Hornets supporter celebrates big lottery win

As the festive period seems to be a distant memory now and we look forward to the start of the 2025 campaign, it was nice to continue on with the positivity recently.

As part of our ‘Hive 1871’ weekly draw partnership with NYCDA, we are delighted to share the good news of the recent visit of Lewis Wild to celebrate his £1,000 Hornets Lottery win.

As always when talking to members and especially big winners, it was great to grab a few minutes for a photo opportunity and to find out more about why he supports the Hornets in this way. 

Lewis confessed to being a huge Hornets fan, who is looking forward to the upcoming Betfred League 1 season. 

His favourite player is current League One Player of the Year Lewis Else, and he has already earmarked a chunk of his winnings for a new season ticket.

All proceeds from the ‘Hive 1871’ partnership go towards supporting the club's search to find the next generation of Hornets players via our player development programme across the borough of Rochdale and surrounding areas. 

The club aims to do this with a variety of exciting partnerships, which include local primary and high schools, community rugby league clubs and an official partnership with Hopwood Hall College.

You, too, can be like Lewis and in with a chance of winning £1000s in cash prizes every week, whilst helping support the Hornets and our growing player development programmes.

For more information, including where the proceeds go, the latest prize winners and how to join for as little as £1 per week via a monthly direct debit, please visit: www.nycdaweeklydraw.co.uk/hornets