About Us

In his old age, having spent his working life creating the SAGA group, Sidney De Haan suffered from dementia, one of the most common age related degenerative mental health conditions.

His son Roger noticed that attending musical events had a significant impact on Sidney and that this effect lasted beyond the event itself. The Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health was established to conduct research into the effects of artistic endeavour on heath and to evaluate artistic interventions designed to improve mental and physical health, quality of life and wellbeing.

In 2005 Sing For Your Life Ltd. was established as a Registered Charity (1113757) and Company Limited by Guarantee (5393332) to establish and manage a network of musical activities for older people.

Our Patrons are Sandra Howard and Edwin Boorman and we are governed by a board of Trustees and Directors.

We have received a special commendation from the Royal Society for Public Health and are UK nominated project for the EU healthPROelderley project. We are part of the Big Lottery Fund chances4change programme and have held the 'V' award for volunteering excellence.