The hunt is on
posted by: Andy Vine | on: Friday, 13 March 2009, 07:05
A hunt is on for the new location of tonight's BNP fundraiser in Leigh. The BNP had intended the event to be held at the Pure nightclub but this was cancelled yesterday afternoon following the circulation of an open letter by a local parish priest. By last night the letter had been signed by almost 2,000 people, including several hundred from the local Leigh area.
The BNP or the owner of the nightclub notified the police that the event had been cancelled but Searchlight understands that an event is taking place though possibly at a new location.
A protest outside the nightclub, called by Wigan and Leigh United Against Racism, will go ahead as planned but plans have been put in place to relocate if another venue is found.
I would just like to add my thanks to all those who signed the open letter. Your action has played a vital role in disrupting the attempts by the BNP to spread its message of hate.
Posted: 13 Mar 2009 | There are 1 comments
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Comment 1 | From: Rebecca Miller | Date: 13 March 2009, 09:29
This is what the BNP are claiming actually happened, they don't mention an open letter...I wonder why!!!!; (Taken from the BNP e-mail newsletter 12/03/09) We have now discovered that the police officer responsible for the cancellation of the Lancashire Battle for Britain Road Show was one P.C. Litrott from the Licencing Department at Wigan Police Station (Greater Manchester Police). This bullying little politically correct fascist threatened the owner of the Pure Nightclub in Leigh with the loss of his licence and a taxi contract if he allowed the event to go ahead. This threat is of course totally illegal and utterly groundless, but worried about his business and the jobs of his staff in these hard times, the club owner reluctantly agreed to cancel the event.
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