The National Lottery Stars: 2013

For months you've been voting in your thousands. The votes have now

been counted and verified on behalf of the National Lottery. From seven

categories we have seven worthy winners. We'll also have very

special music performances from one of the hottest acts of the moment,

Union J, and none other than rock legend Mr Rod Stewart! In the last

19 years The National Lottery has generated a whopping £30bn for over

400,000 projects throughout the UK. Our first award is for best arts

project, and who better to present it than a star of stage and screen

for the past three decades? Please welcome Jason Donovan!

This year's first winner is a fantastic example of a community

coming together to get their collective voice heard. And what a

voice! The Misfits Theatre Company are a wonderfully charismatic group

who all have learning difficulties. I was intrigued by the project and

went down to Bristol to meet them Great

rehearsing and they have absolutely no idea that I am here. Let's go

upstairs. Sounds good. Fantastic! Congratulations! Come here. You are

the winner of the best arts project. Congratulations. Misfits Theatre

Company is a unique theatre company run by people with learning

difficulties for people with learning difficulties to explore

their own creativity. They can give out into the local community and

tell the world what it is like having a learning difficulty, and

show off and be the people that they are. You do more than perform. We

show off and be the people that they have experienced bullying and

name-calling in our lives, we want to change her sections of how we

want to be treated. -- perceptions. How do you do that? Send out

messages to organisations and schools to tell them that

name-calling is not on. Today we were rehearsing for a play that I

wrote myself. How would you feel if I played the Dragon? I can be angry.

I like coming here because I like my friends and I like acting. There are

characters I can become. Being part of Misfits is really

awesome. I really enjoy coming here, acting and performing. I

really love it. I have had a very special day with you so thank you

for sharing it with me. Shall we take a bow? APPLAUSE.

Hello, everyone. I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone

that has voted for us. Our family, friends, everyone that works with

us. It has meant such a lot to the Misfits and it also means a lot to

me. I would like to say thank you very much to Jason for coming to

Bristol and meeting us. He was amazing.

Education, education, education. Some things are worth repeating. We

all remember our favourite childhood book, mine was Ginger's Adventures

by AJ Macgregor, and how those books fed our imagination. Inspiring a

love of reading across generations, Seven Stories is the National Centre

For Children's Books. Their mission is to save, share and celebrate our

rich heritage of children's literature. When Mollie King from

The Saturdays heard about it she couldn't wait to get to Newcastle

and share their wonderful story. I'm here in Newcastle at the Place cold

Seven Stories who have won the national lottery award. They have no

idea that I'm here. I am so excited to meet them all. Let's go and do

it. I am going in. The Raft glided smoothly over the water. I am here

to tell you that you guys have won the national lottery award. I can

believe it, I am absolutely thrilled. Thank you so much. -- I

cannot believe it. I am dyslexic, I found reading really difficult. It

is a big part to make reading more enjoyable. Absolutely. We have

different exhibitions, we have this space where we have story telling

and performance, we have a creation Station downstairs where you can do

craft activities, and we have outreach work. It sounds like you

have so much going on. I have to take a look around. The biggest part

is creating a world for children, getting them to act and play, enjoy

themselves. I made an animal puppet. My little girl gets loads out of

it. She loves her books. It is worth coming. There is so much going on

here you never know what you're going to see. What are you up to? We

are sailing to a far-off land. Who is this? Dragon.My gosh! Have you

had a good day? Yes.I am going to tell you a story. Once upon a time

there were lots children just like you do realise how lucky they were

to have a place like this right on their doorstep, and they all lived

happily ever after. Congratulations. The podium is all

yours. What a privilege. As you know, these are the most inspiring

and inventive books in the world. With the help of the National

Lottery we have created a home for children's literature in Newcastle.

With this we hope we can share the children's literature in Newcastle.

joy and love of reading with families and children not just in

the north-east but across the UK. Thank you so much to everyone who

voted for us. Rod Stewart will be performing on

this stage soon but before that it's time for the Heritage Award. Here to

present it, please roll out the red carpet and give a very special Royle

welcome to Ricky Tomlinson. Hello! The last time I stood in

front of a crowd like this I got two years in jail.

Being an ex-builder I can truly appreciate how amazing the Gartnavel

Chapel Cancer Support Centre in Glasgow truly is. But don't let me

rabbit on, a couple of weeks ago I went to surprise them and had a look

around. I think the film speaks for itself. I'm Ricky Tomlinson and I am

here in Glasgow to prevent -- present this award. It is hard to

believe this chapel was once a derelict shell. Thankfully it was

restored and is now home to this charity. The volunteers are inside

having a meeting. I think we should gate-crash. Come and join me.

Welcome to Cancer Support Scotland. Thank you for turning out. Hello!

You are not expecting to see me today. You don't know why I am here.

Come here. I am here because you have won this very special award.

You have won the Heritage award. It is absolutely brilliant to win

this award. Without a building like this we cannot deliver the services

we offer to so many people affected by cancer. I have had a good look

around and as an ex-builder I am absolutely thrilled with the way you

have renovated this place. It is wonderful. It is fantastic we have

been able to bring a building back to use. The building when we walked

into it was on a per estate. The building windows were boarded up and

it was leaking. -- per estate. What we are doing is something very

unique. We provide services, relaxation, comp entry therapies,

support groups, other things. My dad died at the age of 55 with cancer

but we never spoke about it. It is important people share their

experiences. Tell me how Carnaval has helped you. I found I was

released or killing with my diagnosis. -- Gartnavel. Coming here

and being able to off-load things that I cannot say to my friends and

family is really useful. Coming here was like a haven. Getting a mass

as, forgetting what was going on. It is very expensive in the outside

world. You get it free of charge. You don't have to pay anything.

Congratulations to all here for the restoration work done on this old

building and I think you all deserve a cheer. Hip hip, hooray!

It looked like you had a wonderful day. I did. But looking at this

person, I lost my dad. To see the youngsters helping out, doing the

gardens. It was one of the best days out I have ever had. How does

it feel, to be voted the Heritage Award winner? Is has been fantastic.

One of the best aspects is that it has raised the profile of the

Glasgow building federation trust. We are thrilled that so many people

voted for us and we would like to say thanks for generating the votes.

It is nice to see a winner from Glasgow. I am Glaswegian myself.

Congratulations. It has been a great night there are plenty of

celebrity surprises to come. Union J are performing later. But now,

this is a man who has sold over 150 million records. From his platinum-

selling album Time, he is singing Can't Stop Me Now. Ladies and

gentlemen, Mr Rod Stewart. # I stood up straight and sang. For the

record company man. My enthusiasm filled the room. I was young and I

was keen. With a devil in my stream. As I hollered out an old blues tune.

We can't sign you, son. Cos you don't fit in the mould. It's your

We can't sign you, son. Cos you hair, your nose and your clothes. I

said thank you gentlemen for this opportunity and moved on down the

road. And I remember I used to say. They can't stop me now, the world

is waiting. It's my turn to stand out in the crowd. They can't stop

me now, the tide is turning. I'm gonna make you proud. So proud. It

was rough and it was tough. But I couldn't get enough of this rhythm

was rough and it was tough. But I and blues I craved. I was singing

in the pubs, singing in the clubs. Then along came Maggie May. All the

things they said to me and all the things I heard. I had a point to

prove. I will climb this mountain with this God-given gift. If it's

the last thing that I do. And I remember thinking. They can't stop

me now the world is waiting. It's remember thinking. They can't stop

my turn to stand out in the crowd. They can't stop me now the tide is

turning. I'm gonna make you proud. They can't stop me now the world is

waiting. It's my turn to stand out in the crowd. They can't stop me

now the tide is turning. I'm gonna make you proud. Born to ramble.

Born to sing in a new world of rock 'n' roll. One man in particular

filled my heart with pride. And he fired up my soul. Thanks for the

faith. Thanks for the patience. Thanks for the helping hand. Thanks

for the love. Thanks for the guidance.

Thanks for the tartan pride. They can't stop me now the world is

waiting. It's my turn to stand out in the

crowd. They can't stop me now the tide is

turning. I'm gonna make you proud#. APPLAUSE. The next award is the

favourite sports project. Here to present it, they truly

inspirational sporting star, gold medal winner at the London 2012

Olympics and were then MBE, Nicky Adams. -- Nicola Adams. This is a

special award for me because I am president of the winning project,

US Girls. And it fills me with pride to see them honoured tonight.

In this film, one of my Team GB mates surprised them at a

In this film, one of my Team GB in Manchester. I am Victoria

Pendleton to surprise US Girls, which aims to get young women from

disadvantaged areas more active. Sport has been a huge part of my

life. I cannot wait to tell them they have made it on to the

winner's podium. Here goes. I am here to award you with the National

Lottery Sports Award. Well done! US Girls is a national programme aimed

to get girls involved in sport and it works in 60 locations in England,

mainly deprived communities, and the aim is to get girls who perhaps

have not played sport before to play sport. I know nothing about

football. Show me a drill and I will give it a go. Many have not

have the opportunity to take part in sport. They have had low

confidence, low self-esteem, and without the funding the programme

would not exist. I am lucky because I grew up in a sporty household.

Not many people are lucky enough to have the influence in the family. I

suppose that is what you are providing. The leaders are so

important. They have contact with the girls every day and that

relationship makes them feel important and gives them a sense of

achievement. Yd love coming here? I have a high functioning form of

autism. I suffer from anxiety. I would not ordinarily anticipate in

things. Because there is less pressure to socialise, I think I am

able to do it and enjoy it at the same time. I gained confidence by

coming here and I can take it into normal life, going to jobs, meeting

new people. I do not feel as nervous. It is great. A massive

congratulations to everybody at US Girls. It shows that with

determination and focus, everyone can be a winner. Isn't that right?

I am proud to be accepting the award. I would like to credit

street games, the national charity who work with young people in areas

of disadvantage. And US Girls was there to tackle the gender gap in

sport. I would like to say a massive thank you to the coaches

and volunteers involved. -- their work week in and week out to help

girls to succeed. And I would like to thank the girls involved.

Fortunately, they came out and voted for us and we are grateful to

them and everybody who voted. Thank you. London 2012 Olympics and

Paralympics were an amazing success. Team GB won its greatest medal

total for over 100 years. National Lottery players contributed £2.2

billion that went into staging the greatest show on earth. Your money

made it possible for 1300 elite athletes to train full-time and

benefit from some of the best coaching in the world. It was not

all about sport, you also helped to fund the biggest national arts

festival ever staged. One year on, the question is, what is the legacy

of 2012 now? How has it inspired not just elite athletes but people

like you and me? I think you will enjoy this.

He has got to find something extra. I think he is going to get their!

Two gold medals. Beautiful! The place erupts. He is the double

Olympic champion. I was picked for the squad in

Atlanta. Watching the Paralympics and able-bodied. It came back, we

could still be doing that. Through lottery-funded disability sport we

have been able to set up the basketball club. It is the best

thing I have done since 1996. It got me back into sport. Sport gave

me focus and gives me a purpose to get up in the morning. It makes you

feel alive. They Lottery has funded by a London 2012 conditions. The

Olympics and Paralympics gave me the opportunity to do projects I

could not have believed could have been possible. I have had a lung

condition. For the past six years I have been losing my eyesight. There

are huge challenges. There is no doubt the Paralympics created the

biggest cultural shift in disability in the whole of the

world. We are individuals. It does not matter who you are. Everybody

is important. Each individual has gone through a journey to get to

where they are and for me, that is inspirational. To say it was a

defining moment would be an understatement. For me, it felt

like everything I ever work towards, ever -- every dream I had, it boils

down to six minutes on the platform. I can remember every moment and all

of the emotions, running wild. And the roar of the crowd, the details

that will stay with me for the rest of my life. When you watch on TV,

it inspires you. The first time I came here, there were a lot of

tyres around the track. It was a small space. Now they have built a

new track and more people are coming here. The aim is to become

new track and more people are an Olympic athlete. The aim was to

inspire a generation and I feel we have done that. I was inspired. I

was inspired. I was inspired. With me now is Natasha Baker, the

Team GB para-equestrian. You won double gold at the London 2012

Paralympics. I have never touched a gold medal like that. How much of a

life changer is that? I never imagined that 15 minutes in the a

reader would change my life so much. I have been to Buckingham Palace

several times and I have met the Queen. Several times! And I now

have nd after my name. The most special thing is going to schools

and inspiring the next generation - - MBE. I am proud I have done this

and hopefully, we have a future gold medallist. At this table. You

have a future as a presenter! The Big Lottery Fund is investing its

share of the Olympic village sale, which is £40 million, into a Spirit

of 2012 Trust. This money will specifically benefit communities

of 2012 Trust. This money will across the UK who have been

inspired by London 2012. It does not have to be sports related. If

you have any big ideas, get in touch. There is more information on

the BBC website about how the money could help the local community. The

next award in association with Best magazine is for the health category.

Who better to come out and give us some welly, the Strictly head judge,

Len Goodman. Seven! I am very proud to present this next award. The

winner of the health category is the Ichthyosis Support Group. They

do unbelievable working raising awareness of this rare genetic skin

condition. I had the pleasure and the privilege of surprising the

group at one of their outings. I found out more about what they do.

group at one of their outings. I I am in Reading to surprise the

Ichthyosis Support Group. I have I am in Reading to surprise the

the trophy. I have my disguise. I am going in. Let's see what happens.

Where is Mandy! I am here to tell year, Ichthyosis Support Group has

won the National Lottery health award. Congratulations to you and

to everyone. Well done. Ichthyosis is a rare genetic skin condition.

People with ichthyosis have extremely dry, flaky skin. People

do not realise the effort that goes into having a skin condition. If

you not -- if you do not use cream and treat your skin it becomes very

painful. Her did you come across the grim? Through the internet.

Own -- the group? I get to find out more about medication I contrive.

It is great. In it is lovely to talk to you. You are my favourite!

Are what would you say to somebody who asks about your skin? That your

works -- your skin works a little bit? Do friendly.That's right. --

differently. What is going on? It is clear to see you have had a

wonderful time. Do you score a seven?

It is extremely overwhelming to win the award. Thanks for coming down

to see us at Reading. It is overwhelming. It is an amazing

opportunity to raise awareness for this rare condition, which can be

debilitating. It is so important for everyone to learn about it. We

would like to thank the national lottery and we would also like to

give a huge thanks to members, families and supporters for

campaigning and for voting for us and we would like to accept this

award on behalf of everybody with ichthyosis, and particularly for

those we have lost to the condition. Thank you very much. It means an

awful lot. And now for the 6th award of the

night, for voluntary charity. Here to present it is somebody who has

the X Factor. Please welcome, Jahmene Douglas. The winners of the

award are a special project, My Sister's Place. The ethos is simple,

women should have the right to live free of any violence. I feel

strongly because my mother witnessed domestic violence. A few

weeks ago, I surprised them with an award. Take a look.

This deals with the subject of domestic violence which I have dealt

with for many years. They are having a meeting inside and I am going to

surprise them. You have one the

voluntary project. We are a one-stop shop, woman only service, we see

women 16 years of age and over who have suffered or are suffering

domestic violence. The job today is how many people we can tell about

what we do, why it is important and what they can do. This is so close

to my heart. To do anything involving stopping domestic

violence, I am on it. For children it is really difficult. I know you

were quite young when you were quite young when you're going through

this. It was me and three of my other siblings, the help was not

there. I am trying to stress how important it is that children have

that environment and someone to talk to. The first time he hit me I was

shocked but I thought, I did go on a bit and he is tired. You just blame

yourself, but over the years you start to think it is not right. One

day I thought I could not do it any more and put the children through

it. They do not deserve it and they more and put the children through

were only little. I did not want to cry, it is because I feel so guilty

for not leaving earlier. In the ten years I have been here nearly a day

never goes by when I do not sit by someone and am not surprised by

their resilience. All the years of counselling, I have been on

confidence building courses, Freedom courses, it is the best thing that

happened to me and my children. Sorry. I would like to congratulate

this place on giving a voice to the voiceless and power to people who

cannot speak up themselves. Three cheers.

I am very proud of you guys, very proud. Is there anyone you would

like to say thank you to? I guess we would like to thank U because you

are a fantastic ambassador for would like to thank U because you

domestic violence. -- you. Working really hard to raise awareness.

Thank you to the lottery, it has been a fantastic opportunity to

raise awareness of domestic violence. We are a small independent

charity that, against the odds, made more progress than we thought we

would. It has been wonderful, thank you. Amazing.

The last award is for the environment full of -- the

environment. Sustrans is a charity that received a lottery grant for a

project to build new bridges and traffic and walking routes around

the UK. We went to see one of these traffic and walking routes around

amazing structures in Cardiff. Sustrans's project has transformed

travel across the UK with 84 projects like this one, this

magnificent bridge. Up there there is an event going on. What they

don't know is that I am sneaking in with this. Excuse me, sorry. I am

looking for Malcolm Shepherd. Very nice to meet you. I'd like to

announce to everybody that Sustrans got over 10,000 votes. You have won.

That's brilliant. That is fantastic. Can you explain what Connect To is?

They are project UK wide to Can you explain what Connect To is?

encourage people to walk and cycle more. There are bridges, tunnels,

people travelling from all around the UK to visit this. I am going to

try this bridge out myself. How has this bridge changed your

journey? It has transformed it. It has joined the two communities.

There is a dual carriageway and it was not safe for a child to be on.

Is it fun to be on the back of the bike with your dad? Is he quit?

Downhill. Is it good for non-cyclists? Fantastic. We don't

need to worry about traffic and it links us to a lot more routes. Does

it make it easier to make travel choices that are more environmental?

Yes, people think about getting on their bikes for a shorter journey.

We can all do it. Here in Cardiff, Connect To has literally bridged a

community. Let's raise our glasses and the bridge to Sustrans and a

great success story. Malcolm, I had no idea. I have a

house very near that bridge in Cardiff. I had no idea that was part

of the project. It is amazing. It is a great bridge. You enjoyed

yourself? We had an amazing day with Kate and the filming crew. All the

people joined in from the community as well. It reflected the impact it

had on the community. Who would you like to say thank you about winning

this award? Without the funding money from the National Lottery,

this would not have been possible, but also all the people who voted

for us, who made sure we could deliver these projects on time,

without them this would not have happened. Ike Machen graduation is,

and you look good on a yacht. -- congratulations.

If you have been inspired and want to do something for your community,

go to the website. You could be here next year. OK, they are one of the

UK's hottest new music acts and just about to release their long-awaited

debut album. Here with an exclusive first performance of their new

single Beautiful Life, please go wild for Union J.

# She sees her world through TV screens. All of her friends in

magazines. But every day she lives a broken dream. Making her own

reality. But there's a lot behind those big

blue eyes. She just don't realise. Everybody's gone and lost their

mind. It's just the days we live in most

of the time. Get up out the dark. Open up your

eyes. You'll discover there's a world outside. To fix a broken

heart. You have to try. Pick it up. Pick it up. It's a beautiful life.

Beautiful life. It's a beautiful life. Beautiful

life. He got his fortune on a plate. But all that money won't change

fate. He's got six zeros but no-one to share it with. No friends, No

girl, No-one in the world. Everybody's gone and lost their

mind. It's just the days we live in most of the time. Get up out the

dark. Open up your eyes. You'll discover there's a world outside. To

fix a broken heart. You have to try. Pick it up. Pick it up. It's a

beautiful life. Beautiful life. It's a beautiful life. Beautiful life. We

are not so different, you and I. Everybody's got a place to hide but

it's just the days we live in. It's a beautiful life. Beautiful

life. It's a beautiful life. Beautiful life.

Thank you very much. Thank you. Beautiful lives, Beautiful projects,

Beautiful winners. And all of you, please come up on stage and join me.

Here they are, your National Lottery stars of 2013, thank you and

goodnight!