Worcester city council backs lottery plans

The local authorities have given the nod to the plans to introduce a Worcester Lottery, so the work to develop it continues.

UK.- A Worcester Lottery is being developed in order to get residents playing and sending profits to local charities. This Wednesday, the city council voiced its support for the measure and gave the final nod to develop the scheme.

“Broadly, I feel most supportive of this,” Councillor and chairman of the city council’s income generation subcommittee Pat Agar said and added: “There is a potential to help our local charities who have suffered quite badly in recent years with austerity and things like that.”

The lottery would cost the city around £3,000 in order to get it up and running and a further £3,000 each year once it’s settled. It is expected that profits will go to the charity chosen by those taking part, which generated major enthusiasm in Worcester.

Shane Flynn, corporate director for finance and resources at the city council, explained the scheme to the committee and said: “What is important is this lottery would not be like the National Lottery when you go into a shop and buy a ticket. There will be a series of charities and local schemes and whatever you pay goes to those charities’ activities.”

The idea received lots of support in the city council but raised some concerns, like Jo Hodges’, who said it will take “quite a lot of work” to determine which causes the lottery money can be used for. “It’s worth noting that we’re not generating income for the city council but providing a means for other organisations to raise money,” she said.