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Withernsea Organ Society

Telephone Number :  01964 614267

Email address :  megread@talktalk.net

Contact name :  Margaret Read

Venue address : The Northfield, Waxholme Road, Withernsea, HU19 2BT

About Withernsea Organ Society

The Society was formed in 1974 by a group of enthusiasts of organ music and music in general.  Monthly Meetings were held in the local church hall initially, but they then moved into the Royal British Legion Club, which is a large converted house, and held meetings every two weeks.  There was no organ at the club, so members set about fund-raising to buy one.  Garden Parties, coffee mornings, strawberry teas, cheese and wine parties (very popular) it was all good fun actually, mind you we were all much younger then.  The first professional concert was held in 1981 and the artist was John Mann, this was basically a demonstration evening, these were very popular in those days and it gave people a chance to see many top artists.  It was obvious there was an audience for this music and another top artist -Brian Sharp was invited in 1982.  These concerts were held at Teddy's Club, at that time a thriving nightclub.  Two or three concerts were held each year year and members also met every two weeks at the RBL  In 1988 they changed concert venue to the Northfield, and as membership increased so did the number of concerts, now, with the exception of January and February a concert is held each month. Obviously the RBL could not accommodate the increased number of members.so meetings there were discontinued.  The original founder members unfortunately, are no longer with us, but the present Secretary and Chairman both joined the society in 1977 and 1978 respectively.and have served on the committee since that time.

Most of the country's top players have played at Withernsea over the years.  We have been very fortunate that they came, as most will say, not the most convenient place to get to.  It is to be hoped that they will continue to come and that we shall continue to have good audiences for them to play to.   It is also to be hoped that both artists and guests find a friendly atmosphere awaits them here at Withernsea.. 

Concerts are on Tuesdays we try for 1st or 2nd of the month.  Admission is £2.50 members and £3.50 guests, for certain events when tickets are sold in advance there may be an increase in admission price.  We recently had Australian artist Tony Fenelon when he was in the U.K. . 

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