Events last year, 2009, arranged by WOA unless otherwise indicated, were as follows: January - AGM and Annual Service at St Martin’s, London Road, Worcester. February - Organ morning at Worcester Cathedral March - London Organ Day. IAO event March - Michael Jones and Malcolm MacDonald. Talk and recordings of interesting and historic organs of the West Midlands. At St Matthias, Malvern Link April - All Saints’, Bromsgrove, where Henry Fairs enjoys the Tamburini organ. May - Moravian Church, Leominster, and a local house organ, and the second hand music store of the Herefordshire Organists’ Society. June - St Mary’s, Usk, newly restored by Nicholson & Co. July - Annual Dinner at La Brasserie, Kidderminster; playing at Baxters first. July - August 4th - IAO Annual Congress. Advance booking essential, see IAO web site August - More small organs around Tenbury. “Hill organs on Hills!” August - Visit to the Compton cinema organ at Fentham Hall. September - Jim Berrow, illustrated lecture on organ cases. At St Matthias, Malvern Link. October - Bournville Meeting House, St Francis and the Carillon. October - West of England & South East Wales Regional Organ Day, Cardiff. IAO event. November - Annual Social, hosted by Jenny and Hugh Edwards. Events last year, 2008, arranged by WOA unless otherwise indicated, were as follows: January - AGM and Annual Service at St Martin’s, London Road, Worcester. February - Northampton: Kenneth Tickell Organ Building Works and then to St Matthew’s, including short recital. March - Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies’ College March - London Organ Day (IAO event ) April - St John’s, Wolverhampton May - St Mary’s, Moseley, Birmingham and St Anne’s. June - St Michael’s Cofton Hackett and to St Chad’s, Rubery July - Annual Dinner at The Old Swan, Netherton with playing at Netherton church beforehand July - IAO Annual Congress in Cambridge. (IAO event) August Small and not so small organs around Tenbury Wells September - Marlborough College Chapel October - IAO Midland Regional Organ Day in Lichfield (IAO event) October Fiona Chryssides talks on French organ music with musical illustrations November - Skittles and buffet supper at The Huntsman nearr Kempsey Events in 2007, arranged by WOA unless otherwise indicated, were as follows: March London Organ Day (IAO event ) St John’s, Kidderminster April St Peter’s, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire (Saxon church) May Allegro Music and then to St Peter’s, Lugwardine, Herefordshire June St Matthias & St George, Astwood Bank and then to St Stephen’s Redditch July Annual Dinner (informal) at The Swan, Newlands, Malvern, with playing at Madresfield Court Chapel and the Beauchamp Community Chapel beforehand. July IAO Annual Congress in Glasgow Aug Some small organs around Clent September St John’s, Bromsgrove October West of England & South Wales Regional Organ Day in Wells (Talks, Cathedral Evensong and Recital) October St George’s, Barbourne, Worcester November Skittles evening – social event