Restore Britain - Sheffield

26/08/2026

*BRANCH MEMBER No2:*

By destroying the branch and not listening to members concerns, this has made me lose confidence in trusting Restore as I thought they were something different to previous political parties.

Also, it is concerning that Restore are now using someone who until very recently used to believe in morals, values and beliefs, and that person for some reason has now taken to walking away from supporting the members, and has gone to further their own ambitions, this is not what members will be happy with and they are someone who until now had listened, and showed respect towards members, and many now know they cannot place trust with that person whatsoever.

By destroying the branch and not listening to members concerns has made me lose confidence in trusting Restore as I had thought they were something different to previous political parties.

The former conservatives, and now current organisers who have also been rejected from other parties have been accepted into restore and they have done so much damage.

All of this creep and collateral damage, is making me consider to run as an independent candidate, sadly due to all of my experience of all political parties, from the get go. This is not inspiring, this is depressing.

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More Accounts of the internal trauma from aggrieved members are coming. Two of the major disappointments in this whole saga of ripping apart the Sheffield Branch are pictured. I’m pleased they can smile as members in the Branch aren’t so happy!

On the left Mark LOMAS the newly appointed Branch Organiser of Sheffield Restore, a former Conservative supporter.

On the right Damon DEWDNEY the newly appointed Regional Coordinator of the Yorkshire & Humber Region and the North East Region, he is also a Branch Organiser for Filey and a Parish Councillor out there as well. Damon was also a former Conservative.

Please aggrieved members if you have anything to say feel free to use your Free Speech.

21/08/2026

MEMBER GENERAL COMMENT #1:

If you have unlimited enthusiasm and support from your membership, then contesting any and all is a good idea imo. But if you don't get anywhere near winning anything, then the enthusiasm fades. If the stakes of not winning anything are scary - and I'd argue they definitely are - then making certain that you at least have a good chance of hitting the target is essential imo. Otherwise the members will stop turning up. Doesn't matter what HQ says (well obviously it does but that's a different matter) it's the guys on the ground that win the war. Southey could have been swamped with members, but for god knows why they didn't want it, when a win is exactly what was needed to boost the branches confidence. I'm just not seeing what the plan is here.

21/08/2026

You don’t know anything!
Get the NEW Official page to say on it:

‘Official Page’- Where the former Conservative members, Heavily handed placed into the role - NOT supported by the REAL Branch Members!

21/08/2026

In response to Mr David Wood.

At NO stage have we or I ever commented on anything Barnsley or any other Branch does.

But here goes:

Mr Wood, with respect,

I stood by you in your hour of need. NO-ONE else did. NONE of those there now will either!

All the following have weaved a merry dance:

Maria
Scott
Damon

And all they had to do was actually process an application. Fair and squarely.

If it was to be: ‘NO’ as an answer, all they needed to do was say that! This is where they ‘lack’ moral courage.

Rather than waffle, lies and deceit just be open and honest! That’s what they struggle with though isn’t it?

That’s ALL anyone and everyone was expecting of Restore Britain. But NO!

They wriggled, ignore things and drop Comms, bury their heads and ignore many of our messages, emails and calls, had they answered it could have been diplomatically sorted. Pathetic and shady behaviour and abysmal leadership.

Answers from them:

Regional Coordinator allegedly a former Police Officer, who you are now following, back slapping and applauding: Damon DEWDNEY, he told MEMBERS openly, I’d failed VETTING but I’d heard NOTHING.

Maria BOWTELL, she told me I’d never been put in by them for vetting as when we stood as Independents we had placed on our leaflets the RB Logo with a really ‘crystal clear’ word underneath: Member!
Perhaps better direction about wording and the other details would have been useful, but NO they wanted us to waste our printing and leaflet costs we had personally incurred to not let us have any association. Well sorry but as members we were ONLY saying we were RB Members, which they said we could do and we also stated we were Independent candidates. That’s it, how gracious of them to allow us to do that! We were trying to win for Rupert and the RB Party!
Lastly Scott BENTON this week and probably Scott SIMMONS next week (another story), told at the most 15 RB members last Wednesday at Crookes Club I had not even applied for the role of BO, oh dear!

David you wrote to Scott Benton of your own accord, I never asked you or anyone else for support or approval.

Scott BENTON replied to your recommendation of me! This proves his statement to Sheffield Branch members last week as disingenuous AGAIN.

I have waited to speak to you about all of this as you’ve been busy, attaining just over 7% of the voter turnout. IMHO the Senior Leadership Team really need to have a long hard think about:

Where to stand.
Who to stand.
Campaign Strategy.
Broader campaign methods.
Embrace real patriots.
Cope with big ego’s.
Embrace Lions.
Take the fight onto the streets.
Be robust and challenging.
Examine the SLT results.
Value and recognise members.
Retain members and officials.

So from senior people in Yorkshire and the Humber, 3 greatly differing accounts and responses, and it just shows how out of step they ALL are! And you David are too intelligent and astute to swallow all or any of these inaccuracies. I haven’t bothered you with any of these issues as you’ve been trying to get elected in your area.
If the middle managers had kept their noses out and allowed a smooth transition as recommended and as they were spoken to about by the former Branch Organiser the Sheffield Branch would have been motivated, tight, solid and supportive of you in Barnsley. Rather than 1 Supporter you’d have had 5-10 every day and 15-20 on your main days.
The 2 inexperienced people now since July placed into that BO role have decimated the Branch and the members are NOT attending or coming out to support them owing to the morality in the way they’ve been forced and bullied to accept a new Branch Officer into the Sheffield Branch as well as:

NO AGM
NO Democracy
NO Autonomy
NO Freedom to choose.
NO Right to decide.
NO Rights to appeal-so denying natural justice? Does it mention this anywhere on your ‘JOIN NOW’ page? NO thought not!

How can you and RB have the ordasity, to just ask people to stop it, stay quiet, stop posting, give in, walk away, surrender, forget, ignore how the members of this Branch have been treated, threatened, walked over, ignored, restricted and disrespected.

David WOOD wouldn’t go quietly WOOD he! Or would he?

I’ve not yet taken the liberty to post your message sent to Scott Benton and his response to you, but am sure you’ll agree let’s get the truth out shall we?

21/08/2026

Well, well and well, we guessed it but just couldn’t believe it would happen, too many Madri perhaps?

Those who sacrifice their dignity and honour and swallow the bullying tactics of the Regional Coordinator and the Head of Branches as well as other immoral and inept people within RB have totally let down the members of the Sheffield Branch! These people are trying to get you all to surrender and give in to accepting and lower your standards and expectations, it’s ok, just leave it in the past.

The reason WHY you fight is because this is exactly what has caused the decline in our Beautiful Country over the last 30+ years! People are dumbed down and told to just leave it, don’t say anything, what’s the point? Forget it and just move on!

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you always got”!

So anyone just accepting:

*WHY?*

Personal Gain?
Ambition?
Selfishness?
Last attempt to get voted in?

Everyone thought such people were honest, had integrity and were loyal to the members, the real Branch and the TEAM as a whole.

Sheffield members, we will NOT yield and we will NOT accept what Damon DEWDNEY, supposed Regional Coordinator and the ‘alleged’ former Police Officer said to you or the manner in which he behaved in front of you in his visit where he’s decimated the Sheffield Branch. How has that worked out for Sheffield?

Other immoral bottom feeders who have and still conspire to force in appointed people and not allow members to experience:

•Democracy.
•Freedom of choice.
•Right to choose their BO.
•Have an AGM.
•VOTE ❌ for their own choice!

We feel the people of Sheffield need some ‘peace and quiet’ now after months of intrusion at their doors!

It’s too early to start D2D campaigning, switch on and get a grip! The VOTERS need a break, get imaginative and think about alternative ways of getting your messages out!

There’s a lot more coming down the track, although disappointed in a certain someone who had been loyal and steadfast for basic values, morals and beliefs who NOW thinks to get in and get along it’s OK to recind and sacrifice those rare personal traits they once had!

And this is when the test goes down, who will be tempted to just swallow what pride they had and throw away strong well established friendships? Trust is eating deep into the membership as all this has caused people to be wary and suspicious of others!

So well done those that have shown their true colours some are passing the test and a ‘few’ resemble: Judas escariot.

You have yourselves to live with and look in the mirror every morning.

It says it all really doesn’t it?

2 Balls 1 Man. Obviously NOT.

14/08/2026

The Regional Coordinator for Restore Britain in Yorkshire, namely Damon DEWDNEY (DD), has told some people he is a former Police Officer.
On him being checked out his LinkedIn page has no mention of such a career. And there’s not enough of a time gap to fit that role into his work history.
He was challenged on this on Wednesday night: that being had he being making out he was a police Officer in his past.
He said, “NO, PROVE IT”!

That to us seems a strange response, one like what would be expected from a schoolchild. Did not want to engage any closer or in more detail so as to allay any potential misinformation or false claims.

So if there’s anyone else out there who has been told by (DD) he used to be a Police Officer we want to hear from you!

Right is right and wrong is wrong. Just so we’re clear on this:

DD also told some members I had failed my vetting - *LIE!*
Maria BOWTELL (MB), told me on Monday I’d not even been put through vetting.
MB had also led the initial Branch Officer to believe my vetting was under way. Another false intimation.
Subsequently Scott BENTON (SB), or Scott SYMONS (SS), as he sometimes refers to himself as either of these names, told members on Wednesday night, I had not even applied for the BO opening. I subsequently messaged him a copy of the email sent to MB to evidence his statement as being INCORRECT.

Between the 3 of them there are so many inaccuracies, NO wonder the Branch they’ve meddled in is in complete disarray. If this statement and others currently circulating don’t demonstrate to you the lack of professional and ethical standards nothing ever will.

And before anyone tries to defend the negative behaviours of these middle and senior managers, had they chosen to lead and communicate professionally and ethically with the members they’ve now chosen to revoke none of this would have been necessary, would it?

The odd person has said don’t say anything just leave it and don’t denigrate the Party or the effort - WRONG!

That very forgive and forget manner is what has contributed to the decline in every area of our once great Country. The points need to be fed back and if the Headsheds won’t listen and embrace said points then it has to be shared somewhere!

We actually believe there were less than 15 members at the Meeting on Wednesday night.

The staunch and dedicated members who won’t let this lie and want to do something different let us know and we can accommodate you on a new path, one with honesty and integrity.

We will apologise now but we do not have time or the luxury of taking passengers, if you wanna be involved and a part of the upcoming journey let us know by a DM.

Thanks for letting me offload this information.

We’re all meant to be patriots together not enemies but it sometimes has ended like this. we all learn from these incidents.

We need willing people to come and shape the effort and the future. We have to learn and develop from past mistakes, experiences and failings and pursue better outcomes.

Have a good weekend.

10/08/2026

Hi Alistair, hope you’re well.
We’re all looking forward to the ‘constitution’ being shared along with the Branch Rules and Regulations.
Neither are on the website, do you say tomato or tomáto?
Once we get that we can see where we’re at and how to react and communicate in OUR Branches.
Over to you, have a great night!

09/08/2026

People of Sheffield examine this and see if you think this service and facility is ‘fit for service’?

The upgrades will focus on renewing the Delta junction beneath Park Square roundabout.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4z1F9B6