A ‘Tenby Unity Rally’ took place in the centre of the seaside town today (August 10), with those attending offering messages of peace in place of the disorder that has swept across many communities throughout the UK this month - calling for ‘Humanity Not Hostility’.

The protest organised by the Stand Up To Racism West Wales group, saw around 100 people gather in line with other rallies that have occurred over the past few days throughout the UK to form a united mass movement ‘powerful enough to drive back the fascists’.

As well as hearing speeches and stories from those uniting against rioters that have instigated attacks on mosques and hotels housing migrants across the UK, groups which Prime Minister Keir Starmer referred to as ‘far-right thugs’ - the protestors standing outside St Mary’s Church in the heart of Tenby chanted ‘Stand Up...Fight Back!’ to ripples of applause from those standing in Tudor Square, on a busy Saturday morning, that saw the sunshine come out to coincide with the peaceful demonstration.

Many held up banners carrying slogans such as ’Smash Fascism & Racism By Any Means Necessary’, ’Humanity Not Hostility’ and ‘Refugees Welcome’.

Pembrokeshire County Council leader Jon Harvey was also in attendance to offer support to the rally.

With rumours swirling around social media that an ‘enough is enough’ protest was also scheduled to take place on Tenby sea front at 12 noon, with similar stances also said to be planned for Cardiff, Swansea and Aberystwyth over the weekend, there was a police presence in Pembrokeshire’s prime coastal town, with Dyfed-Powys Police Deputy Chief Constable Ifan Charles, stating beforehand: “We have no reason to expect disorder in our four counties, but we rightly have plans in place to deal with any disorder should it break out.”

However, no such demonstration materialised, as had been the case in the Welsh capital the previous day.

“Maybe some people will be apprehensive about us being around, but I think we should be loud and proud,” said Stand Up to Racism’s Patrick Connellan to those that had gathered in unity in Tenby.

Another speaker Aisha Hassain a former patient advocate in the NHS who lives in Milford Haven said that many media outlets such as the Daily Mail “tells us that I am oppressed, that I do not speak and that I do not belong in Britain - and I say to them that our grandparents and our parents built this country!”