The UK has become more progressive, tolerant and a better place to live as the EU has evolved.
A white van pulled up and wound the window down. We were expecting abuse but instead got a £50 note to ‘buy ourselves a beer’ from three English men.
I was fed up with the media and government treating Remainers as "enemies of the people", and other lovely names.
I recall borrowing a flag on a dark december day in 2017 between meetings . It felt very good!! . Have been many times since then.
I had an idea I'd like to retire to France. I marvelled as it became easier and easier to move around and work, then looked on astonished as people fought to remove those wonderful rights.
I'm a photographer who will die if my insulin is taken by Brexit.
While the occasional march and pro-Remain rally helped, coming to SODEM helped me feel that I was doing something more constructive and that there was hope.
I think I attended the second ever SODEM, after being unable to attend the first due to being out of the country (working freely in the EU!).
I identify as European. I'm an inside organiser for EU Flags at the Proms.
I could usually be seen waving a Veterans for Europe Flag or the Scottish Saltire.