The 2025/2026 year has been another remarkable chapter for SoundLincs, highlighting our versatility and continued commitment to harnessing the power of music to support wellbeing, education, and community engagement across a wide range of audiences and organisations. We are incredibly proud of all we have achieved over the past year. Our work has spanned a wide range of vital areas, from empowering over 500 young people to reimagine local history through our Future of the Pas

Over the past year, Tuning In brought music, technology and creative learning together to support people experiencing homelessness in Lincoln. With the project now complete, we’re taking a closer look at what we achieved and the difference it made to participants’ skills, confidence and wellbeing. Tackling digital exclusion through music Tuning In was designed to help people experiencing homelessness develop digital skills and confidence through music-making. The project prov

We are delighted to announce that SoundLincs has been awarded three years of funding from BBC Children in Need to launch Lincolnshire's first Children and Young People's Social Prescription Service. The service will use the power of music to support young people aged 10–18 experiencing poor mental health, loneliness, social isolation and other barriers to wellbeing. At its heart is a simple idea: that music can provide a positive, meaningful way for young people to build conf

The work we do wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of our staff and volunteers. This month, we’re shining a spotlight on our Music Practitioner, Jake Smith, who delivers music workshops across a wide range of SoundLincs’ projects. 1. What is your role at SoundLincs and what does that involve? Hi, My name is Jake Smith and im a music practitioner at Soundlincs and my role is to help groups and individuals progress with/re-ignite their passion for music. I work with Soc

Welcome to SoundLincs Staff Spotlight, where each month we shine the light on one of our incredible staff and volunteers. This month, we’re shining a spotlight on Emma, our Music Practitioner, who delivers music workshops across a wide range of SoundLincs’ programmes. 1. What is your role at SoundLincs and what does that involve? I am a Music Practitioner at SoundLincs, working mainly on our Social Prescribing Programme. I use music, particularly songwriting, to support peopl

SoundLincs is proud to launch Lincolnshire's first Children and Young People's Social Prescription Service, a pioneering creative health programme that uses the power of music to support young people aged 10–18 experiencing poor mental health, loneliness, social isolation and other barriers to wellbeing. The service offers a personalised, music-based approach that places each young person's interests, strengths and aspirations at the centre of their journey. Through one-to-on

We are delighted to share that SoundLincs has secured two significant new grants that will help strengthen our charity and support the continued growth of our music and creative health programmes across Lincolnshire. The Garfield Weston Foundation has awarded SoundLincs £40,000 over two years (£20,000 per year) in unrestricted core funding. While project funding enables us to deliver specific programmes, core funding is much harder to secure and is essential for the long-term

SoundLincs are delighted to have secured funding from Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation and Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, administered through Shine, to deliver an exciting new music and wellbeing project for care workers across Lincolnshire during 2026/27. There are more than 70,000 care workers across Lincolnshire, many working in demanding and often stressful roles while supporting others every day. Care workers can face challenges including emotional fatigue, burn

SoundLincs is pleased to announce that we have secured funding from the Evan Cornish Grassroots Fund, administered through Lincolnshire Community Foundation, to continue and expand our work with female-only groups through our Inside Voices project. Inside Voices is an innovative two-part, music-based programme that supports people in custody and those returning to the community to improve emotional wellbeing, rebuild confidence and develop the skills needed for successful rei

Welcome to SoundLincs Staff Spotlight, where each month we shine the light on one of our incredible staff and volunteers. This month we shine spotlight on Ewan, our Project Portfolio Manager, who oversees the delivery across a wide range of SoundLincs’ music programmes. 1. What is your role at SoundLincs and what does that involve? My role at SoundLincs is the Project Portfolio Manager, overseeing all of the charity's many projects! I love this role as I get to be involved in

SoundLincs is delighted to have been awarded funding from Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, delivered through Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment Fund. Supporting the wellbeing of Lincolnshire’s care workforce Recent estimates suggest there are over 70,000 care workers in Lincolnshire, many of whom are working under sustained pressure in roles that can be both emotionally and physically demanding. National resear

Now in its third and final year, Future of the Past continues to connect young people across Lincolnshire with local heritage through creative activities and storytelling. Year 2 has seen significant growth in both reach and impact. Over the past year, 14 creative heritage projects have been delivered across six heritage sites, engaging a total of 505 young people. Activities have ranged from theatre and filmmaking to animation, visual arts, and songwriting, giving particip

Welcome to SoundLincs Staff Spotlight, where each month we shine the light on one of our incredible staff and volunteers. This month we shine spotlight on Jake, our Project Development Officer, who plays a central role in coordinating and supporting delivery across a wide range of SoundLincs’ music programmes. 1. What is your role at SoundLincs and what does that involve? I work as the Project Development Officer. My role involves setting up and managing many of our projects

SoundLincs is delighted to have been awarded funding from Arts Council England and the Peter Sowerby Foundation to deliver a new iteration of our Social Prescription Service.

Welcome to SoundLincs Staff Spotlight, where each month we shine the light on one of our incredible staff and volunteers. This month we shine spotlight on Shelley, our Executive Assistant, who has worked at SoundLincs for over 23 years. 1. What is your role at SoundLincs and what does that involve? I’m the Executive Assistant at SoundLincs. My role is wonderfully varied. Alongside providing executive and administrative support to our CEO, I’m involved in HR management, govern

SoundLincs’ Connect suicide prevention project evaluation demonstrates significant impact. The Connect project provided critical support for individuals transitioning from acute and rehabilitation mental health wards into the community, targeting suicide prevention during periods of heightened vulnerability. Research highlights that patients recently discharged from inpatient mental health wards are at greater risk of suicide, particularly in the critical days and weeks follo

This International Volunteer Day, I want to peel back the curtain on volunteering at SoundLincs. I'll talk about the journey that led me here, and my reasons for sticking around. I was first involved with a SoundLincs project when I was about 10 years old. This was my introduction to electronic music production, a hobby that I've maintained for more than a decade — though I've upgraded my tools since the days of GarageBand on my iPod Touch. After I graduated from university a

Although the rate of inflation has slowed since its peak in 2023, the cost of living crisis continues and housing prices are still rising. This contributed to 2024's meteoric 14% rise in English homelessness: by the start of 2025, 354,000 people in England were unhoused, nearly half of whom were children. That's 1 in 160 people. Earlier this year, SoundLincs considered how our unique strengths can combat a small part of this growing issue. We created Tuning In, a brand new la

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