We are delighted that Jess Grant Celebration has been able to provide funding for music therapy sessions as part of Zest’s fantastic new Zest Days service. We know firsthand what a difference music therapy can make to young people. Jess was quite a private person and creating music helped her to express her emotions and […]
Thank you very much to everyone who took part in 5k May and helped to raise an amazing £440 for Jess Grant Celebration
We are so excited to share our news! Throughout the academic year, Kesgrave High School Sixth Form have been organising events and challenges to fundraise for Jess Grant Celebration in memory of Jess. You may remember the non-uniform day in the Autumn term that raised a fantastic £500! But, they didn’t stop there! At the […]
We’re delighted to announce that we are part of the Run for Heroes 5K May. How to get involved? 🏃 All you need to do is run, walk, row, cycle, swim or dream up another way of completing a 5K challenge during the month of May 💰 Donate £5 to our campaign page at https://runforheroes.justgiving.com/get-involved?charityId=2680991 […]
Unfortunately, for many reasons, our re-scheduled JessFest event will not be going ahead on Saturday 2nd October 2021. At this point we’re unable to plan a further re-schedule, and have refunded the full ticket price to everyone who kindly bought their tickets early in 2020, before COVID-19 became a thing! So pleased and grateful that […]
Thank you so much to everyone who got involved in Jess’ Celebration weekend. It was so lovely seeing and hearing about the celebrations. Queen and 80’s music were very much a common theme. Everyone knows that Queen were Jess’ favourite band, and she also loved 80’s music, especially when she was at primary school. Jess […]
Please find out how you can get involved on our Events Page at https://www.jessgrantcelebration.org.uk/events/
A huge thank you from Jess Grant Celebration for everyone’s support. It’s just over 2 years since we first launched Jess’ charity, and it was this time a year ago that the new music therapy service was launched on the Children’s ward at Ipswich Hospital. We’ve put together a little thank you presentation for everyone […]
A massive thank you to Kesgrave High School Sixth Form for selecting Jess Grant Celebration to receive fundraising from the non-uniform day they recently organised. They raised the fantastic total of £465 for Jess’ charity, a brilliant amount that will make a huge difference. Jess would have been in Year 13 this year and we’re […]
It was lovely to catch up with Daisy Williamson, Music Therapist at Ipswich Hospital, and to hear how well the remote music therapy sessions have been going, and how much the children and parents have welcomed the interaction and opportunity for expression. We are delighted to have been able to fund a steel tongue drum […]