Cheltenham for Europe Parklands Community Centre Wymans Road Cheltenham Present: Chair (Flo Clucas) and 38 members The Chair welcomed members to the AGM 1Minutes of the previous AGMThe minutes of the previous AGM held on Friday 29 April 2022 were approved Reports 2Officers reportThe report of the officers was presented by the Secretary3Treasurer’s reportThe financial report was... Continue Reading →
7:15 PM Tuesday 23 January 2024 Tivoli 36 Andover Road GL50 2TJ We hope that you had a peaceful and enjoyable time over the seasonal period. We are gathering at the Tivoli in the upstairs room to kick off the new year - it will be very good to see as many of you as... Continue Reading →
Cheltenham for Europe and Tewkesbury for Europe were able to secure a stall at the Gloucestershire University Oxstalls Refreshers Fair. Whilst this was considerably less busy than the September Freshers Fair a large proportion of the students stopped to speak with us and put stickers on the Brexitometer. As usual the response was overwhelmingly anti... Continue Reading →
Register to Vote http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Voters will now require Photo ID when voting in person There will be a wide range of photographic identification which will be acceptable. These include: Various concessionary travel passes PASS cards Ministry of Defence identity cards Photocard parking permits issued as part of the Blue Badge scheme Driver’s licenses Passports Free... Continue Reading →
8 November 2023 We were very pleased to welcome Baroness Jan Royall of Blaisdon to a meeting which we co-hosted with the Cheltenham Labour Party. Julie Farmer, Chair CLP, introduced Jan and welcomed everyone to the meeting following which Jan spoke and answered questions. The meeting was closed by Flo Clucas, Chair of Cheltenham for... Continue Reading →
We were shocked and saddened to hear of Martin Kimber’s sudden death on 1 December. He was taken away from us far too soon and we express our heartfelt condolences to Gaye and his children. Martin’s professional life was spent working in teaching, drama and youth work, in London and Gloucestershire, for nearly 40 years.... Continue Reading →
European Movement Business Survey 2023 Brexit is a disaster for businesses. That's the standout finding from the EM Brexit Business Impact survey. Based on testimonies and feedback from businesses up and down the country, the report highlights multiple challenges ranging from new Brexit red tape, a lack of workers, and huge increases in overheads. 94%... Continue Reading →
We had a very successful street stall on 7 October - the first weekend of the Cheltenham Literature Festival. We were able to engage with passers by, hand out The New European weekly newspaper and information about the pro-EU movement along with a Brexit related reading list. Our Brexitometer showed the usual disillusionment with leaving... Continue Reading →
The New European: weekly British newspaper covering UK and European politics and culture Ivan Rogers: Nine lessons in Brexit (Rogers is a former UK ambassador to the EU) Julian Priestley & Glyn Ford: Our Europe - Not Theirs (Priestley was Sec.-Gen. of the European Parliament 1997-2007 and Ford is a former leader of the Labour... Continue Reading →
Saturday 23 September It was a fine, warm sunny September morning when, at 0815, the main body of the Cheltenham for Europe marchers gathered at Royal Well. The Bennetts coach arrived on time with four early starters from Tewkesbury already on board. The journey to central London, with a short break at Beaconsfield Services, passed... Continue Reading →
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