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My faults Now I know I’m not perfect.   People do keep complaining.   My little buttons sometimes don’t work (and Mr Brian did get in such a tizz).    Notes stick.   Notes don’t work.   Pipes start to sound like a farmyard There’s a little book on my shelf where those nice organ players write messages to Mr Gary and he spends ages trying to work out what they mean.   But I did recently find a better use for his book   -   it’s just the right size to hold down one of my keys (A) while the orchestra tuned, and saved one of my players from getting finger cramp! Well the solution is obvious and as I keep telling you, it’s time that the long- promised work is carried out and, Yeah, next year that is going to happen Meanwhile Mr Gary says it’s pointless trying to keep fixing my faults, when work is going to be done so soon.   He would much prefer to spend his time here on keeping my lovely pipes in tune, and save money for the Abbey So that’s what’s going to happen.  

Two exciting things happened yesterday and I thought I should share this exciting news with you right away, dear reader First, the BBC were here recording a couple of clips of my lovely Edwardian tones, to be broadcast on Sunday morning.   They are going to interview Mr Nigel about next year’s work, and wanted to include how I actually sound.   Of course I tried my very best, especially in music by my favourite composer, Elgar Then, last night, there was a ceremony to celebrate the signing of the contract with that nice Mr Gary.   I looked down on folk thronging the choir stalls, as they heard about all my problems, watched a video tour of my insides (which I thought very interesting, and really showed off all my dust very nicely), heard all about the work next year.  It's even said that I will become even more important once all the work is done This will be the first major overhaul of all my insides for over 100 years   -   fancy that And it will even include th

I have fund raising ideas too News reaches me that folk are doing all sorts of things to raise money for Mr Gary’s work next year.   Hurray! There’s talk of singing hymns and psalms.   There are concerts every Wednesday by lots of different talented people.   And I even here of someone trying to cycle the length of the country, between two places I’ve never heard of; how daft is that! Well, I have my own suggestions for fund raising challenges How about: 1 penny a go (Ed. Hillie hasn’t quite got the hang of post decimalisation money, and still thinks in pounds shillings and of course pence) and guess how many pipes I’ve got Another 1 penny a go, and guess how many pneumatic motors there are in my innards Or, another 1 penny a go, how many little lead tubes do I have Or, another 1 penny a go, let’s see who can pump the most air into my reservoirs (Ed. Hillie forgets the hand pump was dismantled in 1921!) Or, lets have a sponsored dust clean (Ed. not sure abou