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16/03/04 Questions and answers about the creation of a new lottery distributor
The Community Fund today announced a new round of grants to local groups and charitable and voluntary organisations in the South West region.

29/03/04 Finance and Operations Directors announced for new Lottery distributor
The Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund have announced two linchpins in the new senior management team appointed to help lead the new distributor being created from the current merger of the two Lottery distributors. The new fund will distribute half of all National Lottery funding.

05/03/04 New Chair for merging lottery distributors
The New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund have welcomed the announcement by Arts and Lottery Minister Estelle Morris of Sir Clive Booth as the new chair appointed to oversee the merger of the two bodies into a single distributor responsible for half of all Lottery good cause money.

05/01/04 New senior management team announced for new lottery distributor
The New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund have announced two key players in the new senior management team appointed to help lead the new distributor being created from the merging of the two organisations. The new Distributor, which will be created through an administrative merger in Spring next year, will distribute half of all National Lottery funding.

09/10/03 Lottery good cause heads welcome move to new chair
The Chairs of the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund have jointly welcomed the announcement today by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell that a new interim Chair will be appointed to lead the two Boards through the period of merger leading to the establishment of a new distributor for the National Lottery. The advertisement will appear shortly.

18/06/03 Joint statement from the New Opportunities Fund and Community Fund regarding the creation of a new distributor.
It has recently been announced that the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund will be coming together to create an exciting new lottery distributor, which will build on the strengths of both organisations. This new body will provide a more streamlined and accessible service to an even wider range of customers and stakeholders.