Fryent Councillors on the March

The Fryent Councillors on the March

It was a carnival atmosphere, down at the Victoria Embankment last Saturday, as we congregated for the start of the 'March for the Alternative' at Temple Station.

Lots of bands, banners and chanting; it was amazing just being part of it all. There was so much going on and so much to take in. A sense of excitement that we were part of this vast demonstration.  At last we could express outrage and opposition to what the Government is doing. Up until now it has all been so passive.

Supporters from Fryent and Kingsbury were joined by people from all over Brent. It was orderly and good natured and after 3 hours we had reached Parliament and onward to Downing Street. The noise outside Downing Street was deafening, lots of Police, but everyone was well behaved despite their frustration and anger.

It was a great pity that a tiny minority of troublemakers caused problems, but hardly surprising considering the media attention. Why did the media pay so much attention to the trouble makers, surely that’s exactly what they want!

The organisers expected 100K and the total turnout was probably 4 or 5 times that number which was fantastic. Will it make any difference – probably not yet – but it was a great day out and this may just be the start of a campaign that will grow and grow.