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Join the Eastbourne Branch of the English-Speaking Union, for their annual summer afternoon tea at the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club. We hope to see you there. To book, please email Jill Weston at jmw7@btinternet.com.

The London Branch of the ESU is joined by best-selling author, Charles Spicer, who will tell us the incredible true story of the amateur intelligence agents who befriended the Nazis in the lead-up to the Second World War. A Telegraph History Book of the Year, 'Coffee with Hitler: The British Amateurs Who Tried to Civilise the Nazis' offers a rare glimpse into the motley crew who would provide the British government with better intelligence on the horrifying rise of the…

The ESU London Branch Members' book club meets once a month at Dartmouth House to exchange views on a book chosen by the group. Discussions take place from 11.00-12.30hrs on the third Wednesday of each month. If you would like to join our friendly and informal club please contact Kathleen Earley on earley.kathleen@gmail.com Complete and updated ESU book club reading list for 2024 Dec 23 - Jan 2024: Stalin ate my homework – Alexei Sayle - 320pp Jan- Feb: A Bend in the…

One of the oldest species on earth, eel’s eggs drift on the Gulf Stream from the Sargasso Sea arriving two years later in European rivers as elvers.  Thirty years later they migrate the 4,000 miles back to their breeding grounds and the cycle begins again.  We hear of the international fight to protect them. Start time: 11.00 am  (Coffee from 10.30 am) End time: 12.30 pm  (Lunch from 12.30 pm to 2.00 pm)   If you would like to see…

The ESU London Branch Members' book club meets once a month at Dartmouth House to exchange views on a book chosen by the group. Discussions take place from 11.00-12.30hrs on the third Wednesday of each month. If you would like to join our friendly and informal club please contact Kathleen Earley on earley.kathleen@gmail.com Complete and updated ESU book club reading list for 2024 Dec 23 - Jan 2024: Stalin ate my homework – Alexei Sayle - 320pp Jan- Feb: A Bend in the…

Welcome to The Film Club! London branch is thrilled to invite you to our new monthly film club - a mixed cinema programme intended to spark conversation and to bring together like-minded people. Our debut theme (which will change quarterly) is ‘First Features’, where we’ll showcase three debut feature-length films from acclaimed directors. The first screening will be Following, directed by Christopher Nolan. Released in 1998, the film tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets…

The English-Speaking Union is delighted to invite members, alumni and their guests to attend this year’s Evelyn Wrench Lecture and Dinner.   The evening will begin with a drinks reception, followed by our annual lecture, delivered by Lord Patten, former Governor of Hong Kong and until recently Chancellor of the University of Oxford. A three-course dinner will follow the lecture.   Sir Evelyn Wrench founded the ESU in 1918. In his memory, this annual lecture welcomes distinguished speakers to reflect on the…