A PRO-EU campaign group from Gloucestershire marched with the Unite for Europe national protest march to Parliament against Brexit on Saturday.

Glostays filled a coach with supporters from Stroud on Saturday morning to attend the march, which attracted an estimated 100,000 protestors according to police figures.

So many coaches from around the country turned up at the protest march that the police delayed the start of the march by one hour.

The protestors marched from Hyde Park to Parliament Square where a minute's silence was observed to remember the terrorist attack at Parliament last Wednesday.

After Wednesday's terrorist attack, it was unsure whether the march would be able to go ahead.

But the police gave their go ahead and confirmed that Parliament Square would be re-opened in time for the event.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron kicked off a list of speakers, including other politicians such as David Lammy MP, Geraint Davies MP and Richard Corbett MEP.

The event culminated in the Chair of Glostays, Matt Lewis-Garner sharing the stage with former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell and Liberal Democrat MP Nick Clegg.

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Mr Lewis-Garner said afterwards: "It was a delight to share the stage with such passionate and articulate speakers, making the case for remaining in the European Union.

"A key message from the Unite for Europe march is that democracy doesn't end with a vote. It clearly didn't end with the first referendum vote in 1975.

“We realise that we lost the referendum last year, but we will continue to make our case democratically to change public opinion."

Alwyn Vaughan, treasurer of Glostays, who was a marshal for the march, said: "This was such a positive event. Everyone was so friendly and cheerful.

“There's no anger or animosity about the referendum result, just the determination to do what we believe is right for the UK."

Glostays have supported the Unite for Europe march since its inception last year, which was crowdfunded to raise over £75,000 to pay for the audio visual systems, security and a nationwide advertising campaign.

One of those who travelled to London, Martin Large said: “The Brexit campaign is driven by misinformation and will be rigid, which is completely unfair to young people in this country, who have a very different perspective of Europe    

John Marjoram, Green district councillor for the Trinity ward in Stroud, added: "If successful Brexit will completely change this country's cultural life, from one of an open liberal society to society bedevilled by hate and fear.”

The two are proposing to hold a one hour silent vigil on Stroud High Street on Wednesday, March 29 from 12noon till 1pm.

They will be bearing placards declaring "I/we LOVEU", WE ARE EUROPEANS- WE ARE PROUD" and "BRIXIT REPRESENTS AN EPIC CASE OF SELF HARM".