Bath & NE Somerset Branch covers 2 constituencies which include, Bath City, Saltford, Keynsham, Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Paulton, Chew Magna etc.
We have 50 members, plus other supporters, but our aim for 2013 is to increase this to 100 plus.
Recently members have attended a garden party with over 350 others, (where we had plenty of time to chat with UKIP leader Nigel Farage), the annual conference in Birmingham which was a huge success, and a pub quiz.
There is ample opportunity for members and guests to enjoy social events with neighbouring branches, ie; skittles, cheese and wine, barbecues and so on.
Help is also needed with our ongoing campaign to help free Britain from the European Union, although it must be remembered we also have sensible local and national domestic policies.
We regularly have leafleting, canvassing and street fair days, public meetings and our own branch meetings.
There have already been plenty of fireworks on the UKIP front. Cameron is finding that however much he wants to avoid giving votes to prisoners, he and his predecessors have given the decision power to unelected foreigners. At the same time he is learning that even normally compliant MPs are not willing to agree to him increasing the already obscene EU Budget. But he still favours the EU!
Meanwhile according to the pollsters, UKIP’s share of the national vote is holding up at 10 -12% (around the same as the Dim Libs). There is nothing to stop us matching the Lib Dems in Parliamentary terms if we only organise ourselves a little better. Michael Stanley, Maxine Rawson and I attended a recent Branch Development Day for Somerset and it gave us some good pointers and ideas for discussion.
So going out on a dark evening and driving to Junction Road may not be your idea of a fun evening but we are starting to see real success and progress in the reality of getting Britain out of the wretched EU.
Do come along and contribute if you can. It may be more agreeable than you think! If you cannot, please contact me and let us discuss how you might be able to play your part in this end game.
Even writing to your local press can help - UKIP continues to get improved Press coverage locally and nationally so you can join in!
It is an exciting time for UKIP, as we are now recognised as the UK's fourth biggest party ( soon to be the 3rd?), and are still growing. In 2014 we have the EU Elections, followed in 2015 by the General Election, when we hope to add Westminster MP's to UKIP's 12 MEP's.
Politics can be fun, can be serious, can be fulfilling,and give you a sense that you are doing something that can help change our Country, to decide our own future.
So come and join us, young or old, we look forward to welcoming you.
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