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DR MARK CREES English teacher, author, Chairman of the Rutherford Society. MARK RUTHERFORD’S PEOPLE Hale White was born in Bedford in 1831 and educated at Bedford Modern School. A nonconformist in religion and a civil servant and journalist. For his novels he assumed the pseudonym, Mark Rutherford. Dr Crees’s presentation…

The English-Speaking Union London branch invites you to a Talk by Rupert Wieloch on his latest book, Churchill’s Abandoned Prisoners. Drinks will be served from 6.30pm, the talk will start at 7.00pm sharp One hundred years ago a group of fifteen British soldiers serving with the British Mission to Siberia were captured by…

ESU London branch invites you to an evening with Rupert Wielock who will give a talk on his lastest book ‘Churchill’s Abandoned Prisoners’ . Drinks will be served from 6.30pm, the talk will commence at 7.00pm sharp. One hundred years ago a group of fifteen British soldiers serving with the British…

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Oxfordshire Branch hosts a visit to Britain’s oldest public museum; Ashmolean Museum, including a private handling of objects in the Eastern Art Department. There will also be a 45 minute guided tour of the Japanese Gallery. Each group will have a maximum of ten and there will be a cream…

The English-Speaking Union welcomes you to an evening at Dartmouth House in conversation with Ingrid Persaud, who will be talking about her new novel Love after Love. Born in Trinidad, Ingrid Persaud won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2017 and the BBC Short Story Award in 2018. She…

We regret that this event has been cancelled. Tony Bostock lives in Swanlow area of Winsford in the heart of Cheshire and descends from a family which has lived in the Northwich district for several hundred years. The 30 years he was an officer with the Cheshire Constabulary and later…

Lunch followed by a talk by Ann May on ‘Thomas Erpingham Hero or Thug’…

We regret that this event has been cancelled. Iran, Evil Empire or Overlooked Holiday Destination’ is a talk by Edward Mynors on 21 April 2020 at the Barley Mow in Walderton. Address- The Barley Mow, Walderton PO18 9ED…

Isobel is a retired Consultant in Respiratory Medicine.  While qualifying at St George’s Hospital, University of London, where Edward Wilson, Robert Scott’s friend and confidant, had trained some sixty-five years previously, she saw many of Wilson’s iconic pictures of Antarctica and became fascinated by the continent and the explorers of…

ESU member’s lunch at Cardiff City Hospitality Suites with guest speaker Professor James Raven. More details and tickets available by emailing esuswb@gmail.com. Directions and ticket prices available on request.

We regret that this event has been cancelled. Devon & Exeter Branch’s annual Black Tie Dinner with a talk autobiographical talk from Billy “Scratch” Hitchen. At the end of the Easter holidays in 1963, Billy ‘Scratch’  Hitchen, instead of returning to school in Salcombe,…

This is the place to register for all ESU secondary school competitions Register here to take part in: Schools’ Mace Debating (years 7-13) ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition (years 9-11) Performing Shakespeare (years 7-9) Public Speaking competition: Challenges students to engage with wide-ranging cross-curricular topics, while helping to meet…

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

Come and see our work in action as one of the oldest continuously running public speaking competitions in the UK reaches its final stage. The Grand Final is the culmination of five months of Public Speaking competitions throughout England and Wales. The young speakers have got through over 80 local…

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

ESU London Branch Members’ monthly book club at Dartmouth House, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month’s book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com  …

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.

We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.