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Mean Fiddler Music Group plc donates £30,000 to Artsline’s Attitude is Everything project!

Artsline’s Attitude is Everything project is delighted to announce that Mean Fiddler Music Group has donated £30,000 to be used over the next 3 years towards improving access to live music for disabled people.

Attitude is Everything is a radical project, tackling head on the challenges faced by disabled people when attending live music events. Suzanne Bull, Attitude is Everything Project Manager, welcomed Mean Fiddler Music Group plc’s contribution, saying:

“This fantastic donation will fund further opportunities for disabled and deaf people who not only want to see great live gigs, but who also want to work in the music industry as artists and employees”.

Attitude is Everything has plans to implement many ambitious schemes over the next 3 years. This donation will enable deaf and disabled people to work as stewards as part of the Oxfam team at Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals. It will fund the Liberty Festival After-Show Party on 2nd September 2006 at a central London venue. It will also provide training bursaries for small, grassroots music venues, clubs and festivals who want to sign up to the Attitude is Everything Charter of Best Practice. These are cutting-edge schemes that promote and nurture inclusive policies within the live music industry.

Speaking on behalf of Mean Fiddler Music Group plc, Sharon Reuben said:

"We want everyone to be able to enjoy and participate in our events, and be part of the music community. Our working partnership with Attitude Is Everything has brought us inspiration, honest feedback, practical, professional advice and assistance on issues of access and attitude. We hope this donation will help the project continue to develop in the future”.

British 10k Run – Sunday 2nd July 2006:

Sharon Reuben from Mean Fiddler Music Group plc, who is also an Artsline Trustee, will also be running the British 10k Run through London in aid of Attitude is Everything. You can sponsor her at www.givenow.org/charityprofile/artsline or cheques can be sent to us at the Artsline address – 54 Chalton Street, London NW1 1HS. Funds raised from Sharon’s run will be put towards bursaries for disabled musicians who want to attend music industry conferences as delegates. The British 10k London Run starts at 9.35 am on Piccadilly outside the legendary Hard Rock Cafe at Hyde Park Corner so please join us in cheering Sharon on! See www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk for race information.

For more information, please contact Suzanne Bull and Graham Griffiths on 020 7388 2227 / attitude@artsline.org.uk or Sharon Reuben at Mean Fiddler Music Group plc on 020 8961 5490 sreuben@meanfiddler.co.uk

Press release emailed by Suzanne Bull, Manager of Artsline's Attitude is everything Project.