Missed the Don't Stop The Music instrument amnesty? Don't worry! There are still lots of ways to put your unused instrument to good use. Here are just five of them...

1. Donate it to Oxfam

During the amnesty, members of the public dropped off their donated instruments at Oxfam shops right across the UK. But you can still take your instruments to your local Oxfam, so they can sell it and raise money for the charity's important work fighting poverty around the world. You'll also give someone the chance to get a second-hand instrument for an affordable price.

2. Offer it to your local school

The instruments donated to Don't Stop The Music will be delivered to 150 schools around the UK. If you have a working instrument you'd like to pass on to the next generation, why not contact your local school and see if they'd like a new addition to their music cupboard. 

3. Give it to a music charity

There are musical charities across the UK working tirelessly to widen access to music education, and many need instruments to keep going. El Sistema England, for example, is on the lookout for "used or new orchestral instruments". Can you help?

4. Inspire a young relative

Got a niece? Godson? Second cousin twice removed? Give your instrument a new lease of life and donate it to a younger member of your family. Many of our star supporters, from Maverick Sabre to Sophie Ellis Bextor, were inspired by a musical relative. You could be the person they thank in years to come when they're headlining at Wembley!

5. Start playing it again

If you've been inspired by the determination, persistence and passion shown by the kids in the Don't Stop The Music TV series on Channel 4, take a leaf out of their book and give playing another go. You might discover a hidden talent, a favourite hobby, even a new career – or at least a way to wile away those long winter evenings...

Instrument Amnesty