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Piano Recital with Yulia Chaplina

Dartmouth House 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

Join us at Dartmouth House for a lunchtime concert by pianist, Yulia Chaplina. Debuting aged seven with a performance of Bach's Keyboard Concerto in F minor with the Rostov State Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Chaplina trained in Rostov and Moscow with Naum Shtarkman and with Klaus Hellwig at the University of the Arts in Berlin. She […]

Salisbury Branch: Churchill’s Abandoned Prisoners with Rupert Wieloch

White Hart Hotel 1 St John's Street, Salisbury, England, United Kingdom

Join Salisbury branch for an interesting lecture with Rupert Wieloch The Salisbury branch of the ESU invites you to a lecture with Rupert Wieloch to learn more about Churchill's Abandoned Prisoners. One hundred years ago a group of fifteen British soldiers serving with the British Mission to Siberia were captured by the Red Army on […]

Hertfordshire Branch: Special dinner with David Hoyle

Porters Park Golf Club Club, Shenley Hill Radlett, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Join ESU Hertfordshire Branch for a special three course dinner with guest speaker the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster. He will give a talk about his work running Westminster Abbey one of the world's most historic buildings. As well as one of the UK's most prime tourist destinations. He will also give […]

No books on a dead planet: Monique Roffey in conversation with Leena Norms

Dartmouth House 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

Join Leena Norms and Monique Roffey on Thursday, 16 November for a live recording of No Books on A Dead Planet: the podcast where Leena & friends read climate books so you don’t have to! Author of the Costa Award Book of the year ‘The Mermaid of Black Conch,’ Monique Roffey is an award-winning writer, […]

Lincolnshire Branch: annual dinner

Lincolnshire Branch Mansions of the Future, 15-16 St Mary’s Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Please save the date for our annual branch dinner on Thursday, 16 November with guest speaker The Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach GBE KCB DL. More details to follow.

Salisbury branch: The wonderful world of glass with Dr Francis Burroughes

White Hart Hotel 1 St John's Street, Salisbury, England, United Kingdom

Join ESUs Salisbury and Wiltshire branch for an interactive experience that explores the history of glass-making. From his own collection, Dr Burroughes brings historic and valuable items of glass for members to examine for themselves, to illustrate the history of glass-making from 3,000 B.C. to the present day. He is an acknowledged expert and is […]

ESU X The Trouble Club: Leaders in tech

The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

We are partnering with 'The Trouble Club' for an evening with three leading tech entrepreneurs. Our three panellists – Georgia Stewart, CEO and Co-Founder of Tumelo; Deirdre O’Neill, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial & Legal Officer at Hertility Health; and Juanita Morgan, Co-Founder and CEO of Value Adders World – will discuss what drove them to […]

South Wales Branch: Christmas at Howell’s

Howell's School 134 Cardiff Road

Join the South Wales Branch of the ESU for their annual traditional celebration of Christmas, at Howell's School, Llandaff from Thursday, 14  December. The shape of the evening will follow the pattern of previous years with drinks in the day room at 5.30pm followed by musical performances and carols from six with supper at about […]

Sofar Sounds X Dartmouth House

The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

The secret’s out! We’re hosting a Sofar sounds show on Thursday, 21 December. Snag your tickets via the link below. The best part? The artists remain a mystery – you'll find out who they are when they take the mic! This show is part of an intimate acoustic gig series with Mumbli. This stripped back […]

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