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Madrid Autumn Reception 2024

  • Posted by membership
  • On October 11, 2024
Ambassador Alex Ellis welcomes BritishSpanish Society members to his residence for the Society's annual Autumn Reception in Madrid
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Annual Lecture 2024 – with William Chislett

  • Posted by membership
  • 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 […]
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Wine tasting at Camino

  • Posted by membership
  • 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 […]
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Vultures in the Iberian Highlands

  • Posted by membership
  • On October 2, 2024
An intriguing read on the Endangered Landscapes website on the re-introduction of the cinereous vulture to the Iberian Highlands.   
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Pub Nights – The Star September 2024

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  • On September 21, 2024
As autumn started creeping in we enjoyed a lovely cosy night at the pub.  Many of our members will have previously joined us in the Star Tavern as its proximity to the Spanish Embassy makes it a great venue for the after summer party party. This time the pub was the intended location and a […]
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Churchill’s Spaniards

  • Posted by membership
  • 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 […]
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Re-wilding in Spain – wild horses

  • Posted by membership
  • On August 5, 2024
This fascinating new documentary, launched on 23 July 2024, follows the story of re-wilding horses in Spain’s Iberian Highlands.  Watch the 15 minute documentary. Link to the re-wilding Europe website
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Broken Eggs

  • Posted by membership
  • 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 […]
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Post election Britain

  • Posted by membership
  • 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 […]
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