Outreach
The Oak Tree Approach
Our outreach follows the oak tree metaphor that has guided us from the start: deep roots first, drawing strength from the communities around us, so that future branches can grow in many nurturing directions.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our supporters who helped us surpass our crowdfunding target earlier this year, our oak tree is establishing its vital root system.
The Roots Take Hold
These roots are reaching deep into the soil of community partnerships, drawing nutrients from shared wisdom and collective care. Our strands are beginning to strengthen:
Bespoke Programming is flourishing through new partnerships. We're delighted to share that we've won a bid to work with Aurora Trust, and from 2026 we'll be co-creating experiences specifically designed with and for young people navigating challenging circumstances. We're also developing a wellbeing project with a university partner - more details to emerge as this collaboration takes shape.
Financial Accessibility has already begun opening doorways. This year, we offered 10% of our Early Bird tickets at concessionary rates, creating those first economic pathways we envisioned.
Come January 2026, our comprehensive Bursary Programme launches, offering tickets at sliding scales from reduced price to completely free for those who need them most. This isn't charity – it's recognition that our community is enriched when everyone can gather beneath the canopy.
This is just the beginning. Our sapling oak is young, its roots still spreading, seeking connection and nourishment. We're building something that will stand for generations – not rushed, but deeply rooted in community wisdom and care.
Your support – whether as participant, donor, or life long family member – helps ensure that the impact of singing with nightingales becomes accessible to all who need it.
Like the oak, we grow slowly but surely, creating shelter and song for our whole community.
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How We HAVE Started
"I had just submitted my PhD thesis and recovered from cancer treatment, so was bone tired... It helped to restore a little confidence in my body... The songs, stories, and magical nightingale helped to tend the hearth fire and remind me that the world is just full of magic.”
2025 Programme Participant
Thanks to the generous support of the SHM Foundation and through our own investment, last season in 2025, we provided 49 free access tickets for the event for our local community alongside an additional 173 tickets at concessionary rates (ranging from 100% to 50% reduction).
Who We Reached
Local nurses and healthcare workers
Students and emerging artists
Environmental leaders
Community project leaders
Women with a cancer diagnosis
Parents of children with disabilities
Refugees and migrants
Creative arts practitioners
Offering tickets was simply the first root extending. A way for local partners to step into the experience and reflect with us on what serves and what still needs tending. We're now in conversation with local organisations and accessibility experts, gathering their wisdom and shaping our next steps together. We can’t wait to share the next rings of growth from our oak.
If you are interested in working together, please complete our interest form.