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Tales of our mission to spread #LiveMusicForWellbeing.
03rd July 2024
Were you ever in Quebec?
We crossed over the wide street of imposing Georgian townhouses to enter the hospital…
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19th June 2024
Roar, not Raawr
We were to visit four wards which we hadn’t been to before…
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10th May 2024
My mam – nonie
Music is magic, and they give that magic to the people who need it most.
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10th May 2024
a week in the life of a spitz musician – marcus bonfanti
This week I have written with a 75 year old, a 7 year old and 15 prison inmates…
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19th March 2024
Stay Another Song…
Before a note was played there was other business to attend to…
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13th March 2024
The Spitz on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast tell the story of Bridgeside Lodge resident Jackie and her partner Matt
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19th February 2024
A Warm Welcome
They’ve been looking forward to this all morning! So have the staff actually…
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09th February 2024
The Spitz on BBC Radio London
Spitz director Jane Glitre and pianist Arthur Lea on BBC radio London
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29th January 2024
I’m having the time of my life!
As we entered the ward, there was a slightly less busy feel than usual…
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21st December 2023
Winter Solstice 2023
For several years we have celebrated the Winter Solstice at Bridgeside Lodge…
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30th November 2023
A musical journey
Sometimes the best and most memorable gigs happen in unusual settings and when you least expect it…
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29th November 2023
I’ll Go To Bed When You’re Gone
A spark of magic in a throwaway statement…
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06th November 2023
“I’ve already made it”
Today we visited Ellington Ward at Northwick Park Hospital for the second time.
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10th October 2023
He’s actually really good!
Ellington Ward is an acute inpatient mental health ward for older people…
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29th September 2023
A forgotten ward
Marcus played at Bridgeside Lodge on Tuesday, Great Ormond Street Hospital on Wednesday and Northwick Park on Friday…
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21st September 2023
Dinner and a show
The Spitz team were out on the town on Thursday night, after receiving two separate invitations from funders…
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01st January 2023
More historical blogs coming soon…
More historical blogs coming soon…
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16th September 2022
Quantitative research
This is the first time The Spitz has been part of an academic study into the impacts of music on health and wellbeing.
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