Project update, 20th March 2010 

Members of the Trust participated in the 2010 Theatre Organ Day at the Musical Museum, Brentford, organised jointly by the Museum and the Cinema Organ Society. All in all a splendid day culminating in an evening concert on the Museum's Wurlitzer. The Trust occupied Gallery 3 at the Museum with displays about the Troxy project, a video slide show accompanied by vintage recordings of Quentin Maclean on the Troc Wurlitzer, as well as a practical display of organ building work - one of the Trocadero organ's ophcleide wind chests was dismantled and restoration work undertaken in a 'mobile organbuilding factory'. This created a lot of interest, not only from organ enthusiasts attending the Theatre Organ Day, but also from general members of the public (of all ages) visiting the Museum;
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Project update, 18th March 2010 

The Cinema Organ Society's application for Listed Building Consent to install an organ in the Troxy was approved on 18th March 2010 by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets;
See the approval document on their website.

Project update, 8th February 2010 

A Listed Building Consent application to install the organ in the Troxy was submitted on 21st January 2010 to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets;
See the application on their website.

Drawings and other details of the application should be reachable via this link, which give a lot of information about the planned installation and the layout in the theatre

 - The architects are now preparing building specifications; once approved these will be sent out for quotations.

 - The agreement with the Troxy owners is in the final stages of negotiation; completion is expected later this month.

 - Requests for quotations have been sent out for the restoration of the main Manual chests, one of the major items on the project plan. An RFQ has also been sent out for re-mitering of the 16' wood diaphones to suit the chamber height at the Troxy, which is 1 foot less than at the Trocadero.

Project update, 1st July 2010 

Project agreement signed!

The all-important legal agreement to install the Trocadero Wurlitzer in the Troxy Stepney was signed in mid-June by the Cinema Organ Society (owners of the Trocadero Wurlitzer) and the Troxy. 

Deepak Sharma, owner of the Troxy, said 'this will bring something quite unique to the Troxy and indeed to London. Nowhere else will have anything like it'. The project team heartily agree! 

The legal agreement clears the way for initial fund-raising approaches (which has already been in preparation over the last few months) and, with positive indications from the Charity Commissioners, the project is clearly gathering momentum.

Trust update, 20th July 2010 

The Trocadero Wurlitzer Trust application for charitable status has now been approved.

Project update, 1st September 2010 

"Tank Up The Troc" appeal is now launched.

The TWT targets £250,000 for the project to be realised.

We already have £102,000 in the bank but need to reach £190,000 for the project to commence.

For further details of how to donate please see" Make a Donation".