The events listed are all expected to have a fair organ presence. All information is gathered in good faith and you are advised to check with the organisers that an event is definitely on before travelling. FOPS cannot be held responsible for an event not taking place.


Events for 2009

January

11 Open Day.
The Amersham Fair Organ Museum, Unit 1, 28 Plantation Road, Amersham, Bucks HP6 6HJ. Tel: +44 (0)1494 433948.

February

8 Open Day.
The Amersham Fair Organ Museum, Unit 1, 28 Plantation Road, Amersham, Bucks HP6 6HJ. Tel: +44 (0)1494 433948.

March

8 Open Day.
The Amersham Fair Organ Museum, Unit 1, 28 Plantation Road, Amersham, Bucks HP6 6HJ. Tel: +44 (0)1494 433948.

28 FOPS Annual General Meeting
Pipes in the Peaks, Thorpe Road, Dovedale, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 2AT. Compton cinema organ, plus guest instruments. Venue open from 11am. Overnight accommodation for Friday and Saturday, or just Saturday - dinner and bed/breakfast, at the Quality Hotel and Leisure Centre, Ashbourne. Full details and all bookings through Linda Paskins on +44 (0)1980 621418. Event contact: Peter Haywood, Tel: +44 (0)1509 674882 (7 - 8.30am only).

May

2-4 Rushden Cavalcade
Northants. Tel: +44 (0)1933 350415.

23-25 Strumpshaw Steam Rally
Norwich. Tel: +44 (0)1462 851711.

30-31 St. Albans Steam and Country Show
Formerly held at Leighton Buzzard, this year Herts Steam Engine Preservation Society will be holding their annual steam rally at Oaklands College (Smallford campus), just off the A1057 Hatfield Road, on the edge of St. Albans (satnav: AL4 0JA). Contact: Andrew Harvey (HCL), 19 Beyers Gardens, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 9PY, or email. Tel: +44 (0)7896 555097.

June

13-14 Stapleford Steam
Stapleford Park, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Tel: +44 (0)1462 851711.

19-21 Lister Tyndale Steam Rally
Berkley, Gloucestershire. Tel: +44 (0)1453 546024.

20-21 Castle Fraser Steam and Vintage Fair
Nr Kennay, Aberdeenshire. Tel: +44 (0)1224 276861.

27-28 Banbury Steam
Milton, Oxfordshire. Tel: +44 (0)1869 346670.

27-28 Sheffield Steam and Vintage Rally
North Anston, Sheffield. Tel: +44 (0)1709 545047.

July

4-5 Elvaston Steam Rally
South Derbyshire. Tel: +44 (0)7711 088335.

4-5 Chiltern Steam Rally
Prestwood, Buckinghamshire. Tel: +44 (0)7901 813459.

11-12 Rempstone Steam & Country Show
Wymeswold, Leicestershire. Tel: +44 (0)1509 810063.

18-19 Ackworth Steam and Historic Show
Nr Pontefract, South Yorkshire. Tel: +44 (0)1977 617327.

24-26 Welland Steam and Country Show
Upton, Worcestershire. Tel: +44 (0)1531 890417.

24-26 Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show.
Nr Southampton. Tel: +44 (0)23 8086 7882.

25-26 Cumbria Steam Gathering
Cark Airfield, Flookburgh. Tel: +44 (0)1524 271584.

31 July - 2 August Torbay Steam Fair
The Market Field, Churston Ferrers, Nr Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0LJ. Tel: +44(0)7795 383324.

August

1-2 Thurlow Steam and Country Show
Nr Cambridge. Tel: +44 (0)1799 530246.

15-16 Driffield Steam and Vintage Rally
East Yorkshire.

22-23 Fairford Steam Rally
Gloucestershire. Tel: +44 (0)1285 712587.

22-23 Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally
County Showground, A15 near Lincoln. Tel: +44(0)1507 605937.

30-31 County of Salop Steam Show.
Onslow Park, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Tel: +44 (0)1743 792731.

September

2-6 Great Dorset Steam Fair
Tarrant Hinton, Blandford Forum, Dorset.

12-13 Malpas Yesteryear Rally
Hampton, Cheshire. Tel: +44 (0)1978 780749.

19-20 Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre
Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Tel: +44 (0)1462 851711.

19-20 Henham Steam Rally
Southwold, Suffolk. Tel: +44 (0)1502 578771.

26-27 FOPS North West Group, Organ & Vintage Rally
Victoria Park, Widnes, Cheshire, open 10am until 5pm, free admission, free car-parking. The largest gathering of organs in the the North of England, 50 organs expected. Contacts: George Houghton, +44 (0)151 424 5438; Amy Covington, +44 (0)1928 516117.

October

10-11 Organ Rally - ex-Twinwoods
This event has now been relocated to the Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive, Wolverton. Milton Keynes. MK12 5EL. Contact Bob West, Tel: +44 (0)1234 355764.

December

27 Gavioli Gathering.
North Newington sports and social club, near Banbury, Oxon, starting at 11.00am. Contact Jeffrey Shackell, 07971 985302 during the day or 01993 773088, evening.


I'm sorry to say that as yet nobody has come forward to regularly manage the coming events listing. Future events are announced from time to time elsewhere on the internet. One of these sources is the iMOD discussion forum, which has an events section here.


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