Key facts

• Remix has worked with over 3,500 participants with more than 6,000 young people attending concerts and showcases supported by Remix
• Youth Music has awarded Remix grants totalling £1,040165
• Remix has raised £99,000 in partnership funding
• Bristol City local authority is 68th in the Top 100 Deprived Local Authorities by Income Deprivation Affecting Children (IDACI)
• 85% of participants are experiencing a musical activity new to them
• Remix employs 28 musicians on a part-time basis and has trained 29 music-makers
• More than 400 Remix workshops have taken place.
• 17 individual projects take place in recognized areasof deprivation, with two more launched in Autumn 2003.
• Bristol and Gloucester both have above average deprivation. Bristol has four wards in the top 30% of deprived wards in England.
• 35% of young people in Bristol live in Neighbourhood Renewal Areas.
• Some wards in Bristol have significant under achievement in schools, particularly amongst black and minority ethnic pupils _{[Source: http://www.breaz.org.uk]}
• In Gloucester 20% of children receive free school meals
• Both Bristol and Gloucester have Education Action Zones