Do you run a music business in Wales? @ukmusic.bsky.social want to hear from you!

Join an online roundtable tomorrow to help develop their Manifesto for Music for Wales ahead of the Welsh Senedd elections in 2026

🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/rldxf1wl

#MusicBusiness #WalesMusic

Self-Releasing Music?

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17.9.25

A webinar w/ Vice Chair of the Musicians’ Union Executive Committee @wearethemu.bsky.social & Writers' Section Chair Matthew Whiteside @mwhitesidecomp.bsky.social

There'll be a chance to ask your own Qs

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwrs-cerdd...

Our Self-Releasing Music Webinar includes a Q&A for your questions

Keep up with the ever-changing digital world with our expert
@mwhitesidecomp.bsky.social

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Thanks @wearethemu.bsky.social Union Learning Representative @jamyama.bsky.social for organising

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17.9.25 Cwrs Cerddoriaeth arlein

yn gorffen gyda Sesiwn Holi ac Ateb o 30m

Gweminar ar gael i bawb yng Nghymru

Diweddarwch eich ymarfer!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwrs-cerdd...

Dim ond £10 i aelodau undeb. £20 fel arall

Trefnwyd gan #CULTCymru a Chynrychiolydd Dysgu Undeb y Cerddorion.

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Jeremy Miles meets culture unions @bectu.bsky.social, @wearethemu.bsky.social, @writersguildgb.bsky.social and @equityuk.bsky.social at TUC Cymru's Eisteddfod stand.

Jeremy Miles yn cwrdd â undebau creadigol Bectu, Undeb y Cerddorion, Undeb y Sgwennwyr ac Equity ar stondin Eisteddfod TUC Cymru.

It’s great to be at the @eisteddfod.cymru today with @wearethemu.bsky.social members, @equityuk.bsky.social @bectu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social and @tuccymru.bsky.social. We’re really pleased we now have Welsh materials thanks to support from members, get in touch if you want some

I’ll be in Llandudno for Welsh Labour Conference over the weekend, with a @wearethemu.bsky.social motion on strengthening support for culture. Get in touch if you’d like to arrange a chat while I’m there via [email protected]

I’m happy to see if I can help

We're really pleased to be attending Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in Dorset again this year.
 
Information on the festival and how to get in touch if you're going and would like to be involved (including joining us for procession on Sunday) is on the website here: musiciansunion.org.uk/news/celebra...

This is something that @naomipohl.bsky.social and I discussed with the Cabinet Secretary for Education on Thursday and that I hope to continue working on with the culture and education teams.

musiciansunion.org.uk/news/mu-welc...

The University must continue to work with unions to avoid redundancies.

It's also crucial that Welsh Government works with universities, unions, and businesses to ensure arts and humanities subjects are available across Wales given the economic importance of the creative industries.

It's good that Cardiff University has cancelled its plans to close the School of Music, although it's concerning that today's update indicates this may include lower student numbers.

Well done and thanks to @cardiffucu.bsky.social and the UCU music group for their ongoing work on this.

Ruth, our Regional Officer, is set up in Swindon for our Local Members’ Day and Portable Appliance Testing happening today

There are only a few spaces left for our free Portable Appliance Testing and Local Members' Day tomorrow 7 June in Swindon.

Book a slot for free testing here: musiciansunion.org.uk/events/free-...

Book a one-to-one session here: musiciansunion.org.uk/events/wswe-...

@wearethemu.bsky.social

We'll continue to engage with Welsh Government on the National Music Service, to:
- seek additional funding (at least £5m/year)
- work on improving pay and conditions for instrumental and vocal teachers
- secure a union seat on the advisory board, in line with social partnership principles

However, it's disappointing that the amount (£4m/year) is actually a real terms cut of over 21% compared to 2022, when the service was created. Extra funding is needed to support Welsh Government’s ambition of increasing access to music education for all young people.

We're pleased that the Welsh Government has announced funding for the National Music Service for another three years. This clarity is important for music services and our members across Wales, and it's a shame the announcement hasn't come until June.

musiciansunion.org.uk/news/welsh-g...

The @britishcouncil.bsky.social Connections Through Culture grants programme is open: arts.britishcouncil.org/get-involved...

A bilingual information session for Wales-based potential applicants is on Zoom at 1pm today: forms.office.com/e/q2SubrLH8U

Info via @cymrugreadigol.bsky.social

MU in person events in WSWE for the rest of 2025:
- Local Members' Day Swindon, 7/6/25: musiciansunion.org.uk/events/wswe-...
- Regional Members' Day Bristol, 20/9/25 (provisional)
- Local Members' Day Cardiff, October date TBC

Get in touch:
[email protected]
musiciansunion.org.uk/contact/wale...

We’re in the @focuswales.bsky.social Marshall artists’ zone next to Llwyn Isaf with @wearethemu.bsky.social merch. @helpmusicians.bsky.social and @musicmindsmatter.bsky.social are here too. Come and say hi and everyone’s welcome to our mixer tomorrow afternoon: www.ticketsource.co.uk/focus-wales/...

I’m at @focuswales.bsky.social until Sunday. Come and say hi if you’d like to chat about how @wearethemu.bsky.social can help you with your career or supporting music in Wales, and everyone’s welcome to our mixer on Saturday afternoon: www.ticketsource.co.uk/focus-wales/...

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