Welcot - West Lancs Cinema Organ Trust

10/01/2022

Hi Everyone. In view of the circulating omicron variant of Covid-19, we have taken the decision to help protect our dancers by cancelling our January and February 2022 events. Please watch this space as we will be up and running again just as soon as the virus effects in our community improve. Take care everyone.

25/12/2021

A Merry Christmas to all our dancers! We look forward to seeing you all at our events in 2022.

01/11/2021

Hi Everyone. Our November dance is coming up on 19th November. Come along for an evening of Ballroom and Social Sequence Dancing to live music from our resident keyboard player. We look forward to seeing you!!

11/10/2021

Hi Everyone. This coming Friday sees our October dance at St. Stephen's Club in Banks near Southport. Come along and join in the ballroom and sequence dances to live keyboard music from our resident organist. Our MC, Andrew, and his dance partner, will be on hand to lead off the dances - so you're never the first on the floor! The Club has a lovely atmosphere and you will be most welcome at the event. See you there!

06/09/2021

Hi Everyone. With the relaxation of Covid restrictions, and with a high proportion of the population being double vaccinated, we thought we might start our monthly dances up again. The first date we have at Banks is Friday 17th September, and we hope you will be able to join us. Anyone wishing the wear face coverings - that's fine, and the room is a good size. Previously, people have attended and danced in couples - so again, that's fine. We look forward to seeing everyone after such a long time.

18/04/2020

Hi Everyone. We've now also completed the refurbishment of the three keyboards. Each has had new key contact blocks, new thumb pistons and new felt. We've increased the number of pistons on the top and middle keyboards. You'll notice new pistons at each end of the bottom keyboard. Although the organ will initially run on its old analogue relays, we hope to install a computer relay system in the future, and these two pistons will be needed for that. Keep well and safe.

18/04/2020

Hi Everyone. We've been polishing up the old Stop Rail Dividers from the Compton's console. They are 83 years old, and the old faded paint and varnish has been buffed off. The brass will need re-painting with matching new gold paint when we come to re-paint the console. We hope everyone is keeping safe and well.

10/03/2020

If you would like to learn a little more about WeLCOT and how we are trying to save and restore a 1930s Compton Cinema Organ, please go to our webpage at: http://welcot.org.uk

10/02/2020

Don't forget our next dance is coming up on 21st February at St Stephen's Club in Banks. Hope to see you there.

22/01/2020

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22/01/2020

We're carrying on with our restoration of the organ's keyboards. Here are 'before' and 'after' photographs of the accompaniment keyboard support rail. The metalwork has been cleaned; new piston switches have been installed, and new felt provided. Looking a lot better, now!

Our January dance at Banks went well, with another good evening's dancing. This month, we had a singer perform alongside our organist - not many venues can boast live music with a singer these days! The next event is on Friday 21st February 2020 - if you can, come along and join us.

01/01/2020

A Happy New Year to all our dancers. Our first dance of the year is coming up soon. Friday 17th January at 8pm at St Stephen's Club in Banks. Hope to see you there! Please tell all your friends who you think might like to join us.

24/11/2019

We had a great dance in November with the younger dancers once again showing their expertise. We wish all our dancers a Merry Christmas, and look forward to seeing you on 17th January for our first dance of 2020.

25/10/2019

Although we still don't have a 'home' for the organ yet, we are on with the instrument's refurbishment. It's 82 years old, so needs a lot of work to replace worn out components. The picture shows the rebuilt keyboards - we have also taken the opportunity to increase the number of thumb pistons on the Solo manual from 6 to 10.

14/10/2019

We had another great dance last week, and were joined by some younger dancers who really showed how it is done - well done! The next dance is on 15th November - please come along. As one person said last Friday "It is a really nice venue to come to". We have a live musician - there are not too many ballroom/sequence dance nights with live music.

01/10/2019

The dance is next week. Please tell your friends about it. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

21/09/2019

We had a great time running the dance last Friday. Our next event is in 3 weeks' time on 11th October. Make a note in your diary - an evening of 50:50 Ballroom and Social Sequence Dancing with Dance Leaders and Live Music. Dances used to be done this way - and we follow the traditional format. COME AND JOIN US IN OCTOBER.

17/09/2019

COME ON DOWN! We're holding our first dance of the year at St Stephen's Club in Banks on Friday 20th September 2019 at 8pm. Dance Leaders - Andrew and Susan; Live keyboard music from organist Charles Brown; Bar; free parking

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