NAPA announce 2025 as their ‘Year of Musical Expression’ 

ByJDCteam

The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has announced that 2025 will be their ‘Year of Musical Expression’. 

Every year NAPA have a focus for their activities, and the 2025 campaign is designed to inspire and empower Activity and Care Teams across the country to celebrate and integrate music into their activity provision.  

You can find out more and download the toolkit here: https://napa-activities.co.uk/get-involved/the-napa-year-of-musical-expression 

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