New lottery arrows in on raising money

It could be your local good cause in the money '“ that was the message from bosses of a new Mansfield lottery as its name was announced.
Mayor Kate AllsopMayor Kate Allsop
Mayor Kate Allsop

Tickets for the Robin Hood Lottery will go on sale in the next few months – with 60p from every £1 ticket going toward local good causes.

Kate Allsop, Mansfield mayor, the driving force behind the lottery, said: “The Robin Hood Lottery will offer a great opportunity for local community groups and good causes to raise additional funding.

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“With limited budgets, we find we cannot support all the local groups we would like to, so the lottery provides an excellent way to bring people together to raise money and help others benefit.

“Voluntary groups help to create a thriving community, so this can only be good for the district.”

The draw – which will be open to anyone over the age of 16 – will take place weekly, with tickets costing just £1. A jackpot of £25,000 can be won, with a matching sequence of six numbers. Other prizes of £2,000, £250 or £25 in cash, or three free tickets will also be on offer.

The lottery – set to be managed by external lottery experts Gatherwell – is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, March 27, with the first draw taking place on Saturday, April 28.

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Ben Williams, account manager at Gatherwell, said: “We are extremely excited to have Mansfield join the Gatherwell family.

“The Robin Hood Lottery is going to be a great benefit to the community in providing support for so many sectors that work to improve the community’s needs and development.

“It’s an exciting time to see the people of Mansfield pull together in helping provide funds to support the community and make Mansfield an even better place to live.”

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