In positive news for the town of Elphin the Day Centre and Elphin Windmill have been confirmed as winners in the county final of the National Lottery Good Causes competition.

Elphin Day Centre has been announced as winner of the Health and Wellness category while Elphin Windwill are winners of Arts and Culture and Heritage category.

The winners will now progress onto the next stage of the competition which is the regional stage where six regional winners from each category will go forward to the national final. This will see a glitzy award ceremony in the Clayton Hotel in Dublin in November 3rd where six of these projects will win a 10,000 cash prize for each category. Best of luck Elphin!