Un homenaje a la reina Isabel II

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On September 13, 2022

Un homenaje personal a la reina Isabel II de Jimmy Burns OBE, periodista, autor y presidente de la BritishSpanish Society Ha sido una muerte anunciada, pero ni el profundo sentimiento de pérdida, ni cómo su sucesión se ha llevado a cabo, se ha puesto nunca en duda. Mezclarse entre la multitud reunida a las puertas del […]

A nation in mourning

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On September 12, 2022

Rest in Peace Your Majesty Our Chairman, Jimmy Burns, offered his condolences on behalf of the Patrons, the Board of Trustees, and all our membership and supporters in the UK and Spain, to Hugh Elliott, British Ambassador to Spain. “Over her long reign, she was, and will for ever be remembered as a universal point […]

A tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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On September 9, 2022

A Personal Tribute from Jimmy Burns OBE, journalist & author, Chairman of The BritishSpanish Society It was a death foretold but neither the huge sense of loss that followed it or the manner of her succession was ever in doubt. To mingle among the many people who had gathered at the gates of Buckingham Palace […]

Naturaleza y cocina: la propuesta del British Council para que este verano los niños aprendan inglés y desarrollen “soft skills”

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On July 18, 2022

With thanks to the British Council for this article: Según un estudio realizado por el British Council, los padres se muestran ahora preocupados porque sus hijos desarrollen las competencias vinculadas con el mundo offline, como las habilidades sociales y comunicativas Expertos de British Council han diseñado una actividad didáctica pensada para que las familias con […]

Nature and cooking: the proposal of the British Council so that this summer children learn English and develop “soft skills”

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On July 18, 2022

With thanks to the British Council for this article: According to a study carried out by the British Council, parents are now concerned that their children develop skills linked to the offline world, such as social and communication skills Experts from the British Council have designed a didactic activity designed so that families with young […]

Competencias ‘verdes’, habilidades para la empleabilidad e inglés: la propuesta del British Council para el Día de las Habilidades de la Juventud

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On July 13, 2022

Report from the British Council Competencias ‘verdes’, habilidades para la empleabilidad e inglés: la propuesta del British Council para el Día de las Habilidades de la Juventud Según la investigación Next Generation, del British Council, los conocimientos y habilidades que tienen los jóvenes al salir de la escuela, la universidad o la formación no siempre les preparan para […]

Collaboration in higher education between the United Kingdom and Spain

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On June 29, 2022

Report from the British Council and SEPIE The British Council and SEPIE have recently published this interesting report for collaboration in higher education between the United Kingdom and Spain. See the report here

A beautiful afternoon at Kew

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On June 28, 2022

It felt somewhat poetic to visit Kew as an eclectic mix of people, gathered from across Britain and Spain with different ages, backgrounds and interests to visit plants collected from across the globe, with varied growing needs and purposes in life. Botanists have for over 200 years collected and brought specimens to Kew whereas […]

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. […]