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Thread #123288 Message #2712857
Posted By: Newport Boy
31-Aug-09 - 09:32 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: The CND, who led, who followed ?
Subject: RE: Folklore: The CND, who led, who followed ?
In London from 1995 to 1960, we heard of the first CND march from London to Aldermaston at Easter 1958. We joined the Aldermaston - London march in 1959, and again in 1960. In 1961, Anne was 8 months pregnant, and I drove a party up from South Wales for that year's march.
We were never involved with the London CND - all our activities were with Newport and Bristol CND - so I can't help you there. My abiding memory of the 1959 march is Peggy Seeger's voice and banjo leading the "H-Bomb's Thunder" from a loudspeaker van.
Phil