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IBMT AGM in Aberdeen

This year’s Annual General Meeting of the International Brigade Memorial Trust was held in the Granite City: Aberdeen. As ever, the AGM itself was only a small part of a wider weekend of events, which included the dedication of memorials to two former Scottish members of the International Brigades: Bob Cooney and John Londragan.

Neil Cooney dedicates a plaque to his uncle, in the eponymous Bob Cooney Court

During the AGM there were elections for the first time in the IBMT’s history. With room for only eleven of the twelve candidates standing for the central committee, Education Officer Richard Thorpe unfortunately missed out. With Charles Jepson stepping down as Treasurer (and standing instead for Chair), long-standing IBMT member Manuel Moreno stepped up to replace him. I replaced Dolores Long as Chair, having defeated Charles Jepson by 3 votes to 22.

The new plaaque to former International Brigader, John Londragan
The new plaque to former International Brigader, John Londragan

There is a full account of the AGM on the Trust’s website, with a copy of the minutes available for download.