
Victoria Wood Foundation
@victoriawoodfdn
A charity supporting the arts in the UK
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http://victoriawoodfoundation.org.uk/ 10-12-2020 10:51:32
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Weāre proud to support Richard Shephard Music Foundationās mission to provide high-quality music education to children across Yorkshire. Weāre excited to help fund their expansion to reach more schools and offer free Music Holiday Clubs in disadvantaged communities.



We're thrilled to support Stratford Eastās Young Technicians programme, providing free technical theatre training to 8 young people in Newham. Participants receive mentorship from industry professionals, gain experience in a working auditorium and build valuable skills.


Weāre thrilled to continue our partnership with WiseChildren supporting their work in nurturing new talent. For their upcoming tour, our funding will help provide 14 Taster workshops across seven venuesāreaching over 200 budding theatre-makers. #VictoriaWoodFoundation


The Childrens Book Project is a grassroots charity focused on tackling book poverty by providing books to children in disadvantaged communities. This spring, our grant will fund 10 pop-up book gifting events in Camden, reaching 4,000 children and gifting a total of 8,000 books.


Weāre excited to support Music Masters in their mission to empower young people through music! Our funding will help bring their event, āM-FESTā to life this spring, celebrating music and creativity with over 1,000 children across five flagship schools in inner-city London.


Weāre thrilled to support The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain with this exciting new project! With our funding, they will commission a new piece of music inspired by Victoria Wood as well as provide bursaries for children to attend courses, with a world premiere performance of the new work in April 2026.


We're delighted to provide funding to Apollo Music Projects to support 2 symphony orchestra concerts at the Hackney Empire in July 25. The concerts will give children from disadvantaged schools the chance to experience live orchestral music, following a series of educational workshops




We're proud to support Pimlico Opera's Primary Robins project which brings music education to children from disadvantaged communities. This project will bring singing lessons to over 6,500 children in 56 schools, making a real difference in young lives by sparking creativity.


Weāre excited to support Go Live Theatre. Thanks to our funding, they will provide Envision and Stage Seen theatre days for Deaf and blind children, immersive days allowing young people to experience the magic of theatre through drama workshops, tours, and accessible performances.



We are proudly supporting Watersprite Film Festival Festival, a fantastic initiative for students passionate about film! As part of our ongoing commitment to nurturing talent, weāre delighted to support the creation of a hub in Manchester dedicated to promoting film.



We are very excited to announce that weāre working with CumbriaWildlifeTrust to fund a tree nursery in Cumbria that will be named after Victoria. Keep your eyes peeled for further news. #VictoriaWoodFoundation #CumbriaWildlifeTrust #TreeNursery #WildlifeConservation



