Postcards from the Park 2009

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have again joined forces with GreenSpace to re-launch the Postcards from the Park photo competition for the third year.

The photographs have now been judged by the celebrated photographer Mike McCartney, and £1,000 in Jessops vouchers was presented to the lucky overall national winner at a special reception in London on Friday 4 September.

Walking on air
Taken by Barbara Pendergast in Walton Gardens, Warrington
National winner and People at Play category winner, 2009

All the winning photos can now be viewed in the online gallery.

Listen here to Mike McCartney, Competition Chief Judge, and Bob Bewley, HLF Director of Operations, talking about Postcards from Park 2009.

Celebrating 15 years of making a difference to people and communities across the UK

This year marks the National Lottery’s 15th Anniversary and the £22bn raised by Lottery players for Good Causes including the arts, sport, heritage, environment, charity and voluntary sectors. That’s £25m each week.

Lottery investment in parks

HLF has already awarded more than £525m to over 500 public parks and BIG has invested upwards of £700m in environmental projects. Both Good Cause distributors continue to spend Lottery players’ money on regenerating and improving people’s enjoyment of parks, putting them firmly back at the heart of community life.