Events

Six-mile memorial walk organised by the Friends of the International Brigade Ireland to the commemorative cairn on the hills outside Carlingford, County Louth, to the seven local International Brigade volunteers, six of whom died in Spain. See details below. The organisers advise bringing sensible footwear and waterproofs.

A mural celebrating the life of Dubliner Patrick O'Connell will be unveiled at 4.30pm on the Falls Road (bottom of Whiterock Road, beside Sean Graham Bookmakers).

Oxford University History Society lecture, "When town and gown went to war: the role of the Oxford students and residents who fought in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39", 8.15pm at the Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles, OX1 3LU. Speakers: Richard Baxell and Colin Carritt. Entry £3. 

12 noon: rededication of relocated International Brigade memorial in Forbury Gardens, Abbot’s Walk, RG1 3HW. Created by sculptor Eric Stanford, the memorial was first unveiled in 1990 at its original position outside Reading Civic Centre. For the rededication there will be speakers, and flowers will be laid. The Reading International Brigade Memorial Committee is producing a special brochure for the event. All welcome.