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Impact and Insights

We are proud of the impact of our work across numerous different settings and always endeavour to embody our values (share, dare, deepen, listen and care) in our work. Read on to find out more about how our services and funded projects are positively impacting on the lives of our wide range of service users.

Why Flexible Learning Matters

Why Flexible Learning Matters

At Chiltern, we are always looking for ways to share knowledge and make learning more accessible. We'd like to share with you a reflective article by our Training Lead, Izzy.

Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: A Conversation With Our Sustainability Lead, Jim

Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: A Conversation With Our Sustainability Lead, Jim

We spoke with our Sustainability Lead, Jim, about the key takeaways from our latest Environmental Report.

Chiltern's Environmental Report 2024-25

Chiltern's Environmental Report 2024-25

Read our latest Environmental report on our carbon emissions.

Exploring the Power of Digital

Exploring the Power of Digital

We are launching our latest campaign. Chiltern Cares: Digital - exploring the power of gigital

Chiltern Cares: Community Groups

Chiltern Cares: Community Groups

Read about our latest campaign that has been running on our social channels over the last few months.

Partnership with Vache Baroque

Partnership with Vache Baroque

Chiltern Music Therapy Announces Partnership with Vache Baroque to Bring Music and Wellbeing to Local Communities

Community Voices Afternoon Success

Community Voices Afternoon Success

What a fantastic heartwarming afternoon filled with connection and community spirit!

How We Created a Thriving Digital Community Group

How We Created a Thriving Digital Community Group

We caught up with Community Musician, Jo who shared the details...

Different Groups for Different People

Different Groups for Different People

Introducing our new campaign: Chiltern Cares Community

Chiltern Cares: Children with Severe/Complex Neurological Conditions

Chiltern Cares: Children with Severe/Complex Neurological Conditions

Read about our latest campaign that has been running on our social channels over the last few months.

Lucy

Lucy

Meet Lucy a brave 3-year who survived a serious road accident.

David

David

Meet David, a 12-year-old with complex autism.

Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU) at Homerton University Hospital

Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU) at Homerton University Hospital

From March 2021 - April 2022, this Neurologic Music Therapy pilot service ran at the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU) at Homerton University Hospital. The pilot project was co-funded by Irwin Mitchell and Chiltern Music Therapy.

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Jamming Group - West Sussex

Jamming Group - West Sussex

In partnership with West Sussex Mind, Chiltern Music Therapy ran a 12 week digital music jamming group project in 2021. The project was funded by the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund.

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School Voices - Our Music Therapy Services in Education

School Voices - Our Music Therapy Services in Education

We offer half day and full day services within a range of educational settings, providing a mixture of one-to-one sessions, group music therapy or community music sessions. Click through to see a recent overview of our services in education settings.

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Impact of Music Therapy in Mainstream Primary Schools

Impact of Music Therapy in Mainstream Primary Schools

Chiltern supports children and young people with a range of needs including learning disabilities, mental health, social or behavioural difficulties. Our music therapy sessions are tailored to the child or young person to help meet their needs and reach their goals.

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Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

This 3-month Neurologic Music Therapy pilot service at the Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU) at Trafford Hospital was charitably funded by the Trust and ran for 1 day a week from May 2022 - July 2022. The data collected demonstrates that Neurologic Music Therapy increases patient engagement in rehab, helps achieve rehab goals, and works well in collaboration with the existing therapies and interventions at INRU.

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Special School Music Therapy service outcomes

Special School Music Therapy service outcomes

Chiltern provides Music Therapy in individual and group sessions in a number of special schools in England, developing transferable skills for learning, developing social skills and supporting positive mental health.

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Houghton Regis Singing Café

Houghton Regis Singing Café

The Houghton Regis Singing Café is a weekly singing group focussed on the wellbeing of older adults who are isolated and those who have a diagnosis of early-mid stages of dementia. Participants are referred into the group by Social Prescribing Link Workers.

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Duet Portal

Duet Portal

Identifying a need for more robust, systematic evaluation of these digital services and to assess the effectiveness of different types of music therapy provision, a comparative, qualitative study aimed to compare and explore the effects of remote digital music therapy, in-person therapy and multimodal combined music therapy delivery.

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Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit - Neurologic Music Therapy pilot

Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit - Neurologic Music Therapy pilot

In March 2021 Chiltern Music Therapy completed a 12 month pilot Neurologic Music Therapy service with Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit at Amersham Hospital. The pilot, co-funded by Heart of Bucks and Chiltern Music Therapy, took place in a very challenging time but still reports positive results despite the additional obstacles.

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Introducing Our New Online Music Therapy Parkinson’s Group

Introducing Our New Online Music Therapy Parkinson’s Group

Join from home for weekly sessions using music, rhythm, singing and gentle movement to support voice, movement and wellbeing.

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Chiltern Music Therapy and Red Balloon Aylesbury receive £12,000 at Angels’ Den 2026

Chiltern Music Therapy and Red Balloon Aylesbury receive £12,000 at Angels’ Den 2026

The funding will support our partnership to provide music therapy at Red Balloon Educational Trust Centre in Aylesbury.

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Inclusive Music Therapy Group Launches in Chesham

Inclusive Music Therapy Group Launches in Chesham

Chiltern Music Therapy is delighted to introduce Chesham Beats. A new weekly music therapy group designed for people with learning disabilities, autism and additional needs.

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Community Voices 2026 Celebrated a Successful Afternoon of Music

Community Voices 2026 Celebrated a Successful Afternoon of Music

This July, we were delighted to welcome lots of our community group members, families, carers, supporters and members of our local community to our annual Community Voices event at The White Hill Centre in Chesham.

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Waterside Singers: Bringing People Together Through Song

Waterside Singers: Bringing People Together Through Song

Waterside Singers is a relaxed community singing group in Aylesbury, bringing adults together through music, conversation and connection.

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Bringing Joy to Communities: What Your Support Made Possible

Bringing Joy to Communities: What Your Support Made Possible

See how our Christmas campaign is already making an impact, from new community groups to supporting children in crisis through music therapy.

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Reflecting on Learner Feedback from Our Learning Space

Reflecting on Learner Feedback from Our Learning Space

Six months on from launching our Learning Space, we reflect on learner feedback and what it’s telling us about how the courses are being used in practice.

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Jamming Group Launching in Chesham

Jamming Group Launching in Chesham

Chiltern Music Therapy is starting a new music therapy jamming group in Chesham, supporting mental health through music, creativity and connection.

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Social Prescribing Day 2026

Social Prescribing Day 2026

March 26th is Social Prescribing Day, and we're focusing on the role which social prescribing plays in connecting people to our services, building relationships which strengthen the transformative impact and accessibility of music therapy.

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Christmas Office Closure

Christmas Office Closure

Christmas Office Closure

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