A Song For Life

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The charity is just one of the many charities supported by The National Lottery with players contribute around £30 million a week to good causes.

In the process Ben says he has learned a lot about how bereavement and different terminal illnesses affect people.

He says: “One thing that’s really interesting is learning about what people want to say in their songs.

“They get played at funerals a lot and for me, knowing what it’s like losing someone, anything that brings a bit of joy and comfort during that time is just my favourite thing about it all.

As well as hiring another staff member, Ben has started a podcast during lockdown where songwriters talk about their experience of bereavement which has now amassed 50 episodes.

He says: “The National Lottery have funded us from the start and were our first funder – it’s been amazing.

“We definitely wouldn’t have grown in the same way if it wasn’t for Lottery support - it would have been much harder, and I don’t know if I would have packed it in at some point. They’ve always been there keep it afloat”