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MORE than 500 people gathered in Hull over the weekend to unveil a statue to commemorate 10 local people who fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish civil war.
Relatives of the volunteers and representatives from Hull Trades Council, Hull Labour Party and the International Brigade Memorial Trust watched as the monument designed by Dan Jones was revealed.
The flag of the International Brigades was also raised over Hull’s Guild Hall.
![Helen Oclee-Brown at the International Brigade memorial in London in 2025 [Pic: Andrew Wiard]](https://morningstaronline.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2026-07/HelenOcleeBrownAndrewWiard.jpg.webp?itok=Im3v5bH2)
HELEN OCLEE-BROWN on keeping alive the memory and spirit of the Brigaders
![Harry Pollitt (right) with International Brigade volunteer David Guest, who was killed at the Ebro in July 1938 [Pic: Marx Memorial Library]](https://morningstaronline.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2026-07/a-2_a_50b_Harry%20Pollitt_David_Guest.jpg.webp?itok=Ag0u-8n5)
ALEX GORDON applauds the leading role played by Harry Pollitt and the Communist Party in the fight against fascism in Spain and salutes the memory of the International Brigades
TONY FOX reports from a commemoration of the legendary Battle of Jarama in which four Stockton-on-Tees volunteers fell
JIM JUMP looks forward to the International Brigade Memorial Trust AGM taking place in Belfast later this week where the spirit of solidarity will be rekindled