Have secured the SingUp project, working with looked after children of primary age.  More on this later.

Have submitted a joint bid to Youth Music with GMF and Music Makers for music based mentoring work with “young people in challenging circumstances”.  Both organisations were invited to apply.  We decided to work together and I landed the fun job of doing the bid.  I was really thrilled with the rapid and strong support that we got from senior managers at Connexions, The Youth Offending Service, the Youth Service, Pupil Referral Services and the Virtual School. It confirms my feeling that there is a real need for more music projects like this across Gloucestershire. We are competing for one lot of funding with two other organisations from the South West. Lets hope we get it.  I have been supporting George this week in his work on a bid to Youth Music.