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Nimbys block nod to heroes of Spain civil war in Oxford
Memorial to anti-fascist fighters ‘too triumphalist’ for some
A MEMORIAL for men and women from Oxford who fought fascism in the Spanish civil war is being blocked by nimbys.
Six of the 31 volunteers from the city died while fighting Franco’s forces as part of the international brigades.
The International Brigades Memorial Trust (IBMT), which has sited more than 100 memorials across Britain, says it is long overdue that the bravery of the Oxford volunteers be marked.
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