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 Exhibitions

Exhibitions of the display panels have been held at

  • 70th Anniversary Commemoration at the Conference Centre of Solent University, Southampton, on May26th 2007.
  • The Sutton Exhibition and Resources Centre, Sutton-on-Hull (November 2006).
  • Worteley Hall, Sheffield (July 2006),
  • The Instituto Español Cañada Blanch, London (May 2006)
  • Nottingham Trent University (March 2006),
  • Eastleigh (July 2005),
  • Bradford (June 2005),
  • Southampton University (December 2004),
  • Southampton Civic Centre (November 2004),

In addition, the Association collaborated with the exhibition “El Exilio de los Niños” which toured Spain from December 2003 to May 2005.

Events and activities 2007

 May - Projects for the Anniversary

  • As you have probably become aware, we have recently commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the arrival of almost 4,000 children to this country in May 1937.To mark the event we had a series of projects in hand, which were all  completed in time for the Anniversary. There is a strong, government-led movement in Spain for “Recuperacion de la Memoria Histórica” (recuperation of memories of the civil war) as a counterpart to the repression of information during the Franco regime. Because of this, and our newly acquired charitable status, we have been able to apply for, and secure grants from the Spanish and Basque governments in Spain, and from the Spanish Consulate in this country. These have covered the costs of the following projects either totally or in part. Without this financial support we would not have been able to embark on any of these projects or the commemorative event in Southampton.
    • Publication of a book of Recuerdos (Memories/reminiscences), this will be bilingual.
    • Making of a CD "Songs of the Basque Children", a rendition by children of the Cañada Blanch Institute, London, of Spanish songs that were sung by the Basque Children in fund-raising concerts.
    • New edition of the film "The Guernica Children" by the award-winning film maker Steve Bowles

 
  • Documentary film screenings
  • have been held of the films ‘The Guernica Generation‘and ‘The Guernica Children’ which were produced for the Latin American Discovery Channel and the BBC by the award-winning film maker Steve Bowles, who is one of our members.

  • May 23rd unveiling of a plaque at Worthing

The unveiling of a plaque at the Worthing colony was attended by a niña from Venezuela who had travelled especially for this and the 70th anniversary event.

  • 28 April - Day School on "Basque Refugee Children of the Spanish Civil War.

    Rewley House, Oxford 

  • 9 March - Dedication of the Leah Manning Room

    Homerton College, Cambridge. Lectures on her life and work, followed by tea.

  • 3 March - Lecture by Julian Casanova

    Imperial War Museum.  A lecture was given by Julian Casanova for the International Brigade Memorial Trust. Films were shown before and after the lecture.   

  • 17 February - AGM

    AGM followed by Members' Lunch.

 

  

Events and activities 2006

 A poetry reading in London in April 2006 on Spanish poetry in general.

Members participated actively in the Jornadas Culturales on Los Niños de la Guerra held at the Instituto Español Cañada Blanch, London, (May 2006).

Events and activities 2005

 Dr Adrian Bell: “The Basque Children and the British Government”, Marx House, London, (June 2005). Members have given talks to local historical societies and to universities about the exile of the niños.

Events and activities 2004

Professor Valentine Cunningham: “Women and Children First: the Literature of the Spanish Civil War”, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University (May 2004).

A poetry readings washeld in London,  in April 2004 on the theme of the Spanish Civil War.