The South East bit of the good old Arts Council has announced a new scheme aiming to help musicians get access to new musical instruments.
The scheme, called 'Take It Away', is offering musicians interest free loans of between £100 and £2000 to buy instruments from participating retailers. Musicians will then have ten months to pay back their loan. The aim is to inspire more people of all ages to take up playing an instrument, whatever kind of music they are passionate about.
Announcing the scheme, Felicity Harvest, Executive Director for Arts Council England, South East, told reporters: "The Arts Council is committed to encouraging more people to take part in the arts. I think Take It Away is brilliant for anyone considering buying their own instrument and, as a mother of a teenage daughter who loves music, I can certainly appreciate its practical benefits too."
The scheme is supported by the UK's Music Industries Association, who, as previously reported, published research recently that said that 15.5 million people in the UK do not currently play a music instrument but aspire to do so.
More info at www.artscouncil.org.uk/takeitaway, press info from [email protected]