A GROUP of people are organising a ‘Stand Together’ picnic in Kingsbridge on Saturday, coinciding with similar events across the country.

Tasha Kostka is organising the event, called ‘Stand Together: Kingsbridge Park Picnic Against Brexit’ in a show of ‘tolerance and unity’ with immigrant populations and ‘a belief towards a future that fights for hope, diversity and tolerance’.

Across the country, these picnic events are being organised to share thoughts, feelings and ideas about what to do next.

The Facebook group for the picnic in London says: ‘Brexit threatens everything we hold dear. We’re worried our voices will no longer be heard. We know people have been lied to and establishment politics isn’t working. We need to listen to each other’s views to figure out what’s wrong and put it right.’

The South Hams voted to Remain in Europe at the EU referendum and across the country the split was basically down the middle, with the Leave campaign narrowly scraping a 52 to 48 per cent win.

Since the EU referendum, the media has been filled with the news that 1.2million voters regret their Leave vote as many of the top campaign ideas have been backtracked on - the claim of clawing back £350 million for the NHS has been called a ‘mistake’, immigration numbers are unlikely to fall and we probably won’t be able to stay in the single market without the free movement of labour.

Reports of racial abuse have also risen, with the police’s online hate-crime reporting website True Vision saying complaints have risen five-fold since the vote.

This has all come at the same time as one of the country’s top lawyers, Geoffrey Robertson QC, explaining that the referendum is not legally binding and the decision must be taken by MPs.

Mr Robertson told the Independent on Monday, June 27, that: ‘The 1972 communities act ... is still good law and remains so until repealed. In November, the Prime Minister will have to introduce into parliament the European communities repeal bill,’

‘MPs are entitled to vote against it and are bound to vote against it, if they think it’s in Britain’s best interest [to vote that way]. It’s not over yet.’

This has led many people to call for unity, tolerance and support for the EU and immigrant communities in the Brexit aftermath, including the planned picnics. The Kingsbridge Picnic will take place on Saturday, July 9, between 12.30-7.30pm in Kingsbridge Recreation Ground.

You are encouraged to dress in yellow and blue if you would like to and to bring along something to eat.