Sing Inside

Singing together in prisons to inspire hope, increase confidence and create communities.

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🚨 New visit alert! 🚨
Half‑day of singing, connection & creativity 🎶
Swipe for details + sign up via link in bio 💛

DEADLINE: Friday 8 May

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We’re heading out on our next Sing Inside prison visit and need singers 🎶
📍 HMP Bullingdon
🗓 Mon 5 May
⏱ Half day
🚆 Train from Oxford (meet 12:00)
⚠️ Last‑minute callout — sign‑up closes 5pm tomorrow.
Available? Get in touch ASAP.

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Join us at HMP Long Lartin on 16 June for a full day of music and connection 🎶💙
Transport from Oxford available (or make your own way!).
Sign up via our link in bio — let’s make something special! 💛

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"Still time to sign up for our new choir at HMP Hindley (Wigan)! You must be free on Thursday mornings from 8.30-11, can attend once a month min. and can make your own way to prison (unfortunately, we can't pay travel expenses). Email Lucy ([email protected]) for more info.

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We’re so excited to welcome Josh Brettell as our new CEO! 💛

Josh brings brilliant experience from across the charity and criminal justice sectors, and we can’t wait for what’s ahead.

Join us in giving him a huge Sing Inside welcome! 🎶✨

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✨ Amazing visit to HMP Long Lartin on Tuesday! Nearly 40 voices singing ABBA in the sun — what a moment! 🎶☀️

Our Ambassadors are growing in confidence and leadership, and the choir keeps getting stronger. Huge shout‑out to everyone involved! 💛🎤

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We're setting up a new pilot choir at HMP Hindley (Wigan)!

We need volunteers who:
* live locally and able to make own way
* Are able to travel regularly on Thursday mornings
* Are willing o undergo security clearance.

Email to register interest!

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Our fabulous volunteer/workshop leader Emilie has written a blog post for us, to highlight the amazing impact the sessions we've been delivering in HMP Long Lartin have had on those taking part. See our link in bio to read the blog!

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We've had an amazing response to our Expression of Interest in becoming the next CEO of Sing Inside.

Interested in applying? You have until 5pm on Sunday 7th December to get in touch. More details in bio.

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After 2 years, Sam Hawksley will be stepping down as CEO at the end of Nov 25. Sing Inside is in an exciting position where we have raised the resources to recruit a new CEO at 3 days per week (0.6 FTE). See our linkinbio for a message from Sam and details on how to apply.

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Our regular visits are now all over for the summer but our choir rehearsals are still running at HMP Styal near Manchester and HMP Lancaster Farms in Lancaster. Sign up at the link in bio - you will be required to undertake vetting and background checks in order to join the choir

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We've been visiting HMP Holme House on Teesside since last September as part of our Ambassadors programme. We've been working with residents to get them singing regularly with the help of our leader David Pisaro and our fab volunteers. We'll be sad to finish next week!

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Applications for the our Local Area Committees are closing on 8 July. We've expanded our existing areas and introduced committees in London & the North West.

Commitment is only a couple of hours a month, to support and promote our music making.

See linkinbio for more details!

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We had a lovely morning finishing our Ambassadors programme at HMP Long Lartin on Tuesday. It was just a shame that it wasn't a full day but we still managed some great Michael Jackson and sea shanty singing!

#music #singing #prison #charity

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Time and time again, the feedback from residents was “come back soon!” And “please don’t leave it months”. And so we’re trialling 2 new weekly choirs. We’ve already seen leaps in confidence, improved wellbeing and some great singing!

See our link in bio to join us!

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We had a great visit to HMP Downview on Monday. This was the final session working with residents on @theforwardtrust programmes. Thank you for making us feel so welcome! A big shout out to our musical leaders and volunteers as these visits would not be possible without you ❤️🎵

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Sign up closesthis Friday to join us at HMP Downview (Surrey) on 2 June. Swipe for details and sign up at linkinbio!
#music #charity #singing #choir #prison

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📣 2 new summer visit announcements! 📣

We're visiting both HMP Downview and HMP Long Lartin in June. We will be joining residents to sing free from judgement and to embrace the power of music.

Want to join us? Sign up using the link in bio.

#music #singing #prison #charity

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Join our amazing Oxford committee member Emilie as she heads on a training run for the Bristol Half marathon. Emilie is raising money for us and you can still sponsor her and fellow volunteer James at the link in bio.

#singing #prison #music #charity #running #training

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We’re visiting HMP Humber on 17 April. Want to join us? Deadline to sign up is 28 March. Head to our link in bio for more details and how to sign up or contact us if you have any queries.

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