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Plymouth Summer Festival 2010

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

ENGLANDS EVENTS CAPITAL!

 

Here is a brief summary of what’s happening in Plymouth this summer. It will be updated as we go along.
As a city Plymouth is unique in the number and range of events which it hosts throughout the summer months from May until September. To capture the spirit, and help co-ordination of the events for visitors, the Plymouth Summer Festival  was created a number of years ago.

Follow the link to see the headline Plymouth Summer Festival events on their own website.

                                                       
In 2010 the city will play host to the following events already in the diary:

May 2010

1-9th    The Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival

22nd      Lord Mayor’s Day

29-30th Extreme Mountain Bike Event

30th       Plymouth Half Marathon

June 2010

6th        Start of the Round Britain and Ireland Race

13th     Mega Ride

19th     Operation Checkmate ( men’s health day)

20th     Race for Life

26-27th  Armed Forces Day

 

 

 

July 2010

3-4th The Blue Mile

24-1st Port of Plymouth regatta

25th Western national Bus Rally                            

 

 

August 2010

1-3rd     Plymouth Classic Boat Rally

10-11th British firework Championships

3-14th   Hairspray at the Theatre Royal

 

 

September

24-18th The Sound of Music at the Theatre Royal                           

 

And lots of other events!
(we will announce them as soon as they are confirmed)

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Sarah Darwin sails again!

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Sarah Darwin, Charles Darwin’s great-great-granddaughter, will re sail her forefather’s famous voyage on the H.M.S.Beagle, on the imposing ship ‘Clipper Stad Amsterdam’. While Charles Darwin’s observations during his journey around the world later led to his publication of the Origin of Species, VPRO’s upcoming television series “Beagle, on the Future of Species”, will sail the entire voyage again, this time investigating the earth’s future, 150 years after the renowned publication that changed the way we view the world. And you can be a part of this beautiful voyage.

Sarah Darwin will begin her journey on the 1st of September from the same location as her great-great-grandfather did with H.M.S. Beagle, 178 years before, in Plymouth. The start of such an exhilarating expedition must not go by unnoticed, therefore a noteworthy event will take place. Many descendants of Charles Darwin, such as Randal Keynes and Emma Darwin, will, together with the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff and the national and international press, receive a chance to climb on board the Clipper and share their stories, before the ship sets sail.

Therefore, we would like to ask boat owners to join us in the Plymouth sound and join us in a send of escort of the Beagle. We assemble in the Plymouth Sound around 1.30 pm and leave around 2 pm on Tuesday September first. Boat owners are welcome to join us and see our spectacular sailing vessel and armada!

For more information, please contact p.schram@vpro.nl

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