Saturday 30 March, Derby Road, Nottingham

Far right activists, led by Casuals United and Tony Curtis of the English National Resistance, had announced a demonstration against a Muslim conference in Nottingham at the weekend.

Originally arriving on the Nottingham University campus, a sizable police operation became apparent. On grounds opposite the East Midlands Conference Centre, two large marquees had been erected to accomodate officers. The approach to the Conference Centre was controlled by the universities own security personal [personally, I didn't know they employed that many!] Anyway, they didn't like me photographing on the campus, and was removed ..... twice!

Those involved in their demonstration got no where near the Conference Centre of course, and not even getting past the campus gates. I first met them being escorted down the road, away from the western entrance of the university.  The police were escorting the 10 - 20 folks the short walk, directly to the pub, a Toby Carvery on the Derby Road.

While I took some photos, a local resident came and asked me what was going on. I explained and he said he was just going in there himself.  Since when the group had initially gone in, I noticed many of the customers, some with children, leaving. I asked him if he would ask the pub manager why they were being served, semingly at the expense of his regular customers.

EMAF Said: "In spite of national call outs and attendances by the North West Infidels, Paul Pitt of the South East Alliance, Casuals United, the English National Resistance, Nottingham EDL and the EVF, barely a dozen people bothered turning up for Tony Curtis’ demo at Nottingham Uni yesterday. After plotting up at a nearby Toby carvery the pitiful crowd weren’t even allowed onto the campus and had to stand around in the road outside listening to Tone the Moan. Casuals United reckon they go where they want but as usual they meekly went exactly where the police wanted them. They didn’t get close to the event they were supposed to be protesting or speak to the general public so the whole thing was a waste of time."

East Midlands Anti-fascists http://emaf.noblogs.org

Far right humiliated in Nottingham http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/5511

Far right demonstration in Nottingham on Saturday http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/5503