August 11, 2016
Health and Wellbeing Month – Help Musicians UK
Last week our friends over at Help Musicians UK launched their Health and Wellbeing Month, in conjunction with BAPAM and the Musicians’ Union, focusing on addressing the feedback from their 2015 survey of musicians and […]
July 28, 2016
Lynsey de Paul Prize 2016
The Lynsey de Paul Prize is an excellent opportunity for emerging female singer-songwriters, set up in collaboration with the PRS for Music Foundation, in memory of Lynsey de Paul, who sadly passed away in 2014. […]
April 29, 2016
Annual Review 2015
Here at the PRS for Music Members Benevolent Fund we recently published our Annual Review, covering all activity throughout 2015. Some of you will have already seen the full review, but for those interested you […]
March 15, 2016
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
We are very sad to hear that Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has passed away. Sir Peter became a Patron of the Members Fund in 2006. Two years previously, he had become Master of the Queen’s […]
A Successful Gathering for the Fund
We hosted the first informal Fund Get Together on the 9th March, at PRS for Music, Kings Cross. About 40 members, along with Fund staff and committee, mingled over a drink and nibbles. Entertainment was […]
January 26, 2016
Paulette Long honoured
The newest trustee recruit to the PRS Fund committee, Paulette Long, was in the Queen’s New Year Honours list, receiving an OBE for her services to the music industry. As well as her Fund work, […]
December 2, 2015
Wayne Bickerton, 1941-2015
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Wayne Bickerton at the weekend. Wayne was a renowned songwriter who has served as Chairman and Acting Chief Executive of PRS in the 1990s. With Tony […]
December 1, 2015
New Welfare Officer
I’m Annie Paterson, the Welfare Officer at the PRS Memebers Fund since July. To those of you I have met so far, a big ‘thank you’ for making me so welcome, and the same to […]