The original pipe organ was dilapidated so in 2012 it was replaced by an electronic version made to fit within the existing carved cabinetry, to give an authentic appearance when viewed from the nave.

A bespoke installation, the local parish director of music and the Rector Chori of Southwell Minster were consulted beforehand to conclude the specifications needed to achieve their desired sounds.

The place is not known, but a piece of the earlier church serves as a memorial.

[4] The Church of St Mary of the Purification is the only church that is known to continue to hold an annual Rocking Ceremony during which a baby boy, born nearest to Christmas Day and having married, Christian parents living in Blidworth, is "rocked" in a flower-decorated cradle on the Feast of the Purification of Mary, which is on the Sunday nearest to Candlemas.

[5][6][7][8] The ceremony is a symbolic enactment of the story from the Bible found in Luke's gospel, depicting the Presentation of Christ at a temple.