2023 BritishSpanish Society Scholarship window is open

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On March 16, 2023

The BritishSpanish Society is delighted to announce that the application window for the 2023 Scholarship Awards is now open. Celebrating its sixteenth year, these prestigious awards recognise, honour, and celebrate outstanding British and Spanish post-graduate students across all disciplines. Our awarding committee are searching for post-graduate students who can demonstrate the depth and impact of […]

Jerez and the seduction of Britain

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On March 14, 2023

BritishSpanish Society members and friends gathered at the British Council’s Madrid Palacete on Thursday, 9th March, to honour some of the links that most closely and deliciously bind the United Kingdom and Spain. It was a significant day as we managed to combine three of the most impressive wineries in Jerez, and more significantly, ones […]

International Women’s day 2023

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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

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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)

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]