An Accessible Club Exploring Sound and Music
“Really entertaining and it’s good to have a place where people with Autism can go and take part in live music”
What Is
The Explorers Club?
An accessible club exploring sound and music through fun and participatory activities.
The Music Seekers Explorers Club provides monthly sessions for people aged 16 or over with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism, and their parents or carers. In this accessible and welcoming space, we will come together to explore different types of music-making using a range of senses and elements, weaving together sound, visuals, and movement – and much more!
There are a variety of fun activities and games, each providing different opportunities to actively participate.
We have trained leaders that facilitate the sessions.
You’ll hear music you know and music you don’t. We’ll also share some of our favourite hits as a group.
We try to keep Explorers Club session structures similar. Providing familiar routine and predictability.
Every participant session fee includes the price of a carer or parent. Free participant tickets are also available.
Explorers Club venues are accessible with facilities that make coming to our events easier for all.
Sign Up
To Take Part
If you would like to join us for these Explorers Club sessions, it would be super helpful if you could let us know in advance by clicking the button below. This ensures we can make these sessions as fun and welcoming for you as possible.
Additional Details
We design these sessions to be as inclusive as possible, ensuring every participant can take part in a way that is comfortable to them. We use basic Makaton signs and Widgits to enable non-verbal communication, and ensure each session has a range of activities with different senses and elements. If there is something that would help you take part, let us know when you sign up and we’ll try and make it happen. Additionally, feel free to bring along anything that will help you to feel comfortable.
These sessions are ideal for adults with additional needs who require care from parents, carers, or unpaid carers. This includes, but is not limited to, people with Autism, Down’s Syndrome, or Angelman Syndrome. All participants will be expected to attend with at least one accompanying adult, and they are encouraged to join in too!
Some of the activities in each session will include:
Inclusive singing & signing
Movement and dancing
Listening to & sharing music, both old & new
Updated nursery rhymes
Trying out new instruments
A range of games and activities with props
And much more!
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We want to keep sessions accessible to all so we offer different tiers that members can choose.
Reduced £5.50 (a short application is required)
Standard £8.50
PIF (Pay-It-Forward) £10.50
Free Spaces (a short application is required)
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Our regular Explorers Club sessions will take place in Allen’s Cross Community Association (24 Tinkers Farm Road, Northfield, Birmingham B31 1RH). There is plenty of on-site parking, with wheelchair access to the large main hall where we will run the sessions, and a large accessible toilet. Additionally, there is an atrium if you require a quiet space during sessions.
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Our regular Explorers Club sessions will happen roughly once a month. All the dates for these can be found in our calendar below, as well as on the booking form. Each session will run from 11:00am-12:00pm (midday). To ensure each session runs smoothly, please arrive promptly to sessions for an 11:00am start.
25th April 2026
20th June 2026
18th July 2026
19th September 2026
17th October 2026
21st November 2026
19th December 2026
23rd January 2027
20th February 2027
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We will be inviting musical guests along for some special one-off sessions where you’ll be able to explore music making alongside a professional musician. Previous guests include: Birmingham Conservatoire Saxophone department; Northfield Acapella Choir; Mervyn McGowan on the Lever Harp. Sign up to our newsletter below to make sure you don’t miss any info about these sessions.
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Music Seekers Explorers Club is run by our friendly music leaders Jim, Isaac, and Reuben. All three of them have had many years of experience making music in a range of settings, with lots of different people. They can’t wait explore music with everyone at the Explorers Club!
A Transport Solution
Thanks to funding from Northfield NNS, we are able to offer some accessible transport to Explorers Club sessions. We know that transport to and from sessions such as these can often be very complex and expensive, so we are excited to be piloting free accessible minibus transport to and from Explorers Club. Additionally, we are running some musical activities on the minibus to make the travel time more interesting.
Please let us know on the signup form below if this is something you'd be interested in. We have limited availability, and priority will be given to those in the Northfield area travelling with unpaid carers. All enquiries are welcome though as we look to expand this offer.
