Rejoin the EU ramble heads for Brussels
Three Britons are walking an estimated 350km from London to Brussels as part of ongoing efforts for the UK to rejoin the EU.
They are carrying a public petition for the UK to rejoin the EU signed by thousands of British citizens.
The walkers are accompanied part of the way by members of East Kent for Europe, which is a branch of the European movement, founded by Winston Churchill together with other European political leaders in 1949 in the aftermath of World War 2.
East Kent for Europe is also active in the campaign for cross-channel trains to stop again at Calais and Ashford stations, and also in “citizenship education” focusing on Erasmus+ projects and more youth mobility.
The “Rejoin the EU” ramble comes with reported 60% of the UK and 80% of under 25s polling that they want to rejoin the EU.
A spokesman said, “We wanted a way to show our support for the European Union from the UK, which still has the largest pro-EU campaigning community in the whole of Europe.
“We decided we would collect messages of support on our website, then publish them all together in a physical book.
“The question was: how to get the book to the EU Parliament in Brussels?”
Their answer was to hand deliver the book after walking from London – Brussels in over 2 weeks.
Three members of the National Rejoin March / NRM Youth team are responsible for Rejoin Ramble.They are: Peter Corr, Ceira Sergeant and Clare Hall.
Peter Corr is also the person who is organising the main REJOIN march in London June 20 which is expected to attract thousands from across the European Movement groups in UK.
The ‘ramble’ to Brussels is intended to help give pre-publicity to that event.
Peter used to drive HGVs cross-channel while Claire is his partner. The couple live in Burton -on-Trent. Ceira is a student nurse from Liverpool.
They have been training for the marathon walk for 12 weeks, joined by many supporters from different organisations.
After a ferry from Dover, they stopped at Calais on Thursday, 28 May, where they were joined by local residents who organise, via the internet, conversations in French and other European languages, which promotes international linking and understanding.
The walk is due to end in Place Luxembourg, Brussels, opposite the EU parliament where the walkers hope to present the petition.
Brexit has re-emerged as a hot political issue in recent weeks with a fierce debate in the Labour party and any possible leadership challenge this summer to the current PM, Sir Keir Starmer.
The UK official exited the EU in January 2020 after a referendum vote in 2016 resulted in a narrow majority wanting to leave the bloc.
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