Our concerts are now attracting regular and large audiences to our smartly renovated hall, which is receiving widespread commendation in the area. 2017 will be the 21st birthday of the Wurlitzer here at Tywyn.

We only present the top organists in the UK and sometimes from abroad. The fame of Tywyn’s Wurlitzer Organ means that it is sometimes difficult to choose from the many organists attracted by its reputation.

In particular we are grateful to our good friend, organist David Lowe, who played the opening concert in 1996, and is often around helping in its maintenance and in particular with the tuning, which is so important. To tune the organ completely can take up to four or five hours – sometimes not helped by a pipe being extremely reluctant to be tuned, which can take up to ten minutes to sort! David also regularly tunes other Theatre organs throughout the UK.

Since the opening in 1996 there have been several improvements to the organ, including the addition of the Orchestral Oboe, which was acquired from the USA, and the phantom piano, a 1910 Bluthner Grand modified to be playable from an organ console in the 1930s. It still needs some improvement, and can, of course, be played as a conventional piano, which often happens when needed by other users of the Hall.

The organ is available for private practice at reasonable fees subject to the availability of the Hall. It is also available for use for parties and other events at the Hall. Just contact John Smallwood on 01654 710994.

Thank you for your interest and support. We hope to see you at our events.

When first built in Brook Street, Tywyn in around 1912 it was for use as a Drill Hall for the Territorial Army. Since that time Neuadd Pendre has seen many different uses - army foot drill and weapons training; sports; leisure and social activities such as whist drives; Bingo sessions, small bore rifle club range, committee meetings and, in fact, anything that the hall and its rooms could be used for.

Of course, dances were very popular indeed during the war years and the hall heard many different languages spoken by the many thousands of British and foreign service personnel stationed in and around Tywyn. It eventually became the responsibility of Tywyn Town Council who were committed to its use as a youth club

Following the successful application for a National Lottery grant from the Arts Council for Wales, extensive work has been carried out in the hall's extension and refurbishment and in the installation of John Smallwood's private Wurlitzer Theatre Organ which is becoming known nationwide as The Tywyn Wurlitzer.

The Hall is now owned and managed by a Trust and, as well as the Youth Club and Organ Events, has regular usage by many organisations in the area. There is a Licensed Bar and a kitchen capable of providing full meals for up to around fifty people.