The Hertfordshire Spanish Circle is a club for people who are interested in Spain, Spanish and Spanish speaking countries. We meet at Welwyn Garden City Golf Club on the second Friday of the month from September to June. Meetings are informal and friendly and cover a wide range of topics including language, exploring Spain and Spanish speaking countries, music, history, the Arts, food and drink. Some topics are presented by professional speakers, some are by enthusiastic members.

For directions to Welwyn Garden City Golf Club please click on the green 'Directions' button above.

For news of Circle events and other Spanish related events taking place during the Summer please click on the orange 'Events' button above.

The next meeting of the Spanish Circle will be:

Friday September 11th

7.30 for 8pm

All are welcome

£5 includes Tapas and a glass of Sangria

We are a non-profit making organisation run entirely by volunteers. tel: 01707 661722

e-mail: spanishcircleherts@yahoo.co.uk

The Committee

Currently the Committee members are: Ros de la Bertauche, Sandra Jordan, Cathy West, Alan Gregory, David Acton and Graham Spring.

The Spanish Circle began in 1981 (see History, below).

Please keep to the WGC Golf Club dress code: No denim clothing of any kind, trainers, or collarless shirts (for men).

History of the Spanish Circle

Alan and Jenny Jones were original members and leaders of the Circle. When asked how it began, Alan had this to say:

‘As far as we can recall, the start of the Circulo was in 1981, when teachers from Spanish evening classes in WGC, Broxbourne and Potters Bar decided (on Jenny's suggestion) to get their students together from time to time for a social group and to learn a bit about Spain. The formal start was the following year, when a committee and officers were elected.

Early highlights included:-

Very early on, a Christmas bring-and-share supper where numbers were reduced by heavy snowfall. But some made it, and a chap from Broxbourne brought some delicious hot calamares.

Visit by Spanish journalist Carlos Riera, whose face was familiar from the BBC television course ¡Digame!. He spoke about making the programmes, and also interviewed some members for his programme on Spanish radio.

Talk by Cora Portillo (Michael's mother) about her work with the Spanish refugee children who came to Britain during the Civil War. Some of the former children had got wind of her talk and came out from North London to meet her again.

Performance by South American folk group Amaru III, who got us all dancing to their vivacious renderings of Guantanamera etc.

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