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Sound Partnerships

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

As Sound Vision grows in the Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire and SW London regions we are developing partnerships across educational, charitable and media sectors. Partnerships not only build capacity for our exceptional outcomes but they also help other community organisations deliver on their aims and objects.

Who do we work with?

Local Radio

We work with local radio station, where we establish skills infrastructure around the their training opportunities for local people. This approach allows us to support more young people across the country. Our collaborations include these amazing local radio stations….

Somer Valley FM in NE Somerset. An award-winning community 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.

Sedgemoor FM is the long established local radio service for the Bridgwater region of Somerset. With highly experienced staff they are the perfect partners for our Sound Voices Bridgwater programme with local schools, colleges and community organisations.

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

Education

Sound Vision works in partnership with a growing number of schools and multi-academy trusts as an external educational provider of alternative provisions. We deliver Early Interventions across primary and secondary levels.

Partnerships include:

Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, NE Somerset, Somerset, Bath & Bristol.

Wessex Learning Trust, Somerset & Bristol.

We also work with special schools such as Newbury Manor School, Frome, Somerset.

Learners participate in Sound Voices programmes including Early Interventions, Community Reporters and Pathway to Employment to gain life-changing skills, positive progress and making inspiring content these helps community development.

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.