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SUMMARY:ESU Evelyn Wrench Lecture 2025 with Field Marshal The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL
DESCRIPTION:Global Wars and Chaos – How did we Get Here and What’s the Solution?\n  \nJoin us for our annual Evelyn Wrench Lecture 2025\, delivered by Field Marshal The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL.  \nGeneral The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux is a retired senior officer of the British Army and a distinguished member of the House of Lords.  Throughout a notable military career spanning four decades\, he commanded British and NATO forces in high-profile operations\, including in East Timor\, Sierra Leone\, and Afghanistan. \nRising to the highest professional rank in the British Army\, he served as Chief of the General Staff from 2009 and subsequently as Chief of the Defence Staff\, the professional head of the UK Armed Forces\, from 2010 to 2013. Elevated to the peerage upon retirement\, Lord Richards now sits as a Crossbench life peer in the House of Lords\, offering insight on defence and international affairs. \nThis event will raise funds for our essential charitable work. We hope many of our members\, alumni\, and their guests will join us for what is always a very special event. \nTicket prices \nU27 Young Members – £135 \nMembers – £170 \nTable of 10 – £1500 \nNon-members – £195 \n 
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/esu-evelyn-wrench-lecture-and-dinner-2025/
LOCATION:Dartmouth House\, 37 Charles Street\, London\, England\, W1J 5ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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SUMMARY:Past Forward: Salisbury Museum for Future Generations with Adrian Green
DESCRIPTION:Salisbury Museum has undergone a £5.1 million redevelopment called Past Forward\, mainly funded with grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It created exciting new galleries dedicated to local history\, ceramics and natural history. The medieval King’s House\, home of the museum\, has undergone significant conservation and our café and public facilities have all been upgraded. Alongside this it launched a programme of events and activities to engage with the local community. The museum fully re-opened on 13 July 2024. \nJoin us on Monday 8 December to hear Adrian Green give us an insightful talk on all the museum’s recent developments! \nTo reserve a spot\, please contact Jean Stanley at esusalisbury-eventssec@esu.org
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/past-forward-salisbury-museum-for-future-generations-with-adrian-green/
LOCATION:Mercure White Hart Hotel \, 1 St John’s Street\, Salisbury SP1 2SD
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SUMMARY:London Branch: Book Club
DESCRIPTION: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 \nComplete and updated ESU book club reading list for 2026 \n Jan:  A far cry from Kensington – Muriel Sharp\, 194pp\, published 1988 \nFeb: The Island of Missing Trees – Elif Shafak (new president of the Royal Society of Literature) – 345 pp\, published 2021 \nMarch: Conclave – Robert Harris – 400pp\, published 2016 \nApril: The artist of disappearances – Anita Desai – 176pp\, publ. 2011 \nMay: I seek a kind person: My Father\, Seven Children and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust – John Borger – 297pp\, publ. 2024 \nJune: The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver – 616 pp\, publ. 2000 \nJuly: As I walked out one midsummer morning – Laurie Lee – 194pp\, publ.1969 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/london-branch-book-club/2025-10-15/
LOCATION:The English-Speaking Union\, 37 Charles Street\, London\, England\, W1J 5ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Ghost Stories
DESCRIPTION:“Yet\, in all this quiet\, there was an acute\, an acrid consciousness of a restrained hostility very near to us\, like a dog on a leash that might be let go at any moment.” \nJoin us for ‘An Evening of ‘Ghost Stories by M. R. James’ at Dartmouth House. \nGet tickets here \nACT 1: ‘The Mezzotint’ follows Mr Williams\, the curator of a university art museum\, who receives a mezzotint from an art dealer. What Mr Williams comes to discover is that the picture appears to move every time he looks at it. But the story the mezzotint is showing is something far more sinister than Mr Williams first thought… \nACT 2: In ‘Whistle and I’ll Come to You’\, a young professor\, whilst walking in an English coastal village\, stumbles upon a strange whistle. When blown\, this sets in motion a chain of unexpected events… \nThis performance will take place at Dartmouth House and begin at 6:30pm\, and run until 8:15pm. In these one-man performances\, Toby Burchell performs two chilling tales by the finest writer of the ghost story genre\, M. R. James. Originally narrated by James himself as an entertainment for friends\, these are the perfect traditional ghost stories. \nESU members: £20 \nNon-members: £25 \nGet tickets here
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/an-evening-of-ghost-stories/
LOCATION:The English-Speaking Union\, 37 Charles Street\, London\, England\, W1J 5ED\, United Kingdom
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