Dear families,

What a year it has been. It has been amazing to watch our children’s confidence grow, make friends, and share so much music. We’ve watched our younger musicians take their very first steps onto the stage and begin writing their own songs, while our older musicians are now stepping up to lead, putting on their own shows, recording in the studio, and steering our youth roundtables while mentoring the next generation.

From first-time nerves to pro sets, our children have owned the stage at 21 different events since 2025, including iconic spots like the Jazz Cafe and The Black Heart. They have played to a whopping combined audience of over 5000 people and it’s all been free.

We’ve teamed up with some amazing organisations - alongside the Camden venues mentioned above we’ve also collaborated with local legends Young Camden Foundation, The Apex Project, NW5 Club, Roundhouse and HVH Arts to make sure as many children as possible are able to join the fun. We also continue to work side-by-side with our local secondary schools with weekly free band clubs and workshops and have also mended about 100 guitars locally!

We’ve got some ambitious plans for next year - all led by our kids. In December we have a golden opportunity to raise £20K to support more gigs, more workshops, more clubs and more music. We are waiting on the final selection, but because we’ve already secured matched funding, we have a massive head start and every £1 donated will be doubled. This year, your generous donations at gigs raised £6,000. If we can match that energy in December, we will hit our target and keep the music free for everybody.

And finally, it is with pride (and a little sadness) that we wave goodbye to some epic bands and musicians who have been with us from the start. Next year will be the first year of the INTRA Alumni group and we look forward to some kickass reunion gigs. We are delighted that  several students will be joining the INTRA team in paid roles to help with sound, marketing, videography and mentoring.

Thank you to all of you who have donated your time, thinking, and energy into what we’re doing and the active role many of you have taken in helping to steer the charity through the regular feedback. This is a special musical family, and as parents ourselves, we are proud to be part of it with you.

Have a wonderful, restful summer break.

Best wishes,

Team INTRA