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:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T170000 DTSTAMP:20250320T102421 CREATED:20240325T112934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T144425Z UID:9524-1746003600-1746032400@www.esu.org SUMMARY:ESU Schools' Mace Grand Final 2025 DESCRIPTION:The English-Speaking Union welcomes you to the Grand Final of the ESU Schools’ Mace debating competition\, taking place on Thursday\, 30 April at Dartmouth House\, London.  \nGuests are welcome to join us from 9am ready for the semi-finals to begin at 9.45am.  \nLight refreshments will be provided throughout the day; however\, we advise everybody to bring a packed lunch or to buy lunch from one of the nearby shops or cafes. Our staff will be on hand to offer directions on the day.   \nAttendees can enjoy the debates throughout the day\, as well as having the chance to meet and network with other guests.. At the end of the day\, the winning team will be awarded the Mace. General feedback will be offered to competing teams throughout by our expert judging panels. Tickets are limited\, so we urge everyone to register quickly.  URL:https://www.esu.org/event/esu-schools-mace-grand-final-2025/ LOCATION:Dartmouth House\, 37 Charles Street\, London\, England\, W1J 5ED\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0856.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250530T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250530T173000 DTSTAMP:20250320T102421 CREATED:20240325T124104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T163919Z UID:9531-1748595600-1748626200@www.esu.org SUMMARY:ESU Churchill Public Speaking Competition Grand Final 2025 DESCRIPTION:The prestigious ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition\, is the largest such contest in England and Wales. The different roles allow students to practice and excel in different skill sets\, and the competition’s unique format\, which pairs the speaker from one school with the chair and questioner of another\, encourages quick thinking and relationship building.  \nOver 300 teams have competed over the past six months to reach the finals at the ESU’s headquarters\, Dartmouth House.  \nSeeing the passion\, talent and enthusiasm of these young speakers is always a highlight of our calendar – this is a showcase for the very best of speaking\, chairing\, and questioning in the UK.   \nTickets are limited\, so we urge people to book quickly.  URL:https://www.esu.org/event/esu-churchill-public-speaking-competition-grand-final-2025/ LOCATION:Dartmouth House\, 37 Charles Street\, London\, England\, W1J 5ED\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Competition,ESU Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/R5B_7999.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T213000 DTSTAMP:20250320T102421 CREATED:20230921T094949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T102258Z UID:8599-1759860900-1759872600@www.esu.org SUMMARY:ESU Evelyn Wrench Lecture and Dinner 2025 with Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our annual Evelyn Wrench Lecture 2025\, with our esteemed speaker Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC. \nThis event will be raising 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. \nInformation on how to book will be released in the next few weeks. URL:https://www.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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/08102024_DT_ESU-154.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR