2010
Regular Events:
1st Monday of each month – Range Rover Club
Meet at the Royal Oak Pub at 60m
1st Thursday of each month – Grass Track Meeting
7pm at the Royal Oak
2nd Tuesday of each month – Jaguar Club
Meet at 6pm at the Royal Oak
3rd Thursday of each month – Hereford and Gloucester Canal Trust
Meet at the Royal Oak at 7pm
Last Thursday of each month – Vintage Car Rally
At the Royal Oak at 6pm
Every Wednesday Morning – Hellens - Pilates class during term time.
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Sat 17/Sun 18 July – Steam Rally
Much Marcle’s annual steam rally takes place over two days. Fun for all the family. For full details visit the steam rally website http://www.muchmarclesteamrally.com/
Tues 3/Wed 5 August – Horse Trials – Homme House Grounds
The competition starts at about 8.30 a.m. on both days with the dressage, followed by the show-jumping at around 9.30 a.m. and the cross-country at 10.30 a.m. which will continue on until about 6.30 p.m. on both days.
Entry into the park this year is free but we have got a couple of tins in aid of the Air Ambulance. There are trade stands not just selling horse related ‘goodies’. There is hot and cold refreshments available all day on both days and Weston’s are bringing a bar with their cider and perry.
We are most grateful to Westons, Hereford Saab and Pegasus Arenas in particular for their sponsorship.
Entries have already been received from Zara Phillip, Olly Townend, Rosie Thomas, and Matt Ryan as well as local Herefordshire riders Louise Skelton, Christine Hardinge and James Robinson.
Sat 4 /Sun 5 September – Large Model Flying Display
This annual event is great fun for all the family – see amazing model aircraft on display. For full details visit http://www.herefordshiremodelaeroclub.org/
Hellens – Sunday 5th and Monday 6th of September – Plush Concerts.
Fifteen years ago conductor William Lacey and cellist Adrian Brendel decided to host an informal chamber music performance for friends at Plush. This marked the start of Music at Plush, which has since developed into an annual concert series with a passionate following. Please see their website www.musicatplush.net . We are hosting two Plush concerts here in the Great Barn. Programmes as follows:
Sunday 5th September
Haydn Sonata for piano in C, Mozart String Quintet in D K 593, Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor Op 84
Monday 6th September
Pre-concert 6.30 with violinist Virgil Boutellis The Trust’s on-going work at both Southside House and Hellens developing a showcase for young talented musicians Everyone is invited.
Liszt Vallee d’Oberman, transcribed for piano trio by the composer, Birtwistle new work for solo cello, Britten Elegy for solo viola, Beethoven Ich bin ein schneider Kakadu variations, for piano trio, Elgar La Capricieuse Op 17 for violin and piano, Mozart String Quintet in E flat K 614.
The performers are the Plush Ensemble. – Corey Cerovsek & Thomas Gould – violin, Guy Ben-Ziony & William Coleman – viola, Adrian Brendel – cello, Charles Owen – piano.
Hellens – Thursday 30th September – House closes for the season.
Hellens – Monday 3rd October – Wye Valley Music Concert
Another lovely concert in the Great Barn performed by Wye Valley Music. Details to follow.
Hellens – Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of October – The Big Apple weekend.
The Big Apple Association www.bigapple.org.uk/ will be holding their annual event here at Hellens with apple displays in the Great Barn, tea and cakes, House tours, Morris dancing and the crushing of the Hellens pears for perry making.
Hellens – Saturday 16th October – Twinning Ball – In the Great Barn.
Details to follow
Hellens – Saturday 14th of November – Daniel Tong Piano Solo – The Great Barn
Described as a “complete pianist” with “uncommon panache, fluidity and spontaneity” and “hypnotically sensitive playing”, Daniel Tong’s recitals and concerto appearances are always memorable and illuminating. Earlier this season Daniel performed Schubert’s last sonata at St John’s Smith Square, appeared as soloist in Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto at St Martin-in-the-Fields and launched Beethoven Unravelled, a series of lectures and recitals on Beethoven’s piano sonatas with broadcaster Richard Wigmore. Daniel has previously given solo recitals for Cheltenham Festival and the Park Lane Group at the South Bank, and has performed concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninov and Gershwin. A CD recording of solo piano works by Debussy and Bartok is planned for 2010. As a chamber musician, Daniel performs regularly with many of the UK’s leading instrumentalists. He founded The London Bridge Ensemble in 2003 and the group is now firmly established as one of Britain’s most exciting and brilliant chamber groups. In the spring of 2008 they released a CD of works by Frank Bridge on the Dutton label to critical acclaim, including glowing reviews and recommendations by both Gramophone and International Record Review. Daniel founded and directs the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival, now in its eleventh year, and is Co-Artistic Director of the Winchester Chamber Music Festival.
Hellens – Saturday 4th December – Espressivo concert
Details to follow
