‘A writer must be a man of action now’

Posted by Amy Bell
On March 9, 2023

By Roger Golland A review of Tomorrow Perhaps the Future – Following Writers and Rebels in the Spanish Civil War by Sarah Watling, published February 2023 by Jonathan Cape In the summer of 1937, at the height of the Spanish Civil war, the outspoken heiress Nancy Cunard addressed a broadsheet appeal, grandly entitled The Question, to […]

Welcome to our ‘Amigo’: Camino’s Richard Bigg

Posted by Amy Bell
On March 9, 2023

By Anna Swinfield Introducing our new initiative, ‘Amigos & Amigas of the BritishSpanish Society’, celebrating Spanish food and drink in the UK First, for those who enjoy the best of Spanish food and wine, some news of an exciting gastronomic initiative the charity the BritishSpanish Society is launching in 2023: “Amigos and Amigas […]

International Women’s day 2023

Posted by membership
On March 8, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023 You don’t have to look far to find inspirational women within the BritishSpanish Society. From our patrons (Dame Denise Holt DCMG, Lady María-Belén Parker, Carmen Araoz de Urquijo and Lady Brennan) to our Trustees (Cristina Álvarez-Campana, Amy Bell, Dame Mary Marsh DBE FRSA and Dr Marina Pérez de Arcos). Our corporate […]

Welcome to our new supporters: Virtus, the British Sixth Form College

Posted by membership
On March 3, 2023

We are delighted to announce that Virtus, The British Sixth Form College have joined the BritishSpanish Society as Silver Supporters. Of sponsoring the Society Virtus said ‘we want to create and find opportunities for us to collaborate and strengthen a mutually beneficial relationship. Our DNA reinforces a strong commitment to British values and the British […]

Tribute to Javier Fergo (1980-2022)

Posted by membership
On March 2, 2023

Tribute to Javier Fergo (1980-2022) A prize-winning Spanish photojournalist is remembered by his sister Laura Fernández-González, a member of the BritishSpanish Society Javier Fergo was an internationally acclaimed photojournalist: winner of the 2021 Getty Images Editorial Grant, the 2020 Imagenera Photography Award, and the 2020 Siero International Photojournalism award. He was 1st finalist of the […]

Glimpse underwater footage of royal shipwreck

Posted by membership
On February 28, 2023

Glimpse underwater footage of royal shipwreck Underwater footage of a 17th century royal shipwreck has been released ahead of a major exhibition opening this weekend exploring its last voyage. The footage, filmed last summer by experienced divers and brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell, shows some of the remains of the Gloucester, which sank off the […]

A new letter, written by Charles Dickens’ son, will soon be on display in Medway.

Posted by membership
On February 7, 2023

New Dickens letter will soon be on display in Medway A new letter, written by Charles Dickens’ son, will soon be on display in Medway. Medway Council is delighted to announce today (Tuesday, 7 February), on Charles Dickens’ birthday, that a letter written by his first-born son, Charlie Dickens, has been donated to The Guildhall […]

Spanish hero on the path to sainthood

Posted by membership
On January 18, 2023

Journalist and friend of the BritishSpanish Society Bess Twiston Davies has published an article in The Tablet. The article recognises the selfless dedication to ‘do good’ from Spaniard Ignacio Echeverría who was living in London at the time of the 2017 London Bridge terrorist attack. Ignacio sadly lost his life in his attempts to save others, […]

Address to a haggis

Posted by membership
On January 9, 2023

Burns night is traditionally celebrated on (or the weekend closest to) the 25th January, the date of Scottish poet Robert Burns’ birth. The night gives us a perfect post-Christmas opportunity to get together in the dark, brooding winter month of January to eat, dance and be merry. Burns night celebrates the life and poetry of […]

Scholarships to study English in the UK in 2023

Posted by membership
On December 22, 2022

Santander and the British Council offer 100 scholarships to study English in the United Kingdom next summer Santander Scholarships | UK English Summer Experience 2023 are aimed at young people between the ages of 18 and 30 from eleven countries. The scholarship, which includes accommodation and travel to the United Kingdom, will allow recipients to enjoy […]

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‘A writer must be a man of action now’

Welcome to our ‘Amigo’: Camino’s Richard Bigg

International Women’s day 2023

Welcome to our new supporters: Virtus, the British Sixth Form College

Tribute to Javier Fergo (1980-2022)

Glimpse underwater footage of royal shipwreck

A new letter, written by Charles Dickens’ son, will soon be on display in Medway.

Spanish hero on the path to sainthood

Address to a haggis

Scholarships to study English in the UK in 2023

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