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22 June 2017
80th Anniversary News, Notices & Events
This year is the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the SS Habana and its 4,000 children passengers.
We are involved with a series of public events around the UK and in the Basque Country; these are listed below. Details and new events will be added as we receive them so please check the web for full details nearer the proposed date.
Do let us know of other events relating to the Basque niños by emailing: secretary@basquechildren.org
5th - 30th June - Barakaldo
Homenaje a las victimas de la guerra civil. Exposición y programa de eventos.
5 mayo Coloquio "Los niños de la guerra 1937-2017: experiencias y visiones a lo largo de 80 años"
Covertura de la primera presentación (1hora 50minutos). Euskera/castellano. Ver aqui …
NEW
13 mayo "Acto de homenaje oficial" y concierto con "Schola Cantorum Barakaldo, y, Ruaille Buaille"View at: https://youtu.be/MwO2a4-T3LA & https://youtu.be/_gNt7S_QBEA
1st July - LONDON
IBMT's annual commemoration at the International Brigade memorial, located in Jubilee Gardens, on London’s Southbank, SE1.
Starts at 1pm and runs for about an hour.
Read more here …
8th July - BRISTOL
Bristol Euskal Etxea
9 July - SALFORD (Greater Manchester)
"The Story of the Basque Children of 1937" - Ordsall Hall, 322 Ordsall Lane, Ordsall, Salford M5 3AN, 1:30-3:30pm
Artist Claire Hignett will then give a tour of her exhibition (see event details above). Free - no booking required.
View full event details here.
10th July - CAERLEON (Nr Newport, Gwent)
Caerleon Arts Festival, 7th to 16th July
Talks by Hywel Davies, Eddie Butler and Carmen Kilner; films; a guided walk; our BCA'37 exhibition and other entertainment.
View full poster here.
18th June - 24th September - SALFORD (Greater Manchester)
Exhibition In Search of the Basque Children in Salford and Eccles - Ordsall Hall, 322 Ordsall Lane, Ordsall, Salford M5 3AN
Finding stories in old newspapers and talking to people who still remember them, she creates this exhibition to tell this hidden story.
More details …
Report by Simon Martinez on the exhibition
28th August - DUNDEE
Exhibition and showing of 'The Guernica Children' - Dundee Library
7th October - MONTROSE
Concert with na-mara,laying flowers at existing plaque, BCA'37 exhibition and stall.
9th October - EDINBURGH
Showing of "The Guernica Children", exhibition, talk, Q & A session.
Other News, Notices & Events
NEW
Annual Meeting
The annual comida of los niños vascos took place on the 28 May.
Ten of the children were joined by ninety family members for an afternoon of conversation, remembering, smiles and a few tears, good food and wine.
Thanks to Luis and Amaya for organising this wonderful event. Thanks to Manuel for organising the raffle which raised £315 for the Basque Children Association. And thank you to the staff of the Melia Hotel who made us so welcome.
Click for a full resolution photoMuchas Gracias, Simon Martinez
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BBC Radio Suffolk
Thursday's Lesley Dolphin afternoon show
On the show we hear about 90 year old Paco Robles who was one of the 100 Basque children refugees sent to Suffolk in 1937 to escape the Spanish Civil War. It's a fascinating part of Suffolk history and as part of next Monday's refugee week, Dr. Ed Packard is giving a talk at the University of Suffolk.
The show is 3 hours long and can be listened to through the internet. The interviews with Paco and Ed are from 29.00 - 42 minutes into the programme.
Click here to listen on the BBC iPlayer.Available to listen to until July 15th
The Herts Advertiser
Roberto García - of na-mara, has sent us this link to an article that appeared 8th June in his local paper, The Herts Advertiser.
Read it here.BBC Radio Shropshire from Sunday, 4th June 2017
The folk duo Na-Mara were featured on Genevieve Tudor's Sunday Folk radio programme.
The show was recorded the when Na-Mara were in Shropshire in early May and it included Roberto García (son of a niño) talking about the niños and also playing their song 'Only for Three Months'.
The show is 2 hours long and can be listened to through the internet. The Na-Mara part starts just after 31.00 minutes and they perform and chat for about 20 minutes of a 2 hour programme.
Click here to listen on the BBC iPlayer.
Available to listen to until 4th July.
El Iberico
The London based Spanish language newspaper El Iberico recently pubished an article "80 años de los niños vascos en Reino Unido". It includes an interview with José and Olga Osa and Paco Robles at the Centro Social de Mayores Miguel de Cervantes.
www.eliberico.com/el-iberico-177.html pages 6/7.For other recently posted and older notices, click here.
Welcome
In 1937, during the Spanish civil war, almost 4,000 children were evacuated to the UK from Bilbao. Read more …
At first they stayed in a camp at Stoneham and later in colonies throughout the UK. Read more …
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