The future of energy

Posted by Amy Bell
On November 5, 2022

In the month of the United National Cop 27 Climate Change conference in Egypt, Karima Verjee, an expert in green energy, explains why the need to move away from harmful fossil fuels is more pressing than ever. It’s impossible to miss headlines about climate change and the harm that carbon emissions are doing to our […]

King Carlos III, rey de Inglaterra y el futuro de su monarquía

Posted by Amy Bell
On November 5, 2022

El escritor y chairman de la BritishSpanish Society Jimmy Burns Marañón comparte una reflexión personal sobre el nuevo monarca después de la muerte de su ejemplar madre, Queen Elizabeth II. Es posible que el ahora Carlos III haya sido dramatizado para el consumo mediático en el pasado como un príncipe excéntrico, y descarriado. Un infiel […]

Football in the desert: prospects for Spain and England

Posted by Amy Bell
On November 5, 2022

Anglo-Spanish football writer Tomás Hill López-Menchero sets the scene for the upcoming World Cup, and looks at the prospects for Spain and England Twelve years after the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in controversial fashion, the tournament will kick off in the Gulf state when the host nation face Ecuador on November 20. Many […]

Scholarship Awards 2022: ‘The beating heart of the BritishSpanish Society’

Posted by Amy Bell
On October 28, 2022

Youthful optimism, talent and innovation were very much in evidence at the annual BritishSpanish Society Scholarships Awards ceremony at the Spanish ambassador’s residence on October 26. Since 2008, the charity, with the support of its membership, and in partnership with its principal supporters, has been supporting knowledge and culture by offering scholarships to more than […]

La recepción de otoño de la BSS en Madrid

Posted by Amy Bell
On October 3, 2022

Recepción de la BritishSpanish Society el 22 de septiembre de 20222 en la residencia del embajador Británico Hugh Elliott Una emotiva y simpática recepción en honor de la fundación caritativa la BritishSpanish Society se llevó a cabo en la residencia del embajador británico en Madrid, Hugh Elliot, y su mujer salamanquina María Antonia. Mas […]

Paul Pickering RIP – BSS executive council member and art historian

Posted by Amy Bell
On June 16, 2022

A message from BritishSpanish Society Chairman Jimmy Burns Marañón in memory of our dear colleague and friend Paul Pickering, art history lecturer and gallery guide and Executive Council member of the BritishSpanish Society, sadly passed away peacefully on June 15. He had with a heavy heart asked to be temporarily relieved from his volunteering as […]

Spanish Embassy hosts BritishSpanish summer reception in London

Posted by Amy Bell
On June 9, 2022

The Spanish Embassy provided the perfect backdrop for the BritishSpanish Society’s summer reception. It was a wonderful evening of friendship and fun, and fantastic to experience being together once again. We have a long ‘thank you’ list, to the many people who contributed to the success of the evening. Firstly to you, our members. […]

University of Comillas renews cooperation agreement with the British Spanish Society

Posted by Amy Bell
On June 9, 2022

The University of Comillas has renewed its agreement with the British Spanish Society, with the aim of strengthening collaboration between the two organisations through various initiatives, promoting new activities and avenues of research. British Spanish Society chairman Jimmy Burns Marañón met with the director of the University’s Department of International Relations, Emilio Sáenz-Francés in May […]

La Revista 257

Posted by Amy Bell
On June 1, 2022

The summer issue of La Revista is here: featuring a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II for the Platinum Jubilee, London’s flamenco festival highlights, plus travel adventures from Africa to Ibiza and Almeria, and much more.

Flamenco flourishes in London, SW11

Posted by Amy Bell
On March 23, 2022

By David Hurst A group of enthusiastic BritishSpanish Society members, ranging in age from their 20s to … those who once were in their 20s, recently enjoyed their first flamenco class. The event was hosted by Battersea Spanish, a well-established language and Latin cultural centre in Battersea, south-west London, offering flamenco dance courses or, in […]