# THE RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161821
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 26, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1161821


## Contact

- **Address:** 180 Sedlescombe Road North, St. Leonards-on-Sea
- **Postcode:** TN37 7EN
- **Phone:** 01424 444058
- **Email:** r.fm@btopenworld.com
- **Website:** www.ryewurlitzeracademy.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE TUITION IN THE ART OF THEATRE ORGAN PLAYING AND PRESENTATION TO YOUNG SCHOLARS FREE AT THE POINT OF DELIVERY.TO EDUCATE YOUNG SCHOLARS IN THE ART OF THEATRICAL PRESENTATION AND THE PERFORMING ARTS IN GENERAL.TO TEACH YOUNG SCHOLARS THE ART AT MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVING THEATRE ORGANS AS A PART OF OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY.TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTION WITH OTHER LIKEMINDED GROUPS.TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL NETWORK OF SIMILAR ACADEMIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

**Activities:** Rye Wurlitzer Academy is the only project in the world with  an ethos of teaching students how to  play the theatre organ through  providing them with regular lessons  on a Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ  and giving them an electronic organ  for home practise, all for FREE! The Rye Wurlitzer Academy relies solely upon  donations, sponsorships and staging of fund-raising events to continue its work




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- East Sussex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **RICHARD FREDERICK MOORE** | Chair | May 26, 2015 |
| CAROL ELDRIDGE |  | Nov. 14, 2017 |
| Jamyma Hanson |  | Feb. 6, 2024 |
| Timothy John Wardley |  | Feb. 6, 2024 |




