About Us / History
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The Irene Taylor Trust was set up in 1995 in memory of the wife of the late Lord Chief Justice Peter Taylor who had a personal interest in both penal reform and music. Whilst on the selection panel for the Butler Trust prison awards scheme, Irene came across Sara Lee, who was at that time music co-ordinator at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, and was excited and inspired by Sara’s work. Following Irene’s death in 1995, the Taylor family decided to set up a trust that would continue to do the work that she had been so in favour of, and invited Sara to set up the Irene Taylor Trust 'Music in Prisons.' The Trust began its working life in 1996 in Sara’s front room, with Sara organising and delivering three projects in the first year at HMP Kingston, HMP Bristol and HMP Ashwell, accompanied by Nick Hayes, with whom she had previously studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since that time the Trust has grown gradually and has now delivered over 170 projects in over 50 prisons involving more than 2,000 inmate participants with performances shared by approaching 10,000 audience members.
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The Irene Taylor Trust is a registered charity number 1073105. |
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