We are returning to York Festival of Ideas on Saturday 7th June with our talk ‘Making Sound Waves: Musical Transformations.’ We last spoke at the festival in 2015 as part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations and we are delighted to be back for our 30th! In this talk, our Founder...
We had a wonderful time at our 30th Anniversary Conference at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester on 3rd April 2025. It was a full morning, from Lesley’s introduction sharing Jessie’s story and the creation of Jessie Fund, the group Hey Dumba samba with Mark Withers, Charles Hazlewood’s...
We celebrated our 30th birthday on 25th March 2025 by reaching our Big Give Arts for Impact campaign target of £5,000! Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Big Give campaign. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us in any...
Recently I was asked whether the beginning of the Jessie’s Fund story feels like a long time ago. It was a surprisingly difficult question to answer: yes, 30 years is almost a third of a century, and enormous change has taken place during that period – on many levels. Yet...
We are thrilled to announce that BAFTA award-winning and bestselling author Adam Kay has joined us as a Patron for our 30th Anniversary year. Adam said “I am proud beyond words to have been asked to become patron of Jessie’ Fund. Their work is extraordinarily important and makes an immeasurable...
We are excited to share with you our new animation ‘Jessie’s Fund – Music helping Children’. This animation was created in collaboration with The Saltways, an organisation who specialise in ethical charity film-making. They worked with staff members, parents, trustees, music therapists and musicians to develop this short but joyful...
Are you a keen runner or walker looking for a challenge this year? Come join the Jessie’s Fund 30th Anniversary ‘Band on the Run’ on 7th September 25! We have places available at this year’s Great North Run for runners, or run-jog-walkers who want to join our band and make...
The Academy of St Olave’s is the City of York’s leading chamber orchestra. They will be hosting a concert for our 30th Anniversary on Saturday 25th January 2025 at the beautiful setting of St Olave’s Church, Marygate, in York. It will be a varied and exciting programme including the Overture...
Thank you for your support in doubling your donations and your impact through the Big Give Christmas Challenge! We smashed our target and raised £20,342 for music therapy sessions for children with additional needs. This will fund approximately 400 additional sessions, and allow us to help meet the increasing demand...
“Music makes me feel powerful” was a lyric from one of the participants of our songwriting workshops, in partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospital Youth Service. Our pilot project at the hospital was a success with patients, families and staff. The pilot started with a training session for the Youth Work...
