Sound Therapy

At the Music Gym we do our best to provide meaningful and fun activities for people with profound disabilities. We’re delighted therefore that Decoda’s been awarded a grant by Awards for All to develop an inflatable “obstacle course” specifically for wheelchair users. It will be for all our members to use but will provide an […]

In case you’re wondering if the Magic Cake is a cake you can eat without adding to your hips - sadly, no. It’s the name given to a day of interactive activities on Saturday, June 7th at Mountfield Village Hall. Tom from the Music Gym will be working with MJM-Access to provide fun, interactive installations, […]

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 […]

                                                              A huge thank you to every person on this photo, taken at the Plugged In concert at Barton Court Grammar School in Canterbury earlier this year. The concert, featuring bands from the school,  was organised by the Year 10 Charity Committee, who approached us having seen the BBC film about the Music Gym and […]

This is Twilight - one of the stunning works of digital artist, Sunny Chana, that we’re projecting in the Music Gym in Hastings.
Sunny, who’s based in Birmingham, contacted us about displaying his work in the Music Gym. As we set up and dismantle the equipment each week that wasn’t feasible so we offered instead to use […]

The Rooms, cafe and bar in Western Road St. Leonards is offering discounts to Music Gym members during April. We were delighted as at the Music Gym we aim to offer new experiences for people with profound disabilities in East Sussex and we felt a visit to the Rooms would also offer a new experience […]

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 […]

There have been two developments this past week in the groups that can use the Music Gym.
First, it’s been adopted by the training company JamBerry Ltd. for corporate team-building. This can be for including everyone in making music, even those who really believe they can’t play a note, or for tailor made modules such as Find […]

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 […]

 Some time ago local writer Kay Green came to visit the Music Gym. She was intrigued by the link between playing music in pubs and working with people with different ways of communicating. This article was the result - I enjoyed it but unfortunately it didn’t find a home with any of the larger papers […]