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New agreement signed to mark BritishSpanish Society and Instituto Cervantes collaboration

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On February 3, 2022
On February 3, Luis García Montero, Director of the Cervantes Institute, together with Jimmy Burns Marañón, chairman of the BritishSpanish Society (BSS), signed a collaboration agreement between the Cervantes Institute and the century-old British-Spanish charity. The agreement, in the presence of representatives of both organisations and other personalities from the cultural and media world, took […]
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Mensaje de Año Nuevo 2022 del Chairman

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On December 21, 2021
El año pasado fue difícil e impredecible para la BritishSpanish Society. Las consecuencias del Brexit, y la pandemia aún sin fin, han ejercido presión sobre nuestra organización y recaudación de fondos, arrojándonos a un territorio desconocido. Sin embargo, somos una organización benéfica con una historia de más de cien años de alteraciones climáticas en las […]
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New Year 2022 Message from the Chairman

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On December 21, 2021
It has been a difficult and unpredictable year for the BritishSpanish Society. The consequences of Brexit, and the pandemic still without end, have put strains on our fund-raising and organisation, throwing us into uncharted territory. We are however a charity with a history of more than one hundred years of weathering disruptions in relations between […]
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Shining a light on Spanish music: ‘Punto de encuentro’ Concert at St James’s, Piccadilly

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On December 15, 2021
  On November 24, the BritishSpanish Society hosted its big event of the autumn calendar – a special concert at the beautiful St James’s church in London’s Piccadilly. It was a memorable night and a sell-out éxito!  The evening’s programme was directed by former BSS scholar and virtuoso violinist Nicole Crespo O´Donoghue, and also featured […]
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5 landscapes to visit in Autumn

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On December 4, 2021
By Cristina Jaramillo   Before the arrival of the cold weather, there is still time to organize hiking routes through some of the most spectacular protected natural sites in Spain.     Selva de Irati (Navarra) www.visitnavarra.es Situada en el Pirineo de Navarra, es el segundo hayedo abetal más grande de Europa y en ella […]
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Postcards from post-lock down Spain

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On December 4, 2021
By Amy Bell   The writer, a journalist with the Financial Times, shares her summer diary of flexi-working, time-off, and recalibration, away from her base in London.     Tinto in the sun The first sip of a cold tinto de verano in a plaza with the sun on my face, and a bowl of […]
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Ship-building, the Basque craft for cultural engagement

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On December 4, 2021
By Jules Stewart   Basque seafarer and ship builder Xabier Agote has come up with a unique project for cultivating closer ties between Spain and the United Kingdom, building a patache.     Agote has, tongue-in-cheek, declared this payback time for English piracy. From Sir Francis Drake’s infamous raids on Spanish ships and ports in […]
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BSS scholarship awards showcase young talent and innovation

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On November 12, 2021
The 14th BSS Scholarship Awards ceremony was hosted by the new Spanish ambassador and honorary president of the charity José Pascual Marco Martínez at the historic embassy residence in Belgrave Square, London. It showcased a key activity of the BSS’s charitable mission of cultural and educational engagement between the peoples of Spain and Britain. The […]
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La revista Hola! cubre la recepción de otoño de la BSS en Madrid

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On October 4, 2021
El pasado 23 de septiembre el embajador del Reino Unido en España abrió las puertas de su residencia con motivo de la recepción de otoño de la BritishSpanish Society. Entre los invitados se encontraban María Dueñas y Esperanza Aguirre. Fotos y detalles del evento en la revista HOLA! Muchas gracias a Hola! por cubrir el […]
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