About us
The London Branch comprises a broad network of members of all ages in and around London who are committed to the ESU’s mission of supporting friendship, understanding and dialogue internationally by harnessing the unique power of the English language. At the ESU headquarters, Dartmouth House, and around the capital, we host a variety of social and cultural events and clubs, such as debates, talks, drinks, outings, a book club and a philosophy group. Our active and welcoming volunteers on the London Branch Committee and Speech and Debate Committee work hard to ensure that belonging to the London Branch is interesting and fun for our members. We are proud to support the charitable work of the ESU, giving young people in London the speaking and listening skills they need to thrive. This includes funding vital ESU programmes such as Discover Your Voice, sponsoring young Londoners to attend the residential ESU Debate Academy and providing the judges for the exciting ESU competitions’ heats in and around London. We also enjoy collaboration with other ESUs worldwide and are supporters of the ESU Secondary School Exchange to the US. If you would like to find out more about the London Branch and what we do, please get in touch: ESULondon-Chair@esu.org. We would be so pleased to hear from you.
Get involved
As a charitable membership organisation with a small core staff team, we welcome support from our members as volunteers. If you share the ESU’s values of civility, curiosity, friendship, diversity, inclusivity and tolerance and would like to get involved in the many and varied activities that the ESU organises, please click here to register your interest and to find out more.
As ESU-London-member and public-speaking expert, Simon Bucknall says, ‘There are young people out there with great stories to tell, ideas to share, and a real desire to speak and be heard. We have an opportunity to make a difference for those young people and we’d be thrilled if you joined with the ESU to help us to make that happen’.
