BCA'37 UK - The Association for the UK Basque Children

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Association Notices

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News, Events & Reports

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"Memorias del exilio"

Un cómic para honrar la memoria de los niños vascos exiliados en la Guerra Civil "Memorias del exilio" recupera las historias en primera persona de los menores obligados a abandonar España en 1937 Léelo en El Pais ….
[In Spanish and may require a subscription to El Pais to access the full article]

"In 2019, Begoña Garrido (Bilbao, 40 years old) was doing her thesis, with a scholarship from the British University of Reading, on the daily life of Basque women during the Franco regime. She did more than 30 lengthy in-person interviews with older women, and brought together several focus groups. Between coffee and coffee, between memory and remember …"

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Update on the Sea of shadows exhibition

This evolving exhibition forms part of the ongoing project on transgenerational memory led by Monica Jato as has been described previously here … The first showing was in Manchester and below, after acknowledgements, you can see a short video showcasing a few reactions from the audience: This was followed by a showing in Euskadi where the Sea of Shadows formed part of a larger exhibition together with Intxorta.

YouTube Video

Over the next few years there are plans for more showings in both Euskadi and UK and we will keep you updated on these.

The Instituto Cervantes in Manchester hosted the exhibition Sea of Shadows from June to July 2024. It was made possible thanks to the collaboration with the University of Reading, BCA'37 UK – The Association for the UK Basque Children, Intxorta 1937 Kultur Elkartea, Gernika Memoriaren Lekuko, the People's History Museum, The Salvation Army, West Glamorgan Archive Service, the University of Southampton, Word Music Image, and the Consulate General of Spain in Manchester. It was generously supported by The Arts and Humanities Research Council and the University of Birmingham.

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The Man of War

I was recently contacted by our old friend Bernardo Fernández, former Councillor for Employment and Social Affairs in the Spanish Embassy, London, telling us of a new, posthumously published novel (in Spanish), that includes the experience of the niños exile:

Until his retirement and return to Spain Bernardo was one of our staunchest allies and supporters. He gave immeasurable help to our Association in its early days. The association owes him a tremendous debt of gratitude. I still keep in touch with Bernardo and he still follows our activities. Carmen Kilner

El hombre de la guerra

Nuestro viejo amigo Bernardo Fernández, antiguo Cónsul de España para Asuntos Culturales en Londres, se puso recientemente en contacto conmigo para hablarnos de una nueva novela, publicada póstumamente (en español), que recoge la experiencia del exilio de los Niños:

Hasta su jubilación y regreso a España, Bernardo fue uno de nuestros más firmes aliados y partidarios. Prestó una ayuda inconmensurable a nuestra Asociación en sus comienzos. La Asociación tiene con él una enorme deuda de gratitud. Sigo en contacto con Bernardo y él sigue nuestras actividades. Carmen Kilner

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Churchill's Spaniards by Sean Scullion.

This widely promoted book is out this month. It has been written by a serving British Army Officer. There are contributions from Susanna Hidalgo, Rob Garcia,and Manuel Moreno. The Assocition is cited and credited. Read a review by Simon Martinez here here ….

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New Exhibition

5 October 2024 – 11 January 2025
John Hansard Gallery
142 – 144 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO14 7DU
Opening hours :
Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am – 5pm
Free Entry.

Sonia Boué and Ashokkumar D Mistry
Las Gemelas: Arrival (a lexicon of unmaking)
Sarah Pierce
Scene of the Myth

More details about the artists, and their relationship to the arrival in 1937 of almost 4,000 Basque child refugees, can be found here …

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Euskara Classes

We receive occasional requests about learning the Basque language, so we are happy to inform you of this course from the London Basque Society.

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The English Version can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/LSNe_BMPhDI La versión en español puede verse aquí: https://youtu.be/CuW_BAqZcTY

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'Happy and Safe': The Basque Child Refugees in Cumberland and Westmorland 1937 - 1939

by Rob David

Rob has been studying, writing about, and lecturing on the experiences of refugees in Cumbria for many years. Now he turns his focus on the Basque Children who arrived in the North West in 1937. He has had full access to the archives of the Charles and Lady Cecilia Roberts who brought into existence a colony of 100 children in Brampton near Carlisle and a satellite for 25 children at Ambleside. Rob describes the lives of the children and the impressive range of people who stepped forward to support them both financially and with care and attention …

The book is now available in our shop.

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Newsletter / Boletín

From the Archives

Newsletter 10, November 2008

When the Basque children
came to Woodberry
by By Leonard Palmer Read the full article here …

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… an article you may have missed:

The Basque Children's Camp by Stuart Allen Read the full article here …

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From Another Archive:

Refugee children Southampton Stories Read the full article here …