Sunbeams Community Music Therapy
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’.





Special Events Coming Up!
Surprise Special Guests @ Sunbeams Music Centre
TBA APRIL 2023
Ten Thousand Daffodils – A Charity Fundraising Ceramic Installation @ Lowther Castle & Gardens
24TH APRIL – 24TH JUNE 2023
League of Ukulele Gentleman @ Sunbeams Music Centre
11TH MAY 2023
Aquarelle – Europe’s Leading Guitar Quartet @ Sunbeams Music Centre
3RD JUNE 2023

The Wolfson Meeting Room
Accommodates up to 18 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.
The Glassical Hall
Named after Sunbeams Musical Patron Philip Glass, the Glassical Hall offers an acoustically neutral space housing the relationship between Architecture and Music. A multipurpose space which accommodates up to 100 delegates.
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DAFFODIL SHOP NOW OPEN! Ten Thousand Daffodils: A Charity Fundraising Ceramic Installation
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Sunbeams Family HAF Days are BACK for Easter 2023!!
Sunbeams Family Days are back this Easter 2023! Sunbeams are offering an exciting programme of fun activities to help increase self-esteem, improve wellbeing and provide information and advice on healthy eating and nutrition, most importantly, to have some fun! Get...
Sunbeams Covid-19 Procedures Updated 16th February 2023
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