Who are we? Cheltenham For Europe is a non-party, collaborative, pro-EU campaigning group. We are one of over 100 similar, fast-growing organisations in the UK affiliated with Britain for Europe. We have provided a voice to thousands of supporters in Cheltenham. Please come and see us at our Street Stall in town and/or join us... Continue Reading →
Brexit questionnaire
Cheltenham For Europe is surveying local businesses to discover their experience of changes in trading since Brexit took effect. If you would like to give your views then click the button below https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrrGAet1U9MpE_BoEZymZNpxkiQNLoxM3Oyp-1vpvKyiaXpA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&usp=mail_form_link
Liberation day, Portugal 25th of April.
I was fortunate to be in Lisbon, Portugal on 25th of April this year (2022). It was the day Portugal celebrated its 48th Liberation Day. This is the day in 1974, in what is known as ‘the Carnation Revolution’, some left-wing divisions of Portuguese Army rose up against the authoritarian, repressive military dictatorship, overthrew it... Continue Reading →
Festival of Europe 2022 Poem: Of course I’m European!
Of course I’m a European.How could I not be?You gave me language,Art, literature, poetry, music,Philosophy, science,Landscapes, food, friendships.It’s in me, all through me.The work of these EuropeansThey made me.Of course I’m a European.How could I not be? That’s not to deny the land I grew up in. The land my parents believed in, fought for,... Continue Reading →
Festival of Europe
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The Situation in Ukraine
A Statement by Cheltenham for Europe Like everyone, we are appalled by the unprovoked attack by Russia on its neighbour and the tragedy now unfolding in Ukraine. The war is a challenge to the very cause of peace and democracy in Europe which brought the EU into existence. No country should bomb civilians, invade a... Continue Reading →
We write to Alex Chalk about Cheltenham going even more Remain
Dear Alex I hope you have enjoyed, or are enjoying, your summer break. Whichever it is, you will have seen the recent major poll which showed Cheltenham, already a Remain town, moving even further to Remain (57.2%/42.8% in 2016 to 62.2%/37.8% now). This brings us even closer to the often talked about super-majority of 66%.... Continue Reading →
Our Chair writes to our MP
Dear Alex David Cameron made it clear (or ‘very clear’ to use his mantra) before the referendum that the outcome would be regarded as advisory and not binding (hence, the absence of any safeguard requiring, for example, the active support of a majority of the electorate). Advice can be accepted or rejected. If it is... Continue Reading →
A supporter writes to his MP
Dear xxxx When people voted in the EU referendum last year, little was known about what a future deal with the European Union would look like. Sixteen months on, it is now very unlikely that any deal will be able to provide the same easy terms of trade and commerce with our most prosperous neighbours... Continue Reading →
Clutching at straws – or straws in the wind? Are the polls shifting?
We can’t reverse the Brexit vote unless public opinion shifts decisively against it. That would give MPs the courage to resist the current disastrous course of events. So what do the latest opinion polls tell us about the public mood? Until very recently, there has been little movement in the polling data for 15 months... Continue Reading →
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