Sound Therapy

It’s time to say thank you again to our volunteers, like Alexa (on the left in the photo) who add so much to the experience of Music Gym members.
Because the Music Gym is aimed at people with profound disabilities the members need their support staff in the hall at all times. It can be a […]

We’re learning at the Music Gym all the time. One thing we’ve learned is how much people love the simple things - inflatables to hit one another with, balls to throw to each other - and our members are no exception.
Although the Music Gym is designed to engage people with profound disabilities through the use […]

Good news - the Swanfest will be happening again this year, at the beautiful Swan pub in Lamberhurst. The provisional date is Saturday July 26th and there’s the possibility of a camp site nearby for people who don’t want to drive home afterwards.
It’s organised by Four Seasons Events and last year Gez had some wonderful […]

We’re currently putting a team together to run, walk or hobble the Hastings Half-Marathon in support of the Music Gym facility for people with profound disabilities.
For anyone who doesn’t know about it, the race has been voted the best Half Marathon in Britain in the past. It’s a scenic, if gruelling route, and coming as […]

A huge thank you to the Rotary Club of St. Leonards for offering to sponsor two Music Gym members for six months each.

 The Music Gym is a costly facility to run with the equipment involved, the hall hire and the setting up and dismantling. As we don’t receive any funding that cost is therefore carried […]

Here’s Lucas Neill, the captain of West Ham and Australia, making someone’s day at the Music Gym last week. What a delightful guy. He was endlessly patient, whether it was signing another picture of himself, standing for another photo or having another discussion with George about his relationships.

If only he’d got to see the […]

We’ve just heard that in September a West Ham player will be visiting the Music Gym. This is down to a new Premier League initiative called Creating Chances, designed to bring the country’s top clubs closer to their local communities.
We took part in the “Places for Players” schemes which will see 60 Premier League stars […]

Who’d have thought it? While caravans floated on rivers in Worcestershire, in Lamberhurst the sun shone and everyone had a wonderful time at the SwanFest. It’s the perfect setting for a small festival - in the garden of the pub that was voted best freehouse wine pub and beer garden in the South East of […]

We’ve just heard that the popular music festival, the SwanFest, will this year be supporting Decoda and especially the Music Gym for the opportunities it offers to those with profound and multiple disabilities.

It takes place on Sunday, July 22nd at the beautiful Swan in Lamberhurst, near Tunbridge Wells. Lamberhurst is also easy to reach from […]

The search for the perfect T-shirt began with Kim, our designer, not wanting to wear the little black number the facilitators prefer. A trawl around the internet later she has a tasteful purple logo on white.
Thinking that others might prefer to mix their favourite colours our cafepress shop is now up and running. The […]