Summer Gala Concert

We are thrilled to announce that Dame Felicity Lott, Maeve Jenkinson and Eve-Jolie Kerswell will be appearing at our Summer Gala Concert this year.
 

The concert will be held at 7.30 on Monday July 8th at All Saints Church, Grange Road, Eastbourne BN21 4HE.

Tickets available in advance from Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre (£10/£5) or on the door (£12/£6).

21st August 2018

The Robert Poulton Foundation is seeking an administrator who can volunteer approximately 4 hours of their time per week.

Candidates will need to be sociable, have good organisational skills, be fully computer literate and capable of interacting with Mailchimp and social media. Somebody who is creative, self motivated and has vision would be an ideal addition to our team, as there is scope for growth within our organisation.

Candidates will need to be free to attend Jubilate choir rehearsals in Eastbourne on Monday evenings from 7- 9.30 pm.

The position would be ideal for an arts administration student seeking experience.

Contact Philippa for further details.

12th MARCH 2018

DAVID ASHMAN

We are very sorry to hear of the death of former trustee, David Ashman. A kind, gentle and knowledgeable man, David was a talented singer, linguist and musicologist. He was extremely supportive of the Robert Poulton Foundation and was instrumental in putting together the programme for our launch concert at St John’s Smith Square.

Soave sia il vento, David.

4th September 2017

Jubilate rehearsals

We are pleased to announce that Jubilate rehearsals resume on Monday 11th Sept 7.30 at:

All Saints Church
Grange Road,
Eastbourne
BN21 4HE.

We would be very pleased to welcome some new faces.

19th June 2017

60th Birthday Concert

Tickets are now available at Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre. 

Songs of Kindness, composed by Martin Neill, featuring 

Jubilate Community Choir

Sing it! Children of St John’s Meads Church of England Primary School 

Maeve Jenkinson, Violinist

Monday 26th June @ 7.00pm

All Saints Church
Grange Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4HE

7th June 2017

Congratulations To Martin Neill

Congratulations are due to Sing it! Director, Martin Neill, who has won another international composition competition.

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His winning work, ‘Sleep Weel my Bairnie’, was written in response to a competition set by Rudsambee Choir in Edinburgh. Composers were asked to set a Scottish text to music for unaccompanied choir.

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Martin’s winning composition will be performed by the choir on 13th August, at St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh. Further details www.rudsambee.org.uk.

You can hear ‘Songs of Kindness’ also written by Martin Neill in our 60th Birthday Celebration at 7pm, June 26th All Saints Church, Grange Road Eastbourne BN21 4HE 

December 12th 2016

Christmas Concert

Roll up, roll up! We have a concert coming up! We had 54 people at our rehearsal this evening and we sounded fabulous. Do come and join in our Christmas celebrations, if you are in the area!

Monday 12th December @ 7.30pm

All Saints Church
Grange Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4HE

September 11th 2016

Intrepid duo complete Brighton Triathlon

Huge congratulations and thanks go to Ben Sedgwick and Sophie Leach who successfully competed in the first Brighton Triathlon on Sunday 11th September, raising funds for the Robert Poulton Foundation in the process.

September 10th 2016

Bewl Water Dragonboat Festival

Huge thanks are due to all of those wonderful friends who helped us at the Bewl Water Dragonboat Festival on Sat 10th September. Our ethos has always been to have as much fun as we can and we gathered together a group of friends to raise funds for our singing projects. Our theme for the day was Game of Thrones.

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A fabulous day was had by all and we were so excited to gain second prize in the race. We hope that we raised lots of money for our wonderful projects.

July 9th 2016

Sing it! Practitioners’ Workshop

Sing it! Practitioners’ Workshop July 9th Eastbourne

We at Sing it! are looking for enthusiastic communicators to join our team.

If you have experience in the Performing Arts, are passionate about singing and are currenty based in the South East, then you might be just what we are looking for. 

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Our exciting new primary schools’ singing project is currently under way in East Sussex and we are planning on expanding substantially during the coming years.

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Come and join us in Eastbourne to find out more.

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Contact Philippa for more details:
 
07525188637

July 18th 2016

JUBILATE SUMMER CONCERT

Contact Philippa for further information:

Email: philippa@robertpoultonfoundation.org.uk

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Tel: 07525 188637

May 20th 2016

Kent & Sussex Courier Article

A nice article about Robert, Philippa and the work of the foundation is available in Kent & Susssex Courier.

May 16th 2016

Robert Poulton foundation Spring Auction

We are thrilled to announce that our Jumblebee auction raised us a massive figure of £1165. Thank you very much to all who joined in the fun. 

April 29th 2016

Anthony Gold Solicitors Sponsor Sing It!

We have some wonderful news: London law firm,  Anthony Gold Solicitors has just agreed to sponsor our Sing it! booklets for the next year. We are so grateful to them for their ongoing support.

April 11th 2016

The Sing It! team is looking for new practitioners to be part of our exciting education project.

Candidates need to be energetic, enthusiastic and to have experience of singing in any genre.

All of our current work is in East Sussex, but we do hope to expand into other areas. We will be holding a day’s introductory workshop in Eastbourne towards the end of July.

Applicants are invited to send a cv to: 
philippa@robertpoultonfoundation.org.uk

April 11th 2016

Calling East Sussex primary schools. We are currently looking for schools to join our Key Stage 2 education project. The scheme involves a specially trained practitioner leading each class for a 30 minute short sharp burst of joyful singing. Already underway in several East Sussex schools, we are achieving wonderful results and the feedback has been outstanding.

Please contact philippa@robertpoultonfoundation.org.uk for further information.

March 30th 2016

Rob's fabulous colleagues at the Stage Door at Glyndebourne have recently approached me to see how they can help the Robert Poulton Foundation.

They have decided that they would like to sell charity sweets backstage as a fun way of fundraising.

I am really moved that three and a half years after losing my wonderful Robbie, so many people are still talking about him and laughing at his funny stories, and I love the fact that his presence will still be backstage at Glyndebourne.

In order to kick off the scheme we need to raise £400. I am incredibly grateful for all of the support that I have been given throughout the last few years. If you feel that you would like to donate to help the Robbie sweetie scheme that would be wonderful. 

Alternatively if you have any other offers of support, do get in touch.

Thank you all so much for your ongoing support.

November 9th 2015

Our wonderful choir has been running since April this year, and we have such a great time that we want others to share in the experience. Therefore, we are holding an Open Evening on Monday 16th November, All Saints Church Hall, Grange Road, Eastbourne BN21 4HE at 7.30pm. Please feel free to just come along, watch the rehearsal or even join in!

There will be home made cake and hot drinks in the break. Please note that we do not hold auditions! For further information please send us a message via the Contact Us page.

We look forward to meeting you and promise you a warm welcome!

September 25th 2015

Bewl Water Dragon Boat Race Fairytale

On 12th September 2015 we took part in the annual Dragon Boat Race at Bewl Water.  We raced two boats and had 26 rowers in all.  We had some fabulous donations of cupcakes which we sold on our stall and raised £178.60. We are still awaiting sponsorship to come in but we believe we have raised in excess of £1,000 and hopefully a lot more.

Our 26 rowers did us proud and amazingly we came 4th out of 60 teams. More importantly everyone, including our supporters had a fabulous fairytale day.  We all enjoyed it so much that we intend to do it all again next year. The boys have already requested a drag queen theme for next year!

MARCH 28th 2015

Community Choir MD appointed

Mr Chris Dixon

Chris studied at Clare College, Cambridge, The Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera Studio and was a full-time professional singer until 2008.  Since then he has taught singing, music and languages at Bede’s Senior School at the same time as continuing his professional singing career.  Chris passionately believes in the power of music and sound to enhance and transform students’ lives and perceptions.  He lives in Eastbourne and on a sunny day he might even walk (or jog!) to school.  He is a keen tennis and badminton player and practises yoga most days.

MARCH 27th 2015

The lucky school that has been chosen to pilot ‘Sing It!’ our schools project, is Herne Junior School in Crowborough. The scheme is currently being devised by our project leader, Martin Neill. As well as being a talented, composer, Martin also has 20 years experience as a primary school music specialist.

We look forward with great excitement to our sessions at Herne School.

Sing It!

February 25th 2015

Sussex Life Article

February 22nd 2015

Speedy Soprano’s Half Marathon

Yvonne Patrick completed the Brighton Half Marathon in 1hr 25, on Sunday 22nd Feb, earning over £500 for us in the process. Thank you Yvonne for this monumental effort, and also to everybody who sponsored her.

February 22nd 2015

Intrepid 12 year old conquers mountain challenge

A selfless youngster at a Mayfield school has spoken of her joy at climbing one of the highest mountains in Asia to raise a huge amount for charity.

Twelve-year-old Tali Cunningham wanted to raise funds for the Robert Poulton Foundation.

The Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School student decided to take up the challenge of Mount Kinabalu.

So far she has raised more than £1,400 for the foundation after climbing to the peak of 4,096 metres in 19 hours.

She had to survive the harsh conditions with a whipping wind and plunging temperatures to get to the summit with her step father James Burke.

Speaking of her success the intrepid youngster said: “We had to wrap up warm as it was freezing and wear head torches. The last thousand meters was very challenging. We used ropes to climb up the steep granite slope. The air got thinner and the temperature dropped to 4C. Finally after 19 hours of walking we had done it. I was exhausted beyond exhaustion but seriously happy to find out that I had raised £1,445! It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. Ever.”

Headmaster Tim Lewis added: “This was a gutsy performance which tested Tali’s strength of character but her determination kept her going right to the summit. All of us at Skippers are truly proud of her.”

February 20th 2015

Broad Oak and Horam Football Team

The under 15 team came together to raise money in aid of the Robert Poulton Foundation.  The Boys versus Dads match raised a total of £400. "Rob’s presence on the touchline, his humour and his booming baritone have been sadly missed during the last 2 years, and this has been a wonderful way of celebrating his contribution to our boys’ lives. I’d like to thank you all very much." said Philippa Poulton.

October 1st 2014

GALA CONCERT

A concert was held to honour the legacy of operatic baritone Robert Poulton. The Foundation, created by Philippa Poulton, pays tribute to her husband. It aims to share and ignite a love of singing and embrace its ability to change lives for the better.

Music included selections from Jenůfa, Eugene Onegin, La Traviata, Norma, Falstaff, as well as Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music, and more.

The performers included Peter Hall, Stephen Barlow, Stuart Stratford, Rebecca Caine, Susan Bickley, Louise Crane, Kathryn Harries, Yvonne Howard, Lucy Schaufer, Wynne Evans, Chris Gillett, John Graham Hall, Adrian Thompson, Ian Belsey, Robert Hayward, Brindley Sherratt, Trinity Boys Choir, Mixed Chorus of professional colleagues of Robert Poulton.

Click on the image to download a copy of the concert programme.

All images ©) Alex Brennner