The search is on for the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded project

TV favourite, Sally Lindsay, is calling on people across the UK to nominate their favourite Lottery-funded project in The National Lottery Awards 2010.

Since 1994, over £23 billion has been raised by Lottery players for projects across the UK, and now, The National Lottery is encouraging any project that has received funding over the past 15 years to enter the Awards and gain recognition for their work.

The entrants that make it to the finals of The National Lottery Awards will appear on a star-studded prime-time BBC1 TV show later this year. They will also have a chance to win a £2,000 cash prize .

The Awards have seven categories - each reflecting an area of Lottery funding: Sport; Heritage; Arts; Environment; Voluntary/Charity, Health and Education.

Allen Young, Project Director of Harbour Place Day Centre, is joining Sally in encouraging other projects to get involved. Harbour Place won the Best Voluntary/Charity project category in 2009, for their work supporting some of the most vulnerable people in North East Lincolnshire. Allen explains, “Taking part in The National Lottery Awards last year was an amazing experience from start to finish. Just seeing the overwhelming support that we received was so inspiring for everyone at Harbour Place. When we were announced as the winner of our category on the night we were absolutely thrilled and to receive recognition on a national TV show was an honour.”

So if you want to see a winner from your area in one or more of these categories in 2010, visit www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk to find out more.

Nominations can be made from 9am on Monday 11 January by calling 020 7324 4366 or visiting the website. Entries must be received by 5pm on Friday 12 February.