POSTCODE LOTTERY SUPPORTS CHARITIES

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That this House congratulates the winners in the S75 postcode area in Barnsley, who won their share of £250,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery Jumbo in summer 2009; notes that the People's Postcode Lottery has raised over £2.2 million for charities in the north of England; further notes that funds raised by the organisation support a large number of local and regional charities involved in children's wellbeing, poverty relief, nature conservation, community development and missing people; further notes that the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have been major beneficiaries; and wishes the People's Postcode Lottery, its players and charity partners every success for the future.