Pedestrian Music Course - Day 3

We started the day with warm up activities that involved using symbols to create body sounds and movements.

One of our young people spent the morning experimenting with instruments such as the violin. Most of the day was spend recording the track and polishing the lyrics. We also did work on our ASDAN and Arts Award portfolios.

E kept us entertained in between with riddles and getting staff and other young people to work them out but we were all riddled out.

After lunch we discussed other career and interest opportunities around Leicester that offer musical activities for those who want to further their involvement in music and progress further.

The last quarter of the afternoon everyone did a little preview on what they had been working on so far. There was some singing, we listened to some beats, spoken word and some rapping and one of our young people even played their ukulele for us. They all sounded amazing so far and we can’t wait to hear the final tracks on Friday!

Leicestershire Matters

Five community organisations across Leicestershire were awarded funding through the NIHR HDRC Community Grants Programme to run local events that gathered insights into the lived experiences of residents and informed key research priorities.

As technology continues to reshape how we live, work, and connect, it is opening new opportunities. From applying for jobs online to accessing essential services and support, digital tools are now central to everyday life.

Grassroots community groups across Leicestershire are being invited to take part in an exciting opportunity to shape local research and improve health and wellbeing in their area.

The HDRC Leicestershire team met in mid-January for an evaluation workshop, hosted by Rose Harvey - our external evaluation partner for the duration of our funding period, helping us reflect, learn and increase impact.

We held workshops across Leicestershire schools to hear about young people's priorities within their local areas to support community health and wellbeing.

The HDRC Leicestershire Research to Reality training series concluded a successful year in September with 94 attendees across the four-session series.