Newly-elected Conservative MP Conor Burns made a special trip to English UK’s annual conference to pledge his support for language centres. At the end of a session, he stood up and said: "I will do anything I can to take your cause direct to ministers."

Free legal advice, information about new regulations and a glittering 50th anniversary dinner were among the highlights of this year’s English UK AGM and annual conference.

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The Oxford Rotary Club Fun Run was held on the 8th of May this year.

For the first time, English UK sponsored a trophy for the fastest runner from an English UK member school, which was won by Mr Arent Van Horick, aged 19, from The Netherlands. 

Mr Van Horick is currently studying at EF Oxford, and was sixth overall in the race behind some very speedy parachutists from RAF Falcon, in a time for 5K of 19.05.

English UK has been nominated for the Star School Association Award again in 2010. If you haven't already, please vote for us by clicking here. Voting closes on Friday 21 May.

Winners will be announced on Saturday 4 September at the Alphe UK Dinner taking place at the London Hilton on Park Lane.