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The Hackney-based music program for children and young people with special educational needs has been saved from uncertainty, thanks to a significant funding injection. The Music Treehouse programme, run by award-winning music education charity HMDT Music for over eight years, was facing an uncertain future as its previous funding came to an end.

However, a generous grant of £185,810 from City Bridge Foundation, the owner of Tower Bridge and London’s largest independent charity funder, has secured the programme’s future for the next five years. This vital funding will enable the Music Treehouse programme to continue providing music education and opportunities to children and young people with special educational needs.

The programme’s continuation is a welcome relief for the community, as it provides a vital service that promotes social inclusion, creativity, and personal development. The funding boost ensures that the Music Treehouse programme can continue to make a positive impact on the lives of its participants.

Paul Martinelli, City Bridge Foundation chair, said:

“Music Treehouse has had a hugely positive impact and means so much to all the young people who attend—and their families.

“We’re really pleased that our funding means the program can continue to harness the power of music to bring creativity and happiness to their lives.”

Music Treehouse, which runs on Saturdays at Bridge Academy in Hackney, offers creative music sessions for children and young people aged two to 25 with a wide spectrum of severe, profound, and complex needs.

Participants, who come from across north and east London, boost their self-esteem, communication, and skills through improvised group and one-to-one music sessions.

Tertia Sefton-Green, CEO of HMDT Music, said:

“Music Treehouse is a very happy place with an enormous amount of joy. It’s a really important part of the week for young people, and we see a big increase in their confidence as well as their musical skills.

“One girl who’s been with us since the start was very shy and hardly spoke at all, but now she can get up and talk to audiences about what she’s been doing and sing on her own.

“We’ve been on a knife-edge and at one point were in danger of not being able to continue with Treehouse, which would have been heartbreaking, so this funding is life-changing for us.”

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