Students Record New Charity Single

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Remember Us

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Tickets On Sale for “Music is Magic” West End Debut

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Hate Crime, The Musical – Live at the Cliffs Pavilion

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Building a Special Music Service, Note by Note

In 2001 David Stanley founded the Southend Mencap Music School in order to provide children and adults with an opportunity to learn about music on a weekly basis. Over a …

The Music Man Project Announces New E-Book

The Music Man Project is delighted to announce development of its first publication, Art and Music are Magic. In 2014 The Music Man Project linked with artist network www.PaintMyPhoto.com for a unique competition. …

Calendar Celebrates 60 Years of Southend Mencap

In 1955 a small group of parents began meeting together for support and to find ways of handling their lives in a largely uninterested, if not hostile, world. So began …

From the Asylum to the Palladium

“Would You Wear Someone Else’s Knickers?” “From the Asylum to the Palladium” begins with the sad historic reality that many people were shut away from society simply because they were …

Everyone Loves Finding a Hero

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How Music Can Inspire

The Music Man project is a service for people who have a disability and interest in music. So far they have held concerts and performed in front of thousands of …