September 2026

This September 12-13th in Blackpool, The George Formby Society will celebrate its Sapphire Jubilee - 65 years since the inception of the Society in 1961. To this, the Society has organised a Songs From the Films concert to take place on the Saturday Evening of the weekend. This echoes events that celebrated previous anniversaries in 2011 and 2016 - treasured occasions that have gone down in the history books of the GFS. To allow all members to have equal opportunity in performing in the concert, concert organiser Charlie Evered and President Andrew Poppleton are opening entries for a selection of songs published in the Summer 2026 edition of The Vellum. Of these songs, the following remain open for entries: Baby Chinese Laundry Blues In A Little Wigan Garden The Window Cleaner Keep Your Seats Please When We Feather Our Nest Leaning on a Lamp Post I Don't Like Fanlight Fanny Count Your Blessings And Smile Mr Wu's a Window Cleaner Now The Ukulele Man On The Beat Auntie Maggie's Remedy Home Guard Blues Get Cracking Bell Bottom George Swim Little Fish Hill Billy Willie She's Got Two Of Everything You Don't Need A License For That To secure your place as a performer of one of these, please email Charlie Evered with your preferred song. The list is filling up fast! Make sure to attend the convention at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool to experience this historic event for the George Formby Society!" Charlie Evered - 03/07/2026