Lost Chord aiming to reach all corners of UK

Lost Chord, based in Maltby, has provided interactive musical sessions for people living with dementia in care homes and day centres across the region for more than 20 years.

Recent years have seen the service expand to take in London, the Midlands and Wales, and, with the charity planning to take its work across the whole country, its name has officially changed to Lost Chord UK.

Chief executive Clare Langan said: “We felt that now was the perfect time to build on our already excellent reputation and take our services out to areas we have never had the opportunity to explore before.

“That means we will now be expanding our existing Welsh service and also taking in Scotland and Northern Island.

“It’s a massive challenge for such a small charity but we have emerged from the pandemic with renewed enthusiasm for the work we are doing and we want to share the power of great music with as many people as possible.

“The new name might represent only a small change to our identity but we feel it reflects our potential to reach every corner of the country.”

As part of the expansion, the charity has also launched a new campaign appealing for new volunteers.

“Our recent month-long Superhero Challenge raised us a fantastic £7,000 plus, all of which goes directly to funding our musical sessions,” said Claire.

“That is one event we will be looking to build on in 2023 but at the same time we will also be recruiting a new generation of volunteers who bring with them fresh enthusiasm and, even more importantly, the new ideas that will help us to boost our income stream.”