MARLBOROUGH businessman Rex Sandbach has warned that he may be forced to leave the town and take his company to Europe if Britain pushes ahead with Brexit.

Mr Sandbach, who runs a firm exporting frozen adhesives with a 48 hour shelf-life, said the vote to leave Europe had upset him more than when he was diagnosed with cancer.

He said: "It sounds dramatic but as a cancer survivor I can say the referendum result gave me the worst feelings of my life. It was worse than my cancer diagnosis."

Mr Sandbach will explain his many reasons for calling for more debate before Britain signs any deal with over Brexit at a public meeting to be held at the Corn Exchange, Devizes at 7.30pm on September 21 organised by the pressure group Devizes For EU.

The father of four grown up children said: "The vote upset me on so many levels. Yes it could have a dreadful impact on the business that I have built up over 30 years but I also felt bad for my kids who think of themselves as European citizens.

Mr Sandbach, who lives in Marlborough with his wife Ruth who also works in the business, runs Expoxy Technology at Woodstock Court which employs 14 people.

He said: "Brexit is a nightmare and could put 30 years of investment under threat." He said the specialist nature of his business means it is vital that his product can get to European markets quickly and without bureaucratic hold ups.

Also speaking at the meeting called Brexit: Who Decides? will be Julie Girling who was elected Conservative member of the European Parliament for South West England in 2009 and again in 2014. But she is suspended from the Tory party due to her strong views on Brexit and is now a member of the European People’s Party Group.

Retired GP James Kay, who worked in Devizes for 13 years, will chair the meeting. Stalls to promote the meeting will be held on Saturday, in Market Place, Devizes and outside Lloyds Bank in Marlborough High Street.