Great Harwood residents celebrate after Postcode Lottery win

The winning postcode was Spencer Grove, Great Harwood <i>(Image: Postcode Lottery)</i>
The winning postcode was Spencer Grove, Great Harwood (Image: Postcode Lottery)
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Residents of a street in an East Lancashire town are £1,000 richer following success in the Postcode Lottery.

The winning ticket today (Wednesday, July 29) was in Great Harwood, and those with a ticket and a BB6 7JU postcode were awarded the prize in the daily draw.

The winning postcode belongs to players living in Spencer Grove.

Subscriptions to the lottery support a range of charities across the UK, with a minimum of 33 per cent of ticket prices going to charity.

The Postcode Lottery manages lotteries for 20 charities, with each one having one draw a month.

The lottery is hugely popular nationally and supports "a wide range of charities and good causes across Britain and around the world."

To date, they’ve provided more than £1.1 billion in funding, which is helping thousands of organisations and projects.

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