Clarion Cycling Club commemorate the International Brigades

unionman

For anyone who might be interested, Clarion doing the Dublin stage on Saturday morning.

This is from a Siptu press release issued earlier today:

Cyclists mark 75th anniversary of the formation of the International Brigades

Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Andrew Montague, will see off the Clarion Cycling Club on the Dublin stage of their cycle ride to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the formation of the International Brigades at a ceremony outside Liberty Hall at 9.15 a.m. on Saturday (24th September).

Organised by the National Clarion Cycling Club 1895 (NCCC), the ride will mark the formation of the International Brigades in October 1936. The sacrifice made by the thousands of ordinary workers who joined the Brigades will be remembered with a ceremony at the International Brigade memorial plaque outside the theatre entrance to Liberty Hall.

A group of cyclists set off from Edinburgh on Monday (19 September) for a tour of Britain and Ireland to remember the volunteers. Seven cyclists will complete the entire 645-mile itinerary, with others joining them for shorter parts of the route. They will call at International Brigade memorials along the way, where wreaths will be laid and homage paid to the 527 men and women from Britain and Ireland who were killed fighting against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.

The cyclists will arrive in London in time for the International Brigade Memorial Trust (IBMT) annual general meeting on 1st October and the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street the following day.

“The aim will be to commemorate the volunteers of the International Brigades and highlight the relevance of the anti-fascist struggle today,” said NCCC secretary Charles Jepson.

alexanderomahon

Here is the Itinary. I believe they are happy for people to join in with them if they wish

ITINERARY
19 September: Assemble 9.30am at IB memorial, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh; to Glasgow via Blantyre and Rutherglen IB memorials; 60 miles.
20 September: Assemble 9.30am at “Pasionaria” IB memorial, Custom Quay, Glasgow; to Cairnryan; 85 miles.
21 September: Cairnryan by ferry to Larne; onwards to Belfast; 25 miles.
22 September: Assemble 9.30am at IB memorial, Saint Anne’s Square, Belfast; to Dundalk; 55 miles.
23 September: Dundalk to Dublin; 55 miles.
24 September: Assemble 9.30am at IB memorial, Liberty Hall, Dublin; to Arklow; 62 miles.
25 September: Arklow to Rosslare; 58 miles.
26 September: Rosslare by ferry to Fishguard; onwards to St Clears; 33 miles.
27 September: St Clears to Cardiff via IB memorial in Swansea; 62 miles.
28 September: Assemble 9.30am at IB memorial, Cathays Park, Cardiff; to Bristol; 55 miles.
29 September: Assemble 9.30am at IB memorial, Castle Park, Bristol; to Streatley; 35 miles.
30 September: Streatley to London via Reading IB memorial (at 9.30am); join more cyclists at Olympia at approximately 3pm; arrival at IB memorial and mural in Cable Street at approximately 5pm; 60 miles.

MORE INFORMATION
NCCC (Charles Jepson): 01254-51302 / clarioncc@yahoo.co.ukIBMT (Jim Jump): 020-7228 6504 / secretary@international-brigades.org.uk

alexanderomahon

Bumped into them today at the Fingallians roundabout in Swords. I had been keeping an eye out for them on the NI coming home from work. They had been making good time until they hit the roundabout but had to repair 5 punctures as a result of thorns on the road. Really great bunch of people who spoke highly of the frindship and hopitality of peopel they had met since they arrived at Larne. A number of people had joined them for various sections of the ride and anybody is welcome to join them tomorrow on their ride from Libert Hall to Arklow, or any other leg for that matter.

Surveyor11

Damn, only saw this today. Had a relative killed at the Battle of Jarama, his name is immortalised in a plaque at Liberty Hall, so would have been great to join in.:( No Pasaran!

le petit braquet

Viva la Quince Brigada!