Swindon for Europe - Wiltshire Alliance For Europe

We are a cross-party, grassroots campaign group whose aim is to stop the worst effects of Brexit, to promote European-values and to encourage cultural exchange in Swindon. In the longer term, we would like to help new-Europeanism to flourish in Swindon and for us to work towards a much closer relationship with our friends and allies on the continent.

We are passionate Europeans. We believe that as a European nation, the UK should be at the heart of Europe, culturally, economically and politically. Our eventual aim is for the UK to retake its rightful place at the top table of the EU. We must continue to work together with our European neighbours to secure peace and security in Europe and tackle borderless issues such as the environment. We also believe the UK, and Swindon, in particular, has benefitted greatly from the exchange of trade, skills, knowledge and investment whilst in the EU.

Currently, we are primarily focused on:

Street protests and events to raise awareness of pro-European issues, such as the potential lowering of food standards in the trade deal with the USA
Letter writing to local MPs and Councillors to ensure Swindon has a plan for dealing with the worst outcomes of Brexit (if the transition ends without a deal having been struck)
Discussion of pro-European and anti-Brexit topics on our Facebook campaign page, and generally supporting our members through these turbulent times.

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Past Actions

Kill the Bill (anti-“police and crime bill” protest) outside Robert Buckland’s office, 2020-03-21. Socially distanced and covid-safe.

Handing out settled status leaflets on Manchester road in Swindon, 2020-03-30. We had a great response from the members of the community we talked to and continued to hand out leaflets in all the shops we could find on that street for the following week.

Protesting outside Robert Bucklands office as we do every Friday, on Wood Street. 26th Oct 2020.

funny people dressed US beef injected with hormones — We don’t want US beef if it has been injected with hormones – it needs to meet the European standard. Stop the US Trade Deal protest, London 2020-10-24 – Swindon for Europe in attendance!

stop the us trade deal banner — Stop the US Trade Deal protest, London 2020-10-24 – Swindon for Europe in attendance

Campaigning for a real deal with slogan "yes to a real deal" — Streetstall on Wood street campaigning “YES to a real deal” with Europe.

Steve at SODEM in October 2020 — Swindon for Europe Chair Steve at SODEM in London in October 2020

Street stall in old town campaigning to keep high british food standards — Sylvia Zamperini of SODEM (‘I am devoting my whole to getting us back into the EU!’) drove down from Derby to help Swindon for Europe street campaign (October 2020).

We’ve been on the streets of Swindon with a petition about how want to keep those high Europe standards protected our farmers, and our food, from any lowering to American standards in the trade deal.

People on the street of most political leanings agree with us.

Street stall in old town Swindon about government breaking international law with internal markets bill — Swindon for Europe September 2020 demonstration outside Robert Buckland’s office: DON’T BREAK INTERNATIONAL LAW! (In collaboration with Swindon Extinct Rebellion and Lib Dems)

We’re still out raising awareness on how the govt is choosing not to investigate how much the findings of the Russia Report affected the Referendum.

We’ve been out raising awareness in Swindon! The govt need to rule out No Deal, so we can focus on dealing with covid-19 and it’s aftermath. #notonodeal

Welcoming the Bollocks to Brexit mini to Swindon and also an article in the Swindon Advertiser: https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18578015.b-ocks-brexit-mini-joins-pro-eu-protest-swindon-town-centre/

Swindon Advertiser running a story on the number of EU citizens wanting to stay in Swindon after Brexit.
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18450162.much-eu-citizens-swindon-applied-stay-britain-post-brexit/

The opening session of our Euro Cafe was full to bursting! What a great chance to bring people together, to talk about what we love about Europe and to also put people in contact with those who can help them with Settle Status applications (https://settled.org.uk/en/)

The Swindon Advertiser running a story on our Euro Cafe
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18251440.swindon-euro-cafe-set-support-eu-citizens-want-remain-uk/