The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Small number of EDL protesters expected in city
Only a small number of EDL protesters are expected to arrive in Peterborough for their latest march in the city this weekend.
The group will hold the regional march through the city centre on Saturday - but Cambridgeshire police revealed they are expecting only around 50 protesters.
The number is in stark contrast to two previous marches, where hundreds of protesters arrived in the city.
A counter protest held by the Peterborough Trades Union Council (PTUC) will also take place on Saturday.
Supt Andy Gipp said: “The information we have at the moment is for a very small number of EDL coming to Pe- terborough.
“It’s a regional event not a national event. Every event recently by the EDL has been really poorly attended. There’s a reason they are really poorly attended. I do not see them as a threat to this city at all. I can’t imagine it will be a positive event.
“The balance is there’s a counter protest - there almost always is. I would ask, do not make it hard for us on the day.”
The EDL march is planned to start at about 1pm in London Road, proceeding over Town Bridge and past Bridge Street Police Station before congregating on Lower Bridge Street at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court.
Temporary road closures may be implemented in London Road and on Town Bridge while the protest takes place.
The PTUC will hold a static protest from about 11am in a section of the Key Theatre car park. Other areas of the car park will remain open to the public.