Running a roadshow and a rally safely and legally

Visible support on the ground is one of the movement's five core activities. Doing it badly — or unlawfully — costs more support than it wins.

Before the event

• Notify the officer commanding the police station in writing at least three days in advance, as required under the Public Order Act. Keep the acknowledgement.
• Agree the route, start time and dispersal point with the police, and stick to what was agreed.
• Appoint a named event marshal who is contactable and accountable.
• Arrange first aid and water. In hot counties, water is not optional.

On the day

• Marshals in visible bibs, at least one per fifty participants.
• Never block an ambulance, a hospital gate or a school entrance.
• Music and messaging only from the approved content pack.
• Disperse at the agreed time. A roadshow that runs late becomes somebody else's incident report.

Absolute rules

No alcohol or drugs among organisers or marshals. No cash handouts of any kind — this is voter bribery and it is a criminal offence. No weapons, no crude language, no attacks on any community, religion or individual. No provocation of rival supporters; if a rival convoy appears, marshals move our people away.

Any team that breaks these rules is stood down immediately. The movement's reputation is a shared asset and one team can destroy it.