THE MAIL reported the mass demonstration that took place against the use of nuclear weapons in Barrow in 1995.
Thousand rose today from the streets of Barrow as the all-clear siren announced the end of a mass 'die-in'.
They linked arms and burst into song as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's dramatic Trident protest surrounded the town's nuclear docks complex. Banks of supporters, dozens deep, flanked the North Road on Barrow as part of the thousand-strong human chain which surrounded the dock. Almost 20,000 sang "We shall overcome" as the cold wind blew across the dying day on the Furness peninsula. Their singing was interrupted by Mgr Bruce Kent, CND general who appealed for a four-minute silence as a tribute to the millions who died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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