A confrontation broke out at the peak of Wales’s highest mountain after a campaigner displayed a national flag and shouted slogans against illegal entry.
Walkers at the top of Mount Snowdon confronted campaign founder Ryan Bridge as he waved a Union Jack and shouted slogans against illegal immigration.
The 45-year-old founder of Raise the Colours was accused by several passers-by of spreading hate speech and bringing political slogans to the iconic Welsh beauty spot. The dispute quickly escalated as bystanders questioned whether his actions represented patriotism or made other visitors uncomfortable.
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One hiker criticised the language being used and asked why he was disturbing people who were trying to enjoy their day out.
The walker said:
Everybody’s here coming up, climbing, having a nice day, and you’re here
Legality defended during heated exchange
Bridge rejected claims that his demonstration was driven by hatred, asserting that his focus remained strictly on border enforcement.
Stop the boats and the illegal invasion of our country.
Ryan Bridge, Raise the Colours founder
He argued that his message targeted unlawful entry rather than any specific demographic group.
Bridge said:
This isn’t about race, religion, colour, creed. This is about someone breaking into a country illegally.
He insisted that migrants should use established legal pathways when entering the United Kingdom.
Bridge said:
If you come through the front door legally with passports, documents, fine. If you come through illegally with no documents, then you’re not welcome.
One walker countered that his slogans generalized migrants, risking treating people from varied backgrounds with the same brush.
Medical trainees challenge flag founder
The argument shifted to personal backgrounds when Bridge asked his critics what they did for a living. One individual answered that their group of eight mixed-race walkers were preparing to qualify as doctors and work for the NHS.
In response, Bridge claimed he ran several businesses with a multicultural workforce to argue his position was not about race. Public records show he is the director of two active and two dissolved companies, none of which currently maintain an active public digital presence or commercial website.
His campaign group, Raise the Colours, is known for mounting Union Jack and St George’s Cross flags on lampposts and public structures across England.
Oxfordshire police lay multiple charges
The summit altercation comes as Bridge faces legal action in England following an investigation by Thames Valley Police.
In September, officers confirmed he had been charged with 14 offences in Oxfordshire connected to events spanning a two-month period beginning on 31 January.
- Harassment counts: Seven charges of using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress
- Violence counts: Three charges of threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour intended to cause fear of unlawful violence
- Racial harassment: Two counts of racially aggravated intentional harassment
- Fear of violence: One count of racially aggravated fear of violence
- Assault charge: One count of common assault
Bridge is scheduled to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on 3 November.