A small contingent
of La Columna attended the dedication of a bench at Newhaven Fort in Sussex.
This was to commemorate to the day the return of the British Battalion,
through the port, on the 7th December 1938.
James and Richard
at the Fort
This event
was organised by The International Brigades Memorial Trust (IBMT), who
kindly invite La Columna to attend. Richard and James formed a guard of
honour on either side of the bench and presented arms when Jack Jones
unveiled the bench at the end of the ceremony.
Richard (left and
James during the dedication of the bench
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Veteran Jack Jones
unveils the bench
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James was also
asked to read an extract from George Wheeler's book, 'To make the People
smile Again', describing his departure for Spain through Newhaven.
This was a
well attended event, despite the cold and helped to reinforce La Columna's
ties with the IBMT.
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More pictures
of the event...
The BBC were present
filming the ceremony
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James trying to get
the flag untangled on top of the fort
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Martin and Abigail
in front of the newly unveiled bench - guess who found five pence
too
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Plaque on bench
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