Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse, 11 July 2009

[grant]

Hello Concert goers

Weather forecast for the weekend does not look promising for our area. "A wet start for Satuday" is on the cards Let's hope it brightens up for the afternoon.

Best wishes
Grant

[gra7890]

Hi All,
It looks like waterproofs and brolly for Saturday

Hope the forecast is wrong,

Graham

[grant]

Hi Graham

Jul 8, 2009 14:09:17 GMT gra7890 said:

Hi All,
It looks like waterproofs and brolly for Saturday

Hope the forecast is wrong,

Yes it does, and so do I!!

Last night's local forecast suggested a wet start for Saturday but a brighter Sunday. Tonight they just said we're in for a wet weekend!

However, weather forecasters have been known to be wrong!

Best wishes
Grant

[Richard]

From the Loughborough Echo:

Hayley Westenra to star at annual British Legion event

By Isaac Ashe

THE 15th annual Music For A Summer Evening concert organised by Quorn's Royal British Legion branch will take place at Beaumanor Park in Woodhouse on Saturday, July 11.

From 7pm a programme of open air entertainment headed by international soloist Hayley Westenra making her Leicestershire debut will take place.

A spokesman said: "As in recent years the music will be provided by the highly-acclaimed East Of England Orchestra under the enthusiastic direction of Paul Hilliam.

"The soloist will be the international star soprano Hayley Westenra, who will be making her Leicestershire debut.

"Also appearing will be the Leicestershire And Rutland Royal British Legion Pipe Band and there will be an aerial display by two aeroplanes of the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight in which the traditional Spitfire will be joined by the equally famous Hurricane.

"Oh, what memories the sound of those Rolls-Royce Merlin engines will bring.

"The concert will conclude in traditional style with the Evening Hymn and Last Post followed by Rule Britannia and Pomp And Circumstance March No.1, all brought to a tremendous conclusion with a grand firework display timed to the music of Tchaikovsky's ever-popular 1812 Overture.

"It is an evening not to be missed."

Admission costs £18. To book please called 01509 890119 or 01509 231914.

Richard

[grant]

Hi Richard

Thanks for the Loughborough Echo article. I don't know where these local papers get their writers from but that article is dreadful! I would expect to be shot if I ever wrote like that!

Innacurate too, twice mentioning that it will be Hayley's Leicestershire debut. I suppose Market Harborough is a bit too far south to realise that that is also in Leicestershire!

Best wishes
Grant

[martindn]

Hi Grant,

Wasn't her Leicestershire debut North Kilworth last July? If that's what you mean it is nowhere near Market Harborough, but is quite near Husbands Bosworth (we also have Market Bosworth in our county too, but it was nowhere near that either).

Yes, we are back home! We decided to return from the Gower a day earier than orginally planned (we were in Swansea this morning and could have done a recce for you has we thought about it). This means we should be properly orgainses for tomorrow.

But I don't much like the look of the weather forecast. I think we will need umbrellas and waterproofs. Ans camera bags!

Martin

[grant]

Hi Martin

Glad to hear you arrived home safely.

Jul 10, 2009 17:59:40 GMT martindn said:

Wasn't her Leicestershire debut North Kilworth last July? If that's what you mean it is nowhere near Market Harborough

Well, Kilworth House Hotel if that's the same thing, which is actually 9 miles from Market Harborough - quite close in my book.

But I don't much like the look of the weather forecast. I think we will need umbrellas and waterproofs.

Weather forecast isn't looking quite as bad as it did earlier in the week. It was promising 'a day of rain', but it now looks like showers with more persistent rain later which hopefully will be after the concert!

Best wishes
Grant

[thomas]

Hi!

I wish everybody who is going a lot of fun at the concert.
Good luck with the weather!

Thomas

[Joe]

Hi all,

Looks like a large crowd of HWI'ers will decend upon Beaumanor Hall ! Enjoy!

Joe

[graemek]

Hi All....enjoy, in spite of the weather. (which could change to gorgeous anyhow)
Hope Hayley's leading the Rule Brittania & Land of H & G.

It would be worth going just for those 2 alone.

Graeme

[Jeff]

Have a great time tonight ! Spare a thought for the rest of us with our sore fingers since we will be keeping up the voting on the tweeter poll until you get back !

[grant]

Hello concert goers

According to East Midlands airport weather station, we are in for a rather cloudy but mild day with a few sunny spells. Rain is expected around midnight.

Let's hope it stays that way!

Best wishes
Grant

[Dean McCarten]

Have a good time everybody.

So I wish you all a Happy Hayley-Day

Dean

[timj]

I hope all you concert goers have a great time!!!.......TimJ

[Dave]

Hello everyone,

I've just been looking at the rainfall radar images and there is heavy rain moving steadily North Eastwards towards Leicestershire where this concert will soon be taking place. It seems to be dry there at the moment (broken cloud, dry, 21 degrees C 70F, light wind) with just an hour to go but the rain is likely to arrive some time during the concert itself (towards the end).

With luck, the rain will stay away until the concert has finished, fingers crossed and good luck to the concert goers including Hayley!

Cheers, Dave