Heritage in Action Concerts 2026

St John's and Eglwys Dewi Sant alternate as the venue for a series of 30 minute monthly lunchtime organ concerts which feature the magnificent sounds of the Father Willis Organ in each church. Each concert starts at 1.15pm. Admission is free but we do hold a Retiring Collection to support the series and the hosting churches.


ST JOHN’S CHURCH 9th JANUARY – THOMAS HOWELL (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)

EGLWYS DEWI SANT 13th FEBRUARY – ELIN REES (Bury Parish Church)

ST JOHN’S CHURCH 13th MARCH – ALEX TRIGG (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)

EGLWYS DEWI SANT 10th APRIL – JED HUGHES (St Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge)

ST JOHN’S CHURCH 8th MAY – SARAH BALDOCK (Director of Music, Winchester College)

EGLWYS DEWI SANT 12th JUNE – DR PETER KING (Concert Organist – Organist Emeritus, Bath Abbey)

ST JOHN’S CHURCH 10th JULY – PAUL CARR (Birmingham-based Concert Organist)

EGLWYS DEWI SANT 14th AUGUST – ALEXANDER FFINCH (Cheltenham College)

ST JOHN’S CHURCH 11th SEPTEMBER – HUW TREGELLES WILLIAMS (Swansea)

EGLWYS DEWI SANT 9th OCTOBER – KATHERINE DIENES WILLIAMS (Guildford Cathedral)

ST JOHN’S CHURCH 13th NOVEMBER – A Celebrity Concert played by THOMAS TROTTER
International Virtuoso and Organist to the City of Birmingham. This concert will last around 40 minutes.