Organ club is facing closure

The Regis Organ and Keyboard Club is facing closure if its next concert doesn’t prove a success.

They are pinning all their hopes on April 27 when they welcome nationally recognised performers Tony Stace and Andrew Nix to the Jubilee Hall, Felpham, at 7.15pm.

It’s a line-up that should bring in the crowds; if it doesn’t then, two years before its half century, The Regis Organ and Keyboard Club will fold.

Sue Scott, who runs the club, said: “I feel very frustrated but also I feel sad because people are missing out on some really lovely music. We have a huge range of classical and pop and old standards and it really is lovely and I just think there should be enough people who could come along and enjoy this.”

Part of the problem is that Sue can’t get a committee together, but even without it she can carry on. The real problem is lack of audience.

“I don’t really know what has happened. We used to have a fairly large group of what I like to call older gentlefolk. I don’t like the word old age pensioners! But we had a large group who were as keen as mustard and the atmosphere in the hall was brilliant. That was about five years ago and over the last five years things have just gone downhill really.

1 Tickets £8 on the door.