{"id":2500452,"date":"2026-07-13T17:41:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2500452"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:41:57","slug":"the-ed-sheeran-foundation-helps-inspire-new-government-initiative-music-in-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-ed-sheeran-foundation-helps-inspire-new-government-initiative-music-in-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ed Sheeran Foundation helps inspire new government initiative &#8216;Music in Libraries&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{60e4b0e8-9cb6-4ffa-adff-e268db260fd0}{253}\" paraid=\"545865939\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">It was Ed himself who has been credited with the Music in Libraries programme, following a conversation with Secretary of State for Culture, Music and Sport Lisa Nandy last year. Ed recognised the potential of using existing community infrastructure, such as libraries, to expand access to music education. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><drupal-media type=\"image\" view-mode=\"default\"><field-image><\/p>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<p>      <\/field-image><\/drupal-media><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{e2bd873e-bcc5-4473-9a7c-7e98e0552f7d}{46}\" paraid=\"567606619\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{e2bd873e-bcc5-4473-9a7c-7e98e0552f7d}{46}\" paraid=\"567606619\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Dr Renuka Fernando, CEO, Ed Sheeran Foundation, said: \u201cThe Music in Libraries programme is an important step forward for music education. By expanding access to music beyond the classroom, our library network can help ensure that children and young people from communities across England have the opportunity to engage with music, regardless of\u00a0where they live.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{e2bd873e-bcc5-4473-9a7c-7e98e0552f7d}{158}\" paraid=\"1028840197\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cESF will work closely with government, libraries, music teachers, youth clubs and the music industry to help design the programme and maximise its impact. Through this collaboration, we hope more young people will experience the many benefits of music education, from building confidence and strengthening communities to fostering creativity, self-expression and positive mental wellbeing.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{98804830-29c5-421d-aee2-fc69be984e84}{31}\" paraid=\"307701844\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The government has confirmed that it will invest at least \u00a312.5m towards the programme through the Dormant Assets Scheme, enabling all 152 library authorities across England to apply for funding. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{1d9d05cf-5fed-4d6c-a5f3-01aa5f94bd1b}{99}\" paraid=\"1570489499\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Today\u2019s announcement is a significant one, in that it\u00a0marks an\u00a0expansion of the foundation\u2019s mission to include out-of-school programmes with greater access to community music opportunities in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{1d9d05cf-5fed-4d6c-a5f3-01aa5f94bd1b}{99}\" paraid=\"1570489499\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><em>Images: Mark Surridge<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.officialcharts.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was Ed himself who has been credited with the Music in Libraries programme, following a conversation with Secretary of State for Culture, Music and Sport Lisa Nandy last year. 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