Not sure it’s courageous exactly- I have no direct care responsibility or partner, I’m not ‘quite’ decrepit! So I thought there’s no reason why I shouldn’t go, so actually I should.
I also have a remarkable lack of concern for personal safety in general, mainly as I believe you know if you are in danger. Just a couple of seconds I wondered if they’d let loose and start attacking - they seemed on the edge - these folk can be genuinely frightening, above all other things I’ve experienced in my decades.
Anyway, we were directed off the March to our coach, just as the horses went in and were ok, as were the kettled ones - whilst our coach had to move off as flag folk were around and one tried getting on! the organisers kept in close touch , organised other transport etc for them and they kept safe as well. Had some disco whilst waiting even - as we are happy folk!
The organisers and everyone on our side were extremely keen on safety - no one to be solo etc etc - their babysitting was awesome.
So I don’t probably agree with some parts of our sides politics but I chose to associate as this is bigger, and as some were saying this is getting too big now and some differences should probably be set aside right now for the joint venture of getting this type of right and hate politics back in its box.