2025
Wednesday 26 February - HORLEY Methodist Church - Annual General Meeting 19:30 (Tea/Coffee from 19:00)
2024
Saturday 27th January - CRAWLEY St Alban Gossops Green - Extraordinary General Meeting followed by Annual General Meeting 10:30
Coffee available from 10:00am, meeting at 10:30am, organ playing and then lunch for those who wish at the Toby Carvery Crawley.
Thursday 23 May - HORSHAM St Mark - Social Evening
Saturday 22nd June - Visit to St Nicholas Church Great Bookham
Thursday 3 October - COPTHORNE St John the Evangelist - Members' Recital
2023
Saturday 4th March - CHARLWOOD St Nicholas - Annual General Meeting 10:30
Coffee available from 10:00am, meeting at 10:30am, organ playing and then lunch for those who wish at the Half Moon
Thursday 27th April - HORSHAM St Mark - Social gathering 19:30
Friday 19th May - PORTSMOUTH (joint visit with East Surrey Organists' Association and North Hampshire Organists' Association)
Saturday 30th September - HORSHAM Christs Hospital School - Opening Recital of rebuilt organ - 16:00
Thursday 5th October - HORSHAM Unitarian Church - Recital given by members 19:30
Sunday 22nd October - HORSHAM St Mary - Choral Evensong 18:00
Saturday 9th December - Christmas Lunch
2022
Saturday 12th March - CHARLWOOD St Nicholas - Annual General Meeting 10:30am
Coffee available from 10:00am, meeting at 10:30am, organ playing and then lunch for those who wish at the Half Moon
Saturday 23rd April - Visit to Organs in Reigate and Redhill
10:30am - REIGATE St Mark
12:00 - REDHILL St Joseph
2:30pm - tba
Saturday 25th June - Visit to House Organ in Uckfield with Brighton Association - POSTPONED
July - Members' Recital
September - talk in Cranleigh
2021
Thursday 16th September - Unitarian Church Horsham
Members' Recital
2020
Saturday 1st February AGM - St Bartholomew Horley
POSTPONED Saturday 21 March - 11:00 - Visit to Organ Builder's Workshop
The Sign of the Pipe close to West Malling is the workshop of David Shuker. We will also visit two local organs after lunch. Contact the Secretary for more information and to Membership to enquire about possible car-sharing for this visit.
POSTPONED Saturday 9 May - 10:00 - Holy Trinity Lower Beeding - A Masterclass/Workshop run by D'Arcy Trinkwon.
Although titled ‘For Weddings and a Funeral’ participants are encouraged to bring any music they would like to work at and whatever problems - musical or technical - they need help with.
The class will be given by D’Arcy Trinkwon. Alongside a distinguished international concert career, D’Arcy is the Organist of Worth Abbey and Organist to the University of Sussex. His dynamic teaching is based on profound knowledge and expertise of his art and the organ’s repertoire. Website: www.darcytrinkwon.com
Price for participants £5 Observers are welcome to attend the class
Time: 10 am for coffee; the class will run from 10.30am and last approximately 2 hours (including a break).
Address: Holy Trinity Church, Handcross Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham RH13 6NU.
Parking: in church car park behind the church.
To book your place, please contact Simon Barnes, CHDOA Honorary Secretary by email: secretary@chdoa.org.uk
Please check back for future events.
2019
Saturday 2nd February - 10:15 - Rusper
Annual General Meeting - Plough Inn Rusper. Coffee at 10:15, AGM, Organ playing in the church, followed by Lunch in the Plough.
Thursday 6th June (we will be joined by members of the East Surrey Organists' Association)
CHICHESTER - 15:00 - The Bishop's Palace Chapel
CHICHESTER - 17:15 - Cathedral for Choral Evensong (starts 17:30) followed by members playing the organ
Wednesday 10th July - Memorial concert for Trevor Doyle
CRAWLEY - St John the Baptist - 19:30 A members' recital to which all are welcome
Saturday 14th September
LYMINSTER - 10:30 - St Mary
SLINDON - 13:45 - St Mary
SLINDON - 15:00 - St Richard (RC)
Saturday,16th November
HORSHAM - Workshop in Horsham URC (from 09:45) . Practical tips and help playing hymns and service music for the "reluctant" organist!
The programme is developing so check back frequently to see what we are planning!
2018
Saturday 29th September - tbc
Visit to churches in Portsmouth
Wednesday 15th August - 19:00
Members' Recital - Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, West Sussex.
Saturday 3rd February 10:30am
Annual General Meeting at Slinfold Chapel, The Street, Slinfold, RH13 0RR
2017
Saturday 4th February - 2 pm
CHDOA AGM which will be held in the first floor meeting room of Horsham Library.
Saturday 4th March
London Organ Day - Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London
Tuesday 25th April
Visit to Croydon Minster
Saturday 13th May
Visit to St Mary de Loden & Gloucester Cathedral (joint visit with East Surrey Organists' Association)
2016
Saturday 30 April
WINCHESTER - 11:00 - Winchester College
WINCHESTER - 14:30 - St Andrew Owlesbury
WINCHESTER - 17:30 - The Cathedral
(A joint visit with East Surrey Organists' Association)
Monday 23 May
19.30 - BETCHWORTH - St Michael
Please check back soon to see more dates for this year's programme of activities.