About Us

Meet the Team

The Hub Lead Organisation – Bolton Music Service

The Hub Lead Organisation brings together partners from across the Hub region to create new opportunities for young people and to improve the quality of local Music Services for young people, schools and families. 

Head of Service, Hub Lead Officer – Carolyn Baxendale MBE
Deputy Head of Service – Angela Ball
Assistant Heads of Service – Daniel Chandler, Stuart Hazelton
Business and Development Manager – Kate Bevis

Contact Bolton Music Service – 01204 333533, music.service@bolton.gov.uk

The Music Hub Strategic Board

The board oversees all of the Music Hub delivery in our region. It supports the Hub Lead organisation to engage effectively with all Hub partners and to provide the best possible opportunities for all young people.

Co-Chair – Dr John Stephens CBE, CEO Bright Futures Educational Trust
Co-Chair – Sue Harrison
Tim France – University of Salford, Director of Performance, Music, English and Dance
Jennie Henley – RNCM, Director of Programmes and Professor in Music Education
Kate Lowes – CEO Brighter Sound
Faz Shah – Freelance Musician
Michael Tonge – CEO Prestolee Multi-Academy Trust
Zoe Williams – Manchester City Council, Cultural Manager

Clerk to the board – Kate Bevis, Bolton Music Service