It was late afternoon that we discovered the EDL had a secret plan to turn up in Chelmsford protest outside the Mosque there.
Some of their bigger thugs were making plans to go there, get drunk and cause trouble.
Well done to everyone on our facebook and twitter feeds for making sure they spent the day stood behind the police.
Magic.
Thanks to @jamesmelley for the pics
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