Did you know? Since 1994, £1 billion of National Lottery funding has supported books, writing and reading across the UK. As 2026 is the Year of Reading, we’re breaking down what that support looks like: 📖 Hundreds of books, from the Encyclopaedia of Wales to The Book of Bradford 📖 Organisations including BookTrust and literacy_trust 📖 Major institutions such as britishlibrary, which has received nearly £20 million to date 📖 Events of all sizes, including a weekend of storytelling in Conwy, Wales (the smallest grant to a reading event) Visit the link in our bio to discover more. Made possible thanks to National Lottery players. Image: Saima Mir, editor of The Book of Bradford, at the launch event, late 2025. © Comma Press. #ReadingHour #YearOfReading #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay thenationallottery aceagrams bradfordcultureco