Category: In the Media

It’s very difficult campaigning in a time of lockdown! No more street stalls, no more leafletting, no more packed halls where we can all get together over tea and biscuits after an interesting talk – but at least the interesting talks have continued. From Easter through to the summer holidays, we have had a succession of speakers via Zoom so we have been able to keep in touch virtually. We hope to continue this programme over the following months. The Steering Group is still meeting every month to assess tactics…

Many of our supporters already have individual membership of the European Movement but in June,  Stratford4Europe decided to affiliate as an organisation, effectively becoming a branch of the European Movement. This will give us a number of advantages such as being able to advertise our events over the EM network and having access to shared campaign materials. In addition, it will provide a data service for the secure storage of our supporter details (eg. names and email addresses) to accord with the General Data Protection Requirements. The European Movement is…

In June the Steering Group of Stratford for Europe met with the three parliamentary candidates who represented the opposition parties in the General Election in December 2019, Felix Ling (Labour) Dave Passingham (Green) and Dominic Skinner (Lib Dem). The intention was to explore how different parties could be brought together by a common cause to support electoral reform. It was a good discussion conducted respectfully and with an obvious desire to hear the points of view of others. It highlighted a lot of positives as well as some serious challenges…

Thank you to Brendan Donnelly of the The Federal Trust for Education & Research for an entertaining and uplifting evening offering hope and optimism. “Nothing could be more damaging to Johnson’s credibility and that of his government than a pitiless comparison between the real results of the Brexit negotiations this year and the claims regularly made by and on Johnson’s behalf about Brexit since 2016. The Rejoin Coalition will have in 2020 a wide-open goal of devastating comparison between Brexit fantasy and Brexit reality.” https://fedtrust.co.uk/brexit-rejoiners-must-learn-from-their-mistakes/ For those of you unable…

Michael Dougan, back to Stratford once again, gave a blistering talk on Friday night. Well worth listening to an expert’s overview of May’s Withdrawal Agreement, Johnson’s Worse Deal and the implications going forward for Northern Ireland and the UK. Plus we’ve got guidance notes!

It was the biggest pro-European march yet and shows how support for a People’s Vote has grown exponentially.

There are still some places left on the eight coaches with on-board facilities to the LET US BE HEARD MARCH ON PARLIAMENT on Saturday 19th October.  The coaches will be picking up from Stratford, Snitterfield, Warwick Parkway, Leamington, Kenilworth and Coventry.   Tickets are priced at Adult – £20, Low waged – £10, and 18s and under and students – £5.  You can book your tickets now by clicking here If you, or someone you know may be eligible for one of our sponsored tickets, please contact us in confidence at coaches4urope@gmail.com for more…

Stratford4Europe were delighted to welcome Ellie to our constituency to hear her reflections upon her day-to-day life as a Green MEP, the importance of cross party co-operation and the value of being part of the EU.