Yorkshire Youth & Music
@yyandmusic.bsky.social
We improve the lives of children and young people in a range of very challenging circumstances through musical activity.
#MusicMakesLivesBetter
#MusicMakesLivesBetter
🚨 A new Youth Music report highlights concerns about unsafe environments in the music industry, focusing on the safety and well-being challenges young individuals face.
Read the full report: www.youthmusic.org.uk/community/re...
Read the full report: www.youthmusic.org.uk/community/re...
Youth Music
Just the Way It Is? reveals how unsafe environments, discrimination and exploitation continue to shape the experiences of young people working across the music industries, with marginalised creatives…
www.youthmusic.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 A new Youth Music report highlights concerns about unsafe environments in the music industry, focusing on the safety and well-being challenges young individuals face.
Read the full report: www.youthmusic.org.uk/community/re...
Read the full report: www.youthmusic.org.uk/community/re...
🎄 We’re exploring some lesser-heard Christmas playlist, with a selection of folk-punk, indie, post-rock, and choral tracks that provide a fresh take on the season.
Listen to the full playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
#christmasplaylist #music #yorkshire
Listen to the full playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
#christmasplaylist #music #yorkshire
Sounds Like... It's that time of year again
We’re exploring some a lesser heard Christmas playlist, with a selection of folk-punk, indie, post-rock, and choral tracks that provide a fresh take on the season.
www.yym.org.uk
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🎄 We’re exploring some lesser-heard Christmas playlist, with a selection of folk-punk, indie, post-rock, and choral tracks that provide a fresh take on the season.
Listen to the full playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
#christmasplaylist #music #yorkshire
Listen to the full playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
#christmasplaylist #music #yorkshire
🎉 We’re delighted to share that we've received a new grant from the Freshgate Trust Foundation to support our work at Sheffield Children’s Hospital and The Becton School.
Because of their generosity, we’ve been able to purchase some fantastic new equipment for our work across Sheffield.
Because of their generosity, we’ve been able to purchase some fantastic new equipment for our work across Sheffield.
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🎉 We’re delighted to share that we've received a new grant from the Freshgate Trust Foundation to support our work at Sheffield Children’s Hospital and The Becton School.
Because of their generosity, we’ve been able to purchase some fantastic new equipment for our work across Sheffield.
Because of their generosity, we’ve been able to purchase some fantastic new equipment for our work across Sheffield.
We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Music for an Autumn Evening a few months ago. The evening raised over £500, which will go towards supporting access to music across Yorkshire.
Want to support what we do? Click Help Support Our Work: www.yym.org.uk/Appeal/Donate
Want to support what we do? Click Help Support Our Work: www.yym.org.uk/Appeal/Donate
December 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Music for an Autumn Evening a few months ago. The evening raised over £500, which will go towards supporting access to music across Yorkshire.
Want to support what we do? Click Help Support Our Work: www.yym.org.uk/Appeal/Donate
Want to support what we do? Click Help Support Our Work: www.yym.org.uk/Appeal/Donate
✨ It’s currently Trustees Week, so we wanted to say a big thank you to our trustees for the work and time they put into Yorkshire Youth & Music throughout the year.
Want to become a trustee? Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
#TrusteesWeek
Want to become a trustee? Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
#TrusteesWeek
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
✨ It’s currently Trustees Week, so we wanted to say a big thank you to our trustees for the work and time they put into Yorkshire Youth & Music throughout the year.
Want to become a trustee? Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
#TrusteesWeek
Want to become a trustee? Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
#TrusteesWeek
✨ As we’ve been catching up with our trainees, we thought it was fitting that they would pick out three tracks each for this month’s Sounds Like…
Find the playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
Find the playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
Sounds Like... Trainee Musicians
As we’ve been catching up with our trainees, we thought it was fitting that they would pick out three tracks each for this month’s Sounds Like…
www.yym.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
✨ As we’ve been catching up with our trainees, we thought it was fitting that they would pick out three tracks each for this month’s Sounds Like…
Find the playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
Find the playlist: www.yym.org.uk/blog/sounds-...
🎉 Now that our trainees programme is underway, it’s been fantastic to hear more from Lucy and Morgan about what they’ve been doing as trainee creative musicians, shadowing music leaders and working with participants.
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/news/growing...
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/news/growing...
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🎉 Now that our trainees programme is underway, it’s been fantastic to hear more from Lucy and Morgan about what they’ve been doing as trainee creative musicians, shadowing music leaders and working with participants.
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/news/growing...
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/news/growing...
✨We’re recruiting new trustees to support the ongoing development of Yorkshire Youth and Music. If you’re passionate about music, creativity, and helping young people thrive, we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more about becoming a trustee: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
Find out more about becoming a trustee: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
✨We’re recruiting new trustees to support the ongoing development of Yorkshire Youth and Music. If you’re passionate about music, creativity, and helping young people thrive, we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more about becoming a trustee: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
Find out more about becoming a trustee: www.yym.org.uk/News/join-th...
✨ We’re looking for nominations for the Benefact Group Arts & Culture Draw, which would help us support our vital core services for young people across Yorkshire, and ensure their access to music activities.
Nomiate us (charity number 512222) to help support our services across the region.
Nomiate us (charity number 512222) to help support our services across the region.
Nominate a charity - Movement for Good
Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.
culture.movementforgood.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
✨ We’re looking for nominations for the Benefact Group Arts & Culture Draw, which would help us support our vital core services for young people across Yorkshire, and ensure their access to music activities.
Nomiate us (charity number 512222) to help support our services across the region.
Nomiate us (charity number 512222) to help support our services across the region.
🚣 We’re incredibly grateful to Tim, Laura & Abi, who completed the 125-mile Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race – raising £800 for our Safe Space Studio in memory of Elizabeth Anne.
👉 Read more about what they did: www.yym.org.uk/news/canoe-r...
👉 Read more about what they did: www.yym.org.uk/news/canoe-r...
September 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🚣 We’re incredibly grateful to Tim, Laura & Abi, who completed the 125-mile Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race – raising £800 for our Safe Space Studio in memory of Elizabeth Anne.
👉 Read more about what they did: www.yym.org.uk/news/canoe-r...
👉 Read more about what they did: www.yym.org.uk/news/canoe-r...
✨ Join us on Friday, 3rd October at Castle Grove Masonic Hall in Leeds, for Music for an Autumn Evening, with Tracey Smurthwaite (flute), Kate Andrews (oboe), and Christopher Pulleyn (piano).
Tickets are £16, and to book, please email Richard Belcher at richardbelcher1@gmail.com.
Tickets are £16, and to book, please email Richard Belcher at richardbelcher1@gmail.com.
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
✨ Join us on Friday, 3rd October at Castle Grove Masonic Hall in Leeds, for Music for an Autumn Evening, with Tracey Smurthwaite (flute), Kate Andrews (oboe), and Christopher Pulleyn (piano).
Tickets are £16, and to book, please email Richard Belcher at richardbelcher1@gmail.com.
Tickets are £16, and to book, please email Richard Belcher at richardbelcher1@gmail.com.
✨Our music leader, Beth Holloway, will be leaving us in the next few weeks to go travelling - we had a catch-up with her about her journey into facilitation, her experiences with young people, and why music makes lives better.
You can read the full interview here: www.yym.org.uk/Blog/beth-ho...
You can read the full interview here: www.yym.org.uk/Blog/beth-ho...
Beth Holloway on Creating the Confidence to Try Something New
Confidence to try something new: Beth Holloway on facilitation, working with young people and why music makes lives better
www.yym.org.uk
August 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
✨Our music leader, Beth Holloway, will be leaving us in the next few weeks to go travelling - we had a catch-up with her about her journey into facilitation, her experiences with young people, and why music makes lives better.
You can read the full interview here: www.yym.org.uk/Blog/beth-ho...
You can read the full interview here: www.yym.org.uk/Blog/beth-ho...
🎶 We’re thrilled to share that the Radcliffe Trust has awarded Yorkshire Youth and Music £5,000 to support our work with young people.
Read more about the impact of music on young people’s lives: www.yym.org.uk/news/a-thank...
#MusicMakesLivesBetter #YouthMusic #Sheffield
Read more about the impact of music on young people’s lives: www.yym.org.uk/news/a-thank...
#MusicMakesLivesBetter #YouthMusic #Sheffield
A Thank You to The Radcliffe Trust
We’re delighted to share that the Radcliffe Trust has awarded Yorkshire Youth and Music £5,000 to support our work at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Becton School and Chapel House.
www.yym.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🎶 We’re thrilled to share that the Radcliffe Trust has awarded Yorkshire Youth and Music £5,000 to support our work with young people.
Read more about the impact of music on young people’s lives: www.yym.org.uk/news/a-thank...
#MusicMakesLivesBetter #YouthMusic #Sheffield
Read more about the impact of music on young people’s lives: www.yym.org.uk/news/a-thank...
#MusicMakesLivesBetter #YouthMusic #Sheffield
✨ We spoke to X, a young person who began attending our sessions in 2023. During that time, music helped grow their confidence, going from simply attending sessions to eventually performing.
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/x-story
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/x-story
X's Story
We spoke to X, a young person who began attending our sessions in 2023. During that time, music helped grow their confidence, going from simply attending sessions to eventually performing. Through…
www.yym.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
✨ We spoke to X, a young person who began attending our sessions in 2023. During that time, music helped grow their confidence, going from simply attending sessions to eventually performing.
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/x-story
Read the full piece: www.yym.org.uk/x-story
✨ Following Refugee Week, we thought it was a superb time to reshare Cheap Boys, created as part of our project working with Refugees at Calderdale College.
Our music leader, Sam H, worked with 20 young people to create the album Show Me Love.
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/6kGEMpSl3ziy...
Our music leader, Sam H, worked with 20 young people to create the album Show Me Love.
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/6kGEMpSl3ziy...
Cheap Boys
Junior Badeng - Vocals & songwriting Yasir Fadhil - Backing vocals, ukulele, percussion & songwriting Samran Zaheer - Backing vocals, percussion & songwriting Sam Hodgson - Production & vocals Yorkshi
on.soundcloud.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
✨ Following Refugee Week, we thought it was a superb time to reshare Cheap Boys, created as part of our project working with Refugees at Calderdale College.
Our music leader, Sam H, worked with 20 young people to create the album Show Me Love.
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/6kGEMpSl3ziy...
Our music leader, Sam H, worked with 20 young people to create the album Show Me Love.
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/6kGEMpSl3ziy...
✨ We're looking for nominations for Movement for Good, as part of their Children and Young People, which only takes a few moments, and could support young people through music across Yorkshire.
Nominate here: youth.movementforgood.com?utm_source=E...
Nominate here: youth.movementforgood.com?utm_source=E...
Nominate a charity - Movement for Good
Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.
youth.movementforgood.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
✨ We're looking for nominations for Movement for Good, as part of their Children and Young People, which only takes a few moments, and could support young people through music across Yorkshire.
Nominate here: youth.movementforgood.com?utm_source=E...
Nominate here: youth.movementforgood.com?utm_source=E...
🎉 We'll be part of Sand Park youth club in Dewsbury, where if you're in years 7-11 you can join in with free music workshops, alongside other activities and food, on Tuesdays from 4pm untill 7pm.
Sign up here: members.kirkleesyouthalliance.org/iqs/indpldbp...
#Dewsbury #MusicMakesLivesBetter
Sign up here: members.kirkleesyouthalliance.org/iqs/indpldbp...
#Dewsbury #MusicMakesLivesBetter
June 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎉 We'll be part of Sand Park youth club in Dewsbury, where if you're in years 7-11 you can join in with free music workshops, alongside other activities and food, on Tuesdays from 4pm untill 7pm.
Sign up here: members.kirkleesyouthalliance.org/iqs/indpldbp...
#Dewsbury #MusicMakesLivesBetter
Sign up here: members.kirkleesyouthalliance.org/iqs/indpldbp...
#Dewsbury #MusicMakesLivesBetter
📽️ Are you aged 16-19 and passionate about cinema? The BFI Film Academy Specialist Programming Residential is your chance to dive into the world of film programming
Find out more: showroomcinema.org.uk/bfiacademy20...
Find out more: showroomcinema.org.uk/bfiacademy20...
BFI Film Academy Film Programming Specialist Course 2025 – 2026 | Showroom Cinema
Are you aged 16 – 19? Want to take your first step towards a career in film? Join this free, weeklong residential course at Showroom Cinema, Sheffield to immerse yourself in the world of cinema…
showroomcinema.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📽️ Are you aged 16-19 and passionate about cinema? The BFI Film Academy Specialist Programming Residential is your chance to dive into the world of film programming
Find out more: showroomcinema.org.uk/bfiacademy20...
Find out more: showroomcinema.org.uk/bfiacademy20...
✨ Join Ola Szmidt for a day of workshops and performance in York, aimed at getting more young people engaged with live gigs in North Yorkshire at the first Lug Ole Gander.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/lug-ole-ga...
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/lug-ole-ga...
Lug Ole Gander @ Young Thugs Studio
In rural North Yorkshire, only 10% of young people we spoke to had attended a concert. We're here to change that.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
✨ Join Ola Szmidt for a day of workshops and performance in York, aimed at getting more young people engaged with live gigs in North Yorkshire at the first Lug Ole Gander.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/lug-ole-ga...
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/lug-ole-ga...
✨ Come and use our professional studio in the heart of Huddersfield, led by our talented music leaders. Create your own music, learn music production, and collaborate with others.
Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/safe-space-s...
#musicmakeslivesbetter #Huddersfield
#recordingstudio
#YorkshireMusic
Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/safe-space-s...
#musicmakeslivesbetter #Huddersfield
#recordingstudio
#YorkshireMusic
May 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
✨ Come and use our professional studio in the heart of Huddersfield, led by our talented music leaders. Create your own music, learn music production, and collaborate with others.
Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/safe-space-s...
#musicmakeslivesbetter #Huddersfield
#recordingstudio
#YorkshireMusic
Find out more: www.yym.org.uk/safe-space-s...
#musicmakeslivesbetter #Huddersfield
#recordingstudio
#YorkshireMusic
🎉 A huge thank you to Holme Valley Orchestra for donating to us following their Christmas Concert, and here are a few images from their fantastic concert at the Wooldale Arms.
If you would like to donate, visit www.yym.org.uk/donate/donate
#musicmakeslivesbetter
If you would like to donate, visit www.yym.org.uk/donate/donate
#musicmakeslivesbetter
May 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🎉 A huge thank you to Holme Valley Orchestra for donating to us following their Christmas Concert, and here are a few images from their fantastic concert at the Wooldale Arms.
If you would like to donate, visit www.yym.org.uk/donate/donate
#musicmakeslivesbetter
If you would like to donate, visit www.yym.org.uk/donate/donate
#musicmakeslivesbetter
✨ It was fantastic to be able to visit Sheffield Children’s Hospital alongside Melissa Tomlinson, to see children currently on the ward who have been taking part in music sessions with our music leaders.
You can find out more about this project: www.yym.org.uk/News/the-kei...
You can find out more about this project: www.yym.org.uk/News/the-kei...
May 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
✨ It was fantastic to be able to visit Sheffield Children’s Hospital alongside Melissa Tomlinson, to see children currently on the ward who have been taking part in music sessions with our music leaders.
You can find out more about this project: www.yym.org.uk/News/the-kei...
You can find out more about this project: www.yym.org.uk/News/the-kei...
At Yorkshire Youth and Music, we support young people in challenging circumstances through creativity, care, and respect. In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, we want to be clear: nothing in our practice or outlook has changed.
See our full statement: www.yym.org.uk/news/an-upda...
See our full statement: www.yym.org.uk/news/an-upda...
Safe Space Studio
Welcome to Safe Space Studio, a brand new music production space in the centre of Huddersfield offering a safe space for young people to collaborate and make music together
www.yym.org.uk
May 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
At Yorkshire Youth and Music, we support young people in challenging circumstances through creativity, care, and respect. In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, we want to be clear: nothing in our practice or outlook has changed.
See our full statement: www.yym.org.uk/news/an-upda...
See our full statement: www.yym.org.uk/news/an-upda...
Hello Bluesky!
We're Yorkshire Youth & Music! We work with young people in challenging circumstances across Yorkshire, giving them the opportunity to be creative through music.
#MusicMakesLivesBetter
We're Yorkshire Youth & Music! We work with young people in challenging circumstances across Yorkshire, giving them the opportunity to be creative through music.
#MusicMakesLivesBetter
May 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Hello Bluesky!
We're Yorkshire Youth & Music! We work with young people in challenging circumstances across Yorkshire, giving them the opportunity to be creative through music.
#MusicMakesLivesBetter
We're Yorkshire Youth & Music! We work with young people in challenging circumstances across Yorkshire, giving them the opportunity to be creative through music.
#MusicMakesLivesBetter