Aberdeen BNP took to the Streets of Cults on Saturday and had a very productive day indeed. “Apart from a left-wing-supporting business trying to disrupt our campaigning, our four-strong team still managed to distribute over 400 leaflets and hand-out almost 100 newspapers to local residents” the North east organiser reported.

A large BNP banner was temporarily erected on council land to mark our presence in the village and was acknowledged by passing motorists who sounded their horns in support. The local hotel manager took great offence to this and decided to call the police, presumably to have us arrested or forcibly ‘moved-on’.

“The police arrived and could instantly see that we were not up to anything illegal or offensive and were quite happy to leave us to it”, said candidate, Susan Ross. “The police informed the hotel manager that there was nothing they could do because we were not breaking the law, the manager saying he only had a problem with the banner because it looks like my hotel supports the BNP”.

As a gesture of goodwill, the team made the decision to take the banner down and continue campaigning without it thus allowing our hard-working police officers to concentrate on the protection of our communities.

The police officers were visibly annoyed and embarrassed at having to waste their time in dealing with such a ridiculous call out.

“Not only has the manager of the hotel wasted tax-payers cash with his personal attack on democratic freedom of speech, he also wasted the valuable resources of the ‘financially stretched’ Grampian Police who could have used their time questioning us to catch drug dealers and thieves”, activist Steve Thomsom added.

“BNP Scotland vehemently opposes the blatant exploitation of our police force for the purpose of ‘political posturing’ and will not be dictated to when it comes to our choice of campaign locations. Our campaiging is always peaceful, our activists polite and we always place the interests of the community first” organiser Barry Scott concluded.

Paul Golding whipped up a frenzy on Tuesday night at the Aberdeen Branch Monthly meeting.
Local Activists and Members were left buzzing with enthusiasm after Paul gave an enthralling and motivating speech.

The evening kicked off with an branch update from Organiser, Barry Scott, who explained the progress that Aberdeen was making in terms Party Awareness, “this is a direct result of our increased weekly street Campaigning” he reported.
“and more and more Aberdonians are coming round to our way of thinking”.

After Paul’s passionate speech, the considerable sum of over £300 was raised in donations that will go towards the Branch’s General Election Campaign costs.
“Considering we had an admirable total of 32 attendees at the meeting, it was a fantastic top-up to our Branch funds”
Candidate, Susan Ross said.

At the interval, a superb buffet was served and allowed new potential members to chat with Paul Golding and Scottish Leader, Gary Raikes which resulted in two membership applications that will be processed after the ban has been lifted.
Members old and new had a chance to catch up and discuss what Aberdeen should do to spread the word of the BNP presence in the City.

The evening ended with a Question and Answer Session where activists quizzed Paul on his ‘Recipe for Success’ Campaigning techniques that led to his Election as Councillor in Swanley, Kent.
Paul emphasised the importance of Canvassing and face to face communication with Voters.
“The advice gained from Paul will be utilised to great effect in Aberdeen, Gordon and Banff & Buchan Districts where four Candidates in total will stand. We aim to Campaign vigorously to show the electorate that there is a party out there worthy of their vote”. Gary Raikes reported.

BNP Scotland held an organisers meeting on Sunday 7th to discuss the General Election. Topics included candidate admin, dealing with the media and campaign tactics.
Ten confirmed prospective candidates will be standing in Scotland we hope to make that up to twelve to reach the target we set ourselves last year.

Aberdeen organiser, Barry Scott reported that his group will be putting up two billboards to aid Susan Ross’s campaign, a first for the BNP in Scotland, we are also hoping to secure the truth truck for a tour of our target seats backed up by a newspaper campaign based on the Barking paper used down south which Glasgow Organiser Walter Hamilton and other Scottish officials helped distribute in Nick Griffins seat.

A new organiser for Lothian’s was appointed to build on the good work done by Mike Coyle who sadly due to family bereavement has had to stand down from the role. I know all BNP members will wish him and his family well, we are all thinking of you at this difficult time.

Taking over from Mike will be David Orr Jnr whose father has been one of our longest serving activists and a prospective candidate in the coming election.

Photographs were taking by our own professional photographer, Dave Jeffries, who will be on hand to capture activities through out the campaign.

A fundraising evening with guest speaker Cllr Paul Golding will be held in Aberdeen on Feb 17th followed by another event in Glasgow in March with Chairman Nick Griffin or another high profile speaker. This weekend activists from Glasgow are travelling to Aberdeen to help Susan’s campaign. BNP Scotland have candidates standing in all North east seats in this election another first, one of many more to come!

Aberdeen BNP took to the streets once again on Saturday, this time in the Aberdeen South area of Kincorth where they were met with the warmest of welcomes yet to be experienced on the streets of Aberdeen.
“It was as if the residents of Kincorth had been counting down the days until our arrival!” a spokesman said.

Candidate, Susan Ross said that “the majority of people just wanted to talk to us about what we should do to help their area”. High levels of crime appeared to be the biggest issue with local redidents and many felt that it was ruining the good reputation that Kincorth has always had.
“Kincorth would improve over-night if we got more Bobbies patrolling the streets like they used to do” a resident said.
“More for teenagers to do at night would be a good start” said another.

As well as the usual distribution of countless leaflets and newspapers, many good friends,supporters and voters were gained in Kincorth and we look forward to returning in the very near future, Organiser Barry Scott said.

The day ended with a well earned visit to the local establishment ‘The Abbott’ or ‘The Covey’s’ as it is known locally, for a refreshment.

Saturday the 23rd January saw a six-strong team of Aberdeen activists take to the streets of the Garthdee, Mannofield and Seafield areas of Aberdeen despite the terrible weather.

“Even though the rain never stopped the whole day we still had a very productive campaigning session, with the distribution of hundreds of party leaflets and newspapers to supportive residents” Organiser, Barry Scott said.
Candidate, Susan Ross was also on hand to meet and greet members of the public many of whom voiced their concerns about the Government’s recently proposed cuts to OAP’s pensions.

In the predominantly middle class area of Mannofield, local residents appeared visibly amazed at the BNP’s presence in their area and many stopped to accept leaflets and chat with Candidate, Susan Ross.
“The residents of Mannofield acknowledge the fact our Country needs massive change in the way it is Governed and the majority of them were receptive to the idea of the BNP as a credible alternative” Susan said.

As well as the successful ’street presence’ campaigning, hundreds more leaflets were also delivered through local letterboxes by enthusiastic volunteers.

Aberdeen City BNP have organised a Burns Supper night for Jan 29th.

The purpose of the supper is to raise funds for their election Campaign and brave candidate Susan Ross.

Tickets are £15 and include:
Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Vegetarian Option Available)
Dram of Whisky and Shortbread
Entertainment
Raffle Draw

Starts at 7:30pm and tickets are available at the next Aberdeen Monthly meeting on the 13th or by calling Aberdeen Organiser, Barry Scott on 077838 21278.

Aberdeen Activists ended 2009 with a successful leafleting session in the Aberdeen South Constituency Area of Torry on Saturday 12th.
“We handed out hundreds upon hundreds of leaflets and newspapers to the good people of Torry who were very eager to get their hands on our literature” a spokesman said.

Many people were also keen to share the problems of their area and confided in our Aberdeen South Candidate, Susan Ross who was also present with activists on the streets of Torry. “I very much enjoyed talking with the residents of Torry who shared their grievances with me and I give my thanks to the many who voiced their support for the Party,” said Susan.
As is to be expected, non supporters of the Party let their feelings be known to ourselves with one Polish member of Torry proclaiming that “you need us Poles working here because all you Brits are lazy bas****s”!

This opinion simply galvanised our belief that Torry is one of the most desperate areas in need our of our help and representation. We aim to Campaign vigorously in this area in the build-up to next year’s General Election.

The day was brought to a close with a visit to one of Torry’s fine watering holes ‘The Grampian Bar’ for a well deserved drink.

Local dynamo Susan Ross has been nominated to stand for the British National Party in Aberdeen South, it was announced at the latest meeting of the party in this northern Scottish town.

“My aim as candidate is to offer real representation for everyday people, confronting real political issues and to show Aberdeen that the BNP really is a credible alternative,” Ms Ross told the meeting to great applause.

Organiser Barry Scott described the meeting as a “roaring success” with attendance figures significantly up on the previous gathering. “There were a great many new faces in the audience which which was extremely reassuring,” Mr Scott said.

“The most promising and significant difference this time round was the increase in female attendees. Some 30 percent of the members who turned-up were women, a very encouraging development,” he said.

The meeting was also addressed by local activist John Robertson who gave an informative talk on the forthcoming changes to the party’s constitution and its implications.

The meeting ended with a lengthy question and answer session followed by a collection which raised £170.