Instead of investing in National Service, why not #InvestInYouthWork For decades governments have under valued the vital role of youth workers (paid and volunteers) who provide development opportunities for young people across the UK, day in day out. #YouthWorkChangesLives #bbcqt

Please share The Sound Lab are looking for a new treasurer. Here's our current treasurer speaking about the role. Great volunteer role and we can provide all the support you might need. Anyone interested can drop me a message or there's details on how to apply below. Thanks!

Fantastic summer concert by #BigNoiseDouglas - what a group! Now, off camping with this young man 😁 what a country for it 🏕🌞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Have a fine weekend!

Sharing a show about our Sound Lab work in secure care. Up there with the most important work we do and proud that we can #KeepThePromise to young people who deserve the absolute best🎶 Also discussing our treasurer role which is a great way you can help! soundcloud.com/thesoundlab/th…

The June edition of the Sound Lab E-bulletin is out now! Feat: - Treasurer vacancy - 'Rising in Harmony' with #RefugeeFestScot - Events with Queen's Park Arena, soundplayprojects, Creative Communities and more - Radio shows on Radio Buena Vida & Clyde Built Radio tinyurl.com/mrcpnxb9

Top man! And what a journey. So good to have young people come through the full #BigNoise programme and now be working as part of the team🔄

📢📢📢Just TWO DAYS TO GO! This brilliant job could be yours and you could lead a new team to drive change in Northern Ireland! Love to collaborate, care about reducing poverty? Then this could be you! Apply here👇👇👇 jrf.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c/a…

📣 We're hiring a new Head of Finance! This is a rare opportunity for an experienced accountant to join our leadership team in this important role ensuring resources are appropriately managed with robust financial processes ✅ 🔗Find out more at makeabignoise.org.uk/jobs

Big Noise Sistema Scotland uses the symphony orchestra as a community through which children gain an invaluable range of life skills and experiences. Check it out here 👉 makeabignoise.org.uk/big-noise/

Top man, top project! If you know anyone who might be interested, tell them to get involved 😀

This week is the very first week of our Big Noise United Orchestra - bringing together young people from across our Big Noise centres into our first national symphony orchestra 🥳 A big moment for us, a big moment for the young people and a big moment for Scotland's music scene!

We're delighted to be part of Healing Arts Scotland, happening all across🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿19-23 August, led by Scottish Ballet & @jameelartshealthlab in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). We'll be sharing insight from young people of the impact music has made in their lives 😀 youtu.be/J1DFyRBf43Q

TFN is SCVO's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month: #VoluntarySector music programmes are changing lives despite being underfunded and under-appreciated - with The Sound Lab, Sistema Scotland and more   Available to all to read and enjoy: okt.to/CUj2wT

Absolutely needed this today. The past week has been bleak beyond belief. Great to see communities rallying round each other. Underneath this will be thousands more that won't make headlines or go viral, but will beat racism through everyday kindness and decency. It always wins

Fantastic two days training together with our full Sistema Scotland team 🙌 Huge thanks to our external guests Drake Music Scotland Paul Whittaker OBE Mental Note Performance Black Lives in Music for your inspiration, and our staff presenters on inclusion, youth voice, community engagement & much more!

Five weeks old and already enjoying his first #BigNoise concert 🥰 Class event at Scottish Ballet as part of #HealingArtsScotland 🎶🎨 Not our finest of angles but I'm sure he'll forgive me 😁

📣 We're hiring a range of exciting roles at #BigNoise programmes across Scotland 🎻🎶 🟣 2x Musician/Teacher (Lower Strings) in #Stirling & #Dundee 🟣 Curriculum Leader (Woodwind) in #Glasgow or #Dundee 🟣 2x Temporary Support Musicians in #Glasgow & #Aberdeen 🟣 Senior

Known this lot for almost 10 years now. So good seeing all their work, and that of so many others, forming part of the LCT resource hub. Creating change well beyond the lifetime of the Life Changes Trust. lctresourcehub.scot/Magic Magic to catch up as pals after as well 🍻😁

Thanks to First Minister for visiting #BigNoiseRaploch this morning and hearing directly from the young people and communities that we support. Huge thank you to Scottish Government for supporting Big Noise and enabling us to make music accessible and inclusive to young people across Scotland.

We are having a massive party to celebrate 25 years of The Sound Lab Proud to have supported 1000s of young people over those 25 years to access music for free. Come along, hear some great music, support a good cause. All welcome. Oct 12th Craft Beer • Brasserie • Peaks Bar • Events 🎟️bpt.me/6413785