Man pledges charity boost as Brookmans Park street wins huge Postcode Lottery prize
Seven neighbours in Brookmans Park will share a £1 million prize from the People’s Postcode Lottery. The postcode AL9 6PT won the weekly "Millionaire Street" prize.
- Two households received £249,999 each (three tickets)
- One household won £166,666 (two tickets)
- Four households took £83,333 each (one ticket)
Winner pledges to support local charity
Steven Bean, 52, one of the triple-ticket winners, pledged part of his £250,000 prize to a charity supporting adults with learning difficulties. Steven and his wife Olesya plan to donate funds to help Camphill Milton Keynes, whose minibus was stolen and then burned.
“[translate: The first thing I’m going to do is give some money to a charity who had a bus stolen and burned.]”
Steven added: “[translate: The bus is insured, but it won’t cover the cost of getting a new one. Hopefully other people will give them a few quid too.]”
Charity response
Lucy Davies, head of development at Camphill, described the incident as very distressing for the residents.
“It has been a very difficult time for our residents who have found this situation very confusing and upsetting.”
The charity announced on October 9 that their only minibus had been stolen and later found burned.
Author’s summary: A Brookmans Park postcode wins £1 million, inspiring a generous donation to a local charity after their minibus was destroyed.
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