MORE than 100 Islanders travelled to London this weekend to join in the Put It To The People march.

One group hired a coach from Portsmouth, supported and part funded by donations, and filled with families and older people — a large proportion of whom had never been to a protest before.

They watched the front of the march set off at midday, and Islanders were still marching through central London at 5pm.

Glenn Koppany, from Islanders for Europe, said: “It was such a fantastic day with a lovely, positive atmosphere along the route.

"We were overwhelmed to be surrounded by well over a million bright and hopeful people, of all ages and backgrounds.

"The Isle of Wight continued our reputation for musical contributions to the march — this time with the addition of a couple of ukuleles.”

A petition to halt the Brexit process has now reached over 5 million signatories, with nearly 9,000 on the Isle of Wight.

Vix Lowthion, Isle of Wight Green Party spokesperson, said: "The turn-out was massive — many, many more than the 750,000 who turned out to march in October.

“After a thousand days of negotiations, this government have made an absolute mess of Brexit.

"It’s now time for the people to Take Back Control and make the decisions which government have failed to do.”

Islanders for Europe next meet on Monday, April 8 at 6.30pm, at the Riverside Centre, Newport.

The meeting is open to anyone who supports the UK continuing membership of the European Union. Details available on facebook page @islandersforeurope or twitter @iowforeurope

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