Links

Music Alive -
MESS - Monday Evening Session Society - Learn some of the tunes played on Monday nights.
Music Alive Yahoo Group - Exchange files and ideas about the session.
BRU Yahoo Group - Exchange files and ideas about Beatzrus
Bentham House Recording Studio - Residential recording in rural Wiltshire.

Arts and Disability Projects -
Soundabout - Using music to unlock the potential of young people with severe disabilities
Heartnsoul - Heart’n’soul is an arts organisation led by artists with learning disabilities
Drake Music Project Ireland Links - Excellent source of links to all manner of music and help, suppliers, training and performers.
Drake Music Project UK
Disability Arts - Arts for and by the disabled.
Swindon Down's Syndrome Group - Parent led group supporting individuals and families.
SoundBeam - accessible music-making, Soundbeam is an award-winning device which uses sensor technology to translate body movement into digitally generated sound and image.

Resources for Disabled People

ITCH - offer practical computer and IT help for the disabled. Call Peter Allison on 01793 853632
Tech4d - Technology for the disabled, loan computers, provide training etc. to help people communicate and participate online.
Working for Opportunities - a Swindon-based organisation that enables local disabled people to get into work
Workable Wiltshire - a one-stop shop about the world of work, training and guidance for disabled people and their carers, employers and organisations

Others -
Webquality - Online disability equality training
Chip Bailey and Duke Special - deserve a mention for Chip's work with the drumming circle.
Arts and Health South West - organisation promoting arts & health activity
Hands On Music - Folkie weekends in Witney, which, despite the efforts of the Royal Mail, are still happening.

Thank you to:
The National Lottery - through the Big Lottery Fund, who have funded the volunteer facilitator post.