Canterbury and East Kent English Speaking Union

07/12/2025

11/01/2025

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24/10/2024

Picking apples on an old apple tree by the roadside. I expect these trees will all disappear as one of the consequences of a large, planned housing development

01/09/2024

Visited the World of Wedgwood in Barlaston. Pleased to report that they still make their highest quality semi hand made items in Barlaston because many customers insist they only want Wedgewood Made in England products. A new 'Darwin' range has just been launched.

01/09/2024

Finding your way in Shropshire. This sign is close to the edge of the Severn Gorge

11/06/2024

Wild flower lawn in front of house in Lordswood, Kent.

21/05/2024

Award for teachers promoting public-speaking in their schools.

18/05/2024

This is a video blog about our Site of Special Scientific Interest forest and adjacent meadow in the Weald of Kent, compiled by Rizwana Shelley during the period March 20 th to April 25th 2024

The period opened with a period of heavy rain and storms and the blossoming of the Blackthorne bushes, originally planted to make a thorny hedge that animals could not get through.

Thia was followed by unseasonably warm weather that led to a massive blooming of bluebells and other flowers before the end of April, at least two weeks before they would normally be expected to bloom in May.

The period opened with a period of heavy rain and storms and the blossoming of the Blackthorne bushes, originally planted to make a thorny hedge that animals...

12/05/2024

What a wonderful day we had at the Grand Finals of the ESU-Churchill Public Speaking competition! Congratulations to Ibstock Place School whose team won the 2024 competition; Other winners were Churcher's College
and Stamford Endowed Schools who claimed best chair and best speaker respectively. The Grand Finals at the Churchill College, Cambridge last Sunday, represented the culmination of a contest which has featured over 105 heats in which over 350 teams from schools across England and Wales have taken part.

Thank you to the Churchill College, the participating schools, the teams, and the extensive network of cheered supporters that have made this happen!

06/05/2024

Rescuing and protecting injured and sick hedgehogs

This is an interview by Rizwana Shelley with Lisa who runs Thorne Hedgehog Rescue in Pluckley in Kent, where she talks about her work and what people can do to reduce the casualty rate among these delightful little animals which like to eat beetles and caterpillars. More information at:

This is an interview by Rizwana Shelley with Lisa who runs Thorne Hedgehog Rescue in Pluckley in Kent, where she talks about her work and what people can do ...

23/04/2024

An opportunity to help schools develop their students' confidence in public speaking

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01/03/2024

The unspoilt part of Hoad flooded by run off water caused by opening sluice gates to protect local housing