Saturday 28th March 2026 – Visit to Papworth Everard and Boxworth

Meet at St. Peter’s Church, Church Lane, Papworth Everard at 2 pm

For our spring visit this year, our President has selected another two contrasting organs relatively local to Cambridge. First to St. Peter’s Church, Church Lane, Papworth Everard CB23 3QN where there is a rather grand Brindley & Foster IIIP/27ss organ (NPOR D00417) dating from 1884 upon which we will be let loose. We will then move to nearby St. Peter’s Church, School Lane, Boxworth CB23 4ND where there is a much smaller Holdich IP/7ss (NPOR D00184)  dating from 1857 and installed here from Stirtloe Hall, Buckden in 1953 by Bill Johnson. There are a number of sound-files attached to the NPOR survey where you can hear our Vice President, Anne Page play some short pieces on this organ, which I hope will whet your appetite to hear and play this little organ in person.

There is a small coffee shop in Papworth, The Courtyard, with a limited menu if anyone wanted to take a light lunch beforehand (Unit 2 Pendrill Court, Ermine Street North, Papworth Everard).

Saturday 16th May 2026 – Visit to organs in Trumpington and Grantchester

This will be a morning visit to St. Mary and St. Michael’s Church, Trumpington CB2 9LH to hear and play the IIP/16ss organ originally by Joseph Walker and dating from 1851 but altered over the years, most recently during an overhaul in 2003 by Harrison & Harrison. Lunch in a local pub will follow before we visit nearby St. Andrew and St. Mary’s Church, Grantchester CB3 9NF with its IIP/14ss organ dating back prior to 1849 at which date it was converted from a barrel organ to a “finger” organ. This will be an opportunity to hear and play two interesting local organs with a varied history.  More details in the next Newsletter. Note the date now.

Saturday 18th July 2026 at 2.15 pm – Composite Recital at St. John’s, Hills Road.

It is a little while since we held a composite recital, so here is you opportunity for members to come forward with a favourite  organ piece or two to play for us on the St. John’s organ (Mander IIP/24 NPOR N08049). Please reserve your slot in the programme and let me have details of your choice of music by 30th June 2026 at the latest.