Oxford Lottery to raise money for local good causes

Oxford City Council have agreed to set up an Oxford Lottery to raise money for voluntary and community sector groups in the city.

The Oxford Lottery will be available online and is expected to raise at least £60,000 a year for local good causes.

Lottery players will be able to nominate their favourite local good causes as inheritors from the lottery, or to support a general fund. Voluntary groups will also be able to sign themselves up as potential beneficiaries of the general fund.

The council expects that the Lottery will only be available online and that players will be able to buy tickets using direct debits or payment cards.

Councillor Susan Brown, Board Member for Customer and Corporate Services, said: “Although the council gives more than £1.4 million a year to voluntary and community groups, we can’t meet demand for grants. Last year, we received applications for three times the amount of money we had available. The Oxford Lottery is a great opportunity to raise money for good causes in the city, and lottery players will be able to nominate their own favourite groups to receive money from the lottery. We believe the Oxford Lottery will be able to raise at least £60,000 a year for good causes working in the city.”