0:00:18 > 0:00:21APPLAUSE
0:00:22 > 0:00:25# I can't stop the feeling So just dance, dance, dance
0:00:25 > 0:00:28# I can't stop the feeling
0:00:28 > 0:00:30# So just dance, dance, dance
0:00:30 > 0:00:34# I can't stop the feeling So just dance, dance, dance
0:00:34 > 0:00:36# I can't stop the feeling... #
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Tonight, we're cooking up a storm.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43It's The National Lottery Stars 2016.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Please welcome your host, John Barrowman.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49CHEERING # I can't stop the feeling
0:00:49 > 0:00:52# Just dance, dance, dance... #
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Hello, everybody, and welcome to a very special evening.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Thank you for joining us tonight for another year
0:01:04 > 0:01:08of celebrating the wonderful causes funded by The National Lottery.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12For over 20 years, The National Lottery has generated a whopping
0:01:12 > 0:01:19?35 billion and helped more than 490,000 projects throughout the UK.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Tonight, in association with The Telegraph,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26and with a little help from a whole host of celebrity friends,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29we'll be honouring your favourite projects.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Now for months, you've been voting in your thousands.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36The votes have been counted and verified on behalf
0:01:36 > 0:01:38of The National Lottery.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42We have seven fantastic categories with seven worthy winners.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45All have done inspirational work in their communities throughout
0:01:45 > 0:01:50the UK, and at the end of the night we'll also be handing out
0:01:50 > 0:01:55one extra-special award, and trust me, you do not want to miss that.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00On top of it all, we'll be welcoming some of Team GB right here
0:02:00 > 0:02:03on this very stage, fresh from their incredible success
0:02:03 > 0:02:06at this year's Olympic Games.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07CHEERING
0:02:07 > 0:02:09But first,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12I think we should get this party started with some music, right?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14AUDIENCE: Yes!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Once a part of chart-topping boyband The Wanted,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19he's now enjoying success both here
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and across the pond in the US as a solo artist.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25With Twist, please give it up for Nathan Sykes!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28CHEERING
0:02:36 > 0:02:40# A rusty halo with little horns
0:02:40 > 0:02:42# Flies above you
0:02:42 > 0:02:45# And I can't help but wonder what's beneath
0:02:45 > 0:02:49# This feeling that keeps rising over me
0:02:49 > 0:02:55# Could it be the bit of heaven behind your smile?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57# It's so contagious
0:02:57 > 0:03:01# It's spreading through my body, my disease
0:03:01 > 0:03:05# It's beautiful It kills me perfectly
0:03:05 > 0:03:10# Oh, you're the one You're the one, so incredible
0:03:10 > 0:03:14# Number one, number one Unforgettable
0:03:14 > 0:03:19# Oh, the way your body looks tonight
0:03:19 > 0:03:23# You got my head in a twist
0:03:23 > 0:03:27# Oh, baby Never knew you could move like this
0:03:27 > 0:03:30# Got my heart in a twist
0:03:30 > 0:03:32# Oh, baby
0:03:32 > 0:03:35# You could break but you're worth the risk
0:03:35 > 0:03:39# Put it on my lips I'm ready
0:03:39 > 0:03:42# Seal it with a kiss Strawberry
0:03:42 > 0:03:45# Got my heart in a twist
0:03:45 > 0:03:47# Oh, babe
0:03:47 > 0:03:50# You could break but you're worth the risk
0:03:50 > 0:03:53# Seal it with a kiss
0:03:53 > 0:03:55# Run aground
0:03:55 > 0:03:59# A fallen angel is on the ground
0:03:59 > 0:04:01# Trap me in a spell
0:04:01 > 0:04:04# It's a magic I can't ignore
0:04:04 > 0:04:06# Now it's baby
0:04:06 > 0:04:08# Oh, you're the one
0:04:08 > 0:04:10# You're the one so incredible
0:04:10 > 0:04:14# Number one, number one Unforgettable
0:04:14 > 0:04:19# What a way your body looks tonight
0:04:19 > 0:04:23# Oh, you got my head in a twist
0:04:23 > 0:04:25# Oh, baby
0:04:25 > 0:04:28# Never knew you could move like this
0:04:28 > 0:04:31# Got my heart in a twist
0:04:31 > 0:04:33# Oh, baby
0:04:33 > 0:04:36# You could break but you're worth the risk
0:04:36 > 0:04:40# Put it on my lips I'm ready
0:04:40 > 0:04:43# Seal it with a kiss Strawberry
0:04:43 > 0:04:46# Got my heart in a twist
0:04:46 > 0:04:48# Oh, baby
0:04:48 > 0:04:51# You could break but you're worth the risk
0:04:51 > 0:04:55# Seal it with a kiss
0:04:55 > 0:04:58# Hey, you got me in a twist, darling
0:04:58 > 0:05:02# Oh, you've got me going crazy
0:05:02 > 0:05:05# Crazy, yeah, yeah
0:05:05 > 0:05:09# Babe, you've got me in a twist
0:05:09 > 0:05:11# Oh, baby
0:05:11 > 0:05:13# Never knew you could move like this
0:05:13 > 0:05:16# Got my heart in a twist
0:05:16 > 0:05:18# Oh, baby
0:05:18 > 0:05:21# You could break but you're worth the risk
0:05:21 > 0:05:24# Put it on my lips I'm ready
0:05:24 > 0:05:28# Seal it with a kiss Strawberry
0:05:28 > 0:05:32# Got my heart in a twist
0:05:32 > 0:05:33# Oh, babe
0:05:33 > 0:05:36# You could break but you're worth the risk
0:05:36 > 0:05:40# Seal it with a kiss
0:05:40 > 0:05:43# You've got me in a twist, darling
0:05:43 > 0:05:47# Oh, you've got me going crazy
0:05:47 > 0:05:50# Crazy, yeah
0:05:53 > 0:05:54# Seal it with a kiss. #
0:05:54 > 0:05:57CHEERING
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Thank you very much.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Now we are all well and truly warmed up, let's get to our first
0:06:06 > 0:06:09award of the night which is for the winners of the heritage category.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Here to present it is an author and chef
0:06:13 > 0:06:15who has certainly got the recipe for success.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20It includes a handful of red tomatoes, some green peppers,
0:06:20 > 0:06:24plus a pinch of Suzy Salt and Percy Pepper.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Ready steady and clap, everybody, for Ainsley Harriott!
0:06:26 > 0:06:30CHEERING
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Hi, John.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43As a chef, I'm always interested to know where my ingredients
0:06:43 > 0:06:46come from, so it was a real treat for me to be able to visit
0:06:46 > 0:06:51the Lion Salt Works in Cheshire. In its heyday back in 1894
0:06:51 > 0:06:54it was a real monument to the salt-making industry.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56So I hopped on my Victorian DeLorean
0:06:56 > 0:07:01and took a trip back in time to see what it was all about.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04All aboard to 1894.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06HORN TOOTS
0:07:19 > 0:07:21OK, so it's not real time travel,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23but this place is the next best thing.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28This Victorian salt works first opened in 1884
0:07:28 > 0:07:33and it's hard to believe that production of the biggest salt works
0:07:33 > 0:07:35in the UK stopped here 30 years ago,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38leaving this amazing place in disrepair.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40The Lion Salt Works Project
0:07:40 > 0:07:44has been about bringing this whole site back to life.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47It's so much a part of the local community, and more than that,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49it's so much part of Cheshire and the history of Cheshire.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54It's taken four years, hundreds of man hours and ?10 million to restore
0:07:54 > 0:07:58this grade II listed building into the most incredible museum,
0:07:58 > 0:08:02and in doing so preserving a key part of our industrial history.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Last time I was here it was absolutely derelict.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14It was just a tin shed, virtually. It's absolutely brilliant now.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Brilliant.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It's great that it's been preserved
0:08:21 > 0:08:25through the restoration programme, and the extra funding
0:08:25 > 0:08:27that has been given will help
0:08:27 > 0:08:31the salt works be a major attraction for people to come and visit,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33both old and young.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35We consider this not just to be
0:08:35 > 0:08:39a museum for visitors from all over the country and all over the world.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41This is actually a community hub for us
0:08:41 > 0:08:43because there is so much that goes on here.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It really is a wonderful facility.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51The Salt Works offer interactive learning programmes,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54spectacular sound and light shows, a butterfly garden,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58and access to the canal all in one beautifully restored area.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Winning this heritage award is just incredible for us.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I think it's extra special because it was part of
0:09:06 > 0:09:09a public vote and we can reach out and tell people, "Actually,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11"what we have here is really special. Please come and see it."
0:09:11 > 0:09:15It's lovely on a day like today to see the site being used by
0:09:15 > 0:09:19so many different people, to see the children enjoying it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20It's not just a museum,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22it's something that's part of the community.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Do you know, this exhibition centre is truly a worthy winner
0:09:27 > 0:09:29of the heritage award and I hope that it is here
0:09:29 > 0:09:33for many, many years to come so people can enjoy the experience.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38CHEERING
0:09:38 > 0:09:41On behalf of the Lion Salt Works,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44please welcome Katherine West and Nick Hunt.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Oh!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58At the start of this project, our restoration team said that
0:09:58 > 0:10:02this was the worst building they had ever seen anywhere in the world.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Now Lion Salt Works is the most fantastic museum.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Thank you to Lion Salt Works Trust for their vision,
0:10:07 > 0:10:13to Heritage Lottery fund and the Cheshire West and Cheshire Council for support, which was incredible.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Thank you to everybody who's worked on our project and I say to you,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19please come and experience this amazing piece of history
0:10:19 > 0:10:21that you've helped us restore and bring back to life.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Thank you.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26CHEERING
0:10:30 > 0:10:33It's time to get those creative juices flowing
0:10:33 > 0:10:34with the arts category.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Anyone who knows me knows that I am a very quiet, reserved soul.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41LAUGHTER
0:10:41 > 0:10:45So a nice peaceful library is my idea of heaven.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46Yeah, right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49But the project winners in the arts category had their own ideas
0:10:49 > 0:10:52of what a library should be, and it's the place I want to go.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Here to tell us more is actor Ralf Little.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Good evening. So, libraries.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14They conjure up an image of hundreds of books and quiet, but when
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I went to visit one in St Helens, it was a totally different story.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21In fact, it was so far removed from what you'd expect in a library
0:11:21 > 0:11:23you'd have to see it to believe it and I certainly did,
0:11:23 > 0:11:24so let's take a look.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33This is Cultural Hubs.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37It's an arts project in St Helens.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It takes the traditional image of a library as a place with
0:11:39 > 0:11:43hushed looks and quiet study and turns that image on its head.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Quite literally.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Cultural Hubs is an arts in libraries programme
0:11:50 > 0:11:53that animates our 13 libraries in St Helens
0:11:53 > 0:11:56with performance and participatory activities.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01All that you really need to access great creativity is a library card.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Cultural Hubs is a real example of what you can do
0:12:06 > 0:12:09if you really believe in the flexibility
0:12:09 > 0:12:12of a library space. It's nonjudgmental.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15We welcome everybody with open arms.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS
0:12:19 > 0:12:20The last thing you expect
0:12:20 > 0:12:23is a lot of guys in here breakdancing, giving it tons.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Was it a weird step for you to make, to make this journey here?
0:12:26 > 0:12:27We did scare a lot of old people. I bet, yeah.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30They was not expecting breakdancers in the library
0:12:30 > 0:12:33in the morning, but the reception from the crowds
0:12:33 > 0:12:35in the libraries was really good. Great.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38And it's something we really want to do more of in the future.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Right, come on, then, let's do it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45One, two, drop, down, up.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51As the programme has developed,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55we've appealed to a lot of people with mental health issues.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59They've found either watching some of the performances
0:12:59 > 0:13:01or taking part are very cathartic.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03From Johnny Wellies to Johnny Vegas,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Beecham's Pills for ills that plagued us...
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Lynn has severe anxiety, depression,
0:13:09 > 0:13:14OCD and panic attacks, which can leave her reluctant to go anywhere.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I've always felt quite worthless,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18but everything that happened
0:13:18 > 0:13:21once I did muster the courage to walk through the doors
0:13:21 > 0:13:23was a wonderful, liberating feeling.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28But most importantly, I hope that by my standing there,
0:13:28 > 0:13:33I can help other people, because that's when I feel I have worth.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It's in our history and in our blood
0:13:36 > 0:13:37To help the other
0:13:37 > 0:13:39As families should.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44The Cultural Hubs programme really is like CPR for the soul.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46What could be better than that?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48And when I was a kid, a library like this would be the last place you'd
0:13:48 > 0:13:52expect to find such a buzz and make so many new friends and connections.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55So Cultural Hubs is a commendable winner
0:13:55 > 0:13:57of the Arts Award, creating a new chapter
0:13:57 > 0:13:58in the way we use UK libraries.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09From Cultural Hubs, please welcome, Sue Williamson and Owen Hutchings.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10CHEERING
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Thank you to everybody who voted for us.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I'm absolutely thrilled to accept this award.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33It wouldn't have been possible
0:14:33 > 0:14:37without all the National Lottery players, so thank you to them.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40And everybody involved in this project which has helped us
0:14:40 > 0:14:44bring great art to the people of St Helens in our libraries.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Thank you again.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Up next is our third award, which is for Voluntary Charity,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59and here to present it is a broadcaster and journalist
0:14:59 > 0:15:01who's the face of the BBC Proms.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Well, she's certainly music to my ears - please welcome Katie Derham.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06CHEERING
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Good evening, everyone. When you think of London,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23one of the first things that springs to mind is a black cab,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27and the winners of tonight's Voluntary Charity Award,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30the London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33are brilliant, because of the wonderful service
0:15:33 > 0:15:35that they provide for veterans.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39And I was fortunate enough to go along for a ride
0:15:39 > 0:15:43and see first-hand just how much joy they give.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Taxi!
0:15:48 > 0:15:52The London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled
0:15:52 > 0:15:55is a unique charity which links veterans with taxi drivers -
0:15:55 > 0:15:57taxi drivers like Aaron.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59So, Aaron, who are we picking up today?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01We're picking up a gentleman called Geoff Pattinson.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03He's a Second World War vet,
0:16:03 > 0:16:0492 years of age.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Hello there. You must be Geoff. Hello.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13So, Geoff, tell me, what did you do in the war?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Well, I was a parachutist with the Parachute Regiment
0:16:16 > 0:16:23and my first operation was at D-Day on the 6th of June, 1944.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28The taxi charity was set up by taxi drivers
0:16:28 > 0:16:32after the war in 1948 who wanted to give their mates
0:16:32 > 0:16:35who'd been injured and wounded in the war
0:16:35 > 0:16:39days out and outings, and we regularly now take about 130 taxis
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and up to 300 veterans on our summer outing.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Last year we went over to Holland,
0:16:46 > 0:16:50we went to Normandy and France on various occasions, down to Worthing
0:16:50 > 0:16:53in Sussex on our annual pilgrimage.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57The taxi drivers volunteer their time.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Without them, we just could not function.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01So, Geoff, where are we going today?
0:17:01 > 0:17:06We're off to Chelsea, a tea dance has been organised by the charity.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09# He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
0:17:09 > 0:17:12# A root, a toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot
0:17:12 > 0:17:15# He blows it eight to the bar in boogie rhythm
0:17:15 > 0:17:19# He can't blow a note unless a bass and guitar are playing with him... #
0:17:19 > 0:17:22That was a good trip, wasn't it? You enjoyed that. Oh, yes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25They're not just taxi drivers, they're looking after you.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28They put on functions, we meet people,
0:17:28 > 0:17:33We... Quite often we meet old friends we haven't seen for years.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Some of these fellows have given up quite a lot,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40so for me to give up a day or two, it doesn't compare.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45They're amazing. I mean,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47if there weren't people like that that done what they did
0:17:47 > 0:17:50all them years ago, where would we be today?
0:17:51 > 0:17:57I would like the taxi drivers to know that everything that you do
0:17:57 > 0:18:03is fully appreciated by us and we thank you for it very much.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Thank you. Thank you.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21From the London taxi charity,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24please welcome Dick Goodwin and Ian Parsons,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27together with veterans Fred Glover and Geoffrey Pattinson.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28CHEERING
0:18:51 > 0:18:56We'd like to accept this award on behalf of all the veterans
0:18:56 > 0:18:59who support us and who allow us to do our work
0:18:59 > 0:19:02and all the London black taxi drivers who...
0:19:02 > 0:19:06without whom our charity would cease to function.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09They're absolutely wonderful people, salt of the earth,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11so the London black taxi drivers and the veterans.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Thank you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14APPLAUSE
0:19:27 > 0:19:29There's still lots more to celebrate tonight,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32including our Special Achievement Award,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36but our next award of the night is for Sport, and to present it,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38one half of a terrific twosome,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40and I say one half because unfortunately
0:19:40 > 0:19:44his partner in crime Sam is unwell and can't be with us tonight.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47From Junior Bake Off, it's Mark Rhodes.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00One of life's most important skills is learning how to swim,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04but if you're deaf, it can be a real struggle.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Well, thanks to the Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project, fortunately,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10help is at hand. Sam and I went to join in
0:20:10 > 0:20:12on one of their lessons and saw for ourselves
0:20:12 > 0:20:15just what a big difference they make.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Learning to swim can be both daunting and fun at any age,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21but if you are deaf or hearing-impaired,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23it can come with a whole new set of challenges.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26That's why I'm very excited to be in my homeland of Wolverhampton,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29where kids are taking part in deaf-friendly swimming lessons.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Are you ready to get wet? Am I? Are you? Yeah. Great!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40The Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project is a programme
0:20:40 > 0:20:43run by the National Deaf Children's Society
0:20:43 > 0:20:47to help the 45,000 deaf young people in the UK access swimming.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50We provide training for hundreds of swimming teachers
0:20:50 > 0:20:53all over England and Scotland, to help make their swimming activities
0:20:53 > 0:20:55more accessible for deaf young people.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59There's quite a lot of challenges that come with
0:20:59 > 0:21:02being in this lesson, cos most of these kids
0:21:02 > 0:21:04have hearing aids and they've had to take those out.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07And there's a lot of background noise as well, isn't there?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Instructors like Sophie are specially trained
0:21:09 > 0:21:12to take this class. Which is brilliant.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14We're going to play Simon Says - ready?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Simon Says...
0:21:17 > 0:21:19A deaf-friendly swimming lesson is different to
0:21:19 > 0:21:21a normal swimming lesson because we have to use
0:21:21 > 0:21:25a lot more signs and visual demonstrations and props.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29The children make new friends and it's lovely to see them communicate.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I can't swim. I didn't want the two boys to follow my lead
0:21:47 > 0:21:49and not be able to swim,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51so they've gone off and they've done it.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58For the children to communicate with me
0:21:58 > 0:22:02and to see them grow with confidence and to be able to swim -
0:22:02 > 0:22:04it's really rewarding.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Swimming really is an important life skill
0:22:07 > 0:22:11that all children should get the support they need to learn.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Braidon started deaf-friendly swimming lessons last year.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18He's got hearing aids, but he's lip-read
0:22:18 > 0:22:19from when he was very young.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22And he was very apprehensive about going
0:22:22 > 0:22:25because he has never mixed with children like himself.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28As well as giving me the confidence to be around other deaf people,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31it's given me the confidence to be...
0:22:31 > 0:22:33To know that I'm OK being deaf,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35like, I'll be able to go out and do more things.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40They taught him how to dive, they taught him how to life-save. Wow.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It has given him that boost that he's desperately needed
0:22:43 > 0:22:46and he does fantastic now. And it's all down to the swimming lessons
0:22:46 > 0:22:48that's done that. It's amazing.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52CHEERING
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Amazing. From the Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01please welcome Eleanor Connelly and Ashleigh Scott.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03CHEERING
0:23:11 > 0:23:14We are thrilled to have our work at the National Deaf Children's Society
0:23:14 > 0:23:18recognised through the National Lottery Awards.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Lottery funding has been vital in breaking down the barriers
0:23:22 > 0:23:26deaf young people face when getting involved in swimming.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29We want to make a huge thank you to everybody who voted
0:23:29 > 0:23:32for the Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Thank you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48National Lottery funding helped support over 1,300 athletes
0:23:48 > 0:23:52on their road to Rio, and Team GB's performance
0:23:52 > 0:23:57made it their most successful Games for more than 100 years.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59CHEERING
0:24:02 > 0:24:05From Team GB 2016, please be upstanding
0:24:05 > 0:24:10and give a huge welcome to bronze medallist Christine Ohuruogu!
0:24:16 > 0:24:21Gold medallist cyclists Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand!
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Taekwondo silver medallist Lutalo Muhammad!
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Kayak gold medallist Joe Clarke!
0:24:40 > 0:24:43From the women's Olympic hockey team, gold medallist
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Hannah Macleod!
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Bronze medal gymnasts Nile Wilson and Amy Tinkler!
0:24:57 > 0:25:01And finally, show-jumping Olympic champion Nick Skelton!
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Ladies and gentlemen, some of our Team GB Olympic medallists!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12CHEERING
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Christine, how are you? I'm very good, thanks. Congratulations.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Thank you. Now, did you expect that this time around
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Team GB would do so well in Rio?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Um, I think it's hard for us going into the Games,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31cos we're so focused on what we are doing.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34But it was so great to know that we all of us individually helped
0:25:34 > 0:25:36to contribute to creating
0:25:36 > 0:25:39the best-ever Games - well, best in a long time.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42And it's such a great time to be doing sport right now.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45And what was the feeling like when you came back home?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Oh, it's been fantastic. What's the best thing that's happened to you?
0:25:48 > 0:25:52The best thing? I just think it's people just being so proud of us.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54You don't realise, when you're so far away from home,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57that people are watching and supporting and really are gripped
0:25:57 > 0:25:58by what you're doing...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01You know, for everything that kind of goes on throughout the year,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04they're there to support you when it really matters and,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07you know, that...kind of proudness is just so uplifting.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09You feel like you've really done something amazing.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Well, we're definitely proud of everybody and I think that
0:26:11 > 0:26:13deserves a high-five down the line.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14Congratulations to everyone.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Congratulations. Congrats, congrats, congrats.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Congrats. Congrats.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Now, when you got up on the podium, things started to well up.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27What triggered that?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Again, besides winning, what was going through your head?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31First thing I thought was relief really.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Like I said, you know going back so many years,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and it's just relief that you finally get there and do it.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41And then you think of all the things that all the people who have helped you, and got you there.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43You know, I just couldn't control it.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47It was a pretty awesome moment for all of us to watch and congratulations.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Thank you. Congratulations. Amy...
0:26:49 > 0:26:51APPLAUSE
0:26:54 > 0:26:57First Olympics, yeah? Yeah.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Now, you had your GCSEs just before you went to the Olympics.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06What was more difficult training for? The GCSEs or the Olympics?
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Erm, I think the GCSEs were a lot more stressful.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15What does it feel like to be a 16-year-old at the Olympic Games?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Yeah, I mean, it was absolutely incredible out there.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I mean, all the people that I met, the experiences that I got,
0:27:22 > 0:27:23it was just amazing.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27I'm still pretty speechless now. It still hasn't sunk in yet.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Well, congratulations to everybody.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31And we're very proud that you're all here with us tonight.
0:27:31 > 0:27:37But, of course, the Paralympic Games are well and truly underway.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40And we're very lucky that joining us right now from Rio
0:27:40 > 0:27:43are Issy Bailey and Zoe Newson.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46APPLAUSE
0:27:48 > 0:27:52So, tell us, what's the atmosphere for both of you like right now at the Games?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Oh, it's amazing, really.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56You've got all the people together
0:27:56 > 0:27:59so it's quite good to have all the crowd around with us.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Issy, this is your first Paralympic Games.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06How does that feel being the first one? It's absolutely incredible.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11I haven't been shooting very long and I've loved every competition.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14But this one has just been an absolute dream come true.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Now, Zoe, you won bronze in 2012 in powerlifting
0:28:17 > 0:28:21and you've just got another bronze in Rio.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25What does winning two bronze medals mean to you right now?
0:28:25 > 0:28:30It's a massive achievement really and bringing everyone's support with me is amazing.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33We're very proud of them, aren't we, everybody?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Ladies and gentlemen, Issy Bailey and Zoe Newson.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44And with a huge congratulations once again to these fantastic
0:28:44 > 0:28:48sportsmen and women whose incredible performances in Rio made us
0:28:48 > 0:28:50a very proud nation.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Congratulations, everybody.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Now, from Olympic heroes to heroes of the health category which
0:29:02 > 0:29:05is in association with Women At Home magazine.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08And to present this award is a former detective constable
0:29:08 > 0:29:12turned TV presenter who can often be found on the streets of Britain
0:29:12 > 0:29:15to help with unsolved cases on Crimewatch Roadshow.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Please go wild for Rav Wilding!
0:29:18 > 0:29:19CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Now, as a bike fan, I was really excited about visiting
0:29:32 > 0:29:34the North West Blood Bikes Lancs Lakes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39Now, they are a part of a nationwide group of fantastic volunteers
0:29:39 > 0:29:42who combine their love of bikes with saving lives.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I went to Chorley to meet their chairman, Paul,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47and some of the other amazing volunteers.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52The Blood Bikers really are the unsung heroes of the north-west.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55This gang is prepared to drop everything to deliver
0:29:55 > 0:29:58live-saving blood to where it's needed most.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03Paul! Rav. How are you doing? Good to see you. Very well, thanks, Rav.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Tell me about Blood Bikes.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09We transplant blood, donor breast milk for premature babies,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12medication, between hospitals, through the night,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16or weekends or bank holidays. And we do it for free.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Tell us, what are the advantages of using the bikes, then?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21During the day in hospital they have their own transport,
0:30:21 > 0:30:24but at night, they were using couriers or taxis.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28So you set this up in 2012. How much have you expanded since then?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Well, our first year, we'd been called out 800 times.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Now we've just passed 25,000 times. This is in just four years?
0:30:35 > 0:30:41Four years, yeah. That's massive. We have about 350 volunteers.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43That's amazing. And they pay their own fuel,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46they pay their own maintenance and we get to ride the bikes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48THEY LAUGH
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Sounds very, very exciting. Are you going to show me?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Let's go and do it, let's go.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55The Blood Bikers may be biking enthusiasts,
0:30:55 > 0:30:56but this is no pleasure trip.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Although they're not paid for it, their mission is deadly serious.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I got involved with the Blood Bikes purely for the simple fact
0:31:04 > 0:31:06my little sister, two and a half years ago,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08was diagnosed with liver and bowel cancer.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10She was pregnant at the time.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14It was the Blood Bikers who brought in the blood my niece required,
0:31:14 > 0:31:16so I became a Blood Biker purely to say thank you.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Hiya, Bernie. Hello, Rav. I have a parcel for you, for Preston.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25I'm off! See ya. Thank you. Bye.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32At the end of the shift, you look at how many calls you've taken
0:31:32 > 0:31:35and you just hope that you've made a difference.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39The runs are very urgent.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Two or three times daily the Blood Bikers come to us.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44These guys are just doing something completely altruistic,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47you know, for the good of the community and the hospital.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50They work for us out of hours, weekends, nights,
0:31:50 > 0:31:54bank holidays, whatever the weather, whatever the time of year,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57so without a doubt, they've saved lives for us here. Hiya. Hello!
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Got a delivery for ya. Thanks very much, guys. Lovely. Thank you.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Job done. Job done. We all have the same aims.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07We all love biking, we all love to help other people,
0:32:07 > 0:32:08so it's just fantastic.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14Well, to accept the award,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18from the North West Blood Bikes Lancs Lakes, please welcome
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Lee Townsend and Kevin Sansom.
0:32:35 > 0:32:42Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the 300 plus riders,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46controllers, fundraisers who volunteer for us,
0:32:46 > 0:32:51I'd like to say a huge thank you to the National Lottery
0:32:51 > 0:32:54for their funding and for this brilliant award.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00It's fair to say that we do most of our running around in the dark,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03so on special occasions like this,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06it's really nice when somebody turns the light on.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08AUDIENCE: Aww!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12This one's for Marcel. Thank you.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25And up next is the award for the environment and to present it
0:33:25 > 0:33:29is someone just as dazzling on the dance floor as she is foraging
0:33:29 > 0:33:32in a field. She's left the wellies at home tonight.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Please welcome Countryfile's Anita Rani!
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Aw! Evening, everybody.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Now, I love the great outdoors, which is a good thing,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54because I do work on Countryfile, so when I found out about the
0:33:54 > 0:33:57winning project, I couldn't wait to visit one of its locations.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Grow Wild is a UK-wide project which encourages groups and people
0:34:01 > 0:34:04all over Britain to makeover local spaces and turn them into
0:34:04 > 0:34:07something truly wonderful.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09One of their sites is in Scotland and has undergone
0:34:09 > 0:34:11a remarkable transformation.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Have a look at this and see for yourselves.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Grow Wild is the brainchild of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
0:34:18 > 0:34:23and it's all about finding a space and doing something amazing with it.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26At the moment, they've got 350 sites
0:34:26 > 0:34:29covering a mammoth 3.5 million square metres.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35And this is one of those transformed spaces.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Believe it or not, this is an old water works here in Glasgow
0:34:38 > 0:34:41but now it's an incredible area for everyone to enjoy.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Grow Wild is the UK's biggest ever wild flower campaign.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51We have 270 community projects, then we have 50
0:34:51 > 0:34:54youth projects and then 46,000 other groups and they've
0:34:54 > 0:34:59gone on to impact 1.2 million people. That's a lot of flowers!
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Grow Wild is amazing because it helps us reconnect to nature.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09It's got a fantastic network of different community groups
0:35:09 > 0:35:14who've got different ways of growing wild flowers in odd places.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17The story of the water works is one of those things that typifies
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Grow Wild in terms of repurposing and regenerating old
0:35:20 > 0:35:22landscapes to give them new meaning.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27What did it look like when you first got here?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29It was just desolate.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33There was nothing there. There was just wasteland, basically. Barren.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36We came down, initially, and cleared all the area but
0:35:36 > 0:35:38the best part of it was when we got the groups of schoolchildren in.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42First time I saw the water works, it was a bit of a dump, to be honest.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45It did smell a bit.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Because it was an old sewage area, so it was a bit nasty,
0:35:49 > 0:35:53but we cleaned it all out and it doesn't smell no more.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59I feel really proud to be part of making this place what it is today.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03Grow Wild support local people,
0:36:03 > 0:36:08youth projects and ultimately bring communities together.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10So this really could be done in anywhere that you can just
0:36:10 > 0:36:13find a patch. Yeah, totally.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16In urban settings, it works well in community gardens,
0:36:16 > 0:36:18even the side of the road.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20We're not really limited to how much space people have.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24It's more about what they want to do with their community
0:36:24 > 0:36:25to get them involved.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Winning the environment award is like a collective thumbs up to all
0:36:29 > 0:36:31the individuals, the communities,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34thousands of enthusiastic volunteers across the country. That's amazing.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37It's humbling. It's a very special thing.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Please welcome to the stage Philip Turvil and John McFarlane.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Thanks to National Lottery players,
0:36:59 > 0:37:03over three million people have been brought together across the UK
0:37:03 > 0:37:05with native wild flowers,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08all at Grow Wild community projects led by Kew Gardens.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12It is a collective thumbs up to all our wonderful groups,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15our wonderful volunteers. Thank you so, so much.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Still to come, the final award of the night,
0:37:27 > 0:37:30which is for special achievement.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32But up next is the award for education.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36And our next presenter is a dancer, singer,
0:37:36 > 0:37:38actress and Celebrity MasterChef champion.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Please welcome former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59Becoming a parent at any age is not without its challenges.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03It can be a tough road, especially for teenagers and young adults.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Thanks to the winners of the Education Award,
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Training Opportunities for Young Parents Scheme, or TOYS,
0:38:09 > 0:38:13help is at hand by way of the classes they offer to support
0:38:13 > 0:38:17young women with everyday issues around parenthood.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23A TOYS course is in full swing right now, let's go take a look.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25TOYS is a course aimed at young mums,
0:38:25 > 0:38:29helping them to feel less isolated by sharing experiences, learning
0:38:29 > 0:38:33new skills and breaking free from challenging life circumstances.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36So today we are going to do the session on assertiveness.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Would you shout if you were assertive? You'd be calm, yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43TOYS stands for Training Opportunities for Young Parents Scheme.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47The TOYS programme is a 13-week programme that runs twice a week.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51We cover everything from parenting, domestic violence,
0:38:51 > 0:38:55drugs awareness, even dental health care and assertiveness and
0:38:55 > 0:38:56communication that we did today.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Would you lie? You wouldn't, would you?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03So what would you be? Honest. Honest.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04It's the only project of its kind.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Set up back in 1999,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09it went from strength to strength with young mums.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11In particular, young mums that are hard to engage,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14who are often isolated within the community.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15They don't have any family support.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19They just come, they are sheepish people and they're, like, no confidence,
0:39:19 > 0:39:24so low, don't believe in themselves. Over the weeks, you see them grow.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28It is just, it is like a glow. It is fantastic.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33What was life like before TOYS? I wasn't confident.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35I didn't used to wear make-up.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38My hair was quite long so I used to cover my face up.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Were you quite a shy person? Very timid.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47I had just come out of an abusive relationship so I was all...
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I kept myself to myself.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52I think a lot of the times, when the girls come to you,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54they think that's it, that is their life.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56They have just got to accept it.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59You show them that that is not it, there's more to them.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03In the last six months I've been with them,
0:40:03 > 0:40:05I've been able to turn my life around.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07I'm more positive about myself.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I'm doing more stuff, I've made new friends.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13When I see the girls' confidence grow, it is amazing.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16You feel like a proud mum, it's like a proud mum moment.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20What are your future plans now that you have found your confidence?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Thanks to TOYS, I have been able to do a counselling course.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26From that, I have been offered to be a mentor for young kids
0:40:26 > 0:40:28between 11 and 16.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Hopefully I will be able to bring that to somebody else and
0:40:31 > 0:40:33help some other poor family out.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38TOYS means a lot to me because I see... The satisfaction we get from
0:40:38 > 0:40:41these young girls and what they've done, what they have achieved.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42It is fantastic.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44When they are all there at the end of the session, at the end of
0:40:44 > 0:40:47the programme, the certificates and the smiles on their faces.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Very emotional. I believe in what I do.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53And I think, seeing that change, it's fantastic.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59APPLAUSE
0:40:59 > 0:41:02That got me! From the TOYS project,
0:41:02 > 0:41:07please welcome Bev Taylor and Elaine Ashworth!
0:41:07 > 0:41:11APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I want to say thank you to my fantastic team for going that
0:41:23 > 0:41:25extra mile all the time.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27They go out of their way to make sure... They are committed
0:41:27 > 0:41:29and make sure everything that young parents come to us,
0:41:29 > 0:41:31they get the support that is needed.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35And I just hope that this recognition will help people like
0:41:35 > 0:41:39TOYS and like all the other projects here get funding for future
0:41:39 > 0:41:41projects to help develop projects like this that make
0:41:41 > 0:41:44a massive difference to people's lives.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46APPLAUSE
0:41:57 > 0:42:01This has been a fantastic evening but it's not over quite yet.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04There's still the matter of the Special Achievement Award.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09Tonight, it is going to not one but two very remarkable winners.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12They are Len and Yvonne Arnold.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16For over 20 years, Len and Yvonne have worked tirelessly and
0:42:16 > 0:42:21selflessly to support something very close to their hearts - gymnastics.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Olympic champion Max Whitlock went to meet them,
0:42:24 > 0:42:28to find out more about Len and Yvonne's story.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Just watch this.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Len and Yvonne are different from other people.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37They will give you a chance when others won't.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40It's definitely more than a gym, it's family.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42They're such kind, warm-hearted people.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44I've never met anyone like them.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48The gym is their life, that's what they do.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50It's what they've always done.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I was the first Englishwoman to win
0:42:53 > 0:42:54a Commonwealth medal for weightlifting.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Yvonne spotted my potential as a weightlifter and encouraged
0:42:57 > 0:42:58me into the weightlifting gym.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02What 12-year-old girl thinks about doing weightlifting?
0:43:02 > 0:43:04None, as far as I'm aware. I really owe a lot to them.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Len and Yvonne are always putting others first,
0:43:07 > 0:43:10to inspire a new generation of athletes.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13I am here to let them know that they have won the National Lottery
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Special Achievement Award.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17I have got a friend that I want you to meet, actually.
0:43:17 > 0:43:22What he needs is the Len and Yvonne touch. We'll do our best, as usual.
0:43:22 > 0:43:23You always do.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25CHEERING
0:43:27 > 0:43:29There's obviously a reason why I'm here today.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Because you are now the proud winners of
0:43:31 > 0:43:34the National Lottery Special Achievement Award.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43I tell you what, we couldn't have had anybody better than you
0:43:43 > 0:43:45to present that. Thank you very much.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48I know it hasn't been easy.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Can you explain to me your journey? There were some ups and downs.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56I remember 25 years ago, when we started the club, we looked
0:43:56 > 0:43:59at this old industrial building which had been empty for ten years.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02There was no heating, no doors and that's where we started.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06What we did was sell our house, moved into the gym, built
0:44:06 > 0:44:08a little flat in the gym and that
0:44:08 > 0:44:10just gave us a chance to get it going.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13Then the Lottery money coming in was the difference and that was
0:44:13 > 0:44:15like a domino effect.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17We landed up with this amazing facility.
0:44:24 > 0:44:25We're just wham-jammed.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28We start at 9.30 in the morning and we close at
0:44:28 > 0:44:29nine o'clock at night.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31You thought winning two golds was hard!
0:44:33 > 0:44:36What they have given up just to be able to keep this centre open
0:44:36 > 0:44:38is crazy.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40But that just shows how much they care and how committed they
0:44:40 > 0:44:42truly are to Europa. I love it here.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45We try and do a little bit more than just being gymnastics.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48You care about the kids and you want to see them have the best fun
0:44:48 > 0:44:51that they can have and do the best that they can achieve.
0:44:51 > 0:44:52It's more like a big family.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57APPLAUSE
0:44:57 > 0:44:59A great big happy family.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding for the absolutely
0:45:02 > 0:45:04incredible Len and Yvonne Arnold.
0:45:04 > 0:45:05Come on up here.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09# You and me, we can ride on a star
0:45:09 > 0:45:13# If you stay with me, girl
0:45:13 > 0:45:18# We can rule the world... #
0:45:23 > 0:45:25Thank you very much. It's very kind.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29Yvonne and I would like to say a big thank you to the Lottery.
0:45:29 > 0:45:33It's an amazing award and we are very honoured and humbled.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35We had lots of people who gave up their time.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37Electricians, plumbers, people...
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Somebody just wanted to come along with a paintbrush.
0:45:39 > 0:45:43This new facility that we've got now that you see is really amazing.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44All yours, Yvonne!
0:45:44 > 0:45:46LAUGHTER
0:45:46 > 0:45:49I just want to say, it's organisations like the
0:45:49 > 0:45:53National Lottery that have helped fund our gym.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57And develop it into the facility that it is now.
0:45:57 > 0:46:01We're so proud and thank you so much.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04We've had a really great night so thanks very much.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:46:09 > 0:46:12Len and Yvonne Arnold, everybody!
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Thank you so much for joining us for this very special evening
0:46:18 > 0:46:21and for voting for your favourite Lottery-funded projects.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26I'd like to ask all of the winners to join me on stage now.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28Please come on up, everybody. Let's go.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37This has been a wonderful night, full of amazing people,
0:46:37 > 0:46:40letting us share in their very special stories.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44We've had eight fantastic winners and if any of them have
0:46:44 > 0:46:47inspired you tonight to do something for your community,
0:46:47 > 0:46:51then please go to our website for more details.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55Who knows, it could be you standing right here on this stage next year.
0:46:55 > 0:47:00Here they are, everybody, your National Lottery Stars of 2016.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Thank you, everybody, and good night!