Ryan Bridge to Stand Trial Over Alleged Brighton Demonstration Assault
Raise the Colours co-founder Ryan Bridge is set to stand trial over an alleged assault at a Brighton demonstration while facing a separate 14-count indictment in Oxfordshire.
An activist who co-founded the Raise the Colours campaign group is set to stand trial next spring charged with assault by beating following an incident at a seaside anti-immigration demonstration.
Ryan Bridge, 45, of Station Road, Blackwell, Worcestershire, appeared before District Judge (MC) Kelly at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Monday for a short administrative case management hearing.
The 45-year-old had his case formally adjourned to allow full trial preparation and disclosure of evidence to proceed, with District Judge Kelly fixing the trial to commence on 15 March 2027.
Bridge, was released on court bail pending his trial.
The Brighton charge arises from an alleged incident on Queen's Road in Brighton city centre on 13 June during a public demonstration. Prosecutors allege that an assault with battery occurred involving direct physical contact.
The matter was brought back before Courtroom 02 to establish timetable directions, where Bridge maintained his status on bail ahead of the March 2027 proceedings.
In addition to the Brighton prosecution, Bridge is facing a separate 14-count criminal indictment in Oxfordshire following a statutory file submission by Thames Valley Police to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The extensive list of allegations relates to a series of reported incidents across Oxfordshire between 31 January and 31 March 2026.
The Oxfordshire indictment includes seven counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress under Sections 4A and 5 of the Public
Order Act 1986, alongside three counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence under Section 4 of the same act.
Bridge also faces two counts of racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress and one count of racially aggravated fear of violence under Section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, as well as one count of common assault under Section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance regarding the 14 Oxfordshire charges at Oxfordshire Magistrates' Court on 3 November 2026.
