BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ESU - ECPv6.9.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ESU X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.esu.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ESU REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230911T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230911T150000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20230621T105902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T084537Z UID:8264-1694427300-1694444400@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: Wolfe Frank ‘The Voice of Doom’ with Paul Hooley DESCRIPTION:In 2021 Salisbury Civic Society asked Paul Hooley to unveil a Blue Plaque at the former home of Wolfe Frank in Mere\, Wiltshire. Salisbury and Wiltshire branch will be joined by Paul Hooley to discuss Wolfe Frank as part of their lecture series. \nInvolved in proceedings from the start of the Nuremberg war crimes trials\, Wolfe Frank interpreted the judge’s opening statements and announced the sentences to the Nazi war criminals. From manuscripts found 25 years following his death\, we will learn more about this unique man – engineer\, resistance worker\, ‘an enemy of Germany’\, a former Captain in the British Army\, playboy\, risk taker and a man of immense courage\, integrity\, ability and good manners. Strikingly handsome he married five times. Post Nuremberg he single-handedly tracked down the ‘most wanted’ Nazi criminals. \nTo book your place please contact the Luncheon Secretary – Julia Tibbs. Tel\, 01722 325552 or e-mail\, jetibbs@gmail.com. \nGuests are welcome to arrive from 10.15 for coffee\, followed by the lecture and then lunch. URL:https://www.esu.org/event/wolfe-frank-the-voice-doom-with-paul-hooley/ LOCATION:White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, England\, SP1 2SD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:ESU Education,ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Picture1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220407T094009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T155140Z UID:6786-1683713700-1683727200@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: ‘The Women of the Raj’ by Brian Freeland DESCRIPTION:‘The Women of the Raj’ by Brian Freeland \nBrian Freeland has written a dozen stage scripts (nine produced so far\, four of them published). Following comments that he didn’t write many good roles for ladies\, he staged a piece about the British women in India during the second half of the Raj: \n“Called Letters from the Hen House\, it was compiled mainly from letters\, diaries and memoirs of the period. Six excellent roles for the ladies and only four men. Elements from that script together with some of the original research material form the basis of this talk. When the Colonial Administrators arrived to take over from the East India Company they were often accompanied by their wives: wives who spoke only English\, who mixed only with other wives\, and who couldn’t even communicate with their household staff. Wives who made great demands on their husbands. As one Indian wrote later ‘I don’t think they realised what a menace they were. If the memsahibs had stayed in Britain there might never have been a Mutiny’.” \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £22 (Members) & £24 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590\nPlease mark the transfer clearly as “SalisLunch” URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-event-the-women-of-the-raj-by-brian-freeland/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Brian-Freeland-Sept-22.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230419T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230419T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20230124T150926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T103115Z UID:7694-1681898400-1681912800@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: 'Love\, Passion and Betrayal' by Michael Gould DESCRIPTION:Salisbury Branch is pleased to present a lecture by Michael Gould entitled ‘Love\, Passion and Betrayal’. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain insight into the themes of love\, passion\, and betrayal. Further details about the event can be found below \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £22 (Members) & £24 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590\nPlease mark the transfer clearly as “SalisLunch” URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-love-passion-and-betrayal-by-michael-gould/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Salisbury-Branch-Love-Passion-and-Betrayal-by-Michael-Gould.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230320T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230320T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220817T134519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T155041Z UID:7119-1679306400-1679320800@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury branch: 'The Lord Leycester Hospital' by Dr Heidi Meyer DESCRIPTION:The half-timbered buildings of the Lord Leycester Hospital are some of the most important medieval buildings in Britain. Constructed by Warwick’s Guilds between 1385 and 1420 the Guildsmen used the grand rooms for banquets and meetings. In the reign of Elizabeth 1\, her friend Robert Dudley\, Earl of Leicester acquired the buildings from the Guilds to found his “Hospital” where twelve Brethren – soldiers who had fought for crown and country – could find a home. No one could have imagined the “Hospital” could have survived to this day with little changed. The current Master\, Heidi Meyer\, installed in November 2017 will tell you about life in this “anachronistic” institution\, both in the past and present\, why it is as important today as it was 450 years ago and what great plans are afoot for the future. \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £22 (Members) & £24 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590\nPlease mark the transfer clearly as “SalisLunch” URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-the-lord-leycester-hospital-by-dr-heidi-meyer/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Heidi-Meyer-March-23.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230215T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230215T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220817T133916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T163330Z UID:7116-1676455200-1676469600@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury branch: 'Patronage & Taste: The History of the Royal Collection' by Nicola Turner Inman DESCRIPTION:Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023 \nNicola Turner Inman\, Curator of Decorative Arts\, will take you on a tour of one of the greatest art collections in the world and the last great European dynastic collection still in royal ownership. She will examine how the Royal Collection was formed and what has been its role throughout the centuries\, exploring how both patronage and taste have played important parts in the formation and survival of this complex and exceptionally varied collection. From masterpieces in paint to porcelain\, from furniture to Fabergé\, she will delve into many of the treasures within the Collection\, exploring the artworks as well as the monarchs who commissioned and purchased them. \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £22 (Members) & £24 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590\nPlease mark the transfer clearly as “SalisLunch” URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-patronage-taste-the-history-of-the-royal-collection-by-nicola-turner-inman/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nicola-Turner-Inman-February-23.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230116T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230116T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220817T133423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221212T114034Z UID:7113-1673863200-1673877600@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury branch: 'Character and Conflict' by Peter Power DESCRIPTION:Peter will continue his interesting talk about the courageous agents of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. He will take it to the next stage by closely looking at some of the characters and conflicts in greater detail. The talk will cover SOE triumphs as well as tragedies. \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £20 (Members) & £22 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590\nPlease mark the transfer clearly as “SalisLunch” URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-character-and-conflict-by-peter-power/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221207T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221207T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220510T113047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221128T162457Z UID:6878-1670407200-1670421600@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: Felicity Herring\, 'James Barry RA and his niece Dr James Barry' DESCRIPTION:Dr James Barry was first female doctor in Britain. Born in Cork in 1789 she was the niece of the artist James Barry RA. In 1809 she disguised herself as a man and went to Edinburgh University to train to be a doctor. Following her graduation in 1812 she joined the army and was posted to South Africa where she maintained her male persona throughout even fighting a duel. In Cape Town she performed the first successful caesarean section in which both mother and baby survived. Further postings followed to Mauritius\, Jamaica\, Antigua\, Trinidad\, Malta\, Corfu and Canada. It was not until her body was being bathed for her funeral that her female identity was discovered. \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £22 (Members) & £24 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590 URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-felicity-herring-james-barry-ra-and-his-niece-dr-james-barry/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221121T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221121T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220510T112701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220824T161634Z UID:6877-1669024800-1669039200@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: Johnny Fenn\, 'Nepal - a photographer's perspective' DESCRIPTION:As an ambassador for the charity Hello World\, Johnny has travelled frequently to Nepal and been actively involved in their project to provide solar powered internet-enabled education hubs to remote communities. He has built a very successful career as a photographer specialising in adventure\, expedition and commercial photography. \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £20 (Members) & £22 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590 URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-johnny-fenn-nepal-a-photographers-perspective/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Johnny-Fenn-November-22.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221019T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221019T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220510T112048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T145731Z UID:6875-1666173600-1666188000@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: Richard Hopton\, ‘A Reluctant Hero\, the life of Captain Robert Ryder VC RN’ DESCRIPTION:Whereas Monday\, 19 September 2022 has been appointed the day of Her Late Majesty’s funeral and has been declared a day of National Mourning\, Terence Dear\, Hon. Branch Secretary\, hereby gives Notice that the 68th Annual General Meeting of the Branch\, will now be held at The Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John Street\, Salisbury SP1 2SD on Wednesday\, 19 October 2022. The Agenda\, Reports and Nomination Papers previously issued will still apply. The Meeting will commence at 10.30am. Coffee will be available from 10am. \nAfter the AGM there will be a talk:\n‘A Reluctant Hero\, the Life of Captain Robert Ryder VC’ by Richard Hopton\nLunch will be served at approximately 12.15pm to 12.30pm. \nCaptain Ryder led the famous raid on St Nazaire in 1942. Captain Ryder had a distinguished and varied career in the Royal Navy\, including three years in the mid-1930s commanding a ship on an Antarctic expedition. His biography is being republished in March to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the raid. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £20 (Members) & £22 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590 URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-richard-hopton-a-reluctant-hero-the-life-of-captain-robert-ryder-vc-rn/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Richard-Hopton.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220420T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220420T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220303T113449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T113854Z UID:6708-1650449700-1650463200@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury and Wiltshire Branch: ‘Sir Clements Markham RGS: success or failure?’ by Isobel Williams DESCRIPTION:‘Sir Clements Markham RGS: success or failure?’ by Isobel Williams \nOur last Talk of the 2021-22 season\, on Wednesday\, 20 April\, is by Isobel Williams. 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 the early 1900s. She has written several books about them and speaks regularly on Antarctic subjects and Antarctic heroes. \nSir Clements Robert Markham (1830 -1916) was an English geographer\, explorer\, and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888 and later served as the Society’s president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity\, he was responsible for organising the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904\, and for launching the polar career of Robert Scott. \nCritical assessments after his death referred to the dictatorial manner in which Markham had run the RGS. In time\, questions would be raised about the accuracy of some of his writings. Markham’s writings on naval history have been criticised by modern scholars due to his nationalistic exaggeration of English sailors’ achievements. Scott remained his protégé until the former’s death in 1912 and although Markham was also a strong supporter of Shackleton\, his opposition to other Antarctic expeditions was subsequently described as “malicious”. He was criticised generally as having “an unrivalled capacity for misrepresentation\, scurrilities\, slanders and vindictiveness”! \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £18 (Members) & £20 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent no later than Thursday\, 14 April to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590\nPlease mark the transfer clearly as “SalisLunch” URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-and-wiltshire-branch-sir-clements-markham-rgs-success-or-failure-by-isobel-williams/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/esu-branches-salisbury.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20220303T113955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T150355Z UID:6709-1647857700-1647871200@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury and Wiltshire Branch: 'Royal Navy Hovercraft in the Falkland Islands' by Cdr Vernon Phillips RN (Retd) DESCRIPTION:‘Royal Navy Hovercraft in the Falkland Islands’ by Cdr Vernon Phillips RN (Retd) \nThe Hovercraft was a relatively new invention in 1967 when Commander Vernon Phillips was sent to the Falkland Islands to put the craft through sea trials. He will share his stories of his year on the South Atlantic’s waves\, together with tales of some of the famous names associated with the islands. Vernon got to see a lot of the overseas territory\, exploring the windswept wilderness and seeing wonderful wildlife. He was able to visit every settlement\, acquiring at first hand an insight into how the islanders live in these remote communities. \nCoffee will be served from 10.15am\, with the main talk beginning at 11am sharp\, and lunch from 12.30pm. \nLunch & Talk ticket price: £18 (Members) & £20 (Guests)\nTalk only ticket price: £10 – FREE for first-time visitors \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent no later than Wednesday\, 16 March to:\nESU Luncheon Secretary\, 3 Stonemasons Yard\, Salisbury SP1 2HX\nesusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org \nDirect transfers can be made to:\nBank: Coutts & Co\, 440 Strand\, London WC2R 0QS\nSort Code: 18-00-02\nAccount Name: English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth\nAccount No: 01817590\nPlease mark the transfer clearly as “SalisLunch” URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-and-wiltshire-branch-royal-navy-hovercraft-in-the-falkland-islands-by-cdr-vernon-phillips-rn-retd/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/esu-branches-salisbury.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200422T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200422T160000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20200115T145914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T150009Z UID:5543-1587550500-1587571200@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: ‘Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA’ Isobel Williams DESCRIPTION: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 the early 1900s. She has written several books about them and speaks regularly on Antarctic subjects and Antarctic heroes. \nEdward Wilson and his wife made their home in Bushey\, Hertfordshire.  When Isobel visited Bushey Museum to learn more about them\, she found the museum was more interested in their celebrity von Herkomer\, who had lived in the town for forty years. \nHerkomer was a Bavarian who became one of the most popular artists in the Victorian period in England. He painted many interesting portraits of the good and the great in England and in Boston U.S.A. He was so much accepted that he was invited to paint Queen Victoria on her death bed\, an unusual honour for a commoner and\, though a nationalized British citizen\, a German. His fall from popularity was dramatic; he died at the onset of the First World War and by the end of that war\, anti-German sentiment was rife in Britain. Also\, by this time\, appreciation of styles of painting had changed greatly with the advent of Modernism that was contrasted unfavourably with his naturalism. His work is gradually being revalued\, however. \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent at least 7 days in advance to: \nMrs Louise Jeffreys\, Greenrock\, Francis Way\, Salisbury SP2 8EF \nFurther details: esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org; 01722 336118 URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-sir-hubert-von-herkomer-ra-isobel-williams/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020_04_22-Isobel-Williams.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200316T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200316T150000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20200115T145102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200226T145441Z UID:5541-1584353700-1584370800@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: ‘The Mary Rose’ Edward Towne MA MSt PGCE DESCRIPTION:Edward Towne graduated in European Studies from the University of East Anglia and later achieved a PGCE from Cambridge\, an MA in Early Modern English History from the University of London and a MSt in Twentieth Century British History from the University of Oxford. His professional career was spent teaching History in state and independent Secondary Schools. Currently\, Edward lectures to adults in a variety of organisations and acts as a reviewer and tour leader on historical topics. \nThe “Mary Rose”\, the pride of Henry VIII’s fleet\, was launched in 1512 and saw service against the French in the 1520’s.  In 1545\, the Mary Rose put out from Portsmouth Harbour to engage a French invasion fleet but sank with heavy loss of life as Henry VIII and his courtiers watched.  The reason for the sinking is hotly debated:  accurate French cannon fire\, a freak wave\, poor seamanship and overmanning are all suggested. \nAfter several unsuccessful attempts at salvage the remains of the hull were raised in 1982 and are now displayed at Portsmouth Dockyard. \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent at least 7 days in advance to: \nMrs Louise Jeffreys\, Greenrock\, Francis Way\, Salisbury SP2 8EF \nFurther details: esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org; 01722 336118 URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-the-mary-rose-edward-towne-ma-mst-pgce/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020_03_16-sinking-of-the-mary-rose.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T143000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20200115T144410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T150228Z UID:5539-1582107300-1582122600@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury Branch: ‘Syria: The Making of a Refuge State’ Professor Dawn Chatty\, FBA PhD DESCRIPTION:Dawn Chatty is an American social anthropologist and academic\, who specialises in the Middle East\, nomadic pastoral tribes\, and refugees. From 2010 to 2015\, she was Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration at the University of Oxford. Her book ‘Syria: The Making and Unmaking of a Refuge State’ was published by Hurst & Co in 2018. \nThe mass influx of peoples into Syria over the last 150 years\, including Circassians\, Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews\, Armenian\, Albanians\, Kosovars\, created a modern nation of great cultural hybridity. Until recently this was the source of its openness to contemporary waves of forced migrants including Palestinians\, Lebanese\, and Iraqis. Now\, with the tables turned\, nearly 50 per cent of Syrians have sought refuge and sanctuary among its neighbouring states. This lecture examines the history of Syria – Bilad-al-Sham – in the late Ottoman Empire and since World War One as it welcomed refugees and other uprooted peoples from across the region. \nCheques payable to ‘English-Speaking Union’ should be sent at least 7 days in advance to: \nMrs Louise Jeffreys\, Greenrock\, Francis Way\, Salisbury SP2 8EF \nFurther details: esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org; 01722 336118 URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-syria-the-making-of-a-refuge-state-professor-dawn-chatty-fba-phd/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020_02_19-Dawn-Chatty.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191204T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191204T150000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20190912T125938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190912T130041Z UID:5329-1575454500-1575471600@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury & Wiltshire Branch: A Christmas Lunch with a Raffle to raise funds for the Kings School\, Tamil Nadu\, India DESCRIPTION:A Christmas Lunch with a Raffle to raise funds for the Kings School\, Tamil Nadu\, India.  \nKings School\, a boarding and day school for boys and girls\, was opened in 2005.  It is an English-medium school built to the highest international standards and our sponsorship of the School\, together with our Gap Year Student grant scheme\, is the Branch’s contribution to the teaching of English overseas.  The Talk today will be – \n“Schools I Have Known” \nMartin Marriott \nMartin was headmaster of Canford School from 1976 to 1992.  He will talk to us about a lifetime spent in education. \nLunch & Talk £18; Talk only £10 – Talk FREE for first-time visitors.  Advance booking essential. URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-wiltshire-branch-a-christmas-lunch-with-a-raffle-to-raise-funds-for-the-kings-school-tamil-nadu-india/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/xmas-1-e1567440186996.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T153000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20190912T125423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190912T125545Z UID:5328-1571220900-1571239800@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury & Wiltshire Branch: lunch and talk 'Sailing Around the World' DESCRIPTION:“Sailing Around the World” \nPeter Forbes \nAt the age of 8\, Peter Forbes was taught to sail by his mother in a felucca at the confluence of the Blue and the White Nile in Khartoum. This early happy experience engendered a lifelong love for sailing and for the sea and led to the nurturing of a dream over the intervening years to sail around the world. A meeting with Italian beer baron\, Rudi Peroni\, led to the acquisition of Carango\, his beautiful 54ft yacht and to the training in its management. By 2015 Peter and Vicky\, his wife\, were ready to set sail and to fulfil this dream by embarking upon their great journey. Paying specific attention to the Panama Canal\, the Galapagos and Cape Town\, the talk will cover the interesting experiences and exciting challenges that they faced during this long voyage. \nLunch & Talk £18; Talk only £10 – Talk FREE for first-time visitors.  Advance booking essential. URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-wiltshire-branch-sailing-around-the-world/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sailor.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190916T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190916T140000 DTSTAMP:20250320T104606 CREATED:20190912T124046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190912T124355Z UID:5325-1568629800-1568642400@www.esu.org SUMMARY:Salisbury & Wiltshire Branch: AGM 'An Artist’s View of 19th Century Rural Britain' DESCRIPTION:The Branch ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING followed by a Talk – \n“An Artist’s View of 19th Century Rural Britain” \nFelicity Herring \nFelicity Herring has a BA in history and economics and an MA in Fine Art Valuation. She is an experienced Art Society lecturer and also lectures on cruise ships. She is a member of the Nelson Society and the 1805 Club. \nAll her lectures are illustrated with slides of paintings relating to the subject. She has given talks to National Trust groups\, yacht clubs\, British Legion\, Rotary\, public school sixth forms and retirement groups such as U3A and Probus. \nFelicity is a welcome ‘returnee’ to the Salisbury Branch\, having spoken to us before about The Life and Loves of Admiral Lord Nelson. \nLunch & Talk £18; Talk only £10 – Talk FREE for first-time visitors.  Advance booking essential. URL:https://www.esu.org/event/salisbury-branch-agm-an-artists-view-of-19th-century-rural-britain/ LOCATION:The White Hart Hotel\, 1 St John's Street\, Salisbury\, SP1 2SD CATEGORIES:ESU Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MEMBERS.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Salisbury and Wiltshire branch":MAILTO:esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR