I'm NormanD's OH. I was in Birmingham CND from 1961 till I went to uni in 1966. I was on that march. As I remember, it was chosen because it covered a great deal of residential Birmingham, so wasn't just a march through the city centre, and it was a circular bus route. Everyone knew the Outer Circle and the bus route. It was likely to get more publicity than just another march. The Birmingham CND secretary at the time was John Minnion who some years later, wrote a book about his experiences in CND.

John Minnion and Philip Bolsover (eds.) The CND Story, Alison and Busby, 1983, ISBN 0 85031 487 9