BritishSpanish Society

Promoting friendship and understanding between the people of Britain and Spain.

BritishSpanish Society

Promoting friendship and understanding between the people of Britain and Spain.

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La Revista 265

Spain's Golden Visa programme to end

Jordi Mateu looks at a significant shift in Spain’s immigration landscape

Exploring unknown Aragon

Ecologist Carlos Oppé shares the delights of a journey off the beaten-track

 

Viveiro revisited: pulpo, beaches and a Joaquín Sabina tribute band

Dominic Begg, a BSS member living in Catalonia, celebrates a return visit to his beloved Galicia

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A win for the BritishSpanish Society!

  On 23 April 2025 Vice-Chair Michael Morley was delighted to accept a Magna Carta award on behalf of the BritishSpanish Society. The date was particularly poignant to the Society, as it was formed on 23 April 1916, on the anniversary of the deaths of literary greats William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes, and of […]

Middle Temple

We were delighted to be approached by one of our members who offered a visit to Middle Temple’s library and its exhibition on its sixteenth to eighteenth century Spanish connections. The tour proved to be an immediate sell out, with the ticket price shared between raising funds for the BritishSpanish Society’s 2025 Scholarship Programme, and […]

Cookery Masterclass with Celebrity chef Omar Allibhoy

A group of cookery enthusiasts spent the morning with celebrity Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy learning the secrets to perfecting popular national and regional Spanish dishes. The menu for the day included tapas favourites pan con tomate, tortilla de patatas and alioli, followed by secrets to making the perfect paella and papa arrugadas. The array of […]

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Thank you to the donors of the BSS Fundraising Appeal

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Jimmy Burns

Janin Campos

Helen Crisp

Roger Golland

Paul Graham

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Charles Morgan

Lady Mª Belén Parker

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