WE DID IT. The organ was built with tine to spare & not one but two new pieces of music arranged to be played on it. The AOB marquee was busy all the time. This was defiantly a showcase for us.
2010 Events
Lynda & ChrisTina played duets at events unless stated
Earlsdon shopping centre
27 March
Lynda attended
Notts & Lieicester Steam &
Transport 1-3 May
Melton Mowbray
BOGA Spring Event & AGM
15-23 May
Snibston Discovery park, Coalville
Lynda attended
Festival of country Life
29-31 May
Lamport Hall
Amateur Organ Builders
Event 29-5 June
Lavenham (we attend 1-4 June only)
Southern counties Organ
Festival 5/6 June
Middle Wallop
Edith Weston Vintage Fayre 12/13 June
near Rutland water
Coppice Steam 19/20 June
Trowell
Dunchurch village Fete 26
June-
ChrisTina attended
Aldsworth village
fete 3 July
(near Burford)
Rally in the valley 17/18
July
Bridgenorth
Northampton & Lamport
railway 24/25 July
Vintage gathering
Boga Rural Life Centre
31-8 August
Tilford Lynda attended
Ruddington 4th pheonix
rally 14/15 August
Great central railway Nottingham
- ChrisTina attended
Lincoln Show 21/22 August
GDSF 1-5 September
Lynda attended
Spondon 11 Sept-
ChrisTina attended
Dog Show 12 Sept
Near Spondon- ChrisTina attended
Kettering Vintage rally
25/26 Sept
Cranford
Organ Event 9/10 October
Milton Keynes
Midland Model Engineering Show 15-19 October
Bonfire party 5 November
Barnwell- ChrisTina attended
Lime tree Church fayre 13
November
Lynda attended
Barwell Victorian event &
xmas lights 27 November
- ChrisTina attended
Northampton & Lamport
railway 4/5 December
Santa special- ChrisTina attended
Earlsdon late night shop 9
December
Lynda attended
Northampton & Lamport
railway 11/12 December
Santa special- ChrisTina attended
Earlsdon late night shop 16 December
Lynda attended
Northampton & Lamport
railway 18/19 December
Santa special - ChrisTina attended
Earlsdon xmas eve am.
2009 Events Attended
First a big thank you to all those people who helped fill our collection bucket
So far we have raised £3032 towards Coventry Myton Hospice appeal (January 2009)
This is in addition to special event appeals during the past years
Little Downham 21 March
Always a good start to the season. Shall be taking the 20 note organ
Stanford hall Steam & country 2 - 4 May
BOGA Swindon steam museum
9/10 May
handturn
BOGA Forest of Dean
Heritage centre Gloucester 11 - 17 May
handturn
Lamport Hall 23 - 25 May
Coppice Steam, Trowell 13/14 June
Dunchurch village fete 27 June
Aldsworth Village Fete 11
July
near Burford
This was the first outing for Lynda who played duets with ChrisTina
Long Eaton 18/19 July
Lynda & ChrisTina
Wymeswold 25/26 July
Lynda & ChrisTina
Barleylands 1-9 August
Handturned
Rockingham 15/16 August
Lynda & ChrisTina
Lincoln 22/23 August
Lynda & ChrisTina
Every Disabled Child in Leister
matters
25 August
ChrisTina
GDSF 2- 6 September
handturn
Daventry Mop Fair 19/20
September
ChrisTina
Kettering Vintage rally
26/27 September
Lynda & ChrisTina
Milton Keynes Museum 10/11
October
Lynda & ChrisTina
Model Engineering Show 16
- 20 October
Lynda & ChrisTina
Barnwell Bonfire night 5
November
ChrisTina
Ansty Social club Bonfire
Party 7 November
ChrisTina
Bedford victorian Festival
11-13 December
Handturn
Earlsdon Street late night
shopping 17 December
&
24 December morning
Lynda
2 hour Christmas
Concert Outside our home
22 - 25 December
Lynda & ChrisTina
2008 Events
Little Downham 29 March
Always a good start to the season. Shall be taking the 26 note universal
Coventry Motor Museum 20
April
We are organising this first time event with 6 hand turned organs attending
Erewash Country Show Long Eaton 26/27 April
Twinwoods 3/5 May
This was a very low key event with only 3 organs. Mine being the biggest
Black Country Museum 10
May
BOGA AGM Hand turn
Basingstoke 13/17 May
Handturn A very well run event with a good programe of outings
Lamport Hall 24/26 May
Atherstone Fun Day 7 June
Catton Hall 8 June
Ilfracombe 14/15 June
Handturn
Dunchurch village fete 21 June
Alfreton 28/29 June
Aldsworth Village Fete 5
July
near Burford
Milton Keynes 13 July- event cancelled
Coventry motor museum 21 &
24 July
handturn
Wymeswold 26/27 July
Lavenham 27 July/3 August
Amateur organ builders meeting with lots of interest - handturn
Coventry Building society
5 August
handturn
Rockingham 9/10 August
Lincoln 16/17 August
GDSF 27/31 August
handturn
Nuneaton Hand turned Organ Festival 13 September
Kettering Vintage rally 20/21 September
Widness 27/28 September
Twinwoods Glen miller museum 11/12 October
Model Engineering Show 17
- 21 October
Barnwell Bonfire night 5
November
Earlsdon Street late night
shopping
4,11 & 18 December 5 - 8 pm each evening
Kingsbury water Park
"Santa Special"
13/14 December
Visit Old Peoples home
16 December - handturn
2 hour Christmas
Concert Outside our home
22 - 25 December
2007 Events
In spite of the floods we still
managed to attend 20 separate events as listed below
Little Downham 31 March
"ChrisTina" attended the first event of the season
Truck Run North Newington
15 April
"ChrisTina" attended
Wollaton Hall 5/6 May
We cancelled this because Tina was recovering from her back operation
Belvoir Castle 19/20 May
"ChrisTina" attended. Nice rally weather ok
Lamport hall 26/27 May
"ChrisTina" attended. Wet & cold! Played for only 1 1/2 hours on Sunday. Most
people including us left Monday morning
Atherstone Fun Day 2 June
"ChrisTina" attended this 1/2 day event. First outing with our new generator
St Oswalds Fete Coventry 9
June
"ChrisTina" attended this nice small church fete opened by Lord Mayor
Gressenhall Workhouse
Museum Norfolk 16/17 June
"26 note handturned" attended. Saturday wet so played in the church. Sunday dry
played outside
Bloxham steam 23/24 June
We cancelled this due to wet & mud
Long Eaton 29/1 July
Cancelled due to site flooded!
Managed to find a local village Fete instead at Thurlaston Saturday pm
Keresley Village Fete 7 July
Myton Hospice Fete 8 July
This is who we collect for
Box Trees Grind 14/15 July
A nice quiet weekend for a mixture of handturned organs. Out of 11 organs
3 were home build. Again wet on Sunday.
Wymeswold 28/29 July
Cancelled. the farmer could not harvest his crops in time for the rally
Lavenham Vintage Fun day 5
August
hand turned
Rockingham 11/12 August
"Christina" attended
Lincoln 18/19 August
"Christina" attended another wet event!
GDSF 29/2 September
26 note handturned
Widness 29/30 September
"Christina" attended
Twinwoods 13/14 October
"Christina" attended
Barnwell fireworks 5
November
near Corby -2 hours "ChrisTina" attended
Coventry Motor museum 5
December
late night Shopping - 3 hours
Earlsdon Street late night
shopping
6, 13 & 20 December 2 hours each evening
1 1/2 hour Christmas
Concert Outside our home
21 - 25 December
Events Attended in 2006
Little Downham 25 March
"ChrisTina" attended
Borrowash 15/16 April
"ChrisTina" attended
Wollaton 29/30 April
"ChrisTina" attended
Catton Hall 13/14 May
"ChrisTina" attended
Belvior Castle 20/21 May -refused (on list for 07)
Lamport Hall 27/28 May
"ChrisTina" attended (Mud-most people had to be towed on & off)
Rollcutter Event Ramsgate 6 - 11 June
All 3 organs attended
Bloxham Steam 24/25 June
"ChrisTina" attended
Hollowell 1/2 July
"ChrisTina" attended
Stoke in Steam 8/9 July
This event has been cancelled due to cost
Hunstanton 15/16 July
(hand turned)
26 note organ attended
Wymeswold 22/23 July
"ChrisTina" attended
(motorhome broke down at entrance of site, towed into place
be another organ & AA relay home!)
Erewash 29/30 July
2 hand turned
Corby 4/6 August
"ChrisTina" attended
Rockingham Castle 12/13
August
"ChrisTina" attended
Lincoln 19/20 August
2 hand turned
Dorset 30 - 3 September
All 3 organs attended
Tractor w/e 9/10 September
"ChrisTina" attended
Widnes 23/24 September
"ChrisTina" attended
Twinwoods 7/8 October
"ChrisTina" attended
Model Engineering Show 13
- 18 October
"ChrisTina" attended
Barnwell fireworks 5
November
near Corby -2 hours "ChrisTina" attended
St. Oswalds Church fayre 2 December
Events in 2005
Wollaton Park Notts 30 April - confirmed
Catton Hall 14,15 May - confirmed
Rollcutter.com Margate 28-30 May - confirmed
Atherstone fun day 4 June
Single Cylinder Tractor show Southam 18,19 June
Bloxham Banbury 25,26 June
Stoke in Steam 16,17 July
(Best in static display award)
Life boat BBQ 27 July
Long Eaton 30 31 July
Lincoln 20,21 Aug
Dorset 27-4 Sept
Scarecrow day 17 Sept
Widnes 24 25 Sept
Midlands Model Engineering
show 14-19 Oct
(commended award for midi organ)
Twinwood organ festival 29,30 Oct
Brownshill green garden centre- Santa arrival 19 November
Xmas fete Allesley playgroup 3 December
Events Attended in 2004
Little Downham 27 March
This was a very nice (but cold) start
to the season
"Roll Cutter" Gathering 1 - 4 May
Newark & Nottingham Show 8 - 9 May
we decided to cancel this one as they
wanted us to pay to attend
Lamport Steam & Country Festival 30/31
May
A nice sized show! We were positioned near the trade stands
so not too much noise to distract from the music
Trentham Gardens Stoke in Steam 10 - 11 July
A much improved park which will be great when finished. The
only problem we had was that one of the PA speakers pointed straight into our
display but was turned round after a friendly word!
Hunstantan 17 - 18 July
Has always been good. The hospitality was first class. Shame
about the rain on the Sunday
Welland Steam & country Fair 23 - 25 July
Turned down for this one
Wymeswold 24 - 25 July
A nice friendly show with plenty of
hand turned organs. Weather was perfect.
Lincoln 21 - 22 Aug
A good large show with lots of organs in play Saturday night.
The AOBs had a good display & plenty of interest.
Great Dorset Steam Fair 1- 5 September
This one is not to be missed, it's
going to be very busy for us, attempting to
build an organ during the show!!
WE DID IT. The organ was built with tine to spare & not one but two new pieces
of music arranged to be played on it. The AOB marquee was busy all the time.
This was defiantly a showcase for us.
Widnes Show 26 - 25 September
Is an organ enthusiasts event with about 50 organs,
large and small
The Dorset organ was sold here and all the money will be sent to the Macmillan
nurses fund
Chasewater Park 2 - 3 October
applied but did not get a reply!
Donington park model show 18/19 Oct
At this show my 26 note organ gained a commended certificate in the
miscellaneous
section
Article published in Coventry Evening Telegraph
John's major key to festive fundraising!
|
Dec 18 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
By Alan Harris |
|
|
MUSIC man John Pettifer is set to bring festive cheer to his Coventry street - by playing carols on a mechanical organ outside his home. The keen grandad is wheeling his self-built labour of love on to his drive for nightly performances in the run-up to Christmas. Mr Pettifer, of Ladbrook Road, Eastern Green, says he has already got a fanbase - his neighbours who can't get enough of his tunes! The 61-year-old is looking forward to the novel "gigs" which will start on Monday, in aid of Myton Hospice. He said: "The neighbours like it, I've never had a complaint from them - it's quieter than a pop group!" Mr Pettifer, a former church organist, spent two years making the instrument which is similar to a fairground organ. The eye-catching music-maker, which is worth about £10,000, features 130 pipes, a glockenspiel and a small drum kit. Wind is blown through the pipes using an electric blower, aided by a small computer to play the correct notes. The organ is called ChrisTina in tribute to a close friend, Christine, who recently died of cancer, and his wife, Tina. Mr Pettifer, a former technician at Coventry University, has previously made two other organs, but is putting the finishing touches to his latest creation. He will give it a trial run outside his home for about an hour from 6.30pm in the run-up to Christmas. Any donations will go to Myton Hospice. Mr Pettifer, who has two grownup children and two grandchildren, said: "The sounds are all working and I'm just painting it up. "It's never been out to the public before so this will be its debut outing." Mr Pettifer, who belongs to the Amateur Organ Builders Group, aims to hire out the organ for bookings from next Easter. He attends various steam fairs and country rallies to display and demonstrate his instruments. He transports his latest creation in a converted trailer, previously owned by the RSPCA, which he bought on auction website eBay. Details of his organ-building and performances are included on his own website www.petbusker.co.uk |
|
| ooOoo Events Attended 2003 Little Downham 29 March Nottingham Steam & country show 26/27 April BoxTrees craft centre 10/11 May Lamport steam & country Festival 25/26 May Ashby Magna Midsummer Vintage Festival 14/15/June Hunstanton 19/20 July Lincolnshire steam & vintage rally 16/17 August Great Dorset steam fair 27-31 August Catton Hall Steam & Country Show 6/7 September Donington park model show 18/19 Oct Methodist church bazaar 8 Nov
|