Living Paintings awarded THREE National Lottery Community Fund grants! - News - Living Paintings

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Living Paintings awarded THREE National Lottery Community Fund grants!

29th April 2026

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Thank you to the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), All England, Scotland and Wales for supporting our free postal library service and accessible books.

We are thrilled to be working with NLCF, and we are incredibly grateful to every National Lottery player who makes grants like this possible.

This funding will directly support our library service which is a free postal library that brings tactile, braille inserts and audio-described books to children who are blind or visually impaired across the UK.

“For many of our members, a Living Paintings book is far more than a book. It is a way back into the world of art, stories, and imagination, a world that sight loss or disability can so easily put out of reach.” Camilla Oldland CEO Living Paintings

Thanks to the generosity of the NLCF we received donations from three funds to cover our work in England, Wales and Scotland. This funding means we can reach more people, deliver more resources, and ensure that our library service remains free and continues to grow and evolve to meet the needs of the people we serve in your community.

We believe that everyone deserves access to stories, regardless of their sight or ability to read print. This grant reaffirms that belief and gives us the means to act on it in a bigger, bolder way than ever before.

To The National Lottery Community Fund, and to every lottery player whose support made this possible, thank you! You are helping us change lives.

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