The Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has announced donations to eight UK organisations, to fund projects for young people to participate in the arts.

Projects to receive funding include The Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians Partnership Programme, Oldham Coliseum Education Partnership Scheme, Seaham Music Academy and the Barn Theatre Trust. Madeleine Lloyd Webber, Trustee for the Foundation, said 'We hope that other donors will step forward to help us make the arts an integral part of our society for generations to come'.