On this page, you can:
- copy social media post text
- download images to use with your posts
- use an editable press release template
Thank the National Lottery
Sharing your news shows the impact of National Lottery funding in communities across Wales.
The Be Active Wales Fund is made possible thanks to the incredible support of The National Lottery. Every week, National Lottery players raise around £30 million for good causes, helping projects like yours happen in communities right across Wales.
Social media posts
Choose one of the posts below, copy the text and edit it to suit your club or organisation. You can use the images provided to go with your post.
Option 1
The @sportwales #BeActiveWales fund will help us move forward with our next project. Thanks to @LottoGoodCauses players for their support! #ThanksToYou
Find out how your club could benefit from lottery funding too, at sport.wales/funding/be-active-wales
Option 2
The @sportwales #BeActiveWales fund will help get more people active in our community. Thanks to @LottoGoodCauses players for their support! #ThanksToYou
Find out more: sport.wales
Option 3
The @sportwales #BeActiveWales fund is helping us bring our exciting idea to life! Thanks to @LottoGoodCauses players for their support! #ThanksToYou
Find out more: sport.wales
Social media images
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Press release template
Here is a written template to share on your website and send to local media.
How to use it:
- Copy the text
- Replace the text in brackets with your own details.
- Share on your website and email to local media
Suggested text
Title:
[Club or organisation name] awarded ‘Be Active Wales’ funding.
Main Body:
[Club or organisation name] have received a share of National Lottery funding aimed at supporting grassroots sports clubs in Wales.
[Club or organisation name] were awarded £(amount) by Sport Wales’ Be Active Wales Fund to help them [brief description of your project].
By distributing money from The National Lottery, the Be Active Wales Fund offers clubs grants to get more people participating, or to help keep people taking part at clubs and activities into the future.
[Club spokesperson name and role] said: “This funding will make a massive difference for our club. We hope to use it to ensure our club [select options from: can be more sustainable, tackle inequalities in our community, be more innovative] which will no doubt attract more people to reap the benefits of sport our existing members already enjoy.”
Find out more about the Be Active Wales Fund.
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If you need any further support or advice, please contact us at communications@sport.wales.