Our ‘lockdown session’ videos, recorded by our musicians in their homes, are aimed at helping children, their families and teachers to make music, wherever they are. About 20 minutes long, and free for all, they offer an opportunity for playing along, listening and moving about. There will be four videos...
We’re very fortunate in having lots of supporters who not only love music, but are also good at playing it! Cathy Ibberson is a music therapist who works with children at Martin House, the hospice which looked after Jessie. She’s also raised funds for us through her music, most recently...
Jessie’s Fund utterly condemns the recent killing of George Floyd and wishes to add its voice of support to the peaceful protests taking place around the world under the banner Black Lives Matter. We recognise the global need to address the inequalities and injustices many people face in their lives...
These are extraordinary times, and we are doing our best to deal with the crisis with as little impact on the children we help as possible. Our office is now closed and we are working separately from our homes, with regular online team meetings. It was inevitable that our face-to-face...
Mabel Prichard School is a community special school for children and young people with complex needs from the ages of 2 to 19. The school says ‘We believe in enabling every student to discover who they are and to realise their full potential. Our curriculum offers a broad range of...
The 2.6 Challenge ran for a week from 26th April, and came about as a result of the London Marathon (26 miles!) being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the consequence that charities’ incomes were going to be so adversely affected by the crisis. Click here to hear Jessie’s...
Meet Oliver, who has been benefitting from music therapy, with the help of Jessie’s Fund, for the past couple of years. His mum says ‘Oliver is progressing in so many ways and music therapy has been a huge part of this. His eye contact has improved, he can be very...
Laleham Gap School is a Special School for children with autistic spectrum and speech and language disorders. Jessie’s Fund completed a Soundtracks project at the school in November, and shortly afterwards the school proudly published an article about the project on their website, and the local newspaper also featured an...
If you’d like to do something positive to help us during this difficult time, please join the 2.6 Challenge. The Challenge grew out of the cancellation of the London Marathon, which was due to have taken place on 26th April. The 2.6 Challenge starts officially that day and lasts for...
Following a very successful festival last year, the second Stokeseley Songfest took place over the weekend of 21 – 23 February, at Stokesely Methodist Church, and once again was supporting Jessie’s Fund. This was a cross-generational community event offering an eclectic variety of daytime workshops (with a focus on the...
