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A plaque to the British Battalion’s last stand near Corbera d’Ebre in September 1938 was unveiled on 24 September 2013 by family members of those who took part in the fighting.

A slideshow of photos of the event can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/16ymnw8

The plaque stands next to the old church of Corbera d‘Ebre, which was ruined during the Battle of the Ebro and has been preserved as a memorial.

The IBMT’s Antifascistas exhibition, with translations into Catalan and Spanish, is on display inside the church.

The last stand of the British Battalion in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 will be remembered on Tuesday 24 September 2013 with the unveiling of a memorial in the village close to where the final day’s action took place exactly 75 years ago.

Tickets are now on sale for a gala evening to mark the 75th anniversary of the return of the British Battalion from Spain. The event will take place at the Rich Mix arts centre in London, along with other activities earlier in the day on Saturday 7 December 2013 – 75 years to the day that the volunteers arrived home at London’s Victoria Station to be greeted by thousands of supporters.

Pictured: Cllr Alan Rhodes, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, and Cllr John Allin, Chair of the Council, lay a wreath in honour of the Notts men who died in Spain and all the others who fought against Fascism.

Speech by IBMT President Marlene Sidaway at the ceremony to reinstate the information board next to the memorial to the International Brigades at County Hall, Nottingham, headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Council, on Saturday 27 July 2013…