On Saturday July 17th Nottingham and Mansfield Trades Council organised a re-dedication of the memorial to the International Brigades at County Hall, West Bridgford. This event is accompanied by a series of Spanish Civil War related events in Nottingham including a discussion on Anarchism in Spain at the Sparrow’s Nest, an exhibition in the Council House and a showing of Ken Loach’s Land and Freedom at the Broadway.

On the newswire: Clarion Choir At Memorial Re Dedication | Re-dedication of Notts Spanish Civil War memorial | Before removal of Internation Brigades’ Memorial | ¡Alerta Antifascista! War and Revolution in Spain | Civil War and Revolution: Anarchism in Spain | Notts County Council rewriting history?

Links: International Brigades Memorial Trust

The re-dedication was a response to the decision by Leader of the Council Kay Cutts to have the memorial rearranged and the information board removed. This was one of the first things Cutts did after taking power in last year’s council elections. It was controversial at the time and anger has persisted. The re-dedication took place on the 74th anniversary of the fascist coup which instigated the war.