We’re focused on inspiring & empowering young disabled students to live fulfilling,  independent lives.

Help us today by donating

Support our charity today and help us in transforming the lives of young disabled people.

One off and monthly donations are available

£5 per month

Could support the students to learn a range of vital skills towards more independence.

£10 per month

Could provide cooking supplies to help them learn about healthy eating.

£25 per month

Could provide recording equipment training to allow them to record their own music.

£50 per month or more

Could help to pay for transport, additional classes, and opportunities for the students.

63% of students that graduated in 2021, successfully moved onto supported living

How can you support us?

The Orpheus Centre is a registered charity and we rely on your support to make our life-changing work with young disabled people possible.

Gift aid
Regular Giving
Orpheus Musical Notes

Clear Out Your Closet

Tandridge Together Lottery
In Memory & Wills

NEWS: Will you help a disabled young person
to shine this Christmas

Your gift could help a student like Aiden to shine, so they can achieve their aspirations.

Your Christmas gift could mean we can keep providing wellbeing support for Aiden and any Orpheus student in need.

Through support like one-to-one counselling, music therapy, or fun and sociable lunch groups, you could help a student cope with painful experiences and emotions.

NEWS: Orpheus Appoints New CEO

In January 2025 Andrew Willetts will join the Orpheus Centre as its Chief Executive Officer. Andrew comes from Oasis Charitable Trust where he was the Principal Director for Oasis Restore. Andrew and his team created, designed and built the UK’s first secure school with a therapeutic and integrated model of education, health and care at the heart of their programme. In his career, Andrew has held leadership roles in a wide range of sectors, including charity/ non-profit, local authority, education, public health and youth justice work. He and his teams have been recognised nationally for delivering some of the most innovative programmes in local and central government.

Our College

We use the arts as a tool to enable students to grow their personal development, cognitive and communication skills, and to achieve an overall sense of self-worth, pride, and confidence. All students choose a major subject to focus on when they join, and this currently includes drama, dance, music, creative arts, or film and media. To find out more whilst we are working on our website, you can download the prospectus below or you can email: enquiries@orpheus.org.uk

Other services we provide:

Hire Our Venue Out For Your Event

Host your event in our 17th Century Barn Theatre with all the facilities you will need for a great event.

Disability and Accessibility Training

Do you need to improve your understanding of disability in the workplace? Our experienced and qualified staff can help you.

Orpheus Arts Café

Situated within the lovely rural gardens of the Orpheus Centre, the Arts Café is a student-led enterprise that caters to students, staff, and events throughout the year.

Disability accessibility audit with OrpheAccess

This student-led group has the knowledge and real-life experience to help you provide the best workplace experience possible.

Student-led music recording and composition

The Extraordinary Studios student group
uses our recording studios

Orpheus Performance Singing Group

Book a truly spectacular performance by the students. We’re extremely lucky to have talented people who are available to take part in public events.

Orpheus Activism Group

Equality and making a difference is important to the Students who design and sell merchandise like T-shirts.

Mash Up Forum Theatre – Making Theatre Interactive

The students deliver engaging and interactive theatre experiences to local schools and communities.

Childcare through OrpheTots

The Students lead a range of activities for children onsite at Orpheus for our staff, and go out to a local nursery for work experience.

Sign up to our Newsletter

Sign up to our E-Newsletter and stay up to date with all the excitement happening around the centre, as well as receiving updates for our upcoming events!

We rely on your support to make our life-changing work with young disabled people possible.

Supporting Orpheus with a donation is a simple way of showing our students that you care about their future!

Our Community Engagement

At the Orpheus Centre, we believe in the transformative power of the Arts to unlock the boundless potential of young disabled adults. By nurturing their creative talents, we empower them with confidence, independence, and a sense of purpose that goes beyond the classroom and enriches their lives.
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🎁 We had a great time gift wrapping at Belfry Shopping Centre, Redhill last Sunday!

Well be back at the Belfry tomorrow (Sunday 22) to get your presents prepared for the big day, so please come along if you can with your final gifts 🎅

🎁 We had a great time gift wrapping at Belfry Shopping Centre, Redhill last Sunday!

We'll be back at the Belfry tomorrow (Sunday 22) to get your presents prepared for the big day, so please come along if you can with your final gifts 🎅
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🎅🎵 Jazz up a friend or family member’s Christmas this year with tickets to see acclaimed singer-pianist Joe Stilgoe at Alexandra Palace Theatre!

He’ll be performing on 13 March alongside his band and an array of special guests including Rob Brydon, Mel Giedroyc, Rhys Stephenson, Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir, and students from the Orpheus Centre.

It’s sure to be the perfect gift for a lover of live music, and tickets start at just £37. Head to our website today to find out more and book!

👉orpheus.org.uk/event/joe-stilgoe-friends

🎅🎵 Jazz up a friend or family member’s Christmas this year with tickets to see acclaimed singer-pianist Joe Stilgoe at Alexandra Palace Theatre!

He’ll be performing on 13 March alongside his band and an array of special guests including Rob Brydon, Mel Giedroyc, Rhys Stephenson, Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir, and students from the Orpheus Centre.

It’s sure to be the perfect gift for a lover of live music, and tickets start at just £37. Head to our website today to find out more and book!

👉orpheus.org.uk/event/joe-stilgoe-friends
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🥣 Our Life Skills Kitchen serves not only as a great space for our Catering Enterprise group to prep food and practice their skills, but also for students during extra-curricular sessions and evening enrichment time.

Here the students were enjoying their time making pizza and apple crumble, ready for a movie night! 🍕

🥣 Our Life Skills Kitchen serves not only as a great space for our Catering Enterprise group to prep food and practice their skills, but also for students during extra-curricular sessions and evening enrichment time.

Here the students were enjoying their time making pizza and apple crumble, ready for a movie night! 🍕
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🚌 The students have been doing some excellent forward planning for their Independence trips!

Once plans were finalised, they made their way to the nearest bus stops from the centre, used the maps and timetables at the stop to figure out which buses they needed to catch, and bought their tickets independently.

Putting these steps into regular practice during their time at Orpheus means the students can continue to build up their confidence when travelling out and about 😊

🚌 The students have been doing some excellent forward planning for their Independence trips!

Once plans were finalised, they made their way to the nearest bus stops from the centre, used the maps and timetables at the stop to figure out which buses they needed to catch, and bought their tickets independently.

Putting these steps into regular practice during their time at Orpheus means the students can continue to build up their confidence when travelling out and about 😊
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