Lord Hunt with a group of business people studying at International House Executive Secretary with Director of IH Executive Centre Maurice Cassidy
L-R: Madame Beatrix de Montgermont-Keil, National President of ESU France, Lord Hunt and Garo Keheyan, Chairman of ESU Cyprus
Alumni of the SSE programme
HOUSE OF LORDS TEA PARTY The House of Lords Tea Party was held on 6 July, kindly hosted by ESU Chairman Lord Hunt. The annual event is a great opportunity for ESU members from across the UK and the globe to meet and have afternoon tea on the terrace of the House of Lords. This year, nine of the UK ESU branches were represented including Brighton and Hove & District, Canterbury & East Kent, Colchester, Eastbourne, Hertfordshire, London Region, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Taunton & District. We were also fortunate to welcome some of our members from our overseas branches as well as representatives from International House from Argentina, Brazil, Cyprus, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland and the US.
The event additionally affords an opportunity to thank some of the volunteers who very generously donate their time to ESU education programmes.They include volunteers from the English in Action scheme which helps non-native English speakers to gain confidence and skills in understanding and speaking English. Members who attend the gathering are able to meet some alumni from the SSE programme who have who have most recently returned from the States. The House of Lords Tea Party was a great success and a perfect start to the summer with tea, sandwiches and plenty of cakes. Please look out for the next year’s date early next year. DIALOGUE 35