Women from Stroud who are campaigning against the impact of recent pension age changes are headed to a regional rally at the weekend.
Members of the Stroud branch of WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality - joined counterparts from the Midlands for a rally in Birmingham to highlight pension difficulties faced by women born in the 1950s.
Campaigners argue that changes to the state pension age from the 1990s speeded up in 2011 by a parliamentary act have left such women little time to prepare for their financial future, and so they may now by thousands of pounds worse off.
The rally in Eastside Park, Birmingham took place on Saturday July 14, and was one of five regional rallies taking place across the country.
It is being held on that date to coincide with the birthday of famous suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
Speakers and political figures joining Stroud WASPI included Jack Dromey, Labour’s shadow minister for work and pensions.
On the rally, Stroud WASPI coordinator Elizabeth Stanley said: "It's about a very serious problem and we think it's important for WASPIs from Gloucestershire to join with the groups from the Midlands and Wales, both to show our support and to experience being part of a national movement."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here