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Welcome to our News & Events page. This will be updated regularly to list upcoming events
and general news items. For more information about all the events we run throughout the year,
please see our Membership Events page.
If you would like to know more, or are interested in attending any of these events, please call Suzanne
at the office on 0131 229 1528 or
email development@esuscotland.org.uk.
2010 UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH 2010
Saturday 6th March
Schools Public Speaking Competition
The heats for the Schools Public Speaking Competition will take place on Saturday 6th March. There will be heats in Edinburgh, Glasgow and
Aberdeen, so please do come along and support the speakers. Almost 100 pupils will be taking part in total, speaking on the topic Knowledge is Power.
Edinburgh Heat: 10.00am - 3.00pm
HSBC, 76 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
Glasgow Heat: 10.00am - 3.00pm
HSBC, 141 Bothwell Street, Glasgow
Aberdeen Heat: 11.00am - 2.00pm
Room 16, New Kings Buildings, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
This competition is generously sponsored by HSBC
Thursday 18th March 2009, 7.00pm
Conan Doyle Concert, featuring the "Sherlock" Violin
Generously sponsored by Renew Physio
The ESU and
Soroptimist International of Edinburgh
are hosting a concert for the first time. We are really excited
about this event as it features the “Sherlock” violin, made by local violin
maker, Steve Burnett, from a tree that was in the garden of Conan Doyle’s
childhood home in Edinburgh. We have already heard the violin being played at the ESU and the sound is fantastic!
The concert itself will comprise traditional Scottish songs and classical music, played on the “Sherlock” by
Feargus Hetherington, interspersed with readings from the works of Conan Doyle.
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh
£10, please book with the ESU office
Thursday 25th March, 12.30pm-2.00pm
Edinburgh Branch Lunch
Andrew Stewart QC, Advocate Depute (prosecuting in the High Court)
Scots Law in the English-Speaking World
Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh
£12 for 2-course lunch and coffee, please book with the office
APRIL 2010
Thursday 1st April, 6.00pm-8.30pm
Creative Writing Group
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh (£3, free to ESU members)
Friday 9th April, 10.00-12.00pm
International Coffee Morning
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh (£2)
Saturday 10th April, 10.00-1.00pm
ESU Jumble Sale!
Clothes, books, bric a brac, tombola, cake stall, tea and coffee...
DONATIONS GRATEFULLY RECEIVED
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh
Thursday 22nd April
Inspired? Get Writing! Award Ceremony and Readings Day
10.30-11.30am Under 12
1.30-3.00pm 12-15 years, 16-18 years
5.30-7.00pm Published and Unpublished Adults
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Scotland
Thursday 29th April, 12.30pm-2.00pm
Edinburgh Branch Lunch
Professor John Joseph, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
Does the English Language Have a Future?
Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh
£12 for 2-course lunch and coffee, please book with the office
MAY 2010
Thursday 6th May, 6.00pm-8.30pm
Creative Writing Group
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh (£3, free to ESU members)
Friday 7th May, 10.00-12.00pm
International Coffee Morning
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh (£2)
Monday 31st May, 12.00 noon
Call Memorial Service
The Call Statue, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
Followed by lunch at 23 Atholl Crescent
RECENT EVENTS
John Smith Memorial Mace Debating Competition, Saturday 13th February
The JSMM Debating Competition for Scotland took place at Glasgow University Union.
For the first time it moved to a one-day event, and twenty teams of the best university debaters in Scotland took part
in a day of great debating. In the final, three teams from St Andrews University and a team from Edinburgh University debated the motion This
House Would Ban Alcohol. After a fierce competition, Sebastian Osborn and Charlie Brown from Edinburgh University
became the 2010 Scottish Champions.
The ESU JSMM is the largest and oldest debating competition in Europe. Former winners include the late Donald Dewar,
Charles Kennedy, and the late Labour leader, John Smith, in whose honour the competition was renamed in 1995.
The JSMM is composed of four University National Championships. The winners of
the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish National Championships debate against each other in the
International Final for the chance to win the Silver Mace.
The JSMM is generously sponsored
by Baillie Gifford, an
investment management firm based in Edinburgh.
ESU & Heriot Watt University Debate on Minimum Alcohol Pricing, Friday 12th February
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh
Panel Discussion on Criminal Justice with
the Howard League Scotland for Penal Reform,
Wednesday 10th February
23 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh
ESU Burns Supper, Saturday 6th February
The ESU Burns Supper is always an eagerly anticipated event, and this year's did not disappoint. There
were many humourous and enjoyable speeches, especially the Reply From the Lassies, given by Dorothy Grace-Elder.
The event raised over £660 for ESU funds, and we would like to thank everyone who spoke. We would also
particularly like to thank Tom and Anne Drake, Irene Smith and Evelyn Banna who worked incredibly hard
to prepare the delicious feast.
ESU Scotland Annual General Meeting, Friday 18th December
The ESU Scotland AGM took place on Friday 18th December at 23 Atholl Crescent. Jon Dye stood down after six years of dedicated service
as Chairman. All of our members appreciate everything he has achieved during his time in office, and we will not be saying goodbye to Jon as he has
taken on the post of Treasurer. We were delighted to welcome Brian Monteith as new Chairman. Brian has been a friend of the ESU for a long time, serving first
as Honorary Vice-President and then as Deputy Chairman. We would also like to thank all the Members of the Scottish National Committee for all their work.
For more news of our recent events please download our regular Newsletter.
ESU Newsletter February 2010
ESU Newsletter January 2010
ESU News Special January 2010
ESU Newsletter November 2009
ESU Newsletter Summer 2009
ESU Newsletter Autumn 2008
ESU Newsletter Summer 2008
ESU Newsletter Spring 2008
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