Bristol Beacon

🎶 A proud piece of work from our schools and partners The Oak National Academy, developed with Bristol Beacon and schools now part of Amplify Education, launched in 2025 to support inclusive and joyful music education. It’s brilliant to see the work continuing, with online CPD now available to help primary teachers put the curriculum into practice and strengthen music provision in their schools. 👉 Discover the CPD programme for 2026/27: https://lnkd.in/eiDhfJ-m #AmplifyEducation #MusicEducation #OakNationalAcademy #TeacherDevelopment #BristolBeacon

Today is a special day as we welcome BBC Young Musician of the Year to Bristol Beacon for the television recording of the final. Three of the country’s best young musicians go head to head on our stage to be crowned the winner - it’s a privilege to welcome this final for the second time to Bristol. If you’re in the audience tonight, you’ll know the outcome before everybody else who can tune in to BBC Two and BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 1 November. Good luck to the finalists! #BBCYoungMusician #BristolBeacon

A £1.1m programme using arts and culture to tackle loneliness across the West of England has opened its second round of funding for creative practitioners. All Together Now, created by the West of England Impact Alliance and delivered by Bristol Beacon, will see artists run workshops in Stockwood, the Mendip Villages and with a global majority of older people this autumn. By 2028, the programme aims to reach more than 4,000 people, support around 1,300 people with regular creative activity, train 90 volunteers and create 18 paid trainee roles. To learn more, follow the link below. Bristol Beacon are Better Business members. To enquire about joining the Better Business Network, email partnerships@bristol247.com today. https://lnkd.in/ebR-TGxE

We’re delighted to welcome four new Trustees to the Bristol Beacon Board: Mark Bowers, Ellen Havard, Nigel Ipinson-Fleming DL and Ellara Wakely. Together, they bring an exceptional breadth of experience across the music industry, creative learning, youth engagement, technology and inclusion – expertise that will help strengthen our work and support our ambitions for the future. Three years on from reopening, we’re building on the promise of our transformation and looking ahead through our new five-year strategy. Our purpose remains clear: to connect as many people as we can with the extraordinary power of live music. From unforgettable performances and ambitious artistic collaborations to music education, investment in creative talent and skills, and meaningful community partnerships, we want Bristol Beacon to make an even greater contribution to the cultural life of our city and region. Bringing new perspectives and expertise into our governance is an important part of that journey. Please join us in giving Mark, Ellen, Nigel and Ellara a very warm welcome. Read more about our new Trustees: https://lnkd.in/eUXmabEK #BristolBeacon #LiveMusic #Bristol

Fantastic news! 🎶🏆 The Oak Primary Music Curriculum, co-created by Oak National Academy, Bristol Beacon and Amplify, has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Music Education Resource Award at the Music & Drama Education Awards 2027. We're incredibly proud to be recognised alongside our brilliant partners for a resource that is helping to bring high-quality music education to primary classrooms across the country. This shortlisting reflects the creativity, expertise and dedication of everyone involved in developing the curriculum, and our shared commitment to ensuring every child has access to an inspiring and ambitious music education. A huge thank you to all those who have contributed to this project. Collaboration has been at the heart of its success, and we're delighted to see that work recognised by the Music & Drama Education Awards. Congratulations to all the other finalists. We look forward to celebrating with you in 2027. 👏 Oak National Academy 👏 Bristol Beacon 👏Music & Drama Education Expo #MusicEducation #PrimaryEducation #EducationAwards #MusicAndDramaAwards #AmplifyEducation #OakNationalAcademy #BristolBeacon #Collaboration #EducationInnovation

We are so proud to share that our Oak National Academy Primary Music Curriculum has been shortlisted in the 2027 Music & Drama Education Awards in the category of Outstanding Music Education Resource!   The Music & Drama Education Awards celebrate the extraordinary contribution made by practitioners, schools, charities and other organisations to the lives of children, young people and adults across the UK.   Created by Bristol Beacon and AMPLIFY EDUCATION for Oak National Academy, the free National Music Curriculum launched in 2025 to support inclusive and joyful music education for every primary pupil, and to date, has been used by approximately 1500 schools.   Find out more about this groundbreaking curriculum, as well as our national teacher training offer at: https://lnkd.in/ec6Tmi7A With thanks to Debbie Wiseman, Jason Singh, Royal Ballet and Opera Music Teacher magazine MUSIC TEACHER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC Paraorchestra Schools Week Teach Primary Ltd National Children's Orchestras Jasdeep Singh Degun London Symphony Orchestra Nathan Holder

How can arts and culture reduce loneliness? We spoke with artists and practitioners selected for All Together Now, a first-of-its kind programme aiming to reduce loneliness across the West of England, about how their creative projects will bring joy and connection to their local communities. Applications for artist funding are open now for the second phase of All Together Now. If you’ve got an exciting idea using cultural activities to reduce loneliness in the programme’s pilot communities, then we’d love to hear from you by 26 October. We are also looking for volunteers to be part of our exciting journey. Find out how to get involved: https://lnkd.in/e3q9iCvQ Impact Alliance St Monica Trust West of England Mayoral Combined Authority

⭐ We're looking for Community Arts Volunteers to support All Together Now ⭐ All Together Now is our brand-new programme to reduce loneliness in the West of England. Volunteers will help us on the ground to deliver creative activities and community events, all while getting the chance to meet new people, make meaningful connections and learn new skills in a very friendly, inclusive environment. Opportunities to volunteer will be in Bristol (Easton and Southmead) as well as in the communities of Stockwood, Charfield, Somer Valley and the Mendip Villages. Find out more and sign up at: https://lnkd.in/e2c7Eufs Impact Alliance St Monica Trust West of England Mayoral Combined Authority Marmalade Trust

What joy!   Last week we threw a big musical party to celebrate 5 incredible years of Our Music Club, our music groups for people with dementia and their loved ones.   We sang, we played and we danced as over 40 of our members from Easton and Filwood came together for an extra-special birthday party. A huge thank you to Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Grateful Society, The Nisbet Trust, Spielman Charitable Trust, St Monica Trust, THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO, The Dolphin Society, The Society of Merchant Venturers and D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and The Kathleen Beryl Sleigh Charitable Trust, Factory Foundation

Grief Choir is a safe, supportive and uplifting space for people living with grief to sing together. Perhaps you are grieving the loss, death or separation of a loved one. Or perhaps you are grieving a part of yourself. Grief Choir offers a supportive community for anyone navigating grief. No experience needed, just the desire to come together and connect through the power of communal singing. Sessions over the coming months range from Seasonal Gatherings, Monthly Singing Circles, to Meet & Sing events. Find out more and sign up: https://lnkd.in/esFGubR6 https://lnkd.in/eYn9RqhX