Report from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This month Linda Hugl and her family visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki to mark the anniversary of the nuclear bombs dropped there.  Linda has now returned and has written an account of her visit.

Horsham Labour party is very pleased and proud to have the opportunity to publish such an important article from a leading member of CND who lives and works within Horsham.  It provides an excellent contribution to the current debate about whether there is a need to replace the UK's independent nuclear deterrent.

Many members of the local Labour party, including its chair and campaign co-ordinator, oppose the Trident and do not see the moral, military, or financial justification for its replacement.

Linda's report is below:

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Linda with husband Ian and daughter
Bryony    (click to enlarge)

Linda Hugl, who recently re-joined the Labour Party, having previously left following the invasion of Iraq, is soon to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki with her husband and two teenage children.


She is attending the ceremonies there as the representative of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament where she has been the Treasurer for 8 years. 'We thought it would be an opportunity for our kids to experience firsthand the enormity of what nuclear weapons do. So many people think they're just another weapon, one that Britain needs, without any comprehension about the absolute devastation even one atomic bomb can cause.'

Hiroshima remembered - 6th August

Horsham Interfaith Forum have organised a commemoration of the anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb.

The event takes place at 7:30am in the Peace Garden, Denne Road Cemetary on August 6th. Everybody is welcome regardless of faith.

See below for details