EOA

EOA AGM plus lunch and a concert at Chelmsford Cathedral
2026-06-27 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Chelmsford Cathedral, Chelmsford, Essex
We are planning to combine this year’s AGM with a concert taking place in Chelmsford Cathedral on Saturday 27th June and a meal. The provisional programme is as follows:
12pm Lunch in Chelmsford
2pm Samuel Bristow (Assistant Director of Music) will be performing Prokofiev’s musical fairytale ‘Peter and the Wolf’ at Chelmsford Cathedral, with narration by storyteller Mike Dodsworth.
3pm AGM in the Cathedral
Further details to follow. In the meantime, please save the date. If you require any further information about this event at this stage, or wish to express an interest in taking part, please contact Emma Gibbins on emmagibbins1978@gmail.com.

EOA Summer Social in Thaxted
2026-07-25 12:00 - 17:00 | Thaxted
This year’s Summer Social will take place on Saturday 25th July in the pretty little market town of Thaxted. We have arranged to visit Thaxted Parish Church, which is home to three organs: the historic 1821 3MP 23 organ by Henry Lincoln; a 1MP 8 organ by Cedric Arnold; and a 3MP digital organ (the Thaxted Festival organ) by Makin. We are also hoping to visit Bolford Street URC, which is home to a 2MP 14 organ by Cedric Arnold with painted pipes. We are planning to combine our visit with an early evening meal at the India Villa opposite the Parish Church. Further details to follow. In the meantime, please save the date. If you require any further information about this event at this stage, or wish to express an interest in taking part, please contact Michaela Cottee on organistassociation@gmail.com.

All Day Visit to Organs in the Bishops Stortford Area
2026-09-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Bishops Stortford
We were hoping to run this event last year, but it was cancelled because there were insufficient expressions of interest in a timely manner. A number of people subsequently said that they were planning to take part, so we are rescheduling the planned visit to organs in Stansted Mountfitchet, Birchanger and Bishops Stortford, to take place on Saturday 19th September. This will be run as a joint meeting, organised by the EOA, to which members of the Enfield & District Organists’ Association and Beds & Herts Organists’ Association will also be invited. If you require any further information about this event at this stage, or wish to express an interest in taking part, please contact Andrew Stevens on a.stevens50@btinternet.com.
The timetable for the day will be:
10.00am St Mary the Virgin Church, Stansted Mountfitchet (CM24 8UB) – 2 manuals &
pedals (15 stops), originally built by Hill & Son in 1874 but rebuilt and moved by Hill, Norman
& Beard in 1950.
NPOR: npor.org.uk/survey/N18642
12.00 noon St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger (CM23 5QH) – 3 manuals & pedals
(24 stops), built by August Gern (previously foreman at the Cavaillé-Coll works in Paris) in
1884. Grade I Historic Organ certificate.
NPOR: npor.org.uk/survey/N08628
1.30pm Pub Lunch at The Three Willows, Birchanger (CM23 5QR)
3.30pm St Michael’s Church, Bishop’s Stortford (CM23 2ND) – 3 manuals & pedals (44
stops), recently rebuilt (2016) by Mander Organs.
NPOR: npor.org.uk/survey/V00394

EOA Extended visit to South Wales
2026-10-27 08:00 - 2026-10-29 17:00 | South Wales
EOA President Emma Gibbins has organised an Extended Visit to South Wales, which will take place during half-term week. We will be visiting and playing several interesting organs over three days, from Tuesday 27th October to Thursday 29th October. Given the distance from Essex, members might like to plan to arrive on the Monday and depart on the Friday. Some people will be taking their car, so for people going by train it should be possible to have a lift between venues. Please see the information sheet below for full details:
Wales extended visit October 2026 INFO SHEET July 2026
If you require any further information about this event, or wish to express an interest in taking part, please contact Emma Gibbins on emmagibbins1978@gmail.com.

Bring & Share Music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, at Christ Church, Chelmsford
2026-11-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Christ Church, Chelmsford
The idea of this event is to bring and “share” – by talking about and playing – organ music that is appropriate for Advent, Christmas or Epiphany. This event will take place at Christ Church Chelmsford on Saturday 21st November 2026. Further details to follow. In the meantime, please save the date. If you require any further information about this event at this stage, or wish to express an interest in taking part, please contact Emma Gibbins on emmagibbins1978@gmail.com.
