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Tyneside Irish Centre: International Brigaders Return, 85th Anniversary Event
8 December 2023 @ 19:00 - 22:00
An International Brigade Memorial Trust event at the Tyneside Irish Centre on Friday 8 December, to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the return of the Brigaders from Spain. Doors open 7 pm for 7.15 pm start. The event includes:
- 40-minute IBMT film, ‘The Brigaders Return!’
- Speeches by Alan Mardghum, Durham Miners’ Association general secretary, and Alex Clifford, historian
- RTE film, ‘Black Sheep’, about Irish International Brigader, Pastor Bob Hilliard, killed in Spain
- Songs performed by Keith Hudson, Margaret Levy and Ron Brown, including two different songs with the same ‘Viva la Quinte Brigada’ title.
Book online at https://tinyurl.com/389nf3sy, or pay on the door. All proceeds to IBMT.
More details at BrigadersReturn