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SUMMARY:ESU Devon & Exeter Branch - January Luncheon Lecture Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Paul Waterworth\, former District Judge at the Ministry of Justice will be giving us ‘A View from the Bench: Some Reflections on a Judicial Life and the Rule of Law’.  Paul is a former Chairman of the Devon & Exeter Branch and is guaranteed to give an informative and entertaining lecture. \nFor tickets\, please contact the Dining Secretary\, Sue Maunder\, on suemaunderesu@gmail.com.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/esu-devon-exeter-branch-january-luncheon-lecture-meeting/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231220T123000
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DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
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SUMMARY:ESU Devon & Exeter Branch - December Luncheon Lecture Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Nina Savicevic\, an outstanding 23-year old Concert Pianist will be telling us all about the life of a professional classical musician and\, she has confirmed\, will be giving us a ‘tune’ or two. \nFor tickets\, please contact the Dining Secretary\, Sue Maunder\, on suemaunderesu@gmail.com
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/esu-devon-exeter-branch-december-luncheon-meeting/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20231025T101913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T093837Z
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SUMMARY:ESU Devon & Exeter Branch - November Luncheon Lecture Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Dr Rowan Williams\, former Archbishop of Canterbury and recently retired Master of Magdalene College\, Cambridge\, for ‘Church in Society: Perspectives from the Altar Step’. \nFor tickets\, please contact the Dining Secretary\, Sue Maunder\, on suemaunderesu@gmail.com
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-church-in-society-perspectives-from-the-altar-step-with-dr-rowan-williams/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231018T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231018T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20230830T112618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T112618Z
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SUMMARY:ESU Devon & Exeter Branch  - October Luncheon Lecture Meeting
DESCRIPTION:‘Inn Signia’ – John Ericson\, an erudite and entertaining speaker will be lecturing on the artwork and stories behind peculiar pub names. \nFor tickets\, please contact the Dining Secretary\, Sue Maunder\, on suemaunderesu@gmail.com.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/esu-devon-exeter-branch-october-luncheon-lecture-meeting/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230920T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20230830T105044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T105044Z
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SUMMARY:ESU Devon & Exeter Branch - September Luncheon Lecture Meeting
DESCRIPTION:‘The Indian Contingent: The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk’ the title of a book published by Dr Ghee Bowman who has a PhD from the University of Exeter. His interest in the little known Indian presence at Dunkirk started him on a forensic journey of research that has spanned five countries and hundred of lives. \nFor tickets please contact the Dining Secretary\, Sue Maunder\, on suemaunderesu@gmail.com.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/esu-devon-exeter-branch-september-luncheon-lecture-meeting/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200522T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200522T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T161602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T151854Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Lunch & Talk by Fran Unsworth “The Public Service Role of the BBC..."- CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:We regret that this event has been cancelled. \nJoin Devon & Exter Branch for Lunch followed by an informative talk on “The Public Service Role of the BBC in the Gathering and Broadcasting of News and Current Affairs” by Fran Unsworth. \nFrancesca Mary (“Fran”) Unsworth is a journalist and media executive. Fran began her broadcasting career in local radio\, working in Leicester and Bristol\, before becoming producer of Radio 1’s Newsbeat. In 1990 she moved to Radio 4 and was based in Washington as a radio producer for the network during the Gulf crisis of 1990–1991. She later worked as a producer on The World at One and PM. She transferred to the BBC’s Newsgathering Department in 1993\, where she was a producer and editor for the BBC One O’Clock News and the BBC Six O’Clock News. Fran was appointed Head of Newsgathering in January 2005. \nSince January 2018 she has been Director\, News & Current Affairs for BBC News. She has served in various senior positions in the BBC\, including director of the BBC World Service and a member of the BBC’s executive board.\nWith that extensive experience of broadcasting news and current affairs\, Fran will discuss the modern public service role and function of the BBC as news gatherer and broadcaster. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-lunch-talk-by-fran-unsworth-the-public-service-role-of-the-bbc/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200422T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200422T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T161109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T151643Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Annual Black Tie Dinner - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:We regret that this event has been cancelled. \nDevon & Exeter Branch’s annual Black Tie Dinner with a talk autobiographical talk from Billy “Scratch” Hitchen. \nAt the end of the Easter holidays in 1963\, Billy ‘Scratch’  Hitchen\, instead of returning to school in Salcombe\, having already been expelled by his mother\, who was the head of East Portlemouth School\, chose to run away to sea: he was just 14. Before the age of 19\, he had sailed round the world 5 times. From Cape Horn to the Indian and Pacific  Oceans; from the southerly tip of New Zealand to the North Atlantic\, from oil drilling in Argentina to pipeline construction in West Africa\, Scratch’s early life was one of challenge and freedom. \nIn 1973\, Scratch returned to Salcombe and spent the next three decades commercial fishing the coasts of the UK and other marine ventures. \nScratch will share some of his remarkable  story; of his rise from illiterate and innumerate cabin boy to skipper of the tug to steer the last of the great Cunard liners into the heart of Manhattan; from competitive sailor to commercial fisherman and proprietor of a marina. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-annual-black-tie-dinner/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200318T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200318T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T160037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T160227Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Lunch & Talk 'Principles\, Pragmatism and Politics...'
DESCRIPTION:Join Devon & Exeter Branch for a lunch followed by a talk on “Principles\, Pragmatism and Politics – the making of public policy in the UK – and why it affects us all” by Professor Tony Stoller CBE. \nProfessor Stoller graduated with degrees in both history and law from Cambridge. He has had many important roles in both the private and public sectors\, including Principal Director of the John Lewis Partnership\, Chair of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Chief Executive of the Radio Authority. He is now Visiting Professor of Media and Communications at Bournemouth University and has written extensively on the broadcasting of classical music and the history of commercial radio. He was awarded CBE in 2004 for services to broadcasting.  \nWith that background\, he is well placed to understand and comment upon\, with fascinating examples\, the way in which political\, social and economic policies which affect us all in the way in which we live\, are formed and implemented. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event. \n 
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-lunch-talk-principles-pragmatism-and-politics-the-making-of-public-policy-in-the-uk-and-why-it-affects-us-all/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T155316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T155550Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Lunch & Talk\, 'Churchill’s Great Game'\, rethinking the origins of the Cold War
DESCRIPTION:Join Devon & Exeter Branch for lunch followed by a fascinating talk by Professor Richard Toye “Churchill’s Great Game”\, rethinking the origins of the Cold War \nRichard Toye is Professor of Modern History at the University of Exeter. He is a specialist in the history of rhetoric and is the author of numerous articles and several books\, including ‘Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction’ and ‘The Roar of the Lion: The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches’. His book ‘Winston Churchill: A Life in the News’ will be published in 2020. \nIn his talk Richard will explore Churchill’s response to the USSR and how his actions during the early Cold War years intersected with his views of traditional Anglo-Russian tensions and the legacy of the ‘Great Game’. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-lunch-talk-churchills-great-game-rethinking-the-origins-of-the-cold-war/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200115T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200115T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T152842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T110746Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Lunch & Talk on Music of the Holocaust by Professor Shirli Gilbert
DESCRIPTION:An extraordinary range of musical activities\, both forced and voluntary\, took place in the Nazi ghettos and camps\, from the earliest internment centres established in 1933 until the liberation in 1945. The musical works these prisoners created are extraordinary documents from the time: fragments recovered from the rubble of war and genocide; monuments to the lives that were destroyed. In this talk\, which will feature many film extracts\, Shirli Gilbert\, professor of Modern History at Southampton University with a specialism in Jewish History and particularly the Holocaust\, will highlight original music from this period\, including some rare post-war recordings. The songs offer rich insight into victims’ experiences\, conveying the uncertain and shifting perspectives of prisoner communities as they made sense of lived reality. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-lunch-talk-on-music-of-the-holocaust-by-professor-shirli-gilbert/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T152209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T154429Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Black Tie Dinner\, 'Moguls\, Mayhem and Movies”\,  illustrated story of early Hollywood'
DESCRIPTION:Martin Fisher has had a lifelong interest in cinema since his grandfather took him to see ‘Pinocchio’. The title of his talk speaks for itself and will include many film extracts from those early days of cinema. \nBorn in Windsor\, Martin was educated at St George’s School\, Windsor Castle\, where he was a chorister. He sang at the funeral of King George V1\, recorded 78 rpm records for HMV and broadcast Choral Evensong for the BBC. Leaving school\, Martin joined the BBC where  he was to spend the rest of his career. He worked on such classics as Round the Horne and The Billy Cotton Band Show (21 million listeners). He became a producer on and then Head of Radio Light Entertainment. In due course he was Head of TV Comedy\, producing many very popular situation comedies from ‘One Foot in the Grave’ to ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-black-tie-dinner-moguls-mayhem-and-movies-illustrated-story-of-early-hollywood/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191120T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T105922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T150852Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Lunch & Talk 'The Life\, Times and Legacy of Nancy\, Lady Astor'
DESCRIPTION:In 1919 Lady Nancy Astor was the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. She was MP for Plymouth until 1945. Born in the US in 1879\, in 1906 she married Lord (Waldorf) Astor\, the  owner of Clivedon. In parliament she supported social issues including the rights of women and the welfare of children. She became increasingly controversial\, for example supporting appeasement with Germany. Alexis Bowater began her journalistic career as a reporter for the Exeter Express & Echo. She moved into television to become a presenter and producer. Alexis has recently promoted a successful appeal to raise funds for a statue of Lady Astor on The Hoe.   \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event. \n 
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-lunch-talk-the-life-times-and-legacy-of-nancy-lady-astor/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T104143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T100741Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Dinner & Talk by Vic Marks 'The Broadcasting Phenomena that is Test Match Special'
DESCRIPTION:What is it about a radio programme that is about cricket but which  appeals as much to those who have no interest or knowledge of the game as its aficionados? As one critic said ‘If you want the best of the English and the best English\, there is nothing to beat Test Match Special. It is just such a joy to listen to.  There is something so quintessentially English and ‘summery’ about having TMS on in the background’.  \nWith his dry wit and scholarly demeanour\, Vic Marks has been part of the TMS team for many years. Vic played cricket for Oxford\, Somerset and England before becoming a journalist and author. He writes for The Guardian and The Observer. Vic will tell us something about his years behind the microphone and why it is that an apparently niche programme holds a fascination for such a wide range of listeners. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-dinner-talk-by-vic-marks-the-broadcasting-phenomena-that-is-test-match-special/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131449
CREATED:20190701T093130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T205022Z
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SUMMARY:Devon & Exeter Branch: Dinner & Talk 'Celestial Images: Saints and Sinners’ by Professor Michael Mendillo
DESCRIPTION:Devon & Exeter branch invite you to a dinner & talk on the subject of ‘Celestial Images: Saints and Sinners\, Intersections of Astronomy\, Art and Religion’ by Professor Michael Mendillo from Boston University\, Massachusetts. \nCelestial imagery of constellations spans human history\, from cave art to modern digital representations of the sky.  Images of astronomy and the art of religion merged in the 17th Century in an audacious re-branding of the sky that replaced the pagan villains of antiquity with biblical heroes. This richly illustrated talk will tell that story. It is an extraordinary privilege to welcome Michael Mendillo to the ESU. He is professor of Astronomy at Boston University and is recognised as being one of the world leaders in his field. He has advised many organisations including NASA and lectured worldwide. He has been described by one of his students as ‘one of the cutest\, funniest\, and sweetest profs around’. \nApplication for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary\, Mr. Philip Maunder\, Pennies\, 46 Pound Lane\, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event\, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.
URL:https://staging.esu.org/event/devon-exeter-branch-dinner-talk-celestial-images-saints-and-sinners-by-professor-michael-mendillo/
LOCATION:Exeter Golf & Country Club\, Topsham Road\, Exeter\, EX277AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESU Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Devon & Exeter Branch - Dining Secretary":MAILTO:philipmaunderesu@gmail.com
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