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Sound Partnerships

Our incredible network of training partners and supporting organisations, and projects we sponsor.

Our incredible network of training partners and supporting organisations, and projects we sponsor.

Who do we work with?

Sound Vision Training Hubs

We work as a network of training hubs, where we establish skills infrastructure around the training capacity of local radio stations. This approach allows us to support more young people across the country. We collaborate with the following stations...

Somer Valley FM in Midsomer Norton and Radstock in NE Somerset. An award-winning community radio station with educational purposes. One of our longest-standing partners. Sound Vision was launched as an amplification of the training outcomes achieved by Somer Valley FM.

Riverside Radio in Wandsworth, SW London. A high-achieving community radio broadcaster serving Southwest London for over 10 years through the dedicated commitment of around 200 volunteers.

These stations deliver our Sound Voices projects: Community Reporters, Enhanced Interventions and Pathway to Employment.

Education, media and charitable organisations

We are supported by some incredible Schools who help us identify the students most in need of our Sound Voices projects. We work closely with:

Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, NE Somerset, Somerset, Bath & Bristol. A multi-academy trust of 34 schools combining primary, secondary, post 16 and specialist schools across the west country. We work with Somevale School, Norton Hill School, Writhlington School and Fosse Way School.

The students who participate in Enhanced Interventions, Community Reporters and Pathway to Employment learn to make radio, build confidence and gain life-changing skills.

We also work with Newbury Manor School, Frome, Somerset. Newbury Manor School is a specialist education school for pupils with an Autistic Spectrum diagnosis. Through our Pathway to Employment programme we help Post-16 students get work ready as they prepare to leave full-time education.

Projects we support

Local Radio Day

Sound Vision is the team behind Local Radio Day. The annual celebration was created in 2015 by UKRD and brings together local stations on a national level. We manage a collaboration that includes BBC Local Radio, The Radio Academy, and the Community Media Association.

Local Radio Day celebrates audio and radio with a social purpose, as well as the impact local radio has on community life.

During the pandemic, local radio combatted loneliness during periods of isolation, united communities and disseminated critical information. Now as we look towards future challenges, local radio remains a friendly, familiar and reassuring voice as we move forward. Our work on Local Radio Day strives to highlight this public benefit and to celebrate the work of industry professionals and volunteers for a more resilient sector.

Community Media Champions

The Community Media Association (CMA) is the UK representative body for community broadcasting and is committed to safeguarding the future of not-for-profit media and promoting access to media for all. Their mission is to enable people to establish media for cultural and creative expression, community development and entertainment.

We support the CMAs Community Media Champions Award, which recognises those outstanding individuals who have made a special and significant contribution to community media.

Sound Women

We supported Sound Women South West to deliver empowering workshops. They were delivered by women, for women and girls looking to improve their wellbeing, skills or work prospects. Miranda Rae, Founder of Sound Women South West held one-off workshops customised to trainees' individual needs.

We helped build the capacity and reach of the training by enabling workshops to be offered at a low cost or for free. This was particularly advantageous to those on benefits or low-income. However, all women who wanted to build confidence through developing media skills were encouraged to get involved.