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Tell us which dream project you would like to receive lottery funding

The National Lottery has become one of the most high profile sources of funding for some of the nation's most worthy causes, from charity projects to the 2012 Olympics. However, the Lottery's funding committee recently released their ten strangest requests for a helping hand - all of which were sadly rejected. First up, a rather hopeful bid from a gentleman needing £500 to respray his Ford Cortina.