• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Annual Reviews
  • News
  • Our Work
    • Our Work With Older People
    • Our Work With Young People
    • Our Work With Family Carers
    • Our Work With People With Learning Disabilities
  • Gallery
    • Gallery
    • Films and Audio
    • Reminiscence Booklets
    • Publications
  • Resources
  • Support Us
    • Support Us
    • Donate Now
    • Give regularly
    • Fundraise for us
    • Give while you shop
    • Thank You
  • Contact Us
  • Donate

Suffolk Artlink HomepageSuffolk Artlink

Making Creative Connections

You are here: Home / Projects / Rock On

Rock On

What is Rock On:

Rock On is for young people who love their music – and want to make more of it.

If you’re in to rock and pop, or keen on DJ-ing, and aged 11 to 18, then Rock On offers all sorts of ways for you to play, from have-a-go sessions to one-to-one tuition and band practice.

You might be a complete beginner, or an experienced player – either way, Rock On is here to help you get more out of your music.

And at the same time, you’ll be getting more out of life – making music you’ll meet people with similar interests, make friends, and get to play together.

Rock On will also work in supported housing programmes, piloting new ways of engaging with families with school age children and young parents, their partners and babies. Music soothes, music binds; Rock On will explore ways of bringing people together through a shared love of music.

Rock On is delivered in partnership with Access Community Trust, Lowestoft and CYDS, (Young People Taking Action) in Leiston.

Designated Youth Workers from both organisations will be actively involved in the sessions and train with the professional music tutors to deliver Arts Awards; these increased skills, experience and knowledge will help sustain the project beyond its end date of December 2019.

Who is Rock On for:

Rock On regular sessions are for young people aged 11 – 18 attending the CYDS youth club run by CYDS at 53 High Street, Leiston IP16 4EL.

The CYDS project is a youth open access centre for all young people aged 8 to 29 and is completely free to all young people. To find out more, call 01728 830716 or email cydsproject@hotmail.com

Rock On will also run taster sessions in housing support programmes run by Access Community Trust in Lowestoft and Felixstowe, and will develop those tasters into projects for the residents who may be families with children aged up to 18, or young parents under the age of 25.

When & Where is project name happening:

Leiston:

Rock On regular sessions in Leiston are 7pm – 9pm on Mondays at CYDS. We have finished the 2018 sessions but will be starting them again on 21st January 2019.

CYDS Accessibility: Wheelchair Access, Adapted Toilet

Lowestoft:
Rock On regular sessions in Lowestoft have now closed.

Sessions at Coppice Court, Lowestoft will be continuing this year. These sessions are open to residents only.

Contact:

Candida Wingate on 01986 873 955 or candida@suffolkartlink.org.uk

Further information:

Visit the Rock On blog site here

The Rock On music project is a development of the highly successful Rock Up programme: you can read the Rock Up Project Report here

Rock On is supported by Youth Music and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England; Suffolk Community Foundation through Sabariah’s Fund; the generosity of the Jay Singers.

Youth Music logoSuffolk Community Foundation
Two adults stand behind a young girl and boy, the boy is wearing headphones and has been doing a DJ mix.

Rock On Photo Gallery

Have a look at what we've been up to, click here to see our Rock On photo gallery

Rock On News

Rock On rocks at the Seagull Theatre

December 10th, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

Two girls playing keyboards

Our Coppice Court Rock On band have played their first public gig – and they were totally fantastic. They performed at the Seagull Theatre as part of a Christmas show organised by Graeme Syed and Lee Johnson and to an audience of more than 100 people. Of course, there were the pre-performance jitters, but when […]

Rocking On in Lowestoft

September 26th, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

A young girl with long braids sits at a keyboard, sunlight from the window illuminating one side of her face

What a lovely Rock On session last night at Coppice Court in Lowestoft – and how hard all the young people worked. From the moment we arrived to our last wave goodbye, the children were there, eager to make music together. With one song already nailed, and another shaping up nicely, the band will soon […]

Rock On DJs perform live in Saxmundham

September 3rd, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

Two adults stand behind a young girl and boy, the boy is wearing headphones and has been doing a DJ mix.

Following our Rock On summer holiday programme of DJ sessions at CYDS youth club in Leiston, two young people took to the stage and really rocked at the Saxmundham Family Fun Day on Bank Holiday Sunday. Despite the weather (it poured steadily, all afternoon) the young DJs got people rocking to their mixes and whooping […]

Getting ready for the Saxmundham Skate Jam

August 22nd, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

Two women working at a DJ desk

DJs Sophie Tott and Marco Spina have been working with participants – and youth workers – at CYDS in Leiston, helping them prepare for live DJ performances at the Saxmundham Family Fun Day on Sunday, 26th August on the Memorial Field in Saxmundham from 2pm onwards. And as some people, for example Cheleigh, one of […]

Sharing the music – sharing the love

July 11th, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

Two young boys with guitars, one showing the other where to place his fingers on the fret board

Last night was the last Rock On music session at Coppice Court in Lowestoft before we all break for the summer, and whilst the drums beat and the guitars wailed, it was the quiet moments that really rocked us. Like the one pictured here, with a young participant showing another lad how to play a […]

Rock On at Sam’s Cafe in Lowestoft

April 25th, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

Rock Up participants joing Matt Shepherd on the new Rock On session at Sam's Cafe

Last night Sam’s Cafe rocked, as we launched the first session of our brand new music project for young people in Lowestoft. The project, Rock On, was devised in partnership with Access Community Trust (ACT), and provides drop-in music sessions for young people attending youth clubs run by ACT; Rock On will also provide sessions […]

£71,000 National Lottery award helps us support young people through making music

April 23rd, 2018 by Suffolk Artlink (Edit)

We’re thrilled to have been awarded £71,000 of National Lottery funding, through Youth Music and supported by Arts Council England, to run a two-year music project for young people and adults living in disadvantaged areas in the Waveney and Suffolk Coastal districts. We know that making music can make a huge difference to people’s lives. […]

Rock On music sessions start in Lowestoft

April 16th, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

We’re really looking forward to our first Rock On music session at the Globe Youth Club, Sam’s Cafe in East Bevan Street, Lowestoft on TUESDAY 24TH APRIL, from 5pm – 7pm. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced musician wishing to learn more – come along and meet our music tutors, Matt and Dan, […]

Rock On lifts off in Saxmundham

February 16th, 2018 by Candida Wingate (Edit)

Thrilled to be working with DJ Sophie Tott aka Tallulah Goodtimes on the brand new Rock On music project for young people, kicking off at the Youth Booth in Memorial Road, Saxmundham on Monday, 19th February from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Meanwhile, Rock On in Lowestoft starts after Easter, where it will run regular, fortnightly sessions […]

Help provide inspirational, creative activities across Suffolk by donating via the button below or our Just Giving page. www.justgiving.com/Suffolk-Artlink
Donate with Just Giving button

Reader Interactions

Two adults stand behind a young girl and boy, the boy is wearing headphones and has been doing a DJ mix.

Rock On Photo Gallery

Have a look at what we've been up to, click here to see our Rock On photo gallery

donate Follow us on Twitter Visit our Vimeo Channel Follow us on Facebook sign up

Footer

Morag

The Machine of Random Art Generation. Suffolk Artlink has created a web site for people wishing to do their own creative activities.
Visit Morag

Company Information

Registered charity number 1110898
Data Protection No: Z2348150
Company number 05354844

Suffolk Artlink

Units 13 & 14 Malt Store Annex,
The Cut, 8 New Cut, Halesworth,
Suffolk, IP19 8BY

T: 01986 873955
F: 01986 875388

enquiries@suffolkartlink.org.uk

Keep Up To Date

Get information about forthcoming events. Sign up to receive our newsletter

Privacy and Cookie Policy
Accessibility

© 2019 · Suffolk Artlink