Swindon24 reported on Sunday 24 May 2026 that two dancers from the Swindon area had joined the Rejoin Ramble, a walk from Westminster to Brussels campaigning for the UK to rejoin the European Union in time. The walk left Parliament Square in London on Saturday 23 May.
Steve Rouse and Marisa Zoeller run Wroughton Bodybalance. Mr Rouse is originally from Swindon and worked at the town's former railway works before becoming a professional dancer; the report says he first discovered dance at Swindon Town Hall in 1978. Ms Zoeller, originally from Germany, co-founded the campaign group Swindon for Europe nine years ago.
The route
- 255 miles over two weeks, at almost 20 miles a day
- Through Kent, by ferry to Calais, then across France and Belgium
- Expected arrival at the European Parliament in Brussels on 5 June 2026
The pair trained with 11 kg rucksacks. Mr Rouse has had a double hip replacement. The walk is led by Peter Corr, founder of the National Rejoin March.
What was planned at the end?
Walkers carried a book of public messages to hand to representatives in Brussels. The Swindon pair had been invited to perform choreography from their "Dance Europa!" project at a reception outside the Parliament. A rally in London was planned for 20 June 2026, in the month of the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum.
Source: Swindon24.