Our news: archive
BS-S at Boujis pictures
27 February 2014
Dear members and friends, To have a look at the pictures please click here and scroll down the page. Why not join our membership today? You can find an application form on our Membership page
Paco de Lucia: The Death of a Musical Wizard
26 February 2014
World music is in mourning following the unexpected death , aged 66, on a Mexican beach, of Paco de Lucia, one of the greatest guitarist of modern times, a truly musical wizard. Born Francisco Sanchez Gomez, to a Portuguese mother and an...
Presentation of The Odyssey, the acclaimed biography of Walter Starkie
22 February 2014
Jacqueline Hurtley joined Jimmy Burns at the Cervantes Institute in London to present ‘ The Odyssey’, her acclaimed biography of Walter Starkie, the controversial Anglo-Irish hispanista and founder of the British Council in Spain. Guests were treated to a fascinating...
Michael Jacobs, 1952-2014
19 January 2014
By Gail Turner Mooney The Hispanic world has lost one of its greats. Michael Jacobs, who died from cancer on 9 January 2014 aged 61, was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable writer with an endearing personality, in the tradition of George Borrow,...
The BritishSpanish Society Christmas Party 2013 (Photos)
19 December 2013
The BritishSpanish Society Christmas Party took place at the Instituto Cervantes in December 2013. It was as anticipated a glamorous evening of sophisticated tapas and drinks created by Ibérica. Wines from Spain contributed with splendid Spanish wines. The raffle prizes were first...
Share your love for the BritishSpanish Society this Christmas
17 December 2013
This Christmas, why not share your love of Spanish culture with your family and friends, giving them the opportunity to meet new people and take part in exciting events while also helping a charity that supports postgraduate academic research and innovation in...
The Chairman of Trustees and Executive Council of the BritishSpanish Society wishes you a Happy Christmas and New Year 2014
16 December 2013
The BritishSpanish Society celebrates the launching of its new website
22 November 2013
Dear amigos, After a long road, we are hugely pleased to announce that our new website is now live! Please click here and start browsing. We value your opinion and we look forward to your feedback. Hasta pronto!
La turolense Pilar Sánchez, Lady Brennan, recibe la Cruz de Oficial de la Orden Isabel la Católica
8 November 2013
Teruel puede presumir de que tiene una embajada permanente en el mismo corazón del Reino Unido. Nadie que conozca a Pilar Sánchez Moya ignora que “Teruel existe”, y es que esta turolense, profesora universitaria afincada en Inglaterra desde hace cincuenta...
Our Chairman awarded with the Encomienda del Mérito Civil
25 October 2013
We are proud to announce that our Chairman, Jimmy Burns Marañón, and Lady Pilar Brennan, a member of our Executive Council, were honoured by King Juan Carlos of Spain with the Encomienda del Mérito Civil.
BritishSpanish Society Annual General Meeting 2013
16 October 2013
The Society’s AGM attracted a good turnout of members and representatives of our corporate supporters, filling the Sala Vives at the Spanish embassy. New members of our Executive Council and Board of Trustees were voted in, and speeches were given...
Society Update
26 September 2013
Having existed as The Anglo-Spanish Society since 1958, we have recently adopted a new name, the BritishSpanish Society, which reflects the ways in which the Society has developed since its founding and more accurately represents our central mission. Our new...
Obituary
Rod Younger 1962-2013: Anglo-Spanish publisher, dedicated to the cause
29 July 2013
Rod Younger, who died suddenly at his home on the Costa del Sol on June 29th, aged 51, was a passionate Anglo-Spanish follower of Spanish culture, and dedicated to the cause of promoting a better understanding of it among British...