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The English-Speaking Union was founded as a membership organisation, bringing together those who share a belief that better communication makes for better global understanding. Today, we have over 5,000 members in 36 regional branches across England and Wales who meet to socialise, gain new perspectives on the world and to help organise and raise funds for our educational work.

We are hugely grateful to our branches, which are central to the running of our Public Speaking and Performing Shakespeare competitions. Some also run their own, complementary, oracy programmes and many choose to sponsor local schools to take part in our Discover Debating programme or Discover Your Voice workshops.

To find out more about your local branch, please select the city/region nearest to you from the filter above.

Latest news from our branches

News and views

Hats off to Lincolnshire branch

We’re delighted to report that Lincolnshire branch has resumed their in-person events
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Embracing a new era 

Lincolnshire branch holds its first virtual event with talk on Centenary of RAF College Cranwell by Air Commodore Suraya Marshall
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Salisbury & South Wiltshire Branch Helps Children in India

Salisbury branch has donated £2,000 to buy much-needed computers and tablets for young people studying at home in Tamil Nadu
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Hope for the future

Hear more about the role that our Liverpool branch played in enabling the Public Speaking Competition in its region.
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Spotlight on: Marjorie Page

We catch up with ESU member and volunteer, Marjorie Page about the oracy work she does with school in South Wales.
Competition

Azerbaijan Public Speaking Competition success

Aykhan Abdullayev announced winner of the Azerbaijan Public Speaking Competition
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ESU Oracy Culture Award 2019 Winners

We are delighted to announce the winning schools for this year’s ESU Oracy Culture Award.
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Exeter centenary dinner

Exeter’s black-tie dinner celebration of the ESU’s centenary focused heavily on the educational aims and transformational potential of the ESU’s core programmes.

Mace goes to Mersey

The team from St Francis Xavier’s College, a state school in Liverpool, has been named the winner of the English-Speaking Union’s School’s Mace 2019.

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London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

ESU Evelyn Wrench lecture and dinner with guest speaker Mary McAleese

London

We are delighted in invite you to the 2021 Evelyn Wrench ESU Lecture which will be delivered by former President of Ireland, Dr Mary McAleese, in support of the English-Speaking Union’s education programmes. Dr Mary McAleese is currently Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin and Professor of Children, Law and Religion…

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

English-Speaking Union Spring lunch

London

A celebratory talk by Katya Galitzine on her mother’s life as a Dior Model in the 1950s. This will be followed by a Champagne lunch. The event will be held on Tuesday 22nd March at 11.30am at Dartmouth House in Mayfair (close to Green Park tube station).

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …

London Branch: Book Club

London

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club is currently on Zoom due to the coronavirus, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com    …


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