Upcoming events
Poltimore House Special Events 2010
Poltimore House has a fantastic programme of events for 2010. We will be announcing more events on this page throughout the year.
10 September - The Summer Song Series
11 and 12 September - Heritage Open Days
19 September - Fundraising Run
30 October - Murder MysteryPoltimore House Open Afternoons 2010
Sunday 17 October 2 - 4.30 pm
Summer Song Series 2010 at Poltimore House
Tickets for our final concert of this season, on Friday 10 September are selling fast - buy tickets now!
Friday 10 September 7.30 pm - grounds open for picnics from 6.0 pm
Opera Glass - Autumn Opera Gala
Tickets: £10 in advance £12 at the door
Opera Glass provide an evening of popular arias and ensembles from opera and light opera, performed by the cream of South West singers. The concert will be held in the Hall at Poltimore House.
(Note - Poltimore House is always chilly - do wear warm, and bring a cushion.)
Joyce Clarke pianist, Janet Macdonald soprano and Claire Powell mezzo soprano take a bow at Poltimore House, Summer Songs, July 2010
Janet and Claire will be joined by tenor Chris Hunt and others. Margaret Chave accompanies on the grand piano.
Janet Macdonald studied music at Trinity College, London. She is known in and around Exeter for her mellow soprano voice and interpretation of songs. Her wide repertoire includes oratorio, opera, art song and popular song - English, French, German, Italian and Russian. Janet loves and sings anything with a good melody and harmony.
Claire Powell is an internationally acclaimed mezzo soprano. She has sung in all the great opera houses of the world, from New York to Tokyo. She has sung principal roles in her home theatre, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with stars such as Placido Domingo, José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Her guest appearance at Poltimore House is a very rare and special occasion in Devon.
To purchase advance tickets online:
PLEASE NOTE: To order advance tickets online, you must supply a valid email address. We will contact you after your purchase to confirm your ticket details - we will will not be issuing physical tickets.
For more details see: http://operaglassdevon.blogspot.com/
Heritage Open Days
Saturday & Sunday 11-12 September 11am-4pm
Free entry to the house and grounds
Teas, refreshments, displays and talks
Antique maps
Launch of 'Community and Landscape project'
...all contributing to our Tenth Anniversary Fundraising
Once again Poltimore House will be taking part in the Heritage Open Days, with doors open free to all on Saturday and Sunday 11 and 12 September.
Poltimore House again takes part in the City Council's Heritage Open Days, and again this year has a special display - this year a display of antique maps of Devon and Exeter. Star of the show is a very large, fine and detailed coloured map of the city produced by John Roque in 1744. In addition there are maps by Braun, Speed, Blaeu, Saxton, a rare Meissner map of Exeter, Morden, Ogilby strip road maps, Donn, Cary, and Belsey's birdseye view of Exeter.
We also have information on the new project 'Community and Landscape: transforming access to the Poltimore Estate', and this weekend sees its official launch. Poltimore House is working with the Department of Archaeology of the University of Exeter to explore the landscape history of the Poltimore Estate, from its earliest days through to the present. The project has been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and will include working with communities with interest in Poltimore's heritage, including schools, local interest groups and individuals, and a main aim of the project is to equip people with new skills to investigate the histories of the landscape. Dr Penny Cunningham, Project Officer will be at the Open Days to tell more about the project, and recruit new interest and find volunteers. Do come along to talk to her and others engaged with the project.
Donations towards the Tudor Roof project - Give-a-Slate
Fundraising Run
19 September 2010
Fun runs to raise money for the Poltimore Revival Fund
Poltimore Pootle - Starting from Poltimore House 10.30 am (Please arrive in plenty of time to register - Entry £7.00 unattached or £9 attached!)
Distance is about 10.6 km with plenty of interesting features and squishy bits .... The Poltimore Pootle is organised by the South West Road Runners (see www.swrr.co.uk ) and you can download an entry form from their site. Enjoy the run, visit the grounds and the house, and enjoy the tea and cakes! A mug for every finisher!
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Poltimore Plod - Starting from Poltimore House 12.00 noon. (Please arrive in plenty of time to register - or come and cheer on the Pootlers!)
Distance is about 3 km, and there may be squishy bits too.
Free Entry but fill up your sponsorship forms to raise money for the Poltimore Revival Fund.
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Murder Mystery Night with Challenge Theatre
30 October
Further events for 2010
We are planning further events, including special garden walks with Caradoc. We will also be organising bat watches when the bats begin to emerge and fly in the late spring.
And if you would like to get involved in helping us with any of these events do please get in touch, through the Friends or Amy Coupland, click This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
For details of working party days, organised by the Friends of Poltimore House, click here.
