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 […]

La Revista 256

Posted by Amy Bell
On March 13, 2022

Check out our latest issue of La Revista, which features an interview with Spanish ambassador to the UK, José Pascual Marco, plus Pedro Almodóvar, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz

‘I love this country; we are good for each other’. Spanish ambassador to the UK speaks to La Revista

Posted by Amy Bell
On February 25, 2022

The Spanish ambassador to the UK, José Pascual Marco, spoke to BSS chairman Jimmy Burns Marañón for La Revista, just days after meeting Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace. You can watch video of the interview on the BritishSpanish Society’s YouTube channel José Pascual Marco arrives at his official residence in Belgrave Square , […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]