Events & Activity

Calendar, Events and Activity

Below are upcoming and past events as well as a list of activity you can do from home. 

Upcoming Events

Current Key Issues and Actions

Annual Events and Campaigning Activity

• Day for Rejoin - May 2026? A series of events across the country to raise wider awareness. Details will be here: https://marchforrejoin.co.uk/ 

• Europe Day - 9 May 2026. This is a Europe-wide celebration both for the EU and Council of Europe so it can be celebrated officially in the UK. More information on events in the UK is at: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en  Last year the EU supported 80 mainly cultural events across the UK across May in what was called Europe Month at: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/united-kingdom/celebrate-europe-month-across-uk_en?s=3225 

• Eurovision Week - 12 May - 16 May 2026 (Provisional Date only) Events happen as a tie into this and Europe Day. Website for the musical event is at: https://eurovision.tv/ This is in Basel in Switzerland, but there are sometimes activities in the UK on the day and in the week before. BBC website for it is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070hvg   

• March for Rejoin IV - June 2026. Generally an annual event with a website here.

• EU Flag Distribution at the Last Night of the Proms - Saturday 12 September 2026. "ThankEU for the music" now hand out EU flags to those attending the Last Night of the Proms at four events across the UK as a protest over the difficulty facing UK musicians touring in Europe due to post-Brexit rules. More information here and here.

Current Key Events, Meetings and Useful Report Links

• Best for Britain - Write to the MPs about Brexit https://www.bestforbritain.org/write_to_your_new_mp#

• European Movement Face the Music Petition https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/face-the-music

• European Movement Embrace Erasmus Petition https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/embrace-erasmus 

• UK in a Changing Europe - EU What Next Report https://ukandeu.ac.uk/other-publication/uk-eu-what-next/ 

• European Movement Manifesto on Europe https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/manifestooneurope 

• University of Glasgow Centre for Public Policy Report on the Working of the UK Internal Market https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/publicpolicy/whatwedo/research/publicationsandreports/headline_1114779_en.html 

• Open Britain Democracy 2030 Report https://open-britain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Democracy-Goals-1-1.pdf 

• Listen to Rejoin Radio Podcasts https://linktr.ee/smrrejoinradio 

Ukraine Solidarity

Many of you are continuing to take part in solidarity action for Ukraine with many other people across the UK and EU and further afield. A few things to help that are below:

1. TimeOut London has produced a guide of 23 ways in which you can show direct support for Ukraine. The list is here.

2. UK Disasters Emergency Committee charities appeal for Ukraine can be donated to here.

3. Those who wish to host a Ukrainian refugee family can register their interest here.

4. The Polish White Eagle Club in Balham is taking supplies to Ukraine and their details are here. 

Thanks for all the work you are all doing to actively express solidarity with Ukraine. 

Other Ongoing Activity

1. Sign up for email updates from other Pro-EU organisations such as London4Europe, Grassroots for Europe, European Movement, Best for Britain, UK in a Changing Europe (an independent think tank) Scientists for EU, Another Europe is Possible, Rejoin Radio (Online Pro-EU Radio) and The New European (Political weekly).

2. The national Open Britain campaign (which this local group grew out of) relaunched in 2022 with campaigns on improving democracy and achieving Proportional Representation as well as developing an Activist Support Platform. You can sign up for their new campaigns at Open Britain.

3. Stay European Group Open Letter. Individuals can sign it and get on their mailing list at Stay European 

4. For those who may want to campaign in future to Rejoin the EU, sign up at the Rejoin Register. More information on that campaign initiative is here.

5. Sign a Petition "Stop Detaining EU Citizens" and advocate on social media against the new UK regime which is detaining and deporting EU citizens wishing to enter the UK. The petition is here. 

6.  Remind any EU Citizen you know to, if eligible to apply for Settled status 

7.  Make sure any European Londoners know their legal rights at the Mayor of London's website.

8.  Support the 3 Million's Campaign for Proof of Immigration status here.

9. Court Cases over Government Cronyism. Now we are out of the EU, Central Government seems to feel it has less oversight and is accruing powers both from the Devolved Nations as well as Brussels. As a result the Good Law Project is taking the Government to Court over various issues of alleged corruption and cronyism. For more details and how to donate to the legal costs go to this link. 

10. Updated Legal Guidance from Liberty on your current legal rights to Protest after Priti Patel's Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act became law.

11. Tell your personal stories on how Brexit is affecting people in Sutton, Epsom & Ewell: Are you, or other people you know in Sutton and Epsom & Ewell worried about the effect of Brexit? Is it hurting your job, business or other aspects of your life - study in EU countries, health care whilst travelling in Europe, NHS staffing levels, ending of research partnerships, mobile phone roaming charges etc?  Please let us know by sharing your story on our Facebook or Twitter below. It might also be a good way to start a letter to your local MP.

12. Generally writing to your local MP about the impact of Brexit using Best for Britain’s Hey MP! tool which often runs current letter writing campaigns. 

13. Writing to local and national newspapers with your views about how Brexit is going. A useful aggregation list of major publications is here. 

Past Events and Activity