Drums4Health

21/09/2026

The Dementia Care Hub embracing their skills and leading drumming sessions within their centres. A great example of Drums4Health within dementia care.
Congratulations to the team.

21/09/2026

This is Drums4Health being put into practice—not simply talked about.

Dementia Care Hub Hampshire has trained its Locality Hub Managers to deliver Drums4Health as part of its support for people living with dementia and their carers.

By training its own team, the Hub can offer sessions more regularly and sustainably, without the ongoing cost of bringing in an external facilitator every time.

Just as importantly, the sessions are led by staff who already know their participants—their needs, preferences, personalities and abilities. Drums4Health gives those trusted teams the training, equipment, resources and ongoing support to turn that knowledge into meaningful rhythm and movement sessions.

It means:

Lower ongoing delivery costs

More frequent sessions

Confident and skilled staff

Activities adapted to individual needs

A programme that can become part of everyday provision

New Drums4Health dementia workshops are now being introduced within the Hub’s services—and other organisations can follow the same model.

If you work in dementia care, older adult services, SEND, education, community health, leisure or wellbeing, your team could do this too.

Message Drums4Health to find out about our training and organisation packages.

Move. Drum. Connect.

18/09/2026

Come and join us !!!!!! 🎶🎶🎶

15/09/2026

Such a wonderful day at DEMFEST 2026!

It was a real pleasure for Drums4Health to team up with Dementia Care Hub and demonstrate how rhythm, movement and music can support people living with dementia and those who care for them.

Despite the drizzle, so many people joined in—seated and standing—creating a joyful atmosphere filled with movement, connection and plenty of smiles.

A huge thank you to Romdag for bringing together so many organisations committed to improving dementia care, and to the beautiful Sir Harold Hillier Gardens for hosting us.

I’m delighted that Dementia Care Hub will now be offering Drumming for Dementia workshops in Totton. To find out more, email [email protected].

Move. Drum. Connect. 💜

11/09/2026

Looking forward to joining The Dementia Care Hub and Emma Golby-Kirk at Dem Fest this Sunday. Emma and her team will be demonstrating how rhythm and movement van be used within dementia care.

09/09/2026

Thank you WI ladies for a wonderful evening with you all 🎶🎶🎶

Such a fun evening with Tamsin from Drums4Health would highly recommend ....

09/09/2026

🥁💜 WHAT A FUN MORNING! 💚🥁

We had such a brilliant drumming session this morning, with Drums4Health, lots of drumming, dancing, moving, laughing and connecting! 😍

And it’s not just great fun. Drumming and dancing are a gorgeous way to support our wellbeing too:

🥁 Gets your body moving and your heart rate up
💜 Helps release stress and tension
🧠 Challenges the brain with rhythm, coordination and movement
😊 Can give your mood a lovely boost
💪 Supports balance, coordination and mobility
💚 Brings people together and creates connection
😂 And perhaps most importantly… we LAUGH!

What a way to start a Wednesday morning movement, music, connection and a whole lot of fun!

Fancy joining us? You absolutely don’t need to be able to drum or dance, just come along and have a go. 🥁💃

📱 WhatsApp me on 07902 565210 for details.
Women only and we are in Dawlish.

Come and drum, dance and start your Wednesday feeling GOOD! 💚💜

07/09/2026

I’m delighted to be featured in Brainz Magazine, talking about why Drums4Health is so much more than simply exercising to music.

For me, the drum isn’t just a prop. We teach structured rhythmic patterns, which means the brain has a job to do as well as the body.

People are moving, listening, processing, remembering, coordinating—and very often laughing and connecting at the same time.

In the interview, I talk about:

🥁 Why rhythm and movement can make exercise more engaging
🥁 What my background in music, education and fitness has brought to Drums4Health
🥁 Why genuine inclusion must be built into an activity from the beginning
🥁 What our work with people living with dementia is teaching us
🥁 My ambition for Drums4Health to sit at the intersection of physical activity, creative health and preventative wellbeing

My aim isn’t for everyone in the room to do exactly the same thing. It’s for everyone in the room to feel part of the same thing.

Thank you to Brainz Magazine for giving me the opportunity to share the story and thinking behind Drums4Health.

You can read the full interview here:
https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/how-rhythm-and-movement-are-redefining-wellbeing-an-interview-with-tamsin-ward

Move. Drum. Connect.

Tamsin Ward is a former music teacher and headteacher, a qualified Personal Trainer, and holds a Master’s in Education. She founded Drums4Health to harness the combined power of movement...

06/09/2026

🥁 Some very exciting news for Drums4Health!

I’m incredibly proud that Drums4Health is becoming a Creative Health Placement Partner for the Academy of Nursing at the University of Exeter.

Through the university’s innovative Bridging the Gap programme, student nurses experience community-based and social care placements that explore how creativity, music and movement can support health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and promote person-centred care.

Students joining Drums4Health will be able to observe and participate in sessions, seeing first-hand how combining rhythm, movement and connection can support physical, mental and emotional wellbeing across our communities.

It is wonderful to see creative and preventative approaches recognised as an important part of healthcare education. I’m delighted that our work will help future nurses explore the value of holistic care alongside traditional clinical practice.

A huge thank you to Cathy Rant and the Academy of Nursing for recognising the potential of Drums4Health and inviting us to be part of this exciting programme.

Move. Drum. Connect.