The Society was formed in the mid 1970's, by a small group of local organ enthusiasts who wanted to provide a unique amenity to the general public by providing a genuine Cinema/Theatre Organ at which regular concerts would be held. Membership of the Society is currently about one hundred.
To establish a membership and provide the required funds, an Opening Concert was held featuring local former Cinema Organist, George Foster.  George, a founder member of the Society, played a Hammond T500 with "Leslie" Tone Cabinet. This event attracted a capacity audience and, with membership steadily growing, additional functions were arranged.

After some time the opportunity arose to purchase the Wurlitzer of the Granada Cinema at Bedford.  This huge instrument was dismantled and re-installed by Society members, in their spare time, under the watchful eye of Organ Expert, Pat Dunham of London.

The Wurlitzer originates from the Granada Cinema at Bedford, England.  It was re-installed in the Pier Ballroom at Redcar where, after a short time at this venue, it was again moved to its present home.
The instrument is a 3c/8. This means that there are three keyboards and eight ranks (sets) of pipes. Pipe work totals over six hundred.  Manual three (the top keyboard) is a coupler manual, meaning that this keyboard does not have any voices of it's own but couples up to the sounds of the other two keyboards. 

The Works Number is 2186 (Opus) and the console is a rebuilt 'H' type designed by James Morrison Ariba, Bernstein's staff architect.  It is called "The Morrison Design" and is instantly recognisable, as a Granada instrument, due to the flat tops on either side of the console. The total weight of console and pipes is approx 6.9 tonnes. The pipe work is installed in one large room at the rear of the stage area and the console is mounted on a moveable "dolly" platform unit.

The Wurlitzer was opened at the Granada Cinema, Bedford, on Saturday 15th December 1934 by Organist Harold Betts.  At the Pier Ballroom, Redcar, it was opened by local Organist George Foster and Ernest Broadbent, previously Resident Organist at Blackpool Tower after the retirement of Reginald Dixon. This date, at Redcar, was 15th April 1979. On 14th June 1981 it was re-opened at the James Finger Municipal Hall, Eston, again by George Foster and Ernest Broadbent concerts
Concerts are held each month, on Sunday afternoons at 2.30 pm from March to December inclusive and feature some of the top names in the organ world as well as some new names and young players.