Raise the Colours founder charged with 14 offences
Summary
Ryan Bridge, founder of the activist group Raise the Colours, has been charged with 14 offences related to putting Union Jack and St George’s Cross flags on lampposts. The charges include racially aggravated harassment and assault, and he will appear in court on November 3.Key Facts
- Ryan Bridge is 45 years old and lives in Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
- He has been putting Union Jack and St George’s Cross flags on lampposts in the Midlands and southern England since last summer.
- Thames Valley Police charged him with 14 offences connected to incidents in Oxfordshire over two months earlier this year.
- Charges include threatening words or behaviour, racially aggravated harassment, and common assault.
- Oxfordshire County Council received a High Court order in July to stop people placing flags near highways for safety and obstruction reasons.
- Birmingham City Council is seeking a similar court order, with a hearing scheduled soon.
- Bridge is set to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on November 3.
- The group Raise the Colours is known for displaying British flags publicly.
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