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Dissolution of the London & South of England Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS) and the creation of The Wurlitzer Heritage Trust
As Chapter members are aware, the committee consulted with them during the first half of 2024 regarding the committees desire to cease our association with the American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS), close the old charity (number 293238) and form a new, independent Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The membership approved the change and so the new charity has now been registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as The Wurlitzer Heritage Trust, charity number 1208875.
We are now working to dissolve the old charity, transfer our assets across to the new charity and everything else that goes with changing an organisation’s structure, governance and name. A new website has now replaced this one, using our working name of The Woking Wurlitzer. You will also see our new logo on signage and other documentation.
What does this mean to you?
We own the Woking Wurlitzer outright, so our programme of Woking concerts will continue as published, under the name The Woking Wurlitzer, notwithstanding unforeseen circumstances.
If you are an ATOS Full National member, so you have paid £66 ($US exchange rate depending) for both our old ATOS London & South of England Chapter Associate membership (£10 per annuum) and £56 for the USA ATOS Full National membership these will continue until expiry. Once your ATOS Full National membership expires you will need to renew this directly with the USA should you wish to do so, not via Peter Collett, our Membership Secretary, so please do not send us any money. To access the membership page of the USA site please click HERE.
Your London & South of England Chapter Associate membership will still entitle you to a discount off of admission to most of our concerts until it expires, so please be sure to bring your membership card with you.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of the current trustees, details of which you may find HERE, and please visit and bookmark our new website The Woking Wurlitzer which contains all the information you need about our concerts, events and other matters.
