The South West region of the British National Party is pleased to announce that it has finalised the selection of another two candidates who will contest the Plymouth Moor View and Torbay constituencies at the forthcoming election.

In Plymouth Moor View, 32-year old businessman and Plymouth resident, Roy Cook will be carrying the party’s banner, while former nurse and Torbay resident Ann Conway will contest Torbay.

Mr Cook, an arboriculturalist by trade, said that as well as “campaigning on local issues that affect the people of Plymouth, he will concentrate on exposing the lies behind the war in Afghanistan and will demand that all British troops be withdrawn immediately.

Ms Conway said she would “do all I can to see that money from the public purse was spent on local people” and campaign on local issues such as health and education.

The South West region of the British National Party is pleased to announce its candidates for three parliamentary constituencies: North Devon, Poole and St Austell and Newquay.

In North Devon, 51-year old former RAF serviceman, fire fighter and Ilfracombe resident Gary Marshall will carry the party’s flag.

“As well as concentrating on issues that matter to the people of North Devon locally, I will be strongly campaigning for the immediate withdrawal of our brave troops in Afghanistan. Bring our troops home, now,” Mr Marshall said.

In Poole, 57 year old management consultant and Poole resident, David Holmes, will be the BNP candidate.

In addition to seeking the withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan, Mr Holmes said he would campaign on the “main core issues that affect us, namely immigration, EU membership, law and order, and taking care of our sick and elderly.

“I believe that the BNP is the only party that has the political will to actually make a change for the better,” Mr Holmes told BNP News.

In St Austell and Newquay, 30-year old transport worker James Fitton will be fighting that seat for the BNP.

“My number one issue will be the immediate withdrawal of our brave troops from Afghanistan,” Mr Fitton told BNP News.

“My campaign will also be run on local issues such as low wages and affordable housing,” he added.

Dorset British National Party has resumed its weekly leafleting sessions in preparation for the forthcoming general election, reports our South West correspondent.

The number of activists has doubled after Dorset BNP held its last meeting in 2009, he continued.

“We regularly distribute 1000 leaflets per session and come rain or shine our activists are leafleting somewhere in Dorset every week.

“As Dorset is such a large area it is heartening to know we now have such a good core of reliable and dedicated activists,” the correspondent said.

“As pleased as we are with our progress, there is no resting on our laurels. Without any doubt there are more supporters and potential members out there. It is just a matter of getting our message across to them,” he said.

Wiltshire British National Party members held a Christmas party last week, packing out the venue on Salisbury plain.

Guest speaker at the event was Jonathan Bowden, who delivered an inspiring speech, reports Paul Holt, Salisbury and Wiltshire Sub Regional organiser.

Members of the Salisbury activist steering group have put a great deal of effort into making the event a terrific success, added Harry McPhie,  Amesbury contact.

Through generous donations, a raffle and an auction, some £366 was raised for the election fund.

After the speech, members from all over Wiltshire and Bristol enjoyed a well deserved party and a great time was had by all.

Salisbury branch would like to wish all BNP members throughout Great Britain a very happy Christmas and a very active new year.

The British National Party stalwarts from the Bristol, Bath & South Gloucestershire branch did not let the freezing weather conditions stop their activity, reports our South West correspondent.

“We were out again, bright and early in yet another shopping area bringing the good news of British Nationalism to an extremely receptive public,” our correspondent said.

“Such was the demand from the Saturday Christmas shoppers that we ran out of leaflets. It seems wherever we go, the public’s response is totally at odds with the opinion of the media. When the chips are down, increasing numbers of British people can see for themselves who is telling them the truth.”

Congratulations to the hardworking activists who never give up.

Nearly 40 South Somerset British National Party members got together earlier this week for their annual Christmas function in a superb venue in Taunton, reports our South West correspondent.

On the menu, apart from the traditional turkey, was roast pork and beef followed by a Christmas pudding desert.

The branch chairman delivered a short speech on the subject of the Christian meaning of Christmas, something all too often forgotten in this age of unbridled commercialism.

Toasts were made to “Queen and Country” and, of course, to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

On a more political note 2009 has been a good year for the South Somerset branch. It was a year in which it stood a record number of candidates in the local elections, polled its highest ever voting percentages and saw an increase in its paid-up membership of around 70 percent.

Later that week it was the turn of Exeter BNP to hold their Christmas social to celebrate all the great achievements of the past 12 months.

Exeter organiser Mike Turner made a short speech in which he thanked all the members and supporters who, through all their hard work and dedication, contributed to Exeter’s continued success.

During the event a raffle was taken and two pictures were auctioned off in aid of party funds.

The function was also attended by key activists and officials from Cornwall branch and various Devon groups.

All the groups and branches in the South West took part in Christmas social events this month, and now take a few days well earned rest and recuperation in preparation for the fight to come.

The British National Party is the indigenous population’s vanguard against the immigration invasion of over half a million each year, veteran activist Richard Edmonds told a capacity audience in Somerset.

Speaking at the group’s final meeting of this year, Mr Edmonds said that it was now vital that activists “do all they can to ensure the BNP makes its biggest impact ever. We need to build the party to a size where it will be able to stop the terrible way things are changing for the worse.”

Mr Edmonds provided an in-depth account of Labour’s new Equality Act, which was recently passed by the House of Commons. He explained why it was so important the party amend its constitution to comply with this law and of how safeguards are in place to ensure that the party’s goals and aims remain the same no matter what.

Other topics covered in Mr Edmonds’ speech included the terrible state of his home city of London and how it has changed beyond recognition, preparations for the forthcoming general election, the bravery of the leading BNP councillors around the country and especially in London.

Mr Edmonds’ speech was met with an overwhelming round of applause and a standing ovation.

Somerset organiser Andy Bamford, who chaired the meeting, gave a brief round-up of the party’s activities in the county over the past month. He reported on how key activists have been out posting the party’s newest warm-up leaflet to begin to raise our profile in the period leading up to the general election.

He also emphasised the need to start selling the party paper, Voice of Freedom, adding that he had sold at least 170 papers over the past few weeks alone.

A successful collection, along with the raffle, raised a significant amount which was added to the general election fund.

Wiltshire British National Party activists were out in force last Saturday delivering over 2,500 leaflets to the residents of the historic market town of Devizes in Wiltshire.

Devizes is a relatively small market town with a population of around 14,000 people which lies within the Salisbury branch area, reports local contact Stephen Williams.

Activists from Chippenham, Swindon, Corsham and from across north Wiltshire joined members of the Salisbury branch in the leafleting drive in an area that has till now been a Conservative Party stronghold.

The people of Devizes are starting to feel the effects of the economic slump. There are job losses reported daily and an influx of foreign migrants, all competing for nonexistent work and social housing in this rural community.

A local small business owner, Mr Ian Witheridge, complained, “Why? After Boom-and-Bust Brown has sunk us all into an £830 billion debt hellhole from which it is likely to take years to recover, are we still committed to spend £8 billion in foreign aid to countries like Pakistan and India? The former is a nuclear power and the latter has a well established space programme, unlike the UK.

“The worrying aspect of this is that the Conservative Party plans to double the foreign aid budget if they win the next general election. I think there will be a lot of people around Devizes considering the BNP at the next elections,” said Mr Witheridge.

The day’s activity was part of the planned programme of joint activities by Wiltshire groups and branches which encompasses the training and development of activists and officials in all aspects of political activism.

“When a new group is established, a senior party member is assigned as a mentor tasked with establishing core competences and setting objectives that meet the requirements of the party’s strategic plan,” said Paul Holt, Wiltshire sub-regional organiser.

The South West Region of the British National Party has laid impressive plans to fight as many seats as possible in the forthcoming General Election, Regional Organiser Mike Howson reports.

At the latest Regional Council Meeting, Mr Howson announced that a detailed timetable for the whole region had been drawn up and that everything was already in gear for the best BNP campaign ever.

“The South West is going to pull its weight and be very self-sufficient in the forthcoming campaign,” Mr Howson said.

“Everything is in place: training, schedules and fundraising. This will be the first time that everything has been planned in advance and we are on track to execute this plan with precision. Our whole region is working together as a team,” said Mr Howson.

Also present at the meeting was BNP Projects Coordinator Paul Golding, who gave a well-received seminar on regional fundraising.

“The polar bears will adapt, but will we?” asked British National Party Councillor Michael Simpkins of the latest monthly meeting of the Chippenham and North Wiltshire Group in Melksham last night.

Cllr Simpkins, who is also the BNP’s prospective parliamentary candidate for the new Chippenham constituency, then went on to pose a number of questions about the whole “climate change” story to which the public want answers.

“If the burning of fossil fuels was really making the polar ice caps recede, why then, are we trying so hard to find ways of getting it out from underneath these so-called shrinking arctic ice floes,” he said.

“One would have thought that if it was doing so much harm to the planet, we would leave it where it was.”

“If sea levels are going to rise, then are they not part of the natural warming and cooling cycle of this planet?” he asked. “How do we know they are the result of man-made CO² emissions?”

Cllr Simpkins said the real question was not “how we can stop natural changes from taking place, but how we will adapt when it happens.

“When the polar bears have adapted to their new surroundings, will mankind end up like King Canute, up to our waists in sea water demanding that the sea retreats, while we know full well that it will not?” he said.

Cornwall British National Party activist Peter Higgs won a local party contest for producing the best recruiting leaflet with a Cornish theme, organiser Sue Bowen reports.

“The award, a delightful pewter figure of Merlin, who by legend is associated with Cornwall, was given to Mr Higgs at the latest group meeting,” Ms Bowen said.

“The recruiting leaflet has gone down a storm in the area, and the increased attendance the meeting was one indicator of its success,” Ms Bowen continued.

“If growth continues at this rate, we will soon have to look to acquire larger premises for our meetings.”

The meeting was also provided with a report on the recent local Trafalgar Day dinner and the laying of a BNP wreath at the Truro Cenotaph by Gwen Jenkins.

Ms Jenkins also gave a powerpoint presentation on the threats facing Britain today which was very well received by the attendees, Ms Bowen concluded.

Support for the British National Party in Devon has grown by such an extent that the Exeter group has just been upgraded to branch status, reports organiser Mike Turner.

“Our latest meeting held this week saw a record attendance with a large number of new members from surrounding areas attending,” said Mr Turner.

“At the meeting, the newly formed management team were introduced. They are Mr Frank Davies, Ms Ann Conway, Mr Cliff Jones and myself,” Mr Turner said.

Mr Davies addressed the meeting on the topic of the European Union and addressed many of the dangers this organisation posed to Britain.

A question and answer session was held after the interval and the collection raised £147.50 for the newly promoted branch.

“Two members from Cullompton were present and they took away 1,000 leaflets while another new member from Pinhoe also took away leaflets,” Mr Turner said.

“From here it is upwards and onwards for Exeter BNP.”

The South Somerset and Sedgemoor British National Party branch held its largest meeting ever in the Yeovil area earlier this week to hear a trio of invited speakers address topics as wide ranging as global warming, the war in Afghanistan and the general election.

Mr Robert Baehr (pictured), a local environmentalist, party spokesman and candidate, spoke on climate change while a former soldier who had served in Afghanistan provided a firsthand account of events there.

Plans were also laid for increasing party activity in the town. Arrangements regarding a prospective parliamentary candidate will be finalised next month and then campaigning will begin in earnest.

The party has maintained an electoral presence in the town for several years. Results in the area, evidenced by the Euro elections, indicate significantly increasing support for the party in this rural area.

This development has proved disconcerting for the local Lib-Dem and Tory political establishment which has turned a blind eye to the controversial issue of imported EU labour taking local jobs. Many of these “EU citizens” are Brazilians and Angolans who have Portuguese citizenship.

Officials from the British National Party in Somerset took part in two Remembrance Sunday services to pay their respects to those brave heroes who sacrificed their lives in the defence of our people and nation, reports organiser Andy Bamford.

“The first service was held in the city of Wells, where I was joined by two officials from North Somerset,” Mr Bamford said.

“We laid a wreath on behalf of Somerset BNP at the 11am service and paused for a few moments with heads bowed,” he continued. “It was an emotional occasion, as we, like all those others in attendance from many organisations, did our duty on the day of remembrance.”

The next service was the 2.45pm ceremony in the large village of Street. There Mr Bamford was joined by ex Royal Marine and member from Shepton Mallet, John Mcloughlin, and party council election candidate for Street, Mr Dick Beasley.

“We took part in the military and civil parade to the war memorial where we once again honoured this nation’s heroes in a moment of silence,” Mr Bamford said.

“Mr McLoughlin stepped forward to lay a wreath on behalf of Somerset BNP. Another of our members did the local community proud by attending three different services during the day as a standard bearer,” Mr Bamford said.

The day’s activity was ended by meeting up with local veterans and members of the community for a drink and to reflect on our experiences during the day.

“We truly thank and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence and protection of the British people and nation against our foes throughout our history,” Mr Bamford said.

Note: Out of all those different representatives and organisations who paid their respects during the day, Mr Bamford said the Tory, Lib-Dem and Labour parties were conspicuous by their absence.

The latest British National Party meeting in North Wiltshire recorded a record attendance driven primarily by the outrageous treatment of Nick Griffin on Question Time, reports South West regional organiser Mike Howson.

“The Chippenham and North Wiltshire constituency groups met in Corsham on Tuesday night last week,” said Mr Howson.

“Along with our regulars, we were joined by long-standing members who haven’t been to any meetings for a while and a number of new enquirers,” he said.

“To our surprise, guests at another function at the same venue asked to come in and find out more about us. The common denominator in this increased interest seems to be the Question Time factor and support for Mr Griffin.”

During the meeting a negative BBC documentary was shown along with an analysis of the types of lies and hate put out by that publicly-funded organisation against the BNP and anyone who does not want this country destroyed by Third World immigration.

“Members and supporters alike were made aware of the intense pressure that the party would be subjected to in the run-up to the election, and would now be more prepared for it,” Mr Howson added.

Another point of discussion was a frank and honest debate on the enforced changes to the party’s constitution.

“Finally we established leafleting teams and dates when we will take to the streets of Melksham and Chippenham to spread the party’s word,” he concluded.

Photo: Chippenham and North Wiltshire constituency organiser Cllr Mick Simpkins.

The British National Party has a duty to prevent our culture, heritage and identity being lost forever under a tidal wave of Third World immigration, the latest Somerset branch meeting was told.

Speaking to a capacity audience in Weston Super Mare, Jonathan Bowden continued by detailing the problems being caused by mass immigration such as foreign gangs and other forms of crime which are now rife in many areas of Britain.

Mr Bowden reflected on his early days in the Tories and how he had left that party in disgust at their hopeless immigration and asylum policies.

Other topics addressed by Mr Bowden included the BBC’s manipulation of the Question Time programme panel and audience to gang up and attack party leader Nick Griffin, Labour’s concern at the growth of the BNP due to their betrayal of the working people, the national debt which has left every person in Britain in debt to the tune of £30,000, and the need for Britain to withdraw from foreign wars in the Middle East.

The meeting was opened by chairman Perry Parsons who announced that the planned mosque in Weston Super Mare had been abandoned due to local opposition.

Second speaker was local member Stephen Webb who spoke on the party’s organisation in the town. Mr Webb appealed for more people to become actively involved in the party, a call which was endorsed by Somerset organiser Andy Bamford.

Mr Bamford brought the meeting up to speed with the details of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights’ legal attack on the party, and of how it and Labour’s new diversity and equality bill are in breach of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

By Mike Howson–This week a delegation from the British National Party’s South West region visited the various operational centres in Northern Ireland on a fact-finding tour to see the extent that the party has modernised since our European election successes.

First port of call was the BNP Call Centre where the delegates were introduced to staff and briefed on the fundraising operation.

We found the staff to be highly motivated and professional (and busy). We raised some concerns passed on by our members over security of personal information and left satisfied that enough safeguards were in place to prevent any loss of personal data.

Next stop on the tour was the Customer Service Centre where the staff were busy processing the many life membership applications and renewals that were coming through as we were there. All the staff were qualified in customer care and trained to a very high standard.

Finally we had a meeting with the party’s central accountant where we were briefed on the systems in place and the methods of secure accounting with audit trails.

“Today I have witnessed a very professional operation run in a sound business fashion. The standard of commitment shown by all the staff was exemplary and we should consider ourselves very fortunate indeed that the British National Party is associated with such people,” said delegate Cllr Michael Simpkins.

Photo:  South West Regional Organiser Mike Howson is briefed by contractor Jim Dowson.

“The entire stage-managed Question Time bullying fest turned into the most stupendous recruitment period for the British National Party with over 14,000 new people signed up in one way or another. On behalf of our chairman and our membership, we extend our most enthusiastic thanks to the Marxist BBC!”

These were the words of BNP Projects Coordinator, Cllr Paul Golding to the latest meeting of Bournemouth BNP, attended by over 50 local activists.

Outlining the figures of new people brought into the BNP as a result of the sickening display of bias on Question Time, Cllr Golding drew parallels between the BNP’s first appearance on Question Time and a similar scenario in France in the 1980s when French nationalist leader Jean Marie Le Pen first appeared on the French TV’s equivalent show.

“It is almost an identical narrative of events,” he said. “First the Euro seats, then an invite onto the biggest current events TV programme, and then the resultant rapid explosive growth.”

Cllr Golding then outlined the terrible state of affairs in Britain today, ranging from destructive mass immigration to a super-abundance of surveillance cameras on every street corner as part of our nanny state society.

He also dismissed the media hysteria over the BNP using the iconography of Winston Churchill in its campaigns. “My own great-grandfather fought under Mr Churchill,” Cllr Golding said. “Both he and Mr Churchill would be sickened if they returned to see the state of Britain today.”

The British National Party Swindon group are proud to announce the formation of a new activist group, reports organiser Ray Morris.

The new group, headed up by super activist Matt Webster, is part of a total reorganisation of the South West in preparation for next year’s General Election.

“We have reorganised our activists to take maximum advantage of our resources in readiness for the forthcoming elections,” Mr Morris told the latest BNP meeting in Swindon.

“I have great faith in Mr Webster’s ability. He is particularly capable in motivating people to become involved in leafleting and other planned activities,” Mr Morris said.

The guest speaker at the meeting was Paul Holt, Salisbury branch organiser and Wiltshire sub regional Organiser. Mr Holt gave an inspirational talk on political activism and the consequences of doing nothing to stop the erosion of our British values and way of life.

Members of the Salisbury activist team were out in force this week leafleting Amesbury, Porton and Salisbury, reports activist team leader Sean Witheridge.

“Four thousand leaflets have been posted this week and we now have four leafleting teams active all over the Salisbury area for the run-up to the forthcoming general election,” Mr Witheridge said.

Paul Holt, Salisbury branch organiser, added: “Thursday night was a special night for leafleting. We were all soaked to the skin by torrential rain, but our spirits were lifted when people came out of their houses to say that they were looking forward to seeing Nick Griffin on Question Time.

“The really interesting part was that almost everyone said they did not believe that Mr Griffin would get a fair chance to speak, and they were right!”

* BNP Salisbury also has its own local “Truth Truck” as illustrated alongside. This has proved to be an invaluable recruiting aid, Mr Holt added.