Soundcastle

30/09/2026

Celebrating our partership with the , ahead of upcoming foyer performances of the amazing People’s Music Collective - our mental health recovery band!
October 3rd - 6.45pm -
October 18th - 2.16pm -

29/09/2026

It’s been a brilliant start to the school year here at Soundcastle! We have been running around setting up new programmes, hosting Mental Health First Aid training sessions AND workshops to launch teachers and students into the term with joy and energy 🙌

Our brilliant facilitator, Fernando Machado, has been up running sessions with Newham Music, the Royal College of Music, London, and this week will be in Hastings, getting delegates moving and making as part of the Coastal Communities & Creative Health event at Central Hall with University of Brighton 🎉

‘We‘ve worked with Soundcastle consistently and found them to be very helpful for bringing gentleness, connection, good humour and common humanity into the centre of our training sessions. We have a cohort of diverse experiences who benefit from the opportunity to explore the personal side of our roles and what we can represent to our students.’ Newham Music Sept ‘26.

If you’d like to know more about our training and events offer then DM us or drop an email to [email protected]. With packages ranging from 15 minute warm-ups, to keynotes and whole day accredited training 📣

17/09/2026

🎥 A real joy to have our People’s Music programme featured here by the amazing team at Sussex Community Foundation 🎉

They do incredible work supporting organisations across our county and we are grateful to them for supporting Soundcastle over the years 🙌

Since 2006, Sussex Community Foundation has been connecting people ...

04/09/2026

Our AMAZING Chair of Trustees, Sophie Bell, is going above and beyond for Soundcastle this September! 🙌

“On 19 September 2026 I will be jumping into the open water of the Serpentine in Hyde Park to swim two miles non-stop (fingers crossed!).

Wild swimming has long been my go-to happy place - there is something about the total immersion in nature, the peace and the quiet focus needed to keep swimming that does wonders for my mental wellbeing.

This is why I am using my swim to raise money for Soundcastle: a wonderful charity who use music and nature to help people build that same sense of calm, connection and positive mental health.

Every one of my 5000(!) strokes will be in support of our work so please donate whatever you can to turn my swim into real support for our mission. Some good luck would be amazing too!!”

GO SOPHIE!

Please donate directly to Soundcastle to support Sophie’s swim: https://soundcastle.co.uk/donate/ 🏊‍♀️

21/07/2026

Happy Summer Holidays! ☀️
Our team are now slowing down for a summer break and look forward to being in touch again in September 💛
Have a beautiful break and keep singing! 🎵

16/07/2026

Sussex Recovery College Graduation Day 🎉☀️🪇

Amazing to be here in Worthing celebrating a year of mental health recovery through music and more!

HUGE thanks to our amazing funders for 9 years of People’s Music 💛

08/07/2026

Phew — June was a scorcher ☀️ and it gave us the perfect reminder of why flexibility matters in workplace wellbeing.

When it became clear that trains into Bristol were grinding to a halt, our planned Mental Health First Aid training with Bristol Old Vic and Paraorchestra could easily have fallen apart. Instead, we pivoted — fast. Switching to our interactive online delivery meant every delegate could still qualify, learn, and connect… all from the comfort of home.

This Summer has been a whirlwind of and Wellbeing at Work training at Soundcastle — both in-person and online — with organisations who are truly investing in safer, more compassionate workplaces. From charities to universities to national networks, we’ve been inspired by the commitment to building cultures where people feel seen, supported, and able to thrive.

A huge thank you to Newham Music, University of Liverpool, Wellbeing at Work East Sussex, East Sussex County Council, Music Mark - The UK Association for Music Education, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Bristol Old Vic, Paraorchestra and Youth Music for choosing to upskill your teams and send more confident, capable Mental Health First Aiders into the world. Your investment in wellbeing genuinely makes a difference.

If your organisation is ready to strengthen its mental health culture — whether through in‑person training or online delivery — we’d love to support you 💛

02/07/2026

It’s been a real joy to be part of the Arts Hastings community who have developed this bid for Town of Culture.

Let’s do this! 🤞

Hastings Borough Council
🌊 ☀️ 🎵 💚 🎨 🎭 💃🏽 ✏️

02/07/2026

📣 Did you know that the Soundcastle studio is nestled in the glorious town of Hastings?

We are super proud of our creative health programmes across the county, and our mental health first aid training nationally, but we all have a real soft spot for this epic town of makers, thinkers and do-ers! 🤩

Fingers crossed for ☀️

22/06/2026

Happy to all our AMAZING peers, making amazing things happen every day 🙏

Today we are celebrating our Musical Beacons - Ready to Play! programme, which supports bonding and play between adoptive and foster children and their grown-ups 🥁

The wonderful Fernando Machado has just been published on the Arts Award blog, by Trinity College London, sharing his experiences of delivering this work as part of the Soundcastle team 🤩

‘I can’t think of any other service or support that we’ve been able to access in such a positive way... this has been about filling up the bucket of good feelings!’

This programme is now booking up for September 2026 so get in touch if you’d like to know more!

Our thanks to Youth Music for supporting this vital work 💛

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