Yorkshire Sound Women Network C.I.C.

In 2022–23 Yorkshire Sound Women Network C.I.C. grew, reaching out and engaging with more women, girls and people of minority genders than ever before. We’ve held our first events in places such as Wakefield and Rotherham – both as part of our ongoing WIRED education project – and have supported new affiliated regional groups springing up across northern England as part of Permission to Play. Our year in numbers:- 72 events delivered- 473 attendances - 43 women and people of minority genders paid to deliver activitiesPermission to Play Having launched in 2021 with funding from Paul Hamlyn Foundation, our Permission to Play programme is nearing its conclusion. It’s been a real joy to support the Yorkshire Sound Women Network C.I.C.-affiliated regional groups over the past two years, watching them develop, receive mentoring and organise their own workshops and artistic projects. These included crafting DIY radios and preamps; collaborating to create collages from looped records or a multichannel installation from field recordings of the Yorkshire coast; picking up creative and technical tips from artists such as NikNak; and much more.WIREDWe’re running another three years of our Youth Music-funded WIRED education project for 11–18 year olds. We’ve delivered a 12-week music technology club in Wakefield, which culminated in a live performance at The Hepworth gallery and two online skills courses.