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We are a registered charity that helps young musicians in Cornwall

14/10/2026

Here's a great opportunity for schools and communities 🎶

📣 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY/COMMUNITY GRANT

Are you a community group, school or individual based in the UK working to bring music into your community? 🎸🎷🎵

Music For All’s funding of up to £1,500 and instrument awards are now OPEN! Apply for support to help make music more accessible to people in your community.

🗓️ Applications close at midday on 30 November.
👉 Find out more and apply: https://www.musicforall.org.uk/awards-overview/

We are selling some of our ex-library instruments, contact admin@radfordtrust.org if you are interested.Bassoon: Boosey ...

12/10/2026

We are selling some of our ex-library instruments, contact [email protected] if you are interested.
Bassoon: Boosey & Hawkes Artia £400
Flute: Trevor James TJ10X £175
Flute: Buffet Crampon Cooper Scale £150
Flute: Armstrong 107E £100
Open to sensible offers. All proceeds will go towards our grants which enable children in Cornwall to have music lessons, purchase an instrument of their own or access higher education.

09/10/2026

📣 We think this is a great opportunity for any organisations in England who want to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music 🎼🎶🎵

The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music.

A great event is happening in Truro this Saturday - please encourage curious string players to contact kfrost@cmst.co.uk...

08/10/2026

A great event is happening in Truro this Saturday - please encourage curious string players to contact [email protected] and have a go 🎻

15/09/2026

🎶🥳 it's the start of term which means a van full of instruments being borrowed by young musicians all over Cornwall. We wish all of them a wonderful musical journey this year 🎷🎻🎺🎻🪈🎵

03/09/2026

Amelia had been a recipient of an instrument loan and lesson grant. We are shocked and saddened to hear of her death and our thoughts are with her family. If you can donate to her memory and help her family at this impossible time, please use the fundraiser below.

In Loving Memory of Amélia There are no words that can truly express the heartbreak of losin… Sean Jones needs your support for In Loving Memory of Amélia

26/07/2026

After 3 years loaning an instrument, we were able to award a grant to enable H to have their own instrument for life! Thank you Mark Jennings Violin Maker for finding the perfect one.

Contact us if you know a young musician in Cornwall looking for an instrument to loan or who needs financial support to fulfil their musical potential. [email protected]

26/07/2026

18/07/2026

We are very grateful to David Ball and St Hilary Church, West Cornwall for this concert raising funds for the Radford Trust, CMST and the church this evening.

Another wonderful concert coming up at St Hilary Church, West Cornwall this evening (Saturday 18th July)! Starting at 7.00pm, we are delighted to have "Music for a Summer Evening" in celebration of our organist David Ball's 80th year on earth and the 60th anniversary of the first time he played the organ at St Hilary Church!

This concert will feature a wide range of orchestral music played by musicians brought together from across the local area, and conducted by David himself, and will be followed by refreshments. Entry is free, but David is inviting donations after the concert to be split between the Radford Music Trust and The Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST), as well as St Hilary Church. All welcome; ample parking in the adjacent farmyard.

14/07/2026

Do you know a child who would like to learn a brass instrument? We have trumpets, trombones, French horns and even a tuba available for borrow from our instrument library, which is available to any child in Cornwall. Get in touch now and you could have an instrument to start learning on in September. We also have grants you can apply for to help with the cost of lessons 🎺 [email protected]

Address

60 Adalaide Street,
Penzance
TR182ES

Website

http://www.radfordtrust.org/

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