Help us ensure that music is accessible to everyone in Lewisham.
We believe that music should be accessible to everyone, but opportunities for young people to engage in music are often uneven. Together, we can change that.
Your support will make a huge difference, allowing us to create and develop safe and accessible spaces, helping young people overcome inequity, exclusion, and discrimination.
“Cost has always been the biggest barrier for us, you’ve changed this.”
Did you know that you can help Lewisham Music by making a one-off or regular donation via our online platform or text? All donations will directly feed into our bursary fund and will help us support young musicians and families living in challenging circumstances. Each young person will receive access to our diverse programme of learning, events, projects and practice facilities.
Online donations
Please click the button below which will take you to our campaign page on the Charities Aid Foundation website where you can make a one-off or regular donation. Don’t forget to add Gift Aid to your donation, this means we receive an extra 25% on top of anything you donate.
Donate here
Text donations
You can donate by texting MUSICIAN followed by your donation amount to 70460 (e.g. SONG 5 to donate £5).
Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message.
Payroll Giving
If you are an Employee you can support Lewisham Music through your Employer’s Payroll Giving Scheme – e.g. a monthly £8 payment from your salary will become an annual £120 contribution towards the £30,000+ we need to raise each year for our Connect Bursary, to support our great young musicians living in low-income households.
If you are an Employer – please consider enrolment on the Payroll Giving Scheme and encourage your employees to support Lewisham Music.
Payroll Giving
Gift Aid
Don’t forget to add Gift Aid to your donation, this means we receive an extra 25% on top of anything you donate! Gift Aid is a simple way for charities to increase the value of gifts of money received from UK taxpayers. When you make a Gift Aid donation, the charity is able to claim back the tax that you have paid on the donation. This government scheme is called Gift Aid and amounts to an extra 25p for every £1 that you give in qualifying donations.
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The situation
Right now, in Lewisham the opportunities for children to engage in music are uneven and all too often dependent family income. We have the highest proportion of children and young people (29.6%) living in economic deprivation in England. Through state funding children in primary school currently receive one year of free instrumental lessons. However without our support many of Lewisham’s children will not continue to get access to these musical opportunities. Through our tailored programme of learning, events and mentoring we are here to change this!
How we can help
Through our wide network of referral partners including social service, looked after children service, young carers teams, special schools etc. we will identify those children and young people most in need of bursary support.
Lewisham Music offers a range of subsidised music-making activities which we work hard to make accessible to every young person in the borough. We work with a range of partners to create opportunities which support musical learning, inspire creative confidence, and platform achievement.
Making a donation to Lewisham Music will help us to ensure that our programme is affordable and accessible to all, by supporting the participation of looked-after children and children whose families face financial hardship. It will enable us to continue to diversify our range of activities in response to need and to the brilliant musical ideas of our amazing young people. It will support the development of new projects and facilities or help us to purchase new instruments.
Our aims
We want young people to develop a sense of belonging and community through accessing our diverse programme of music-making in a safe and accessible environment. We want to shape young lives, letting them explore their individual creativity.
Our impact
Young people will develop their wellbeing, self-efficacy, self-belief, agency and motivation; improve their song writing, composition and performance skills through collaborative musical experiences; and we will build a safe and supportive community of young creatives, giving them a strong voice.
“I have been able to interact with people from all walks of life because of our shared love and passion for music.”
Emmerson, 15
“Music is a form of expression whether it is happiness or sadness and has changed my life.”
Jermaine, 15
“In the current educational and cultural environment, creative opportunities are rare. It is essential that young people see their personal and creative development as important and their chosen careers as valid and valuable.”
Parent/Carer
“These opportunities are a lifeline for our children.”
Parent/Carer
“I’m not just a young carer. This project has made me who I am today.”
Young person
“These opportunities give me the chance to be responsible for my future.”
Young person
“You’ve made a massive difference to his self-worth and confidence.”
Parent/Carer
How to donate
Please click the button below which will take you to our campaign page on the Charities Aid Foundation website where you can make a one-off or regular donation. Don’t forget to add Gift Aid to your donation, this means we receive an extra 25% on top of anything you donate.
Donate here
You can also donate by texting MUSICIAN followed by your donation amount to 70460 (e.g. SONG 5 to donate £5). Please note that texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message.
