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Cheadle and District Organ Society

Telephone Number :  01625 858 004

Email address :  dpbuxton@gmail.com

Contact name :  David Buxton

Venue address : Cheadle Social Club, Ashfield Crescent, Cheadle , Cheshire, SK8 1BQ

About Cheadle and District Organ Society

 Here are a few details about our Society in case you have come upon us for the first time.

 For over 40 years we have been presenting monthly concerts at our venue of Cheadle Social Club, but in actual fact the Society was formed in 1967 under the name of Wilmslow Hammond Organ Society but eventually change of venues necessitated a new name and committee. We have a committee of  dedicated organ enthusiasts who meet regularly to oversee the running of the society. 

If you would like to come along to any of our concerts you will receive a warm welcome as you come through the door. Do hope we may have the pleasure of meeting and greeting you sometime in the future. Doors open at 7.00pm and the concert starts at 7.30pm

Admission is £10 per person.

The concert finishes at 10.00pm

During the interval at 8.30pm drinks can be purchased from the bar, tea or coffee is provided free of charge courtesy of the Social Club and the draw for the raffle takes place,followed by information about other concerts in the local area.

A newsletter is sent out to all those who provide us with an e-mail address , if you don't have one yourself perhaps a relative or friend would allow us  to send it to them and they could let you have a copy , just a thought ?

Thanks to Nicholas Martin BEM  for an excellent concert  on the 2nd of March, enjoyed by all, they all went home with a smile on their faces also Nicholas, we appreciate the fact that you included a tribute to our late Hon Vice President Nigel Ogden and not forgetting playing More Than Ever Now ,the theme tune for the film The Railway Children.

Our next concert  will be on the 13th of April , please note  this is the second Monday due to the Easter Holiday  when Glyn Madden will be coming to play for us.

Look forward to seeing you on the night. Please support us if you possibly can we do really appreciate it .

The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust have a weekly concert on Wednesdays' at  the Heritage Centre at Peel Green in Eccles near Manchester M30 7HJ ;

On the 4th of March the Organist will be David Ivory on the 11th David Redfern, the 18th Kevin Morgan and the 25th Nicholas Martin BEM

Admission is £7.50 , hot and cold refreshments available, doors open at 12noon and the concert starts at 1.00pm , free parking is available.

One of the organs at the heritage centre is the ex Davenport Theatre Compton Organ,please support them if you can

At the Plaza in Stockport on Wednesday the 25th of March there is a Behind the Scenes Tour at 11.00am, admission is £10 , advanced booking is recommended. 

On Saturday the 4th of April there will be a coffee morning starting at 11.00am and finishing at 2.00pm. Free entry, relax in the wonderful surroundings of Stockport's Art Deco gem 

Proceeds from all beverage sales and stalls go towards the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the 1932 built Cinema and Variety Theatre 

At Stockport  Town Hall.

I have been reliably informed bppy a member of the LTOT that ALL remaining concerts at the Town Hall have been cancelled until June 2026.

At Stockport Organ & Keyboard Club the next Concert Night will be on Thursday the 30th of April 2026 when Chris Powell will be the guest Organist, admission will be £10, and the bar will be open serving drinks including tea and coffee.

This takes place at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club on Douglas Road Hazel Grove STOCKPORT Cheshire SK7 4JG

If you are in Stockport on Saturday the 14th of March  you might like to call in at St  Peters Church on St Peters Square between 10.00am and 1.00pm where you can listen to people playing on the church organ a Hammond  B200 a Yamaha EL70 or the piano, all welcome , this is a monthly event  which always takes place on the 2nd Saturday of the month, free admission, raffle and  refreshments ie, Coffee, Tea or Hot Chocolate and a cake for £2.50

Guests on the 14th of March 2026 will be Organists Keith Philpott  and Gilly Oselton , Singer Diane Berry and the Mind Choir.

Instead of the usual raffle they will be holding " A Grand Easter Egg Raffle " in the cafe area at 12.35pm . If you are able, please bring along a small Easter Egg or a bar of chocolate for them to raffle , thank you.

For further details about future concerts, please email andrewmoody@aol.com.

It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Nigel Ogden our Hon Vice President for many years passed away on  the 27th of January, he was 71,  sincere condolences go out to his family and friends at this sad time from everyone at Cheadle.

Nigel came to Cheadle every year in  November to do a concert for us to play on  our Hammonnd C3 

His main claim to fame of course was that he was the presenter of the Organist Entertains on BBC Radio 2 for many years, also, he was a regular visitor to Stockport Town Hall to play the Mighty Wurlitzer

Rest in peace Nigel and thanks for all the wonderfull entertainment  you provided over many year both on the radio and also at the numerous concerts you did around the country 

Details for the funeral service for Nigel are as follow -:

There will be a Requiem Mass at St Joseph's Catholic Church on Woodlands Road,, Andsell, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4EP starting at 12 noon on Thursday the 26th of February

Donations in Nigel's memory can be made to either Parkinsons UK, British Heart Foundation or CAFOD 

Details of other events at the Cheadle Soctal  Club, please visit www cheadlesocialclub.co.uk or telephone 0161 496 7196 from 6.30pm onwards

David Buxton

Hon Treasurer.

Latest update 3rd of March 2026