Welcome
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Welcome to the official website for the Basque Children of '37 Association UK!
In 1937, during the Spanish civil war, a group of almost 4,000 children were evacuated from Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain. They embarked from Santurce, Bilbao, on the ‘Habana’ on Friday 21st May and dropped anchor at Fawley, at the entrance to Southampton Water, on Saturday evening. The following morning, Sunday 23rd, they docked at Southampton.
Our main aim is to remember and preserve the story of these children, the niños vascos, in its proper historical context.
Through this website you will be able to find a wealth of historical information about the Basque children, including information about the different colonies the children were sent to. You will also find our newsletters, forms for joining the Association.
See information about current events below, and past events here.
To find out more about the Association, go here
To contact us, go here
We hope you enjoy your visit and we look forward to hearing from you!
Latest News, Coming Soon and Current Events
12th May 2009
10.30 am Ulverston. University of the Third Age. Talk by Natalia Benjamin
21st May 2009
Overton Grange School. Sutton. Talk (for students) by Carmen Kilner
5th June 2009
12.00pm Ormsby Hall, Middlesborough. Talk by Natalia Benjamin
4th July 2009
IBMT Memorial Day
13.00 at the monument in Jubilee Gardens, Waterloo
3rd September 2009
BC'37A UK Inaugural Lecture
At Kensington and Chelsea Library Meeting Room, Philimore Walk, London W8 7RY
14.30 Dr Tom Buchanan will talk on "The Basque Refugee Children in Britain 1937-1939: Personal Memory and Public History"
Comments and corrections to webmaster@basquechildren.org
Website last updated 4/5/2009