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Jarrow March: Chesterfield To Nottingham
Monday, October the 19th found the marchers on the next leg of their 300 miles journey. Mansfield was some 12 miles south of Chesterfield. The weather was not on the side of the marchers with heavy head on wind and rain all the way to Mansfield. With morale low, they finally entered Mansfield. Sidney Sterck …
Jarrow March: Nottingham To Leicester
The following morning, the 21st of October, saw the men marching the 15 miles to Loughborough. On arrival, they received a £50 public subscription. Loughborough is in central England, on the Soar Riveras as well as having a wealth of historic buildings is also famous for its University and Colleges. Many famous people have walked …
Jarrow March: Leicester To Northampton
The marchers reached Northampton on the Saturday afternoon of October the 24th. While spirits were high, among the men, arrival in Northampton found them tired and exhausted from the constant up one hill and down the next for the last 17 miles to Northampton. The trek had taken in some wonderful views of the Leicestershire …