given to those that enter the weekly draw and match the numbers.

Groups will be able to register for the community lottery by contacting [email protected].

The lottery is due to launch in February next year.

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