Category: News

  • Wentworth Woodhouse

    The Radcliffe Trust is very proud to collaborate with The Leche Trust to fund the first Wentworth Woodhouse Heritage Apprentice for his three year training programme. Wentworth Woodhouse is one of the largest houses in Europe, it is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire. It was built between…

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  • Northern Print

    Northern Print explores pigment making as a heritage craft within the context of contemporary printmaking and environmental sustainability. The Radcliffe Trust funded a one-day workshop attended by three Northern Print staff, two studio-user participants selected for the project, and two additional studio users. Participants explored the collection and processing of natural materials as pigments for…

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  • Britten Pears Arts

    The Radcliffe Trust helped fund the Summer Academy for young artists at Britten Pears Arts. At the academy, twenty early career classical musicians enjoyed two weeks of intensive training, including three string quartets, four pianists, three composers, and one percussionist. Training was designed and led by Associate Director Ryan Wigglesworth, with collaboration and combination at…

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  • Sonic Bothy

    A grant from The Radcliffe Trust supported Sonic Bothy’s Autonomous Flow Ensemble programme, enabling the development and performance of new access-focused contemporary music at Sound Festival in Aberdeen. Funding for artist fees and rehearsal time allowed the Ensemble to create, refine and present a British Sign Language (BSL)-inspired work-in-progress through an accessible professional process. Through…

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  • Royal College of Arts

    The Radcliffe Trust is supporting The Royal College of Art to offer scholarships ensuring that cost is not a barrier to accessing a world-class postgraduate education. The RCA seeks to create an inclusive and equitable work and study environment. Accessing postgraduate education is expensive and nearly 40% of RCA applicants are unable to accept offered…

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  • Reuben’s Retreat

    Reuben’s Retreat offers a sanctuary, providing emotional and practical support to families who have experienced the loss of a child or have children with complex needs. The Radcliffe Trust’s support for Reuben’s Retreat enabled the charity to provide professional music therapy for children with complex needs. ‘Rhythm at Reubens’ offered engaged, structured sessions tailored to…

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  • The National Theatre

    The Radcliffe Trust proudly supports the National Theatre (NT) as it trains apprentices in Scenic Art. Apprentices are learning craft skills from specialist Scenic Artists and gaining a professional qualification while earning a living wage. Apprentices Lily Cleaver and Jade Boycott joined the National Theatre’s Scenic Art Team in May 2025, in their backstage workshops…

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  • ellenor

    ellenor hospice respects patients’ dignity and independence, providing quality care and supporting patients and families to live with life limiting illness at home or in the hospice. The Music grant from The Radcliffe Trust was used to fund the delivery of ellenor’s Music Therapy service for children and young people. The service supports children up…

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  • Music Theatre Wales

    With a grant from The Radcliffe Trust, Future Directions in Rhondda Cynon Taff brought together a group of neurodiverse young people to work with music, theatre and film professionals to create a digital opera in their own voices.The project began in September 2024 with taster workshops across the community. These offered young people the opportunity…

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  • Longborough Festival Opera

    Founded in 1991 by Martin and Lizzie Graham, Longborough Festival Opera is a family run opera company in the Cotswolds that presents an annual summer festival. It is committed to supporting new talent through an Emerging Artist education programme, which helps performers and other arts professionals pursue their careers.Many talented artists struggle to gain the…

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