Founded by Cumbrian born Harpist and Singer, Annie Mawson MBE in 1992, Sunbeams provides Community Music Therapy to children and adults with a wide range of disabilities and complex medical needs including physical disabilities and severe mental health problems, sensory impairments, emotional and behavioural disturbance and profound multiple disabilities.

The Charity provides two Sunbeams Programmes: Sunbeams Music For Life® and Music For Dignity®. The Programmes are tailored to use Music for therapeutic and educational benefit and aim to improve quality of life through the power and creative freedom of Music.  Our Delivery Team are trained Professional Musicians with specific therapeutic training in our Programmes.  We deliver to groups here at the bespoke Sunbeams Music Centre, just outside of Penrith, in Outreach Venues across Cumbria and online using Zoom.

Our Programmes promote inclusivity and equality regardless of age, health conditions, disability…At Sunbeams, we focus on the ABILITY and not the disability.

By tackling the serious challenges raised by social exclusion, deprivation, ill-health and inequality, Sunbeams is ‘reaching the unreachables’.

Accommodates up to 14 delegates in all-day comfort chairs around a large board room style table.
Modern, light and airy room offering spectacular views.
Built in LCD projector and remote controlled screen.  Fully inclusive and accessible facilities.