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Autumn Concert 2024

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On November 21, 2024

Our autumn concert showcases and celebrates exceptional British and Spanish musicians, music and composers.

Madrid Autumn Reception 2024

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On October 11, 2024

Ambassador Alex Ellis welcomes BritishSpanish Society members to his residence for the Society's annual Autumn Reception in Madrid

Annual Lecture 2024 – with William Chislett

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On October 9, 2024

We spent a fascinating evening at the Instituto Cervantes London with author William Chislett exploring the meaty topic of the challenges facing Spain. Born in the UK and now living in Spain Chislett has written extensively about Spain. The audience, including a group of young students who had joined the lecture specifically to hear directly […]

Wine tasting at Camino

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On October 7, 2024

The BritishSpanish Society filled Camino’s cosy Bar Rioja for an enjoyable evening of wine tasting. Keep on eye on our event calendar for details of more wine tasting events in 2025. Our host for the evening was Camino’s owner and wine enthusiast, Richard Bigg. Richard and his team gave us a warm welcome over pre-tasting […]

Churchill’s Spaniards

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On September 12, 2024

We were joined at the Spanish Embassy in London by author, and serving British Army Officer with the Royal Engineers, Séan Scullion in conversation with BSS member Geoff Cowling, a former HM Consul General (Barcelona), following the launch of Scullion’s book ‘Churchill’s Spaniards’. Churchill’s Spaniards tells the little known story of approx. 1200 Spanish soldiers […]

Broken Eggs

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On July 22, 2024

We spent a lovely summer evening at Broken Eggs, a restaurant in Fitzrovia renowned for its ‘como en casa’ tortilla, for an exclusive BritishSpanish Society evening of tapas and chat. On arrival guests were welcomed with a refreshing drink and time to socialise outside and enjoy the summer weather. We then enjoyed an evening of […]

Post election Britain

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On July 9, 2024

On 9th July we held a joint event with Fundación Ortega-Marañón in Madrid to discuss ‘Global challenges, Peligra la democracia en el mundo?’ and Reino Unido Cambio y Futuro. If you missed the conversation but would like to hear what our expert panelists had to say follow this link to listen to the recording. The challenges […]

Carlos Acosta’s Carmen

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On July 4, 2024

Members of the BritishSpanish Society were lucky enough to grab seats at Sadler’s Wells sold out Carmen created by Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta. Member Nick recounted that the show had a lot to live up to, having watched his daughter years ago play the lead role in her high school version of Bizet’s opera. […]

Summer reception 2024

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On June 25, 2024

Our summer reception was again blessed with fantastic weather, Spanish culinary delights, wine and beers, and most importantly, the sparkle of friendship and fun. As the Spanish Ambassador José Pascual Marco welcomed us into his beautiful Belgravia residence, we were reminded of our good fortune in being able to celebrate the enduring relationship between Britain […]

Ballet Nacional de España at London’s Sadler’s Wells

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On June 13, 2024

This show from Ballet Nacional de España at London’s Sadler’s Wells had everything you could want from Flamenco and it deserved every minute of its two standing ovations. Before the first standing ovation at the end of part I we enjoyed an intriguing fusion of ballet and flamenco. The dance had all the passion and […]