Funtington Music Group

Student Awards and Bursaries

The award of Charitable Status at the end of 2004 was a bonus, and meant that there has been more money available through the Gift Aid Scheme to fulfil the original objectives of the Funtington Music Group.

As a result the Robert Headley Fund, which was set up in memory of the founder of the FMG to help students who are preparing for the start of their musical careers, has been able to be far more generous in its grants to students where family incomes are not able to sustain full costs.

In 2005 a first award of £1000 was made to Rachel Staley, a University of Chichester graduate, who obtained a place at Birmingham Conservatoire. This was followed in 2006 by a grant of £500 to local cellist, Ella Rundle, to help her purchase an instrument worthy of her developing talent.  Ella started at the London Guildhall School of Music in September 2007.

A grant of £2000 was awarded in 2007 to Gerri Rawlings to help finance her Performance Diploma Course at the Royal Northern School of Music and in 2008 we made awards of £1000 to Robert Trainer at Trinity College, London and to Penelope Appleyard at Birmingham Conservatoire.

This year, £1500 was awarded to Anna Thurland to study Specialist Performance at the Birmingham Conservatoire and £1000 to Ben Lathbury for the MA Performance Course at Chichester University.

Additionally the Fund has awarded prizes for adjudicated performances at University of Chichester Student Showcase Concerts.  From 2005 to 2009 these prizes totalled £1000 in each year.

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