The first Gedling Lotto draw is set to take place this Saturday (September 26) – and £25k could be handed over to a lucky winner.
Gedling Borough Council has set up the scheme to benefit good causes locally, with 60p of every £1 ticket sold going to charities and voluntary organisations.
Charities set to benefit from the game include Friends of Gedling Country Park, Haywood Road Community Association and Gedling Voluntary Transport Scheme.
The scheme was to have launched back in May but was put on hold due to the pandemic.
Players have a 50 to one chance of winning one of the prizes, which range from the £25,000 jackpot to being handed three extra tickets.
A one-month free gym membership and two free tickets to Bonington Cinema are also being offered to celebrate the first draw.
A lottery management company, Gatherwell, has been appointed to run the scheme, having already launched similar lotteries elsewhere.
Ben Speare, Gatherwell’s managing director, said: “We are delighted that Gatherwell has been awarded the opportunity to run the new Gedling Lotto. We’re looking forward to helping support Gedling local causes in partnership with Gedling Borough Council.”
You can sign up for the lotto here: https://www.gedlinglotto.co.uk/
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said at the time of the original planned launch: “This is really, really exciting because it’s all about charities, the voluntary sector and not-for-profit organisations, and trying to support the Gedling borough community.
“We want as many local groups, charities, sports clubs and good causes to sign up and be part of this great opportunity to raise funds for themselves without any catch.”
