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Tuesday 22 May 2012
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Robert Cohen: Performing Confidence -
Tuesday 22 May 2012
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jubilee Concert Performance -
Wednesday 23 May 2012
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Performing Shakespeare Competition
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ESU Bristol Public Speaking Competition for Schools
Tuesday 17 January 2012 5:30 pm - :
Finals
5.30 for 6 pm
Christmas Party
Thursday 15 December 2011 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
in the Apostle Room
Supper: £12.50 inc.1st glass of wine and entry. (Cheques to Tig Jarratt by Thursday 1 December)
Christmas Lunch at the Theatre Royal
Monday 12 December 2011 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Speaker: David Coslett, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth, Vice Chair, Plymouth Culture Board
David will speak on the Plymouth Culture Forum.
David Coslett, 54, has been appointed permanently to his new post following a period of six months as Acting Dean of the Faculty, which is poised to enter an exciting new era. David’s first task will be to ensure the smooth transition of arts facilities, previously located in Exeter and Exmouth, to the University's brand new multi-million pound arts building, named in honour of the late Vice-Chancellor, Roland Levinsky.
Churchill and Roosevelt - A Special Relationship
Friday 25 November 2011 12:00 am - :
Astor Hotel, The Hoe, Plymouth. Thanksgiving Lunch: 12.00 for 12.30p Speaker: Robert Barclay Title: Churchill and Roosevelt - a special relationship? Bookings to Jill Rogerson on 01752847113
Robert Barclay’s maternal grandmother was an American from Chicago, who set up the ESU in Scotland. Robert went to Rugby and St. Andrews University where he studied Economics and History. His career was in Stockbroking in London, Plymouth and Exeter. Married to Bobbie he has three children and has lived in Devon since 1976.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday 24 November 2011 6:30 pm - :
With guest speaker Rev. Bill Beaver
Rev. Bill Beaver was Senior Curate at St Mary Redcliffe and is now an Assistant Priest at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford. He has held posts with the Lord Mayor of London and the Household Cavalry Regiment.
Reception 6.30 pm, Dinner 7 pm, followed by talk. £18 (Cheques to Tig Jarratt by Thursday 10 November)
Lunch meeting with Sir Antony Acland
Thursday 24 November 2011 12:30 pm - :
Sir Antony Acland, former Head of the Diplomatic Service, will be speaking on the subject of "British Foreign Policy - Who's in Charge?"
Sir Antony Acland, is a British Diplomat. The son of Peter Acland and Bridget Susan Barnett, he was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, gaining an MA in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, he was British Ambassador to Luxembourg. Head of the Diplomatic Service (Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office) between 1982 and 1986; Acland was then Ambassador to Washington from 1986 to 1991 under Margaret Thatcher. He was created Provost of Eton College in 1991 and retired in 2000. He was awarded GCMG in 1986, GCVO in 1991 and the Order of the Garter in 2001.
ESU Bristol Public Speaking Competition for Schools
Wednesday 16 November 2011 5:30 pm - :
Heats taking place at Cotham
5.30 for 6 pm start.
ESU Bristol Public Speaking Competition for Schools
Tuesday 15 November 2011 5:30 pm - :
Heats taking place at Cotham
5.30 for 6 pm start.
Celebrating 150 years of Bristol Zoo and Gardens
Tuesday 8 November 2011 7:15 pm - :
Speaker: Dr Bryan Carroll, Director of Bristol Zoo Gardens.
Dr Carroll also chairs the European and the British and Irish Associations of Zoos and Aquaria as well as being involved with many other organisations.
Supper Meeting with Fiona McCarthy
Wednesday 19 October 2011 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Supper meeting with Dr Fiona MacCarthy, who will be speaking on the subject of "Secrets and Lies: the fascination and perils of delving into other people's lives"
Dr Fiona MacCarthy is the author of acclaimed biographies of Eric Gill, William Morris and Byron. Her new book The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination will be published in September. Fiona is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art and an Hon. Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She was awarded the OBE for her services to Literature in 2009. She has also been a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and is a regular writer for the Guardian Newspaper.