Andrew Simpson

Today I got a message from Chris Hall who has written extensively about the Spanish Civil War . "Hello Andrew, my new book British Volu...

Now the connection between a bullet holed ambulance in Stalybridge, and a British nurse caught up in the Spanish Civil War is intriguing.  ...

Now yesterday I began the story of Madge Addy f  from Chorlton who served in the Spanish Civil War, went on to be an undercover operator in...

This is the story of Madge Addy who worked in Chorlton, was a nurse in the Spanish Civil War and was awarded an OBE for her wartime work as...

Over 50 gathered The sun shone and over 50 people gathered to watch the unveiling of a plaque to Madge Addy .* I have written about M...

 Now any one who missed the talk on Madge Addy can catch it online . Chris Hall, the plaque and the book She was a remarkable woman who serv...

Now I am looking forward to hearing Chris Hall talk on Madge Addy at Chorlton Good Neighbours  today at 1.30pm. She was a shadowy figure, w...

  So, last night 70 people gathered in the Library to hear Chris Hall talk about his new book on Madge Addy. She was a remarkable woman who ...

This is a talk I have been looking forward to ever since the publication of Chris Hall's book on Madge Addy. "On the wall of 34 Man...

Finally Madge Addy has come out of the shadows. She lived in Chorlton in the 1930s, went out to practice as a nurse on the Republican side ...

Now I am so pleased and more  than a bit excited that Chris Hall’s book on Madge Addy will be published  on July30th. Madge Addy I first cam...

The story of Madge Addy is a fascinating one, not least because there is still more to discover.* Madge Addy, 1938 On Saturday over ...

It has been a long time coming ...... remembered in Chorlton You can read more about Madge Addy at https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co....

Now after some hard work we will soon have a plaque on a wall here in Chorlton to honour Madge Addy . She was a remarkable woman who...

Now I have returned to the story of Madge Addy who worked in Spain during the Civil War, went on to serve as an agent in occupied France du...

Madge Addy was a remarkable woman who not only went out to Spain during the Spanish Civil War but went onto serve as an agent in occupied ...

Now Miss Madge Addy was a remarkable women. She went off to Spain at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, served as a nurse on the s...

Now the remarkable story of Madge Addy is about to reach a much wider audience and with that I hope we are one step nearer commemorating h...

This is the continuing story of Madge Addy who worked in Chorlton, was a nurse in the Spanish Civil War and was awarded an OBE for her wa...

Now the search for Madge Addy has got just that bit more complicated and that is problem. Madge Addy, 1938 In 1938 she was working in...