Month: September 2019

Food Supplies

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12th September 2019

Our food supplies at threat from Brexit warn experts in the Forest of Dean

The EU supports our farms in the Forest of Dean and secures our food.

Three quarters of our imported food and drink comes from EU countries and would become more expensive if we leave the Single Market and Customs Union.

Robert Purdie, former National Farmer’s Union (NFU) secretary in Cinderford says “without this support, everyone in the food industry will suffer economically – whether in large dairy or small organic, whether Coleford’s Ribena worker or the Forest’s sheep badger.

His warnings are echoed by Dr Sylvia Wilson, MRCVS, Forest vet, who asserts strict standards keep our food of the highest quality and “in the EU, we enjoy the highest standard of food production and animal welfare.  Importing food from outside the EU makes diseases like Food and Mouth and Swine flu much more likely”.

“Forest of Dean for Europe” is spreading these salutary words in a new leaflet to be widely delivered in the Forest of Dean constituency.  The distribution will begin at the Onion Fayre in Newent this Saturday.

Defend our Democracy

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5th September 2019

“Defend our Democracy” demonstration outside Mark Harper’s offices this Saturday

“Forest of Dean for Europe” will join the Labour Party, Lib Dems and Greens at 10:00 am Saturday 7th September in Cinderford to demonstrate against the government’s anti-democracy actions.

We will join a  peaceful protest against recent Government actions in seeking to subvert our democratic traditions.  We will gather this Saturday 7th September at 10am outside Mark Harper’s Office, 35 High Street Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2SL.

Sylvia Wilson from Forest of Dean for Europe says “the sooner the charlatans who have taken over the Conservative Party are removed from office the better.”

We are joining the Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat Political Parties together with many others who are angry about the proroguing of parliament and steps taken to avoid scrutiny of the government’s reckless attempt to send the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal.. There will be banners, flags, whistles and music.