The Big Give Christmas Challenge!
We did it!
We are taking part in the 2025 Big Give Christmas Challenge! It’s all about raising funds to support Heart n Soul artists to spread joy and make new art and music. And the good news is…
All donations will be DOUBLED!
Between 2 - 9 December, every donation to our campaign on biggive.org will be doubled. Yes, DOUBLED. So if you give £20, we get £40. If you give £50, we get £100 and so on!
Our fundraising target is £4500 (which will be doubled to £9000!), and we need your help to make the magic happen!
The money is for art and music sessions for 40 Heart n Soul artists. This will give them space and support to explore their ideas and grow their careers. More albums, more exhibitions, more gigs, more joy.
Thanks to the Big Give, whatever you donate - no matter the size - will make double the difference.
“I want my songs to go somewhere. I want the world to know what disabled people can do.
I could not believe a person like me could do all this. They told me I was not fit for work. Look what I have done.”
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign! We were so proud and pleased to hit our £9000 target ahead of time, and it’s all thanks to YOU!
With this funding we can give 40 Heart n Soul artists will get the time, space and support they need to make new music and art.
And we can’t wait to share it with you in 2026!
There are 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in the UK.
Research shows that they have fewer opportunities to socialise, meet people, get a job or take part in activities. In fact, over half of disabled people reported feeling lonely. Stigma and discrimination cause problems getting equal access to healthcare, education, housing and social life.
At Heart n Soul we believe in the power and talents of people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
A note from one of our co-founders
Hello!
Next year is our 40th anniversary. I can’t quite believe it’s so long since Pino and I founded Heart n Soul. It’s been 40 years of music, art and believing in the power and talents of people with learning disabilities.
In fact, just this year we’ve been:
Singing our hearts out in choir (catch us at tube stations in December!)
Celebrating our Loud and Proud Summer of Music with amazing new EPs, albums and mixtapes
Making the Wellcome Library more accessible (more soon!)
And… taking over Trafalgar Square as part of Jeremy Deller’s Triumph of Art! (Follow this link to watch)
Now we need your help, so that next year our Heart n Soul artists can continue to develop and share their talents with the world.
Thank you so much for your support. We couldn’t do this without you.
Mark
Artistic Director/Chief Executive
Heart n Soul