My Story

Soundabout is a community of the most extraordinary people who share a love of music, it’s a place to be yourself, a place where what you can do is celebrated along with each person’s unique sounds and gestures. Soundabout is a place to belong for learning disabled people of all ages, their families, their carers, teachers, volunteers, staff and supporters.

I’ve worked for Soundabout for over a decade and now more than ever the connection and enjoyment that music brings to our families is so very much needed.  I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my big 5-0 than to dance with and for this wonderful community.  This Danceathon is to help raise funds to support the work of Soundabout, each pound raised will go towards creating musical opportunities for our wonderful learning-disabled community with the most complex support needs.

My good friend Oz and I will be dancing for 12 hours straight, with each hour having a different theme. The Danceathon will take place from 10am to 10pm on Friday 29^th May 2026.

You can join in by: 

·        Donating to this page*

·        Join us during the day on Zoom (just pop in at any time), see registration link below

·       -Come in person to join in the fun at the Thame Barns Centre, OX9 3AJ**, everyone is welcome.

• Create your own donation page and join us in the full challenge!

To get the Zoom link you will need to register here (this is so that we know who to let into the Zoom room on the day):  https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/Danceathon202612

Any contribution you can make will be so gratefully received and any words of encouragement to keep us going for 12 hours will make all the difference. Thank you so much for your support,

Jo & Oz xx

* After you’ve entered your donation, scroll down the page until you see a smiley face that has a recommended fee shown as a percentage. Click the other amount option, type zero, then continue.

**The Barns Centre has accessible toilets and has level flooring for wheelchair users, there is a Changing Places toilet in Thame town centre (approx. 2 mins car ride, 8 min walk from the Barn’s Centre). There is free parking on site at the Barns Centre. Soft drinks will be available, but feel free to bring your own if you want something different.