Dear colleaguesThe British National Party is to hold a "victory rally" in Blackpool this weekend.The BNP's website promises "a truly awesome event packed with speeches from key party officials culminating in an evening celebration" at the New Kimberley Hotel on New South Promenade The hotel has previously been the base for the BNP's summer conference – sparking outrage from local residents, politicians and anti-fascist campaigners.
Protest group Unite Against Fascism is planning to campaign outside the New Kimberley from 12 o'clock on Saturday. Contact Paul Jenkins on 07817 688835 for more details. This promises to be a high profile event which will probably attract national press coverage so it would be great to see large numbers of protestors on the day. BNP leader Nick Griffin has promised the Blackpool event is "not one to miss". He said: "we will be substituting this weekend's summer school with a victory rally and celebration to mark the climax of the most important electoral breakthrough in the history of British Nationalism. "The"celebration" includes music and food, comedian Frank Waller, "BNP super star Joey Smith" and Karaoke and disco. Fylde-based BNP officials have claimed the resort is becoming a stronghold for the party. Organiser for Blackpool, Roy Goodwin said: "Things are changing in Blackpool. When I stood for MP in 2004, we got three per cent of the vote. In the latest (Euro) elections we got 10 per cent." And he said: "We will definitely be holding our next annual conference in Blackpool."
In the Euro elections 3,523 Blackpool residents people voted for the BNP, 10,306 Conservative, 6,961 Labour, 6,456 UKIP and the Liberal Democrats 3,067.
Regards
Anne & Lavinia (MYVC NW Co-ordinators)
Tel: 0151 231 6131
Mob: 07752 376129 Anne
Mob: 07719749670 Lavinia
