For the last 9 weeks Gary Hammond and Liam Robinson have been causing musical noise and chaos as Brookenby Youth Club in Lincolnshire!

 Along with a group of dedicated and enthusiastic youngsters Gary and Liam have been working with the group to create their own song about their community with a rhythmic and high volume drum accompanyment! 

Last week saw the end of our Pebbles in Ponds project in Sudbury.

There were two performances for parents and public, one at the school and another at the museum of childhood.

The children created a musical about the enchantment of sudbury pond and let their imaginations run wild, literally!

Friday the 29th of June saw the start of the next community in the Pebbles in Ponds project.

 Dave "Stickman" Higgins and Ricky Thomas-Martinez along with Michael Wetherburn invaded Sudbury Primary School for the first in a series of visits working with the school and local community.

 The session started after lunch with a song and artists and participants continued to make music for the rest of the afternoon.

 After warm ups and lots of laughter by the end of the afternoon the children had composed their first song.

 Check back for updates on the workshops and some video and audio clips later!

Pebbles in Ponds is currently running workshops at Binbrook C of E school in Lincolnshire led by Gary Hammond and Liam Robinson.

Firebird is running 50 weeks of creative music workshops across 5 rural villages: 3 in Derbyshire and 2 in Lincolnshire. 

Activity will be led by a team of 4 experienced musicians: Gary Hammond, Dave Higgins, Rikki Thomas Martinez, and Liam Robinson, all of whom have been selected for their superb musicianship as well as their communication skills and experience in working with hard and difficult to reach groups and individuals. 

Pebbles in Ponds is funded through Youth Music's Make It Sound programme.