The Foundation for Sport and the Arts will close to applications in March 2009 bringing to an end a fund worth £350m since 1991.

The pressure is on for communities who want a £50,000 slice of the Big Lottery Fund’s People’s Millions. Groups in Northern Ireland have just until 15th May to put in their bid to enter this year’s TV contest which has £250,000 in good cause cash to award across the region.